MWP Creative Nonfiction

MWP 1. POETRY 1

MAJOR WRITING PROJECT 2.2: REFLECTION QUESTIONS (25 POINTS: 5x 5 PTS)

CREATIVE NONFICTION

OBJECTIVE

Complete the following based on your writing process for the two essays 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 essay as a model to answer multiple questions but you use at least four (4) different model essays total.

1. MODEL TEXTS: DICTION & SYNTAX (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected essay packet that you used as a model/inspiration for developing your

diction/word choice and your syntax/sentence structure:

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST ESSAY]”

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

1b. MODEL DICTION: “[Insert passage from the model text that most inspired your own first essay: 50-75 words]” (nouns & verbs in bold)

1c. YOUR DICTION: “[Insert passage from our own essay inspired by the selected essay: 50-75 words]” (nouns & verbs in bold)

1d. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation: why did you choose the diction from this model essay to use as inspiration for your essay: 25-50 words].

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND ESSAY]”

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

1f. MODEL DICTION: “[Insert passage from the model text that most inspired your own first essay: 50-75 words]” (nouns & verbs in bold)

1g. YOUR DICTION: “[Insert passage from our own essay inspired by the selected essay: 50-75 words]” (nouns & verbs in bold)

1h. EXPLANATION: [Insert explanation: why did you choose the diction from this model essay to use as inspiration for your essay: 25-50 words].

2. MODEL TEXTS: STRUCTURE & ORGANIZATION (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected essay packet that you used as a model/inspiration for organizing your

paragraphs/sections (from first line to last line of your paragraphs/section), and your overall essay (from first paragraph to

last paragraph):

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST ESSAY]”

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

2b. ORG (MICRO): What stood out to you about the way the author organized the lines within each paragraph/section? 50-100 words.

2c. ORG (MACRO): What stood out to you about the way the author organized their essay as a whole from beginning to end? 50-100 words.

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2d. MODELING: How did you organize and structure your essay in response to the elements you just discussed? 50-100 words.

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND ESSAY]”

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

2f. ORG (MICRO): What stood out to you about the way the author organized the lines within each paragraph/section? 50-100 words.

2g. ORG (MACRO): What stood out to you about the way the author organized their essay as a whole from beginning to end? 50-100 words.

2h. MODELING: How did you organize and structure your essay in response to the elements you just discussed? 50-100 words.

3. MODEL TEXTS: POINT OF VIEW (5 POINTS)

Choose the two pieces from the selected essay packet that you used as a model/inspiration for the way the authors conveyed

a subtle, yet nuanced point of view on the human condition (without explicitly stating it with cliches and superficial

generalizations—i.e. how they “showed” instead of “told”)?

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST ESSAY]”

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

2b. POINT OF VIEW: What stood out to you about the way the author slowly/subtly revealed their point of view early on? 50-100 words.

2c. POINT OF VIEW: What stood out to you about the way the author slowly/subtly conveyed their point of view towards the end? 50-100 words.

2d. MODELING: How did use these strategies as inspiration for the way you revealed your own point of view in your essay? 50-100 words.

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND ESSAY]”

2a. “[Title of Second Model Essay]” by [Author’s Name]

2b. POINT OF VIEW: What stood out to you about the way the author slowly/subtly revealed their point of view early on? 50-100 words.

2c. POINT OF VIEW: What stood out to you about the way the author slowly/subtly conveyed their point of view towards the end? 50-100 words.

2d. MODELING: How did use these strategies as inspiration for the way you revealed your own point of view in your essay? 50-100 words.

4. APPLYING POETIC CONCEPTS (5 POINTS)

How did you apply the concepts you learned from the poetry project to writing your nonfiction project (e.g. specificity of

word choice, imagery, lyricism, concision, etc.)?

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST ESSAY]”

4a. POETIC ELEMENT: What is one element of poetry that you tried to apply to your first essay and how did you apply it? 50-100 words.

4b. POETIC PASSAGE: “[Insert passage from your own essay that best illustrates this element of poetry: 50-75 words]”

4c. POETIC ELEMENT: What is another element of poetry that you tried to apply to your first essay and how did you apply it? 50-100 words.

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4d. POETIC PASSAGE: “[Insert passage from your own essay that best illustrates this other element of poetry: 50-75 words]”

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND ESSAY]”

4e. POETIC ELEMENT: What is one element of poetry that you tried to apply to your first essay and how did you apply it? 50-100 words.

4f. POETIC PASSAGE: “[Insert passage from your own essay that best illustrates this element of poetry: 50-75 words]”

4g. POETIC ELEMENT: What is another element of poetry that you tried to apply to your first essay and how did you apply it? 50-100 words.

4h. POETIC PASSAGE: “[Insert passage from your own essay that best illustrates this other element of poetry: 50-75 words]”

5. REVISION

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

readers like the drevlow, et al)?

“[TITLE OF YOUR FIRST ESSAY]”

5a. REVISIONS (MICRO): How did you revise the diction and/or syntax of your piece based on your feedback? 50-75 words

5b. REVISIONS (MACRO): How did you revise your organization, structure, and/or point of view based on your feedback? 50-75 words

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

readers like the drevlow, et al)?

“[TITLE OF YOUR SECOND ESSAY]”

5c. REVISIONS (MICRO): How did you revise the diction and/or syntax of your piece based on your feedback? 50-75 words

5d. REVISIONS (MACRO): How did you revise your organization, structure, and/or point of view based on your feedback? 50-75 words