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Lesson 1 (from Part I: In the Beginning Was the Word)
Objective
Students will analyze the cover of Elizabeth Acevedo's novel, The Poet X.
Visual literacy is a very important skill to foster in today's world and the vivid artwork featured on the cover of Elizabeth Acevedo’s verse novel The Poet X provides an excellent opportunity to teach students skills in visual literacy. One edition of the novel depicts the open and expressive face of a young woman looking into the distance with an interested air. Underneath one eye, the word truth is written and on one cheek, the word warrior is present. Around the outline of the young woman’s hair, there are splotches resembling ink droplets, symbolizing Xiomara’s passion for the word. Other words are emanating from the black expanse of the young woman’s hair, such as “misunderstood daughter,” “since she was little,” and “the world would not sing her triumphs.” Each of...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2(b), 9-10.9, 11-12.2(b), 11-12.9
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