Complete unit for teaching Nikki Giovanni's "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long." Unit includes historical context notes on growing up in the 1940s and 50s, Vocabulary, Terms & Allusions lists, a poem analysis activity, Comprehension Questions, activity on Parenthesis, Writing Voice, and Allusions, activity on Punctuation that Interrupts: Dashes, Commas, and Parentheses, activity leading students through their own "Memoir" poem, a 10-question matching and multiple choice quiz on the poem, as well as Answer Key.
Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms! A copy of the poem itself is not included due to copyright restrictions.