Aim: How can our knowledge and experience with poetry and poetic techniques ensure the successful creation of our Poem Anthology project?
Do Now: Class Discussion
How do you usually feel when you learn you are being assigned a new project? Why?
Our class had a variety of responses, the majority of them feeling not so enthusiastic about
the idea of completing a project. We discussed our common fear in procrastinating
and being unproductive. We were all similar in the way in that we tend to get stressed and
wait till the last minute. This consequently results in us getting anxious and doing our
work under pressure. Despite this, a few people were still excited to showcase their
creativity and literary knowledge in the form of a project.
Our teacher informed us that our project was to create a poem anthology. An anthology
is a collection of literary works that could be a compilation of short stories, poems, plays,
songs etc. In our particular case we were working with poems. Our teacher described how
it would help us tap into our creativity and demonstrate our ability to understand the art
of poetry. We were given three weeks to complete the project.
The framework for the project was as written below.
Your anthology MUST INCLUDE:
A creative cover, which clearly identifies your First and Last Name, period, TEAM
NAME and Cycle Letter.
A Table of contents, clearly identifying each poem type [(1) free verse, (2) extended
metaphor, (3) sonnet, and (4) an additional poem structure of your choosing] the Title, and the page number where it can be found.
An introduction to the collection, explaining the basis for your poem choices.
One poem must be your extended metaphor, and must be annotated. Highlight some
of your poetic choices just like we did in class, and explain the reason behind them.
All 4 original poems should include complementary visuals/images/drawings.
Your last page, must include a reflection that explains the experience of creating
poetry along with a discussion of the style, language choices, and thematic intent of
your poems at the conclusion of your anthology.
We were also provided with this rubric that describes the scoring criteria:
To add on, we were given this video to better understand poetic devices if we happen to fall
into a scenario where we don’t understand them.
Additionally, we were supplied with a shakespearean sonnet template to give us assistance
with our own personal sonnets. It was as written below.
Shakespearean Sonnet Requirements:
MUST be 14 Lines.
MUST be in iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line)
MUSTfollow the rhyme scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
Your First Stanza should introduce the SPEAKER and AUDIENCE, explain the OCCASION or situation, and make the SUBJECT of the poem clear.
Your Second and Third Stanza should develop the TONE of the poem… what are the
feelings involved? Convey these feelings using figurative language: metaphors, similes, personification. EX: “I love you like music needs a beat.”
Your Rhyming Couplet at the end should resolve the poem, or provide a dramatic twist
to the story. Make sure your PURPOSE is clear. The couplet is probably the most important two lines of the sonnet… so make them count and make them great.
Moreover, our teacher provided examples of anthologies from her previous students to give
us a feel of what the poems should look like in order to reduce any of our stress or
anxiousness. While she presented the projects, she made sure to emphasize certain aspects
that weren’t perfect, so we wouldn’t make the same mistakes. She also advised us not to
worry about including all the figurative language, rhyme, diction etc., and to just get the
words down first, since we all subconsciously use them in our writing anyway.
We were then given some time to start brainstorming ideas for what we would write about in
our anthology, or even to just find more inspiration to guide where we were going with our
poems. Once that was complete, we split into our breakout rooms with our teammates to check in with each other and address common concerns among ourselves. After trying to help each other out, we met back with our teacher so she could clarify any lingering questions we still had.
Reflection:
Throughout the period I learned about the process and structure of how a poem anthology
is constructed. Devising poetry is extremely important because it aids in understanding the
significance of words and the type of patterns that can be formed with them. In poetry, words
are filled with depth and disclose emotions, sounds, or even ideas in the form of art. One
can express themselves through this art form using literary devices such as diction, figurative
language, rhyme, and so on. I will use what I learned in this lesson not only to complete my
anthology project, but also to apply it to my everyday life by thinking more creatively and
finding meaning in my experiences.
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