Discussion Topic Poetry and drama can each present its own set of challenges in reading comprehension. While you explored literature from the English Renaissance, you probably encountered some obstacles in understanding the texts. Think about the students who will take this course in the coming years. What advice would you give to help them prepare for reading plays, sonnets, and poetry of the Renaissance? What types of challenges would you prepare them to face? Consider different strategies that they might use to gain a better understanding of the text.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.