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Poetry and your Capstone

Poetry and your Capstone. Requirements. Review “TEST”. Complete the poetry test to the best of your ability. As we go over the answers as a class, correct your work. Put a star next to the items that were incorrect.

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Poetry and your Capstone

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  1. Poetry and your Capstone Requirements

  2. Review “TEST” • Complete the poetry test to the best of your ability. • As we go over the answers as a class, correct your work. Put a star next to the items that were incorrect. • These are common poetry terms that you should be using when analyzing poetry.

  3. Requirements • You need to find 3 poems that are related to you topic. • The poems can be of any length, style, genre or time period. • When you find each poem, PRINT (or photocopy) a copy and write down the source from which you took it (website, book, etc.) • Complete a TPCASTT for each of your 3 poems and write a response paragraph for each one • Include your 3 poems, the TPCASTT forms and the additional paragraphs (typed) in your final portfolio • Post at least one of you poems on your blog with a short response (3-5 sentences) • Feel free to post all 3 poems to your blog – just make sure to have the 3-5 sentence response to go along with it.

  4. Example • I am doing Censorship for my blog. • The three poems I found are: • “Rain” by Billy Collins • A poem about the dangers of censorship • “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg • This poem was the subject of an “obscenity trial” after it was initially published and frequently is banned/censored for its use of obscene language and mature themes • “Origins” by Austin Kleon • Kleon creates poetry through censorship – using newspapers and a sharpie

  5. “Rain” –Billy Collins Some time after the books had been forbidden— The one about the woman and her daughter, The one about the boy who spoke poorly— And after the smoke from the incinerators had cleared, It was suggested that censorship be extended To the plover, the wild turkey, and the common moorhen. But these birds have done nothing, a few protested. That is precisely the problem, the loudspeakers answered. It rained that month day and night. Men with nets fanned out into the fields And shouted to each other along the shorelines. Teachers disappeared on the way to their cars. Then the committee came after the morning glory For its suggestive furling and unfurling And the ligustrum and the alstroemeria Because they were difficult to pronounce and spell. Then the pine tree for its tricky needles and cones And parsley and red and yellow peppers for no reason at all. You would think the lock and the gate Would be safe, but that was well before whispering, Shaking hands on the street, And hooking an arm around someone’s waist Became the subjects of discussion Across long granite tables behind dark glass doors. And the rain was constant and cold—fine days to curl up with a good book, someone joked— but there were no more books, just the curling up of people quietly in corners and doorways, bits of straw floating down the streets along the curbs into the turbulent rivers and out to sea. T - title P - paraphrase C - connotation A - attitude S - shift T - theme T - title

  6. As a Class • Complete a TPCASTT for “Rain” by Billy Collins • On a separate sheet of paper, write a 5-7 sentence paragraph in response to this question: • How does this poem relate to the overall topic of the capstone (Censorship)? Choose at least 2 images from the poem that stand out to you and explain why they are important.

  7. IN Your Portfolio • TPCASTT Form • Paragraph Response • Copy of Poem

  8. On Your Blog • Include a brief paragraph response to the poem along with the full text of the poem. • http://michelearkocapstoneproject.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/rain-by-billy-collins/

  9. One More Practice Round • Here is a poem about social networking: • A generation where conversations are rarely held by word of mouthBut what do you expect?Computers block the path from one person to the nextDistance is no match for these machinesEach of us has been infected by the diseaseFriend requests over friendshipsGaining followers is all that mattersHey, hi, how are youIgnorance is bliss“K” is not a word“Love you!” but do I?Meaning hides behind the print on the screenNo feeling, no expressionOur intentions are all masked Post after post, no one can stop readingQueen of the world, the Internet reignsRespect of privacy? Of others?Social networking has no mercyThoughts unleashed, consequences forgottenUnder 140 characters is all it takesVultures claw at the keyboard, preying on those who are different Words are the ultimate woundX-rays don't show sign of this kind of damageYou might not realize the effects of your next statusZero characters remaining; maybe you should rephrase that • - Posted on TeenInk.com by user AngRodrig • 1. Complete a TPCASTT • 2. Write a paragraph response (5-7 sentences) to the following question: • What does this poem say about social networking? Identify 2-3 images that stand out and explain why they are important to the poem.

  10. On Your Own • Being working on the TPCASTT forms for your 3 poems. • Once you have completed the TPCASTT forms, write the paragraph responses (these do need to be typed for your portfolio).

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