Poetry:
Weekly Writing Assignment
All papers are due Friday by 3:30 or Sunday by Midnight if previously discussed.
Send papers via email (cball@bigfork.k12.mt.us) or use the homework dropbox feature.
Poem Topics by Week
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9/4/12: NO PAPER: WEEK ONE
9/10/12: LOVE 9/17/12: CHANGE 9/24/12: NATURE 10/1/12: STRENGTH 10/8/12: LIFE 10/15/12: NO PAPER: PIR DAYS 10/22/12: ASTRONOMY 10/29/12: DEATH 11/5/12: BROKEN HEART |
11/12/12: CREATIVITY
11/19/12: NO PAPER: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/26/12: WINTER 12/3/12: BETRAYAL 12/10/12: JEALOUSY 12/17/12: LOSS 1/2/12: CELEBRATION 1/7/12: HOPE 1/14/12: NO PAPER: FINALS WEEK |
Instructions and Typed Format:
Name
Ms. Ball
Poetry
Date
Ms. Ball
Poetry
Date
Weekly Writing Assignment (YOUR OWN CREATIVE TITLE!)
Beginning the second week of first semester, you will have a one page paper due every Friday. For these papers, you will be required to share a poem or part of a poem (with an in-text citation and works cited). There are many ways you can write your paper: choose a poem/set of lines from what you are reading either in class or on your own, lyrics from a favorite song, etc. The first paragraph of this paper is to explain the context for the poem and how it relates to what you are reading/have read/are discussing in class. Basically, this means provide a brief summary of how the poem fits into your reading/experiences.
The second paragraph for these papers is for your personal thoughts on the poem. This portion can be written in first person, because you are connecting it to your life. What does this poem mean to you? How can you relate to it? Why did it stand out to you? Take some time to analyze this quote. Do you like it? Agree or disagree with it? Explain in detail!
For the third and final paragraph to your paper, I want you to connect this poem to the bigger picture of the world. How does it relate to other things you are discussing in other classes? Does it connect to someone you know? What about real world topics? This can include history, and things that happened long ago or are currently in motion. Just like in a conclusion to a paper, I want you to imagine connecting your poem to a larger picture of “So what?”.
Every week, a topic will be picked for you. This is not to limit you, but to give you a focus for your paper and to help lead discussions. We will have time on Fridays to share papers, and the topics are meant to connect with in-class readings. You do not have to have the exact word in your poem, but the general idea needs to be implied.
Again, your papers must be TYPED (Times New Roman font, size 12, double spaced). Papers will be due EVERY FRIDAY--NO EXCUSES. If you miss school, you have until Sunday at 11:59 pm to email your paper to me (cball@bigfork.k12.mt.us). You can choose to email or print your papers. If you get your paper finished before the week is out, you can ALWAYS turn it in early! You will have papers due every week, regardless of how many days are in the week (whether or not we have school Monday or Friday will not change your need to write—you need the practice and responsibility at this point). These papers cannot be made up, so again, if you miss, it is still due (with dire circumstances, contact me prior to the week being out and we can discuss an extension--TALKING TO ME THE DAY WHEN PAPERS ARE DUE AND ESPECIALLY THE PERIOD IT IS DUE WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND GET YOUR WORK COMPLETED ON TIME. PRACTICE COMMUNICATION SKILLS! There are computers in my room, in the library, at the downtown library, etc. There are no excuses for not completing this assignment every week, and AGAIN I will not accept late work on this.
There is a specific format for citing poems. If the poem or portion you are using is three lines of poetry or less, use quotation marks around the selection and use a slash / between lines. Example: "Some say the world will end in fire. / Some say in ice" (Frost, lines 1-2). When you want to use a portion of a poem, or a whole poem, which is four or more lines long, indent the poem one inch (or ten spaces) and do not use quote marks. Use line numbers in parentheses after the final mark of punctuation. Example:
Women have no wilderness in them,
They are provident instead,
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To eat dusty bread. (Borgan, 1-4)
The purpose of these papers is not to punish you. You need to become a better writer, and the only way to do that is through practice. Once you have been doing these for a while, you will realize how easy a one-page paper can be to get done. You also need to practice citing sources: again, it strengthens your argument, and I can guarantee you that you will be using these in the future.
The second paragraph for these papers is for your personal thoughts on the poem. This portion can be written in first person, because you are connecting it to your life. What does this poem mean to you? How can you relate to it? Why did it stand out to you? Take some time to analyze this quote. Do you like it? Agree or disagree with it? Explain in detail!
For the third and final paragraph to your paper, I want you to connect this poem to the bigger picture of the world. How does it relate to other things you are discussing in other classes? Does it connect to someone you know? What about real world topics? This can include history, and things that happened long ago or are currently in motion. Just like in a conclusion to a paper, I want you to imagine connecting your poem to a larger picture of “So what?”.
Every week, a topic will be picked for you. This is not to limit you, but to give you a focus for your paper and to help lead discussions. We will have time on Fridays to share papers, and the topics are meant to connect with in-class readings. You do not have to have the exact word in your poem, but the general idea needs to be implied.
Again, your papers must be TYPED (Times New Roman font, size 12, double spaced). Papers will be due EVERY FRIDAY--NO EXCUSES. If you miss school, you have until Sunday at 11:59 pm to email your paper to me (cball@bigfork.k12.mt.us). You can choose to email or print your papers. If you get your paper finished before the week is out, you can ALWAYS turn it in early! You will have papers due every week, regardless of how many days are in the week (whether or not we have school Monday or Friday will not change your need to write—you need the practice and responsibility at this point). These papers cannot be made up, so again, if you miss, it is still due (with dire circumstances, contact me prior to the week being out and we can discuss an extension--TALKING TO ME THE DAY WHEN PAPERS ARE DUE AND ESPECIALLY THE PERIOD IT IS DUE WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND GET YOUR WORK COMPLETED ON TIME. PRACTICE COMMUNICATION SKILLS! There are computers in my room, in the library, at the downtown library, etc. There are no excuses for not completing this assignment every week, and AGAIN I will not accept late work on this.
There is a specific format for citing poems. If the poem or portion you are using is three lines of poetry or less, use quotation marks around the selection and use a slash / between lines. Example: "Some say the world will end in fire. / Some say in ice" (Frost, lines 1-2). When you want to use a portion of a poem, or a whole poem, which is four or more lines long, indent the poem one inch (or ten spaces) and do not use quote marks. Use line numbers in parentheses after the final mark of punctuation. Example:
Women have no wilderness in them,
They are provident instead,
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To eat dusty bread. (Borgan, 1-4)
The purpose of these papers is not to punish you. You need to become a better writer, and the only way to do that is through practice. Once you have been doing these for a while, you will realize how easy a one-page paper can be to get done. You also need to practice citing sources: again, it strengthens your argument, and I can guarantee you that you will be using these in the future.
Works Cited
Doe, John. Personal interview. 12 Feb. 2012.
Porrovecchio, Matt. Leading by Example: A Principal’s Guide to Awesomeness. Bigfork: Bigfork
H.S. Publishing Co., 2011. Print.
Porrovecchio, Matt. Leading by Example: A Principal’s Guide to Awesomeness. Bigfork: Bigfork
H.S. Publishing Co., 2011. Print.
How to use a poem in a scholarly paper:
Section of a Poem (Using 3 Lines or Less)
Use quotation marks around the selection and use a slash / between lines.
- Example:
4 Lines of Poetry or More
Indent the poem one inch (or ten spaces) and do not use quote marks. Use line numbers in parentheses after the final mark of punctuation.
Women have no wilderness in them,
They are provident instead,
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To eat dusty bread. (1-4)
Examples used are from Diana Hacker's Fifth Edition of A Pocket Style Manual.
- Example:
Women have no wilderness in them,
They are provident instead,
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To eat dusty bread. (1-4)
Examples used are from Diana Hacker's Fifth Edition of A Pocket Style Manual.
