Indigenous Voices and Reconciliation · Narrative Reading
Land and Identity in Poetry
An exploration of how physical landscapes serve as metaphors for cultural identity and historical trauma in contemporary poetry.
Key Questions
- 1How can a poet use personification to establish the land as a primary character?
- 2What linguistic choices signal a reclamation of space and history?
- 3How does the poet bridge the gap between traditional knowledge and modern urban experiences?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Reading and Literature Studies - Grade 11ON: Indigenous Voices - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Indigenous Voices and Reconciliation
Period: Narrative Reading
Suggested Methodologies
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