William Blake: Innocence & Experience Course: English IV Standard Honors AP Unit Title: William Blake: Innocence & Experience Day/Date: 1 01/04/2010 Relevant NC Standard Course of Study Goal(s): 1.01 Compose reflective texts that give the audience: an understanding of complex thoughts and feelings. a sense of significance (social, political, or philosophical implications). a sense of encouragement to reflect on his or her own ideas. 5.01 Explore British literature by: recognizing common themes that run through works, using evidence from the texts to substantiate ideas. relating the cultural and historical contexts to the literature and identifying perceived ambiguities, prejudices, and complexities. making associations between historical and current viewpoints. Specific Lesson Objectives Students will understand: 1. Writing is often used for social and political purposes 2. Seemingly simple poetry can have complex meanings Students will know: 3. Content of selected Innocence/Experience poems 4. Brief biography of William Blake Students will be able to: 5. Think about and discuss issues important to them 6. (Express their own thoughts and feelings in poetry) Innocence, experience Literature textbooks Key Vocabulary for this Lesson Materials Technology Needs LESSON ACTIVITIES Opening (Hook, Warm-Up, Anticipatory Set, Review, etc.) Yesterday we wrote poems about somewhat undesirable jobs but tried to make them look really good in order to attract someone else. You can look at the jobs from multiple perspectives. Depending on how you look at it, it can seem good or bad. (Fair is Foul) Now, this can apply to almost anything in life and today we re going to look at some poems that deal not with love but social issues. So, can you think of any things in society that are supposed to be good, but from a certain perspective, can be quite bad? (school, hospitals, judicial system, etc.) Procedure: Include all sections that apply to this lesson. Section Time What the Teacher will do: What the Students will do: Statement of Objective & Purpose 10+/- mins includ. above Bridge from Time Machine (& Macbeth) idea of Utopia/Dystopia, Fair is Foul; background knowledge of innocence and experience ; write students brainstorm (from opening) on the board Listen; participate; brainstorm ideas
Input & Check for Understanding Input & Modeling 12+ /- mins 15+ /- mins Brief biography of William Blake s life & times the Church; read The Lamb & The Tyger & discuss concepts Review child workers, The Factory Act: read both versions of The Chimney Sweeper and discuss the poems meanings and approaches to the issue. Closing 5 mins Go back to brainstorm list and add any students have thought of after reading the poems Backup Start writing their poems Assessment Students will read poems (listen) and discuss poems & issues Read/listen and discuss the poems Brainstorm some more Ability to answer questions and contribute to discussion; participation Differentiation How will you adjust aspects of the lesson to accommodate student READINESS? Struggling Students: Gifted/Advanced Students: English Language Learners: How will you adjust aspects of the lesson to accommodate students LEARNING PROFILES? How will you adjust aspects of the lesson to accommodate students INTERESTS? Day 2 Finish reading/going over any of Blake s poems that we didn t get through on Day 1 Review concepts of Innocence and Experience (write on board, see below) Writing Poetry: Students will write their own poetry from either the perspective of innocence or experience on one of the following topics (see below) or a topic of their choice; Students may also write two poems on the same subject, one from Innocence & the other from experience; line minimum dependant on time left in class (min 10) Innocence: trusting, naïve, faith, optimistic Experience: not trusting, cynical, pessimistic Poem Choices: young love, divorce, Homecoming/Prom, first day of school, driving, college, money, moving,
Possible Song Tie-Ins for Innocence/Experience In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem) Lyrics, Kid Cudi Yeah, Yeah, Wuddup Wuddup, you're in my dreams I can have anything and everything I ever wanted Yeah I can think of anything and everything I ever needed Right here in my dreams Everything is a-okay I don't worry bout anything Cause every day, every day, every day is sunny Here in my dreams, nah Welcome, Yeah, Welcome, You're in my dreams This is a dream come true Finding the perfect words to sing to you Here in my dreams Everything plays out exactly how I want them to Everything turns out dope Right here in my dreams Welcome, Yeah, Welcome, You're in my dreams, nah (Common) Long before we know ourselves, Our paths are already set in stone. Some may never figure out their purpose in life, And some will. There are a lot of us who are caught up in this hell we all live in, Content with being blinded by rules and judgment. We live in a world where it's more okay to follow than to lead. In this world being a leader is trouble for the system we are all accustomed to. Being a leader in this day and age is being a threat. Not many people stood up against the system we all call life, But toward the end of our first ten years into the millennium we heard a voice. A voice who was speaking to us from the underground for some time. A voice who spoke of vulnerabilities and other human emotions and issues never before heard so vividly and honest. This is the story of a young man who not only believed in himself, But his dreams too. This is the story of The Man On The Moon
Superstar, Kid Cudi [Chorus:] If you are what you say you are A superstar Then have no fear The camera's here and the microphones and they wanna know Oh oh oh oh (Repeat) [Verse 1:] Yea, uh A fresh cool young Lu Trying to cash his microphone check 2, 1, 2 Want to believe my own hype but it's too untrue The world brought me to my knees What have you brung you? Did you improve on the design? Did you do something new? Well your name ain't on the guest list Who brung you? You The more famous person, you come through And the sexy lady next to you You come too And then it hit me Standing outside of heaven waiting for God to come and get me I'm too uncouth Unschooled to the rules And too gum shoe Too much of a newcomer And too uncool Like Shadow and Lavelle I battle with it well Though I need a holiday like lady who sung blue Go back what ever you did you undo Heavy is heaven The devil on me, two tons too [normal Chorus] [Verse 2:] And you better wear your shades The spotlights here can burn holes through the stage Down through the basement Past the Indian graves
Where the dinosaurs laid And out through China Nearly misses air liners Magnified times five This is pointed at the rhymer Ricochets off the moon and sets the forest ablaze Now that's important to say Cuz even with all of that Most of us don't want it to fade We want it to braid Meaning we want it to grow Meaning we want it to stay Like the governor called And they told him to wait Un strap him from the chair And put him back in his cage The audience ain't fazed And they ain't gon' clap and they ain't gon' praise They want everything back that they paid Cuz they been waiting since ten to see the lights get dim (chorus) If you are what you say you are a superstar then have no fear the crowd is here and the lights are on and they want a show oh oh oh oh yeah [Verse 3:] So chauffeur chauffeur come and take me away Cuz I been standing in this line For like five whole days Me and security ain't getting along And when I got to the front they told me all of the tickets were gone So just take me home where the mood is mellow And the roses are grown M&M's are yellow And the light bulbs around my mirror don't flicker Everybody gets a nice autograph picture One for you and one for your sister Who had to work tonight but is an avid listener Every song's a favorite song And mics don't feed back All the reviewers say you need to go and see that And everybody claps cuz everybody is pleased
Then they all take the stage and start performing for me Like ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha [normal chorus) If you are what you say you are A superstar Then have no fear The camera's is here and the microphones and they wanna know Oh oh oh oh yeah If you are what you say you are Then have no fear Fighters [Chorus] When the fighters are all around All the lovers are underground No one will save you anymore So what's happening? What you rapping about? "It's a boy" Is it cars? Is it girls? Is it my lie The world? [Verse 1] Or is it something they could never believe? Or is it something you could never achieve? Is it beyond your means? Is it inside your dreams? Can it never come out cuz it's scared to, unprepared to Too worried about the words of the people it's weird to? You don't want them to hear you You just wish it was a door that would appear that you can go disappear through Well I'm feeling your pain I was feeling the same But I said I'd never feel that again [Chorus] When the fighters are all around All the lovers are underground No one will save you anymore So what's happening?
What you rapping about? "It's a boy" Is it cars? Is it girls? Is it my lie, The world? [Verse 2] Man, I really miss my pops Hope that God watches over him and that he's on top That there is no more disease and that he's alright That he's one of the generals inside the Army of the Light And Grandma, you know I had to bite somethin' from ya So after every show it's "Peace, and much love to ya" Auntie Tweety's on the way, please look out for that girl I know we'll meet again, so it's never me against the world [Chorus] When the fighters are all around All the lovers are underground No one will save you anymore So what's happening? What you rapping about? "It's a boy" Is it cars? Is it girls? Is it my lie, The world? [Verse 3] I hope that God forgive us, all of us sinners Turn us back into beginners Put us up where the winners go Holy apartments in the gardens in which the rivers flow Thank you for all your blessings and all of your miracles I thank all my fans, and all my supporters Shout out to Bishop G Congrats on your new baby daughter I tip my hat to all my family and friends Now we just got one more to go, L.U.P. End [Chorus] When the fighters are all around All the lovers are underground No one will save you anymore So what's happening?
What you rapping about? "It's a boy!" Is it cars? Is it girls? Is it my lie The world? Wyclef Jean, Sweetest Girl Taylor Swift