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"The Poetry Portfolio" The Structure

"The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail."   —William Faulkner

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A poetry portfolio is a collection of poems, biographies, and reflections. This portfolio is also includes a visual response: a way of portraying the tone or "mood" of a poem using imagery. The following is an outline of what is expected. Add to it, if you like! :-)

Poetry Portfolio

Other poets:

• Three poems written by two or three poets from your country of origin, along with a sentence or two bio of each. The poems must be submitted in the original language and translated into English, either by you or someone else. Each poem must include a one-paragraph analysis. MM students should check out this site.
• A poem of your choice accompanied by an analysis.
• Five of your favorite poems from the poems we study in class. At least one needs to be illustrated.

Featured Poet

• Three poems by your featured poet
• A two-three page literary analysis on two-three poems on your featured poet.
• A one-page biography, including the poet’s importance in his/her historical time period

Poems as a “response to art”:

• Three “poems as response to art” by other poets. Include a copy of the piece of art.
• One-two “art poem" (a poem as response to art) by you.

Sharing your knowledge:

• A list of 10 poetic terms discussed in class, accompanied by an example of each from the poems we read in class

Original Poetry by you:

• Five-seven additional original poems written by you; three must include graphics/drawings/images/photos that accentuate the tone and or subject of your piece. You could create videos to show to the class

Presentation: Ways to showcase your poetry portfolio:

• Create your own poetry blog which could include original podcasts of your audio.
• Create a hardcopy poetry portfolio in a beautifully-designed binder.
• Create an e-portfolio. (Click on link, then see me for details!)
• Create a website that showcases the elements of your poetry portfolio.
• Suggest another way!

 

Rules for the Road: Guidelines for Class Blog

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1. Do not give away your last name, e-mail address, IM, phone number, or any other personal information.  We know each other's screen name, so let's use them!
2. Do not link to your personal blog, MySpace, or other web site.  That invites anyone who reads this blog to visit it, and there may be things you don’t want just anybody to see.
3. Make sure the tone of discourse is civil.  If you wish to share your opinion or disagree, there are ways to do this that invite intelligent debate.  In that same vein, remember you are representing your school when you post here, and you may not criticize other groups, schools, or organizations in the name of your school.
4. Be sure to check your posts for grammar, mechanics, usage, and spelling.  It might be helpful to type it in a word processing program first.  Remember, too, that this is writing for school.  If you wouldn’t turn it in to your strictest teacher, don’t post it here.
5. Make sure you have permission before you write about others, even if it is praise.  People have differing levels of comfort with sharing information on the web.
6. Share your sources.  If you used other web sites or books to defend an argument, link to them so your readers can check them out, too.
7. Make sure the post is relevant to education.  Post your academic writing, but don’t share your weekend plans or goofy online quiz results.

(adapted from class blog rules from HuffEnglish)

Well, that's about all, folks! I look forward to reading your writing!