Poetry Project

This list consists of poems that are considered great works of literature.

For our next project, you will create a web page in which you argue that one particular poem from this list is a great work of literature and should continue to be read and enjoyed. Poems will be assigned in class using a random generator. Follow this process to complete this assignment:

• Due: Check Blackboard on 3/30 for updates- Annotated Bibliography: Use the Evans Library to research at least two sources on the work. Create an MLA-style annotated bibliography which summarizes each source. Each annotation should be approximately 150 words.
• Due Check Blackboard on 3/30 for updates- Draft: Using the recent research you have completed on the great poem, as well as your own interpretations and judgment, write a text that argues that the poem is indeed worthy of being considered an important literary work and worthy of being read. 500 words.
• Due Check Blackboard on 3/30 for updates- Web Site: Use Adobe Spark to make a dynamic web page with your argument. Cite all sources using MLA.

Documents will be shared with you in Google Drive for submission.

Peer Review

Please follow the directions for the peer review. Manage your time well as there will be only one class period to complete this assignment:

1. Distribute a copy of your draft with each member of your group.
2. Read your draft aloud to your group.
3. Answer the questions below on a piece of paper.
4. When everyone is done writing answers to the questions, discuss the answers each member developed.
5. Repeat until everyone's draft has been read and discussed. Make sure each group member receives the written feedback at the end of the session.

Please note that no response and any version of "I don't know" are not appropriate responses to any of the questions. Any answers with the intention of being constructive have the potential to help in the revision process. Give it your best shot as this is a chance to develop your own feedback skills.

Peer Review Questions

• What story is being analyzed?
• What is the author arguing about the story?
• How does the argument relate to the theme?
• How do the claims relate to the story?
• Do you agree with the author's claims? Why or why not?
• How does the author use evidence to support the claims?
• How does the author tie the analysis to the evidence and claims?
• What is the best part of the draft?
• What words and phrases do you particularly like?
• What general recommendations for improvements can you make?

• Rate the mechanics of the draft (1-10):

_____ Spelling

_____ Grammar

_____ Punctuation

_____ Format

_____ Capitalization

Research Materials for Fairy Tales

• Psychosexual Stages
• Psychosexual Stages Video
• Pleasure Principle and Reality Principle Video

• Bettelheim, Bruno. The Uses of Enchantment. Vintage Books, 1989.
• Hansel and Gretel
• Little Red Cap
• Cinderella
• The Three Little Pigs

Discussion Questions for Bettelheim:

1. What is the central theme of "Little Red Cap"?
2. What are some of the differences between "Hansel and Gretel" and "Little Red Cap"?
3. How does 'sibling rivalry' fit into "Cinderella" and what can a child learn in the story?
4. How does the 'reality principle' manifest itself in "the Three Little Pigs"?
5. What does the wolf represent to a child?

Fairy Tale Assignment

Task:

Choose one of the fairy tales we have read and create a web page which persuades the audience (parents, educators, etc.) that the fairy tale should be read to children for their personal growth and psychological health.

Details:

• Include support from both the fairy tale and Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment.
• Cite both sources in MLA.
• Use both text and images to convey the message.
• Use Adobe Spark to create a Web Page and copy and paste the link into the document shared with you in Google Drive.
• 350-500 words
• Draft due: 3/5 (T/Th), 3/6 (MWF); Final revision due: 3/11 (MWF), 3/12 (T/Th)

More Fairy Tales

Read the following:

Little Red Cap
The Three Little Pigs
Cinderella

Fairy Tales and Meaning

What is a fairy tale?

Read the following:

"Hansel and Gretel"

Introduction to The Uses of Enchantment

"The Child's Need for Magic" p.45-53

Consider the following from Bettelheim: "Most of all, the child wants support for his still very tenuous belief that through growing up, working hard, and maturing he will one day be the victorious one. If his present sufferings will be rewarded in the future, he need not act on his jealousy of the moment . . ."

How do fairy tales help with this desire? What stories can you think of that exemplify this idea?

Theme Graphic Assignment

Spark Post

Select one of the texts we've read recently ("Experiment in Terror", the Symposium, or "Oh Baby") and create a graphic representation of a full statement of its theme ("Experiment in Terror suggests that . . .).

Use Adobe Spark to create a graphic, which should show your full statement of theme as well as an image appropriate to the statement, and paste the image in the Google Doc shared with you in Drive.

Constructed Response

In the same document underneath your graphic, write a constructed response explaining your statement.  Please use the following format for your constructed response:

1. First, explain exactly why the theme is important. Why should we be concerned with the issue or problem outside the story itself in our real lives? What could we gain from reading this text and understanding this theme?
2. Then, identify two literary elements in the text that contribute to your understanding of the theme. How do they contribute to the "argument" made by the text?

350 words; Due: 2/25 T/Th, 2/24 MWF