Creative Writing: Poetry Project We will be studying poetry over the next several class sessions. In addition, you will work on your own pieces to submit for a grade. You will have some in class time, but you should plan out of class time to fully complete this project. What Good Poetry Is/Does Your daily and final poems must strive to do and be these same things to earn a good grade. Uses devices purposefully
Has rhythm
Has correct punctuation
May rhyme, may not
Has multiple drafts that show revision
Has a form that impacts meaning
Experiments with devices
Expresses emotion
Has meaning—literal and figurative
Succinct-short, but powerful
Project Requirements You will submit roughs for three poems: a rhyming poem, a free verse poem, and a song. Each poem must be a minimum of 12 lines. Each poem must use at least one device from each of the three categories of poetic devices. Each poem must meet its unique requirement of form or structure. Content of the poem is yours to select as long as it is appropriate for school. Then, you will choose two to revise and submit for a final grade. The final poetry grade will be a combination of the poem roughs, the workshop and revision on the finals, and the final poems themselves, which will be graded based on the above rubric. You will also complete an analysis for ONE of your final poems and this will make up part of the poetry project final score as well. The final poems must have a minimum of 2 drafts with clear evidence of revision attempts, and then a final. Each poem must have a minimum of one self evaluation and one teacher OR one student conference. The analysis of your poem will explain what devices you used to build it, how successful you were, and will explain the literal and figurative meaning for the poem. We will practice these things in class. All submissions must be entirely original. Plagiarism will carry a failing project grade as well as a failing course grade. USE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT. If your rough drafts do not show evidence of the progression of the poem, or if you do not submit rough drafts, your poem may receive a failing grade, regardless of its final quality. All submission requirements for my class remain in place and finals must be typed. Please be complete and on time to receive full credit. Homework Your homework each night will be to write 2 fresh, original poems. Each must be at least 12 lines long to receive credit. These will be due at the beginning of each class and should try to reflect our poetry rubric. These are intended as practice and as ones to select from later for finals. In addition, in class, we will begin speaking about these and build up to formal analyses. This is practice for your final project analysis.
Yellow Book Assignments Further, you will have some reading and writing exercises to help you in a book I’ll simply call the Yellow Book. When working in the yellow book, you are required to 1. Take notes over the readings and 2. Complete the writing exercises. These will be individual assignments. Take them home to complete if class time is not sufficient. Please check out a copy of the text when you need to take this home. The books should not leave my room. Yellow Book (YB) Assignment #1 111-117 read and notes; complete exercises 1-3 p. 112, 2 p. 114, 3 p. 116, 1 thru 5 p. 117 101-106 read and notes; complete exercises 5, 6, 9 Yellow Book (YB) Assignment #2 141-143 read and notes; complete exercises 3, 4, 8 148-150 read and notes; complete exercises 1 thru 4 Yellow Book (YB) Assignment #3 151-152 read and notes; complete exercise #2 ONLY and select only 1 poem 169-174 read and notes; complete exercises 2, 3
POETRY SCHEDULE Date B/A
In Class Activity
4/22 4/25
Poet study and recite prep
Homework Completed study and be ready to recite
Due B/A 4/26 4/27
4/26 4/27
Recite, Go over Poetry Tools and Project
Write out tools and be ready for quiz
4/28 4/29
4/28 4/29
Quiz, Sample poems and analysis #1
Stanzaic Form poem + choice poem; bring a photo Yellow Book Assignment #1
5/2 5/3
5/2 5/3
Sample poems and analysis #2 Yellow Book Assignment #1 due
Free Verse Photo poem + choice poem Yellow Book Assignment #2
5/4 5/5
5/4 5/5
Sample poems and analysis #3 Yellow Book Assignment #2 due
Metaphor/Simile poem + choice poem; bring lyrics Yellow Book Assignment #3
5/6 5/9
5/6 5/9
Sample poems and analysis #4 Yellow Book Assignment #3 due
Song poem + choice poem
5/10
5/11
***Semester test study guide will be provided in class 5/10/16*** 5/10
5/11
Workshop
Roughs of final poems selected
5/12 5/13
5/12 5/13
Roughs at start; Workshop
Analysis prep
5/16 5/17
5/16 5/17
Seniors: Finals due; Review Day Underclassmen: Workshop; analysis due @ end
Seniors: Semester test next time; review sheet due Underclassmen: Final poems; analysis @ end
5/18 5/19 5/18 5/19
5/18 5/19
Seniors: Semester Test Underclassmen: Finals due @ start; analysis @ end
5/24 5/26
Semester Review
5/25 5/27
Review sheet due; Semester Test
