Christina Rossetti: Poems Lesson Plan

Making the Goblin Market

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

To strengthen students' grasp on the imagery of the poem, and through their own interpretations gain a deeper understanding of the important elements of various scenes

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5

Structure:

"Goblin Market" is rich with imagery. Have students, either individually or in small groups, choose one of the following scenes from the poem and create their own artistic interpretation:

- The market (including the goblins)

- Lizzie and Laura's first encounter with the goblins

- Laura watching the goblins

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