For December 19

Final Poetry Project -

to be handed in:
3 Paragraphs
(any drafts)
Prints of sources
5 Poems Printed
Works Cited

Homework for December 16

Continue work on your poetry project.

For Monday, you should have

• Collected all of your resources:  5 poems printed out, 4 resources printed to be included when handing in your final project

• Done the reading of the biographical sources that pertain to what you are most interested in about your subject.

A draft of at least the first paragraph, which contains a thesis about some area of your poet's life, background, or experiences that impacted his/her work.

See the post below for the focus of the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs for this final project.  Feel free to work on these as well.

For the final project -- to be handed in:

- Final draft and rough drafts of 3 paragraph examination of your poet
- Print outs of 4 resources, copies
- 5 poems printed out or copied by your poet
- Works Cited page of at least 4 sources (one book, one electronic journal, two other sources )

Poetry Project -

Poetry Research Project

1.     Gather Sources –

            Minimum sources – 4

            One electronic source, one book, two other sources (could be internet, could be another Gale article, etc.)

2.     Gather poems – 5 in total by your author, which should be printed out and included with the final paper that you hand in

3.     Notice patterns – in what you read and what you learn about your own poet

Writing About Your Poet –

Three paragraphs -

First – thesis paragraph about how your poet was impacted by his/her life, experiences, time in which he/she was living

Second  - Explain some of the major life events that led to your thesis and how he/she was impacted by the areas specified in your thesis - may be related to how, where, when he/she lived, life experiences, political ideas, etc.

Third – Take two of the poems by your author and explain how your thesis is evident within the language, tone, meaning, etc. of each poem. Also, utilize and demonstrate your knowledge of our studied poetry terms to explain each poem.  Poem’s titles are in quotation marks. 

Work on sentence structure and language used in your paragraphs!

To be handed in December 19, 2013 –

Three paragraphs – final writing plus any drafts, printed copies of 5 poems by your author, Bibliography page (with at least 4 sources that you have used to research) – use easy bib or Noodle bib to create

We will work in class on these Saturday, 12/14 and  Tuesday, 12/17

Homework - Week of December 9-14

For Thursday - Select a poet to study, let Mrs. Moody know you choice in class on Thursday.  Start to gather some resources on biographical information as well as 5 poems written by this author.  Consult the websites in the post below for some credible internet resources.

Poetry Websites

http://www.poets.org/

lhttp://www.poetryfoundation.org/browse/poets

 http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets.html

Homework this week

- Work on poetry 15-20 minutes per night
- Final Draft of short story due Friday, November 22 (green) or Saturday, November 23 (blue and red)
Hand in any rough drafts and final draft stapled to top

Short Story Analysis Paper Requirements

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Kristin Moody

November 23, 2013

Short Story Analysis Essay

Title

 (may be 14 font but no larger, may be italicized but plain is fine, be creative in relating to your main points)

• 1.5-2 spacing, Title in center (related to thesis – can be italicized or plain text), short story title in quotation marks, citations parenthetical “------------------------------“ (19). – punctuation after parentheses

• Proofread for RO, CS, CF – square and circle errors

• Utilize solid range of vocabulary, range of sentence lengths, varied sentence beginnings

INTRODUCTION (1 paragraph): tell the reader what your paper is about Not necessarily in this order, you need to include the following:

           a way to draw the reader in   the author      title (quotation marks)           general statement about the literary work (sometimes)        necessary background information about the story (very little)            thesis statement (your opinion, main idea or focus) - this may be controversial -

should be fairly broad - has a point to prove

MAIN BODY (approx. three paragraphs): these paragraphs should answer the question, "why?". Not necessarily in this order, you need to include the following:

           specific examples to prove your point          quotations - passages - descriptions - comparisons  explanation of the significance of your examples in terms of your thesis statement

( in other words, analyze your examples. How do they fit in with your main

point?)           explanation of how your analysis relates to your thesis statement.

CONCLUSION (1 paragraph): Tell the reader what you told him/her and leave him/her with something to think about. Not necessarily in this order, you need to include the following:

           your thesis, restated to emphasize that you have proven your point          a summary of your main points        a way to leave the reader thinking about the marvelous ideas in your essay.

Upcoming Work

For Monday, November 18:

1.  Read four Elizabeth Bishop poems in Seagull Reader: Poetry.  Jot notes in the margins about your observations of each poem.

2.  Pick one to explore and write about in your journal – take your journal before you leave.

3.  Attempt to write a poem that imitates one of the poems that you read by Billy Collins – “On Turning Ten”, “Sonnet”, “Picnic, Lightning” or “Introduction to Poetry”

For Thursday, November 14:
Bring Poetry Anthology
Gather 5-7 passages to support your journal writing on short story topic
Write introductory paragraph for paper on short story topic

For Saturday. November 15:

-Find errors in RO, CS, CF - square and circle editing handout

- Vocab Quiz - List #6

-Read Billy Collins'poems - pp. 74-77:  "Introduction to Poetry", "Picnic. Lightning", "On Turning Ten" and "Sonnet"

For Monday, November 18:

1.  Read four Elizabeth Bishop poems in Seagull Reader: Poetry.  Jot notes in the margins about your observations of each poem.

2.  Review the RO, CS, CF - square and circle handout to correct any of the sentences that we did not go over in class.

3.  Bring laptop to class and be ready to work on your short story analysis essay - you will have 1/2 class on Monday and Tuesday to write, revise, conference, etc.  Final paper is due on Friday, November 22 sometime during the day. 

For Saturday, November 16:

-Find errors in RO, CS, CF - square and circle editing handout

- Vocab Quiz - List #6

-Read Billy Collins'poems - pp. 74-77:  "Introduction to Poetry", "Picnic. Lightning", "On Turning Ten" and "Sonnet"

For Monday, November 18:
1.  Read four Elizabeth Bishop poems in Seagull Reader: Poetry.  Jot notes in the margins about your observations of each poem.
2.  Review the RO, CS, CF - square and circle handout to correct any of the sentences that we did not go over in class.
3.  Bring laptop to class and be ready to work on your short story analysis essay - you will have 1/2 class on Monday and double on Tuesday to write, revise, conference, etc.  Final paper is due on Friday, November 22 sometime during the day. 

Upcoming Work

For Saturday, November 2:
- Revise short story for criteria checklist and revisions based on comments

For Saturday, November 9:
- Write sentences for 10 of your vocabulary words
- Fill out your chart with four aspects of comparison regarding the 5 short stories

For Saturday, November 2:
- Study for Vocabulary Quiz
- Revise short story

For Saturday, November 9:
-See email - vocabulary homework and writing in journal about some aspect of one of the short stories that we have read in this group

For Monday, November 4:
- Read "Hills Like White Elephants" p. 203 in The Seagull Reader - look for examples of the characters' identities and how they identified themselves in your reading  
- Revise short story for RO, CS, and two types of CF Rules - bring in examples from your work where you find these types of errors

For Friday, November 4:
- Vocab sentences for 10 of your new words - List #6

Upcoming Work

For Monday, October 28:  
-Bring in two copies of your draft of the short story -- to be printed BEFORE class

For Tuesday, October 29: 
- Complete vocabulary review (handout from class)

For Thursday, October 31:  
- Vocabulary Quiz - RED words
-  Read "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker in The Seagull Reader, pp. 460-468


For Friday, October 25:
- Continue drafting - short story, making sure to include all of the essential elements of a short story as well as some of the enhancing elements discussed in class

For Monday, October 28:  
- Complete vocabulary review of GREEN words
- Bring in TWO copies of your draft of the short story - to be printed BEFORE class

For Wednesday, October 30:
- Read "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker in The Seagull Reader, pp. 460-468

For Thursday, October 31:  
-Complete RO, CS, CF and CF handout

For Friday, November 1:
-Study for GREEN word vocabulary quiz

For Monday, October 28:  

-Bring in two copies of your draft of the short story -- to be printed BEFORE class

For Tuesday, October 29: 

- Complete vocabulary review (quiz is on Saturday)

For Thursday, October 31:  

-  Read "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker in The Seagull Reader, pp. 460-468

For Saturday, November 2:
- Vocabulary Quiz List #5