9th Graders! Post Poems Here!

Poetry Final

Part I: Type and post poems to Kearl’s Website.• Make sure you have finished writing at least 4 of your poems. (Where I’m From…How to…Extended Metaphor…Poem in Two Voices…)
• Type and post at least 4 poems into your comment. Be sure to include your name.
• You can include an extra poem of your choice for 5% extra credit

Part II: Writing about poetry. To be completed in your English Notebook.
• Using the poem you found and wrote down in the library, write a 2 page essay describing how the writer uses literary elements (repetition, metaphors, etc.) and how those elements effect the meaning of the poem.
• Include a thesis statement and evidence from the poems to demonstrate your point. Example: In “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” Robert Frost uses the extended metaphor of seasons in order to demonstrate the brevity of life.
• Each body paragraph should quote lines from the poem that shows this literary element.
• You will turn in your notebook at the end of class on Wednesday. I will be looking for your poetry log, your organization, and your written final. This work must be done in class. Not using class time will result in a decreased grade.