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Anxiety after the Revolution

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Lesson Title: Anxiety after the Revolution
Lesson Author: Kelly Houck
Instructional Language: Persian
Level of Activities: College / 2. year, 3. year, 4. year / Intermediate
Text Title: در این بن بست [In This Blind Alley]
Text Language: Persian
FLLITE Form: Culture Play, Sound Play, Symbolic Play, Visual Play

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Text

Text Title: در این بن بست [In This Blind Alley]
Text Language: Persian
Text Author: Ahmad Shamlu
Genre: Poetry
Topic: Historical and Cultural Events / Beliefs and Politics

Lesson

Lesson Title: Anxiety after the Revolution
Instructional Language: Persian
Lesson Author: Kelly Houck
Level of Activities: College / 2. year, 3. year, 4. year / Intermediate
Pedagogical Practices: Reading / Writing / Speaking / Listening
Grammar Focus: n/a
Main Objectives:

Analyzing a piece of modern poetry, understanding the tense political atmosphere after the revolution, considering poetic devices of modern Persian poetry, practicing new vocabulary, constructing a poem using a modern structure to communicate a particular mood and perspective.

Texts, Genres & Practices
  • Reading a poem and examining its content and form
  • Speaking with and listening to classmates regarding poetic devices, grammar, and vocabulary
Cultural Knowledge & Mindset
  • Understanding the impact of the Islamic Revolution on day-to-day life
  • Interpreting the fears and anxieties of someone unsupportive of the new government
  • Considering the depth of the speaker’s emotional state
  • Discussing the impact of the imagery on the reader
Language Use & Language Play
  • Identifying the perspective and mood of the speaker
  • Identifying the structure of the poem
  • Analyzing metaphors and imagery to understand the feelings the speaker is communicating
  • Recognizing the impersonal verb conjugation
Design Elements
  • Examining the modern elements of the poem, such as stanza length and rhyme scheme
  • Communicating one’s interpretation of the poem to others
  • Practicing sustaining a conversation about a challenging literary topic
FLLITE Form: Culture Play, Sound Play, Symbolic Play, Visual Play

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