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Lesson Plan Information
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Title: The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Introduction:
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous charge of British cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. It is best remembered as the subject of a famous poem entitled The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, whose lines have made the charge a symbol of warfare at both its most courageous and its most tragic.
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Objectives:
- Critical opinion about the poem
- The use of repetition and metaphor in the poem
- Themes: courage and honor; leaders and followers
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject: English Literature
Materials: The poem: The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Time Needed: Two 50-minute class periods
Provided by: SchoolLink (Author: B. Wu, Murry Bergtraum HS, New York, NY)
Link: http://www.schoollink.org/csd/pages/engl/narrativ.html
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