Poetry Unit 2004

Objective:                              

To gain an appreciation for the value of poetry as a mode of expression by reading, writing, and learning tools of the trade as we tool to understand grammar and mechanics.

 

Central Question:      Amer. Lit: How does poetry help define the American identity?

Experiencing Literature: Is poetry literature?

 

Student Tasks: Keep digital copies of all work on your floppy disk. And print a copy to turn in for each draft.

Historical: Read 5 out of 7 articles and write a one page reaction to each. Put in Journal section of your notebook.

www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/what/curated.cfm?prmPageID=17           

 

Lingo:

http://www.uga.edu/garev/summer04/ferris.pdf     Enjambment      

http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/~ksmith/AP_Poetry_Terms.html

This site is fairly thorough.

http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/~ksmith/AP_Poetry_Terms.html

 A general guide to poetic devices.

http://www.poetrykeepsake.com/poetrytermsandtechniques.html

A site for forms and genres of poetry

 

General list of poetic devices.

$                   In your assigned groups, develop a 15 word vocabulary of poetic and literary terms. Get the list approved. Divide the terms. Each member will become an expert on his/her term(s) and teach the rest of the group/class.

$                   Analyze, in class, the use of grammar and diction (word choice) to make poetry. This will be an ongoing task.

Poems and Poets:

            $          Read 20 poems by a well-known author(s) (2 poems of less than 10 lines equals one poem). Create your own *hotlist for poetry as you do research. {A hotlist is a list of websites with a brief explanation saved in a document file for speedy retrieval and use.)

                        $         Resources: You may use almost any poem from any major poet, but make sure the poem is available for editing on the computer.

                                    http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/

                                                Contemporary poems

                                    http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/indextitle.html        

                                                A comprehensive list of poems

                                    http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/indexpoetdate.html

                                                A comprehensive list of poets

                                    http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/poets/

                                                A Poet search site

                                    http://www.wiredforbooks.org/poetry/          

                                                Listen to the poets

 

 

           

Presentation.                                                       

Present what you learn to the class using at least five poems that represent your topic. You may choose to present your work by doing: a kiosk (standing poster board) presentation, a computer presentation (Corel Presentations), audio presentation (Midi, CD, or cassette), video presentation (DVD), or a pamphlet. (EXTRA POINTS for each poem recited); OR get with Teresa Dean for an artistic presentation; OR submit another idea. Submissions must include author biographical information, historical and background information, organization of the poems, and relevant themes and ideas, which the poems address.

$                   2-page paper describing your musings (ideas) on three of the poems you researched and their relationship to each other, to the historical period, or to you.

$                   Select a poem to model (imitate). Each group member will create a model. This poem must be at least 14 lines in length (Or you may write two poems). The class will publish these as an anthology ~ Folio 1..

$                   Write a poem (14 line equivalent) in a form of your choosing. The class will publish these as an anthology ~ Folio 2.

$                   Review on poetry vocabulary and grammar

Celebration of Learning (Test)