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Complete an online interactive worksheet analyzing another stanza from the poem.

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LiveWorksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher.

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Write a short poem about a special place from your childhood, incorporating at least two literary devices learned today.

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Share one new insight learned about how poets use language to express emotions.

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Write a short paragraph connecting a personal memory to the emotions expressed in the poem.

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Students will answer 3 short questions about the main themes and literary devices used in the poem.

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Monitor student discussions and artwork creation. Check understanding through questions about literary devices and theme interpretation.

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For advanced students: Compare this poem with another nostalgia-themed poem and create a Venn diagram.

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Students create quick sketches representing different imagery from the poem. Share and explain their artwork to the class.

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In pairs, students identify and discuss literary devices. Create a shared Padlet column listing metaphors, imagery, and personification found in the poem.

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Teacher reads the poem aloud with proper intonation. Students follow along and mark words or phrases that create strong imagery.

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My Grandmother's House | Kamala Das - Line by Line Explanation

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Brief introduction to the poet and her significance in Indian English poetry. Students will create collaborative notes on Padlet about what they learn.

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Kamala Das, Malayalam pen name Madhavikutty, Muslim name Kamala Surayya, (born March 31, 1934, Thrissur, Malabar Coast [now in Kerala], British India-died May 31, 2009, Pune, India), Indian author who wrote openly and frankly about female sexual desire and the experience of being an Indian woman. Das was part of a generation of Indian writers whose work centred on personal rather than colonial experiences, and her short stories, poetry, memoirs, and essays brought her respect and notoriety in equal measures. Das wrote both in English (mostly poetry) and, under the pen name Madhavikutty, in the Malayalam language of southern India.

Das was born into a high-status family. Her mother, Nalapat Balamani Amma, was a well-known poet, and her father, V.M. Nair, was an automobile company executive and a journalist. She grew up in what is now Kerala and in Calcutta (now Kolkata), where her father worked. She began writing poetry when she was a child. When she was 15 years old, she married Madhava Das, a banking executive many years her senior, and they moved to Bombay (now Mumbai). Das had three sons and did her writing at night.

Das's poetry collections included Summer in Calcutta (1965), The Descendants (1967), and The Old Playhouse, and Other Poems (1973). Subsequent English-language works included the novel Alphabet of Lust (1976) and the short stories "A Doll for the Child Prostitute" (1977) and "Padmavati the Harlot" (1992). Notable among her many Malayalam works were the short-story collection Thanuppu (1967; "Cold") and the memoir Balyakalasmaranakal (1987; "Memories of Childhood"). Perhaps her best-known work was an autobiography, which first appeared as a series of columns in the weekly Malayalanadu, then in Malayalam as Ente Katha (1973), and finally in English as My Story (1976). A shockingly intimate work, it came to be regarded as a classic. In later life Das said that parts of the book were fictional.

In 1999 she controversially converted to Islam, renaming herself Kamala Surayya. She received many literary awards, including the Asian World Prize for Literature in 1985.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Patricia Bauer, Assistant Editor.

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Kamala Das, Indian author who wrote openly and frankly about female sexual desire and the experience of being an Indian woman. Her work centered on personal experiences, and her short stories, poetry, memoirs, and essays brought her both respect and notoriety. She wrote in English and in Malayalam.

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Essential Question: What role do memories play in shaping our present emotions? Share a brief memory of your grandmother or a family member that brings you joy.

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Students will relate the poem's themes to their own experiences with childhood memories and family relationships.

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Students will identify and explain the significance of imagery, metaphors, and personification used in the poem.

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Students will be able to analyze the themes of nostalgia and love in 'My Grandmother's House' by identifying literary devices and explaining their effects.