NEW UNIT: RESEARCH WRITING AND PRESENTATIONS
Lost your handout? Download the 2-page research/presentation assignment here.
For a list of poets available for this project, click here.
Poetry web sites:
- Poets.org - an enormous database of poet biographical data and poems; sponsored by the Academy of American Poets
- Famouspoetsandpoems.com - another database of poet biographical data and poems; private, commercial site; try the link to browse famous poets by nationality
- Akoot.com - series of pages on famous poets and writers; brief bios with links to selected poems
- Poetry-online.org - a meticulously kept site featuring famous poets and poems - great for browsing; try their "famous poems" page
- Shadowpoetry.com - this page has selected "famous" poets w/ links to selected works by each
Writing (APA Format) web sites:
Monday, May 11
DUE: Late research papers
HOMEWORK: None
IN CLASS:
Make-up presentations not completed from last class
Overview of the next unit and remaining school days
Thu-Fri, May 7-8
DUE: Finished research paper due (all three paragraphs plus Works Cited). Powerpoint presentations/speeches
HOMEWORK: None
IN CLASS:
This is "Class Day Six" on the assignment calendar
PRESENTATIONS BEGIN - Names will be drawn at random
Tue-Wed, May 5-6
DUE: Haven't submitted drafts of paragraphs 2 and 3 for review? Do it today. How about your "References" page?
HOMEWORK: Finish the PowerPoint.
IN CLASS
This is "Class Day Five" on the assignment calendar
Work on the PowerPoint in class.
Fri-Mon, May 1 and 4
DUE: Works Cited page; Poem evaluation paragraph.
HOMEWORK: Finalize edits to all three body paragraphs and Works Cited, due TWO CLASSES FROM NOW in polished form.
IN CLASS:
This is "Class Day Four" on the assignment calendar
Present Works Cited page and poem evaluation paragraph for credit.
Try to finish composing the art/poem connection paragraph, and if possible, turn it in by end of class day.
If done with the three body paragraphs and Works Cited, then begin PowerPoint.
REMINDERS:
- This research project has THREE paragraphs: 1) Poet biography 2) Poem evaluation/analysis 3) Comparison of art to poem
- To help you with your poem evaluation in paragraph 2, use the eleven questions from part three on the poetry portfolio to ask questions about the poem. Your answers can be put into paragraph format.
- If your poet is famous, then it is likely there has been some analysis completed on many of his/her poems. Search for analysis and explanation of the poem online
- The easiest way to compose your References (aka "Works Cited") page is to use the online tool "Citation Machine" as Ms. Litt explaine
- You must cite ALL sources where you borrowed ideas and gathered information! This includes pictures and art!
- In paragraph 3, concentrate on making connections that have to do with the tone, mood, and emotion of the poem rather than the literal topic of the poem. A poem about a day at the beach can be more about happiness than the beach, for example, so a picture of the beach may not be appropriate.
Wed-Thu, Apr 29-30
DUE: Draft of biography paragraph, with in-text citations.
HOMEWORK: Partner 1 – Make any necessary edits to the biography paragraph. Begin typing Works Cited page – bring next class. Partner 2 – Create a draft of the poem evaluation paragraph – bring next class. Brainstorm ways that the selected art might relate to the poem.
IN CLASS:
This is "Class Day Three" on the assignment calendar
Teacher checks the biography paragraph for credit. Work on the poem evaluation paragraph continues. Brainstorm what art to compare to the poem. Begin assembling sources for the final Works Cited page.
Mon-Tue, Apr 27-28
DUE: Poem is chosen by end of class
HOMEWORK: Partner 1 - Type a draft of the biography paragraph, bring it next class. Include in-text citations in the paragraph using APA format. Partner 2 – Do further research/evaluation of the selected poem, bring to class.
IN CLASS:
This is "Class Day Two" on the assignment calendar
Select the one poem to evaluate for the paper. Read it carefully with your partner and use the checklist to assess the poem. (You may find some poem explanations online as well.) Decide who will compose the final draft version of the biography paragraph, and who will write the draft version of the poem explanation paragraph. Find out what APA format is for in-text citations.
Paraphrase vs. Summary
q Paraphrase - When you want to write something in your own words and keep what you write about the same length as the original. You paraphrase when you must write a paper for a class, and the information you find is what you want, but the writing doesn’t “sound” like you. To use the information and make it sound like you, you write the original using your own words. Paraphrasing is not copying.
q Summary – When you want to write just the most important information and write in your own words. You summarize when you just need the main ideas from the book, article, or web page. You read the original very carefully, and when you decide what the most important information is, you write – in your own words – that information in sentences. Summarizing is not copying.
Using Parenthetical Citations (aka "In-Text" citations)
Fri, Apr 24 - Half Day
Wed-Thu, Apr 22-23
DUE: Poet is chosen by end of class
HOMEWORK: Organize the biographical information you found into a logical order. Find possible poems to use as the one focus poem.
IN CLASS:
This is "Class Day One" on the assignment calendar
Select a poet and search for good sources of biographical information; teacher gives credit for your selection and research time. DO NOT use Wikipedia or other “cheap” web sites – dig for sites that cover just poets, or just writers, or just your writer. Open two Word documents. In one, save bibliographic information as you use different sources (that way you don’t have to go back and find sources later). In the other, copy/paste useful phrases and sentence “chunks” for use in the biography paragraph.
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