Due Tuesday, April 22: Your Poetry Manuscript. Follow the criteria sheet. Add a cover page. Decorate it to imitate the front cover of a poetry book. Give your collection a name. Include all 4 good copies and at least 4 edited drafts.
Poetry Test Tuesday: three sections
Section 1: Read a poem and respond to a question in a literary paragraph. Follow the paragraph template we use for all our paragraphs. Use three pieces of evidence from the poem and add your opinions to create an insightful thesis which answers the question.
Section 2: Write a poem (any form-lyric, pantoum, monologue etc not haiku) that matches all of our criteria. Memorize the criteria. I will give you a few words to use in your poem and a title. You write the poem.
Section 3: (YOU MAY DO THIS SECTION AT HOME, BRING IT IN, AND ATTACH IT TO YOUR TEST)
Self-assessment for the poetry unit: How as poetry affected me?
In at least 150 words, with numerous examples, discuss which aspects of the unit you enjoyed most and why. You may choose to discuss all or some of the following:
- the poems you chose for your anthology
- the poems we studied
- your creative process
- your editing process
- what it takes to write poetry
- what it takes to read poetry
- how to add detail to a poem
- how to understand and appreciate a poem
- why it is important to add creativity and contemplation to your day
Study your notes, your anthology, your paragraph writing, the elements such as how to integrate quotes, how to cite, how to write a strong thesis, how to add insight, etc.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET ENTERED YOUR POEMS FOR THE CONTEST, YOU MUST BRING THEM IN TOMORROW OR YOU WILL MISS THE DEADLINE AND RECEIVE A 0 ON THE ASSIGNMENT.
Today, we studied and discussed the poem, "Cherries".
If you were absent, call your homework buddy. They will read you the poem and give you the notes.
Once you have three pieces of evidence and at least 9 opinions in your chart, you are ready to create a thesis statement which answers the question:
What is the poem's attitude toward war?
Examples:
In the poem, "Cherries", by Janice Kulyk Keefer, war is portrayed as natural: an act as nonchalant as picking cherries from a tree; however, because the children's blood is "more black than red", the poem also suggests that war comes from our very veins.
Create an insightful thesis that uses vocabulary from our list and that is not too obvious. Study the details in the poem.
