Monday - Tonight the assignment is identify a list of poets and collect a short biography about the first three on your list. You also post a poem by one of the poets on their blog and an explanation of why they selected that poem as their favorite. Posting are due by 10:00 p.m. tonight.
Friday's examination will be an oral presentation of their poem. They are going to be graded using the presentation rubric which they all have in their notebooks.
Poetry Project due on Friday, May 9th, 2008.
· 10 poets (No two poets from the same genre; only one romantic poet; one Harlem Renaissance poet, etc. You must include poets from non English speaking countries)
· 3 poems per poet
· Bio/poetic information (Who is this person in poetry?)
· 4 sentences per poem:
1. Subject matter/topic
2. Figurative language
3. Imagery
4. Why did you like or dislike this poem?
NOTE: You cannot read a poet you have studied before;
· The following poets are NOT allowed: Shel Silverstein; Ogden Nash; Gelett Burgess; Ezra Pound
Poetry Explication:
· Introduction
· Choose a poet and a poem, include some biographical data on the poet
· Discuss the rhythm, rhyme scheme, meter; figurative language, imagery (use quotes from the poem to make your points. (This is certainly more than one paragraph)
· Discuss the meaning and symbolism of the poem
· Conclusion
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Ahdeem tinsleys Poets Are
1. Edgar Allen Poe
2. Monk Sougi (of japan)
3. Okema Leonard
4. Toris Okotie
5. Leonard Peltier
6. Maya Angelou (Black Empowerment Poetry)
7. langston Hughes (of the harlem renn.)
8. Garcilaso De La Lega ( of spain)
9. Alayne Ellorine ( of jamaica)
10. Carmel S. Victor
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