Poetry PortfolioPoetry Portfolio

Meeting and Exceeding the Meeting and Exceeding the

AP StandardsAP Standards

The relevant standardsThe relevant standards► Read works from several genres and periods – from the Read works from several genres and periods – from the

sixteenth to the twenty-first century sixteenth to the twenty-first century ► Read deliberately and thoroughly, taking time to understand a Read deliberately and thoroughly, taking time to understand a

work’s complexity, to absorb its richness of meaning, and to work’s complexity, to absorb its richness of meaning, and to analyze how that meaning is embodied in literary form analyze how that meaning is embodied in literary form

► Reflect on the social and historical values the literature Reflect on the social and historical values the literature reflects and embodies reflects and embodies

► Understand how both textual detail and historical context Understand how both textual detail and historical context provides a foundation for interpretation provides a foundation for interpretation

► Use a generic method for the approach to close reading that Use a generic method for the approach to close reading that involves the following elements: the experience of literature, involves the following elements: the experience of literature, the interpretation of literature, and the evaluation of literature the interpretation of literature, and the evaluation of literature

► Use active reading strategies that involve students in learning Use active reading strategies that involve students in learning how to make careful observations of textual detail, establish how to make careful observations of textual detail, establish connections among their observations, and draw from those connections among their observations, and draw from those connections a series of inferences leading to an interpretive connections a series of inferences leading to an interpretive conclusion about a piece of writing’s meaning and valueconclusion about a piece of writing’s meaning and value

The ProcessThe Process

►Select three poets from three different Select three poets from three different time periods:time periods: Renaissance or beforeRenaissance or before Restoration/Romantic/VictorianRestoration/Romantic/Victorian Modern/Post-modernModern/Post-modern

►Select three poems for each of your Select three poems for each of your poets, 4 if the poems contain fewer poets, 4 if the poems contain fewer than 15 lines.than 15 lines.

SourcesSources

►DiYanni Literature, A collection of DiYanni Literature, A collection of poemspoems

►Norton Anthology of PoetryNorton Anthology of Poetry►www.favoritepoemproject.orgwww.favoritepoemproject.org

The RequirementsThe Requirements

► For each poet – For each poet – A three-five source summary of the poet’s literary A three-five source summary of the poet’s literary

life and the period in which he/she wrote; MLA life and the period in which he/she wrote; MLA research styleresearch style

One piece of literary criticism and personal One piece of literary criticism and personal responseresponse

One critical essay for ONE POET that supports, One critical essay for ONE POET that supports, refutes, or qualifies the criticism found in the piece refutes, or qualifies the criticism found in the piece of literary criticism and draws on the historical of literary criticism and draws on the historical information in the poet’s literary biography; the information in the poet’s literary biography; the poems (3) will be used as support for your essaypoems (3) will be used as support for your essay

- A 1-2 slide collage of the poet’s life- A 1-2 slide collage of the poet’s life

The RequirementsThe Requirements

► For each poem – For each poem – MLA citation for each poemMLA citation for each poem An Experience, Interpretation, and Evaluation An Experience, Interpretation, and Evaluation

question from pp. question from pp. Completion of an analysis chart for each poem Completion of an analysis chart for each poem A poem precis that draws from the other A poem precis that draws from the other

requirements and makes a reasoned statement requirements and makes a reasoned statement of meaningof meaning

A 1 slide PowerPoint collage of the poem’s A 1 slide PowerPoint collage of the poem’s imagery, diction, figurative language; visual imagery, diction, figurative language; visual interpretative aid.interpretative aid.

Poetry Analysis ChartPoem: Poet:

Element Brief description, notable characteristic, remarkability

Textual Evidence/Support

Commentary,Interpretation

Voice: Speaker and tone

Diction

Imagery

Figurative Language

Structure

Syntax

Sound and rhythm