Sunday, January 4, 2015

Poetry OVerview

Poetry Review

BELL RINGER:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONE AND MOOD


After students complete the graded review worksheet, students will write a journal:

Pick one of the poems from our packet, and discuss how you or your life relates to it.  Use specific examples from your life and the poem.

SELECT A POEM THAT WE HAVE NOT READ IN CLASS.

Format:

Paragraph 1
-Motivator;
- Background info of poem;
- work in the author's name and "Poem Title" into the first few lines.....Not the first sentence
- Briefly discuss the aspect of the poem that relates to you/ your life.  (Thesis)
-Blueprints (Aspects you will prove about the thesis)
- Transition

Body paragraphs:
- Each should start with a topic sentence which includes one of your blueprints
- Must include a personal example and an example from the poem

**Cite examples from the poem
" the lines of poetry"  (12-13: 47).    *Note the poem's lines, page and punctuation

-Transition into your conclusion

Conclusion Paragraph (Must be at least 5 sentences)

Technical Requirements:
Spell checked
Complete Sentences
Use at least 10 transitions throughout the essay.  YOU MUST UNDERLINE EACH TRANSITION.  YOU MAY REPEAT TRANSITIONS, BUT YOU MUST USE 10 DIFFERENT TRANSITIONS THROUGHOUT.

ONLY UNDERLINE TRANSITIONS THAT ARE NOT REPEATED.

     **Link:  Transitional words and phrases

       Link:  Understanding Transitions

Turn your journal into www.turnitin.com

Vocabulary Unit:  Due Tomorrow

1 page minimum

11.A.2.4.1 Identify main ideas and supporting details from the text
11.B.2.1.1 Interpret personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire imagery, foreshadowing and irony

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