English Without Borders: White Man's Burden Unit

Look up the definition of imperialism.
Look up definitions for parody and satire.

Re-Read the Kipling poem, "White Man's Burden." Copy of poem should be on front table. Students already have copies of this poem. Poem is also at http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/kipling/kipling.html

In what way does the poem reflect imperialistic ideas?

Browse through the response poems at http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/kipling/index.html

Working with a partner, choose one of the response poems (must be more than 12 lines). Complete 2 of the handout (students already have this handout) by responding to the questions about the response poem.

Next, create your own response to Kipling's poem about imperialism. This may be in the form of a poem, a cartoon, or a letter to the editor.