Poetry Final Exam Portfolio Option

Portfolio Components:                                                                                                                               

1. Book of poetry                                                                    

2. Reflection/explanation                                                     

3. Literary trends: paper                                                        

4. Presentation                                                                        

Student Learning Objectives:

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

v  Expose, explore, read and learn about poetry; write poetry with a voice that creates images using literary and figurative devices that develop a sense of your perspectives.

v  Recognize distinctive features of major poets, styles of poetry, movements,  and trends in written and performed poetry.

v  Demonstrate an understanding of these works in context, including, though not limited to, historical, philosophical, social, political, religious, psychological, biographical, artistic backgrounds.

v  Employ critical thinking and college-level methods and terminology of poetry analysis to reading and interpreting poetry by producing well-developed, fluent writing that supports premises about different  works and utilizes logical observations supported by textual examples.

v  Demonstrate continued understanding of MLA conventions developing essays that integrate source material and incorporate standard documentation and format.

Your task:

1.       Construct a book of 10 poems about your viewpoints, experiences, beliefs, fears, dreams, etc.. The book of poetry should have a cover and title and should, in some way, reflect on the elements of poetry contained within. Each poem must be written on a separate page. 

2.       For each poem, write a 1-2 paragraph reflection/explanation.

3.       Write a 500 word justification/explanation of the impact or role of spoken word poetry in today’s society. Consider social trends, technology, historical perspective, genre, etc. Your justification should have a minimum of 3 citations & a Works Cited page.

4.       Provide a compelling title.

5.        No expletives

6.       Decide/design one piece to be shared with the class

*You may use any type of paper, materials, supplies, etc.