Unit on Prufrock (unfinished)

Essential Questions and What Students are to Walk Away with from “Prufrock”
Students will walk away with:

1. Key to TWL
2. Solid sketch of Prufrock to ground understanding of TWL
3. Understanding of imagery
4. Understanding of modernism (de-familiarization, fragmentation, “sampling”)
5. Understanding of elements of dramatic monologue
6. Understanding of modern aesthetics and their ties to the self, our modern condition
7. Understanding of intertextuality
8. Ties between “Prufrock” and contemporary culture (rap, sampling)
9. Understanding of themes in “Prufrock” as preparation for TWL