Poetry
Unit 1: Final Essay
You will complete a full process, multiple-draft essay to
end the poetry unit. Your essay will be based on the elegy that you and your
poetry group have been working on in class, either “Bells for John Whiteside’s
Daughter” or “To an Athlete Dying Young”. Here are the steps you need to
complete:
1.
A complete outline, with topic sentences and
general ideas for what will go into each paragraph.
2.
A complete, typed first draft
a.
Introduction
b.
Multiple body paragraphs
c.
Conclusion
3.
A final draft, based on my edits
Due
Dates and Point Values
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Assignment
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Due Date
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Points
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Essay
Outline
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Friday
November 16th
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25
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First
Draft
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Tuesday
November 20th
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100
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Final
Draft
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Tuesday
December 4th
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200
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Both drafts must be typed in 12 point font and double-spaced.
I am looking to see that you have remembered the skills you learned in previous
classes, such as a clear thesis, thoughtful topic sentences, well-integrated
evidence, and excellent analysis. Please look back at the last style sheet when
thinking about your conclusion. Do not summarize your previously stated points.
Instead, take your thinking further—what was the poet’s purpose? What message
or theme was he or she sending? What are the subtle insights one might gain
from reading this poem?
Please read the rubric very carefully so you know how you
will be graded.
The rubric refers to text notes; is this really required? There's only one source for this essay.
ReplyDeleteAlex, I went over this in class, but since you were absent, you didn't get to hear it. You don't need the poet's name in parentheses, but you do need a text note with the line or lines that the quote came from, just like this: "Shoulder high" (4). If the quote is from more than one line, then it should look like this (4-5).
DeleteHope that helps.
Thank you!
DeleteCan I make a comparison of two literary devices in one paragraph to show how the speakers feelings transfers from that of a innocent nature to that of a worried afflicted person?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think that would work.
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