Poetry Report This project has been assigned and explained in detail on Friday, 2/20. The project is due no later than Wednesday, 3/11. Projects are due during class time. Projects not with the student during class time will be marked late. *Exception-if a student is out sick or there is a family emergency that has been communicated prior. Students who know that they will not be here on Wednesday, 3/11, due to a prearranged absence, will need to turn their report in early. **This counts as both a reading and writing test grade. **Any project turned in late will have 10 points taken off. Everyday that the project is not turned in on the assigned due date, 10 points will be taken off of the student s project grade until the project is turned in. A good amount of class time will be used to work on this project. Please bring your research, supplies, and be ready to work! While class time will be given to work, students will still need time at home to work on this project. You are to choose from the list of poets attached. Once you have chosen your poet you are going to need to do research on your poet. You may use the Internet (not Wikipedia) or go to the library. You will need to complete a Works Cited page (attached) telling where you got your resources from to get your (it does not have to be in MLA). The essay should be handwritten in manuscript. Lines should be skipped in between paragraphs. In addition to the essay you will need to create an 8 ½ by 11 piece of paper that will turn into a decorated poster to present your poet to the class. Students may use the front and back of the 8 ½ by 11 piece of paper for their poster. We will display the posters out in the hallway. No poster should be any larger than 8 ½ by 11 so that all can display them.
While the overall due date is 3/11, due dates have been set to ensure that you have completed each section and will count as a homework grade. *The essay should be a total of four paragraphs, no more and no less. The sections are broken down below into your different paragraphs-background, education, poetry, and favorite poem. The Essay must include: 1. Due date Friday, 2/27 Background a. Birth and death b. Parents/ siblings c. Where they were born and where they grew up d. If they married and to who e. If they had children and to who f. Other jobs they may have had besides being a writer or before being a writer. g. Any other interesting facts about their personal life. 2. Due date Monday, 3/2 Education a. How many years did he/she go to school? b. Did he/ she go to college? c. Was he/ she well educated? d. What did he or she excel in at school? 3. Due date Thursday, 3/5 Poetry a. What type of poetry was this poet known for? b. What common themes or topics did the poet usually write about? c. What format did this poet usually write in? d. When they became famous for their poetry (before or after death) and why. e. If you can- why this person became a poet 4. Due date Monday, 3/9 Your Favorite poem- not one read in class (also attach a copy) a. Which was your favorite poem? Why? b. What is the poem about? c. What is the theme or the message from the poem? d. Analyze one stanza of the poem. What is the poet saying in this part? What is the message? How does it make you feel? Does it change the way you think or the way you look at something why or why not?
Due date Wednesday, 3/11 The 8 ½ by 11-poster board must include: 1. A picture of your poet 2. The highlight of the part of your essay (not the whole thing the most important facts in a list format) 3. Where the poet went to school 4. The types of poems he wrote (format, theme, topic) 5. A copy of your favorite poem by this poet-this must be handwritten The poster should be completed in manuscript and not cursive. Websites that may help you: http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets.html http://www.biography.com/ http://www.poetry.org/famous.htm
List of poets 1. Lord Byron 2. William Blake 3. Edward Estlin (E.E.) Cummings 4. Robert Frost 5. Maya Angeluo 6. Samuel Coleridge 7. Geoffrey Chaucer 8. Emily Dickinson 9. Edgar Allen Poe 10. Ralph Waldo Emerson 11. T.S. Eliot 12. Tu Fu 13. Langston Hughes 14. Kobayashi Issa 15. John Keats 16. John Milton 17. Christopher Marlowe 18. Herman Melville 19. Nimah Nawwab 20. Lord Tennyson 21. Henry David Thoreau 22. Walt Whitman 23. Phillis Wheatley 24. William Butler Yeats 25. Claude McKay 26. Countee Cullen 27. Gwendolyn Brooks 28. Sarojini Naidu 29. William Wordsworth 30. Elizabeth Barret Browning 31. Carl Sandburg 32. Alice Walker 33. Richard Wilbur 34. Rudyard Kipling 35. Gary Soto 36. Oscar Wilde
Works Cited **You only need one citation for this project. As a reminder it does not need to be written in the MLA format. Just write down the below for the first citation. If you use more than one, than use the other citations below, to fill in the needed. Record sources here: 1. Resource type: Author's last name: Author's first name: Book or Article Title: Other pieces (see attached examples): 2. Resource type: 3. Resource type: 4. Resource type: 5. Resource type:
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CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Organization Information is very organized with wellconstructed paragraphs and subheadings. Information is organized with wellconstructed paragraphs. Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. The appears to be disorganized, but is missing many details. Biographical Information Education Poetry Your Response 8 ½ by 11 Poster Board The essay has all of the listed The essay has very detailed about the poets educational background The essay has detailed about the types of poems the poet writes and the themes they usually write about. You discuss your favorite poem written by this poet. Analyze the poem. Include a copy of the poem. Explains your reactions and thoughts about the poem. There is a visual poet with the highlights from the essay. The essay has most of the listed The essay has about the poets educational background The essay has some about the types of poems the poet writes and the themes they usually write about. You discuss your favorite poem written by this poet. Analyze the poem. Include a copy of the poem. Explains your reactions and thoughts about the poem. BUT you do not provide enough and detail. There is a very basic reading of the poem. There is a visual poet with a few highlights from the essay. The essay has a few of the listed The essay has some about the poets educational background. The essay has very little about the types of poems the poet writes and the themes they usually write about. The favorite poem is explained but your reaction and analysis is missing. There is a visual poet but there is very little from the essay. The essay has none of the listed The essay has barely any about the poets educational background. The essay has no about the types of poems the poet writes and the themes they usually write about. The portion about your favorite poem and the analysis of it is missing. There is no visual poet with the highlights from the essay. Work Cited Page There is a Work Cited Page. There is not a Work Cited Page. Student name Total= /28