Rands Grade 10 Complete Poetry
Portfolio DUE: March 1, 2018
Homework due Feb. 20:
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Finish writing your 5 paragraph essay on GOOGLE DOCS = access
it anywhere:
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Entitle it:
“Comparative Essay on “……..” by _____ and “…..” by _______.
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Add
Historicist Critiques to the same document for each poet:
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Entitle each just by the name of the poet and
dates
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Paragraph One:
mini biography of poet #1
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Paragraph Two:
brief information about the times of the poet and poem
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Repeat for Poet #2
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Add the two poems that you compared to the
TOP of the document
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(Before the comparative essay)
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Find two more poems – type up and add to the end
of the document.
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By authors listed in blue packet.
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Same theme as your two poems or different theme,
if you wish.
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ADD page numbers to the FOOTER
Part 1: Submit "hard copy" - printed out in final form: Due. Thursday, Feb. 22
You will add your original written poems, create a cover, cover page, preface and table of contents. All will be due on March 1, 2018 in a portfolio packet.
Worth 50 points: See scoring guide:
Name: Period: Date
Due: Mar. 1
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Poetry Portfolio:
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Cover Page includes a proper heading: Title, Name, Class-Period,
Date
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1
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Has all required components in order: cover/table of
contents/preface/(3)
2 poems same
theme/comparison essay/poet bios – critique X2/ (3)
2 poems of
choice, and 4 poems written by you. (6)
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12
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Binding/Cover and presentation is attractive
(illustrations optional)
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3
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Comparative Essay: parts and content
I. Intro:
poet names, titles of poets, era of writing/general theme (4)
II. Structure:
Topic sentence/poet #1/poet #2 /closure or transition (4)
III. Poetic
Devices: Topic sentence/poet #1/poet #2/ closure or transition (4)
IV. Meaning:
Topic sentence/poet #1/poet #2/closure or transition (4)
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Conclusion: Tie it together and/or connect to the reader (4)
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20
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Conventions: Quotes/excerpts: integrated and cited within document (1)
Caps/Punctuation/Spelling
(3)
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4
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Historicist Critique: 2 poet bios; explain how
the times/era of poetry may have influenced the author is writing the poem
the way he did.
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6
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4 creative poems written by you
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4
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TOTAL
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50
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