English MWP Poetry Assignment

MWP 1. POETRY 1

MAJOR WRITING PROJECT 1.2: REFLECTION QUESTIONS (25 POINTS: 5x 5 PTS)

POETRY

OBJECTIVE

Complete the following based on your writing process for the two poems you completed for your poetry project:

Note that you are required to use the following models as inspiration for your two pieces, so if you did not do this already, you will not get credit for the following questions.

Note that you are allowed to use examples or reflections from your homework as material to answer the following questions (as long as it is not simply copied and pasted).

Note that you can use one poem as a model to answer multiple questions but you use at least four (4) different model poems total.

1. MODEL TEXTS: NOUNS & VERBS (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected poetry packets (not the textbook by Addonizio & Laux) that you used as a

model/inspiration for developing specific and unique nouns and verbs in your first poem:

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST POEM]”

1a. “[Title of First Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

1b. MODEL DICTION: “[Insert the six (6) most specific/unique nouns & verbs from the model poem]”

1c. YOUR DICTION: “[Insert the six (6) most specific/unique nouns & verbs from your first poem]”

1d. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation: why did you choose the nouns and verbs from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND POEM]”

1e. “[Title of Second Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

1f. MODEL DICTION: “[Insert the six (6) most specific/unique nouns & verbs from the model poem]”

1g. YOUR DICTION: “[Insert the six (6) most specific/unique nouns & verbs from your first poem]”

1h. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the nouns and verbs from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25- 50 words].

2. MODEL TEXTS: LYRICISM (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected poetry packets (not the textbook by Addonizio & Laux) that you used as a

model/inspiration for developing lyricism in your own poetry (e.g. repetition, alliteration, assonance, parallelism, etc…

but not end-rhymes):

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST POEM]”

2a. “[Title of First Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

MWP 1. POETRY 2

2b. MODEL LYRICISM: “[Insert four (4) examples of repetition, alliteration, assonance, or parallelism from the model poem].”

2c. YOUR LYRICISM: “[Insert four (4) examples of repetition, alliteration, assonance, or parallelism from the your own poem].”

2d. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the repetition, alliteration, assonance, or parallelism from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND POEM]”

2e. “[Title of Second Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

2f. MODEL LYRICISM: “[Insert four (4) examples of repetition, alliteration, assonance, or parallelism from the model poem].”

2g. YOUR LYRICISM: “[Insert four (4) examples of repetition, alliteration, assonance, or parallelism from the your poem].”

2h. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the repetition, alliteration, assonance, or parallelism from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

3. MODEL TEXTS: SYNTAX & ENJAMBMENT (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected poetry packets (not the textbook by Addonizio & Laux) that you used as a

model/inspiration for the way that you constructed your sentences and lines (including enjambment where one sentence

continues past the end of a line and starts again on the next one):

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST POEM]”

3a. “[Title of First Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

3b. MODEL LINES: “[Insert three (3) examples of sentence structures, lines, line breaks, or enjambed lines from the model poem].”

3c. YOUR LINES: “[Insert three (3) examples of sentence structures, lines, line breaks, or enjambed lines from your own poem].”

3d. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the sentence structure, line breaks, and enjambment from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND POEM]”

3e. “[Title of Second Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

3f. MODEL LINES: “[Insert three (3) examples of sentence structures, lines, line breaks, or enjambed lines from the model poem].”

3g. YOUR LINES: “[Insert three (3) examples of sentence structures, lines, line breaks, or enjambed lines from your own poem].”

3h. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the sentence structure, line breaks, and enjambment from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

4. MODEL TEXTS: ORGANIZATION & POINT OF VIEW (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected poetry packets (not the textbook by Addonizio & Laux) that you used as a

model/inspiration for the way that you organized your poem to subtly convey a new understanding of the theme your are

exploring (i.e. how you connect each line, stanza, and make jumps/turns/twists to reveal something new at the end):

MWP 1. POETRY 3

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST POEM]”

4a. “[Title of First Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

4b. MODEL ORG & POV: “[Insert three (3) lines from the poem that show how this author subtly reveals a new understanding of their theme].”

4c. MODEL ORG & POV: “[Insert three (3) lines from the your poem that show how you subtly reveal a new understanding of your theme].”

4d. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the organization and theme from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND POEM]”

4e. “[Title of Second Model Poem]” by [Author’s Name]

4f. MODEL ORG & POV: “[Insert three (3) lines from the poem that show how this author subtly reveals a new understanding of their theme].”

4g. MODEL ORG & POV: “[Insert three (3) lines from the your poem that show how you subtly reveal a new understanding of your theme].”

4h. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation of why you chose the organization and theme from this model poem to use as inspiration for your own poem: 25-50 words].

5. REVISION

How did you revise your first poem based on the feedback you received (both from your homework and from additional

readers like the drevlow, et al)?

5a. “[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST POEM]”

5b. REVISIONS (LANGUAGE): How did you revise the nouns, verbs, and imagery of your piece based on your feedback? 50-75 words

5c. REVISIONS (STYLE): How did you revise the syntax, lyricism, line breaks, and stanza breaks based on your feedback? 50-75 words

How did you revise your second poem based on the feedback you received (both from your homework and additional

readers like the drevlow, et al)?

5e. “[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND POEM]”

5f. REVISIONS (LANGUAGE): How did you revise the nouns, verbs, and imagery of your piece based on your feedback? 50-75 words

5g. REVISIONS (STYLE): How did you revise the syntax, lyricism, line breaks, and stanza breaks based on your feedback? 50-75 words