SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards Lessons Projects Classifieds Mailrings Jobs Harry Wong Live! Gazette Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS SEARCH LESSONS BROWSE SUBMIT LESSON Share | Print Teachers.Net Lesson Bank #990. Poetry Literature, level: Senior Posted Thu Apr 15 17:07:03 PDT 1999 by Marc Zimmerman (Mezim@aol.com). English lesson plans page Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT Poetry project Mr. Zimmerman English II General information You will be researching a poet. Select from the suggested poets below. No more than two students to a poet, so make sure you have your choice approved first! Requirements A. (50%) Read 3 poems by the poet you choose (at least 15 lines each) and write a response to each poem, focusing on the elements of poetry we have identified in class. Do not select poems from the text. Each response must be one full page typed or two pages written. Make sure you include the following: 1. A brief background of the poet 2. Literary elements (diction, imagery, figurative language, and rhythm). 3. Personal reaction/ reflection on poem. 4. A copy of each poem. B. (25%) Write one poem in the style of the poet of at least 15 lines. Specify which poem you are rewriting. C. (10%) Write 2 poems of your own of at least 15 lines. You may not “recycle” poems that were assignments in my class. D. (15%)Choose one of the activities below 1. You may read the poems and discuss their explication to the class 2. You may illustrate the poems and explain to the class what the illustrations mean and why they relate to the poem. 3. Other formats? Suggested choices Edgar Allen Poe Maya Angelou Robert Frost Emily Dickinson E E Cummings Countee Cullen Alice Walker Edna St. Vincent Millay Carl Sandberg Other?? - Must be approved

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