Glad you like the www.poetryfoundation.org site. Hope you have chosen all three poems now. One must be from a different era. The examples on the sheet are only a guide.
I've marked most of the poetry compositions and many of you need work to synthesize the poem's theme.
Consequently, you need to do the following for each poem you have chosen for this essay.
3 detailed TICK charts and a thematic statement that clearly states the poem's theme.
TICK is an acronym for Title, Introduction, Conclusion, and Key points (lines or techniques)
It is absolutely foolproof, easy to do, exact.
Writing a strong thesis forces you to be concise.
You need to follow the MLA style guide and to include a works cited. Look back on the site to see how to cite each poem.
You have one more class booked into the lab (due to losing one to snow) but we could add another if we need it.
Your English 12 exam is next Thursday at 8 a.m. We have a class on Wed. If you would prefer to do exam review that day, let me know.
This weekend, do at least one complete chart on one of the poems and let me see it next class.
Thanks.
