Friday, February 16, 2018

Poetry Portfolio part one is DUE Thurs. Feb 22 - scoring guide attached

                       
Rands Grade 10                                        Complete Poetry Portfolio DUE: March 1, 2018

Homework due Feb. 20:
◦          Finish writing your  5 paragraph essay on GOOGLE DOCS = access it anywhere:
◦          Entitle it:  “Comparative Essay on “……..” by _____ and “…..” by _______.
◦          Add  Historicist Critiques to the same document for each poet:
◦          Entitle each just by the name of the poet and dates
◦          Paragraph One:  mini biography of poet #1
◦          Paragraph Two:  brief information about the times of the poet and poem
◦          Repeat for Poet #2
◦          Add the two poems that you compared to the TOP of the document
◦          (Before the comparative essay)
◦          Find two more poems – type up and add to the end of the document.
◦          By authors listed in blue packet. 
◦          Same theme as your two poems or different theme, if you wish.

◦          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
Poetry Portfolio:


Cover Page includes a proper heading: Title, Name, Class-Period, Date

1
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)


12
Binding/Cover and presentation is attractive (illustrations optional)

3
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)
V. Conclusion: Tie it together and/or connect to the reader (4)


20
Conventions: Quotes/excerpts:  integrated and cited within document (1)
Caps/Punctuation/Spelling (3)


4
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.

6
4 creative poems written by you

4



TOTAL

50

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Poetry Out Loud Contest and website

Poetry Out Loud
What is it?  A contest
When is it? Feb. 14 after school at West Salem High School
What do I do to prepare? 
◦Read through 10 poems on the website and choose 3.
◦Write why you chose those three.
◦Now narrow it down to two.
◦Memorize those two poems in order to compete.
◦Or just memorize one poem and be a participant.
◦Why?  
There is scholarship money available – and there might be some extra creditJ

◦Most importantly:
 It will be a positive experience that you will want to repeat each year.