Poetry PortfolioHonors English 9Mrs. Russell9/26/16
During the remainder of October, you will be reading, writing, writing about, studying, discussing, and collecting poems. During this process,you will put together a poetry portfolio. Your unit will include notes and quizzes over poetic devices and two projects:
- The work done in this poetry portfolio (see Portfolio Info)
- One group presentation and analysis of a poem (info to come later)
Due Date for portfolios is October 24, 2016
Portfolio Info: It is essential that you keep all handouts neat, organized, and in your possession. I will not make additional copies to replace lost handouts. I will have the power points and videos linked on my website. Ifyou misplace a handout, you will need to print extras from my website. You are responsible for making a cover for this portfolio. The other pages in this assignment will review the types of poems and give examples, as will the other assignments and notes given throughout the unit.
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) defined poetry as "the art of exciting theimagination and touching the heart by selecting and arranging symbols and thoughts." In order to understand poetry, you will need to experience the process of writing poetry. The poems you write will be included in this poetry portfolio.
A very important part of your portfolio will be your topic. Your topic should have something to do with bonds between people, animals, or groups. Topics are due 9/30/16.
We also have an argumentative aspect of your portfolio. Your “Introductory paragraph” will have a thesis statement about your topic as a theme. Your “Conclusion Paragraph” will conclude your portfolio, during which you’ve written and analyzed poetry according to your thesis statement.
Although I do not expect you to gain worldwide acclaim with your poems, I do expect that you will attempt to write every poem or poetic assignment, which will beassigned and demonstratedfor you. I expect you to include all of your work in this poetry portfolio, and I expect your efforts to be sincere. You will select your best poem (from your original work for his project) to share in class on Oct. 24, 2015.
Your poems should be typed or written neatly on clean copy paper – no notebook paper.
Portfolio Will Include
- Introductory paragraph (like an argumentative paper)
- Table of Contents
- Poem and Art comparison
- Extended Met. Poem
- Circle Poem
- Song Lyric Analysis
- Poetry Illustration
- Social Justice Poem (video)
- Memoire Poem
10. Concrete Poem (PPT)
11.Free Write Poem(PPT)
12. 10 things poem(video)
13. Illegal word poem
(video)
14. Book spine poem (on your own time, pictures provided)
15. Black out poem (pictures and student examples provided for inspiration)
16. Conclusion paragraph
(like an argumentative paper)
Last section should include all notes & rough drafts of Poetry assignments
Description of poems to be written:
3. Poetry and Art Comparison: Using the same format and skills from your TheStarry Night / “Vincent”/ “The Starry Night” activity, you will choose a piece of art from several in a class set. Once you’ve chosen a piece of art, you’ll research a poem that relates to the theme of the painting. Then, in a well-organized paragraph, argue the theme statement of both the painting and the poem, using visual and textual evidence as well as warrants explaining and proving your point.
4. Extended Metaphor Poem
Using extended metaphor, write a poem about poetry, the poet, or the poem.
First, establish through a simile what the poet is like. For example, you might compare the poet to an athlete. Then, throughout the remainder of the poem, talk about the poet exclusively in terms of the athlete - - how he or she trains, practices, performs, does well, and does poorly.Remember to link this poem back to your chosen topic.
Example: Flaming Poetry
Poetry
is like
flames,
which are
swift and elusive
dodging realization.
Sparks, like words on the
paper, leap and dance in the
flickering firelight. The fiery
tongues, formless and shifting
shapes tease the imagination.
Yet for those who see,
through their mind's
eye, they burn
up the page.
-Daniel Rosenthal (8th grade)
5. Circle Poem
A.Write a poem where your title "triggers" the word or phrase of your first line, whichin turn "triggers" the next line, and so forth.
B. Try to surprise us with each new line, taking us each time to a new world - taking us on a rich various trip through time, place, ideas, objects,colors, tastes, names, and so forth.
C. Your poem will end when your last line "circles back" to the beginning, approximating your title.
D. Look at the examples. Your poem should have at least 10 words.
E. Remember to link this poem back to your chosen topic.
Snow Tracks Vikings
Bird madness Scandinavia
Petroglyphs snow
Tombstones white
Stonehenge elves
The Great Wall magic
Yin-Yang night
Lost & Found owl
Wedding gown wise
No sound man
Wet windowpane primates
Snowbound orangutan
(Dana Cargill, 7th grade) red
autumn
Leif
(Calvin Nii, 8th grade)
6. Song Lyric Analysis
1. Find your favorite lyrics to a song or lyrics that you feel have a special meaning.
2. What is the name of the song?
3. What is the name of the group? Album?
4. How would you describe this song?
5. What is the song about?
6. What is the theme?
7. Remember to link this analysis back to your chosen topic.
8. Copy down your favorite lines and explain what they mean to you.
7. Poetry Illustration
Find a poem that is not in your literature book, that we have not studied in class, and that is notthe subject of your explication paper. Write the name of the poem, the author of the poem, and the theme of the poem (THEME, not summary). After this, draw a picture to summarize the poem or part of the poem.
8. Social Justice/Change in your generation poem: After viewing the in class example poem/video from Taylor Mali (“Speak with Conviction”), you will be tasked with writing an empowering, motivating poem about something in your generation that needs to change, or a social justice issue. It can, and probably should, contain the word “you” as your audience.
9. Memoire Poem Directions: This is based on Joe Brainard's book length poem called I Remember (Granary Books, 2001), which was about 100 pages of nothing but memories from his life, all of them beginning with the words "I remember." A full poem would be about a dozen memories of varying lengths. Some can be more than one sentence. None should get too involved in a story. Stick with the specific details. "I remember punching Dr. D'Angelo in the stomach the year before he was my 5th grade English teacher. He let us all punch him, one by one, because he was wearing some kind of Japanese body armor. He said it was a good punch."
Consider the things you might want to write about: I remember . . .
- a person
- a detail about a person
- a specific place (like a hiding place or a tree house)
- a smell
- the shape of something
- an event
- an inanimate object that may have witnessed an event
- the quality of air or
- light that day
Here's a tip: If you want to write about a person, it's better to soon switch to one of the other things on the list than to continue to talk directly about the person. Consider the difference between these two short memories:
- "I remember my first grade teacher Mr. Weber. He was very nice."
- "I remember the small glass frog my first grade teacher had on his desk."
The memories should be about different times in your life. Make one about something that happened in the last 24 hours. Make another be one of the earliest memories you have. Everything else should be about different things that happened in between.
What will these poems be about? They will be about you, what's important to you, and about memory itself. As a student once said, "If I remember it, then it must have been important to me."
10-15.: Instructions are given in class.
Self-Evaluation
On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, choose the most accurate number per item.
Using this scale will indicate how well you think you did on each point mentioned below.
- I followed instructions while creating this poetry portfolio project.
- I met all the requirements for this project.
- I made an effort to do my best, whether composing, copying, or creating.
- The information is accurate.
- There are no mechanical mistakes (spelling, punctuation, grammar,
or word choice)
- My poetry portfolio is creative and thoughtful.
- My poetry portfolio is neat and attractive.
- My argument about my topic is complete, my construction is uncluttered,
and my thought process is easy to follow.
- I learned something about myself while creating this poetry portfolio
- This was a fun project to do.
Total: Out of 100 pts, I evaluate myself at:
- Make your project professional looking and reflective of the effort out forth.
- Must be typed, except for illustration, black out poetry, book spine poetry, and concrete poem.
- DO NOT use plastic sheet covers.
- Cover and booklet construction are part of the project; be creative!
- Complete the above evaluation and include as the last page in your portfolio, after your notes section.