Poetry Project

On Monday, 2 November, you will receive the Poetry Project handout. Among several tasks (requirements), you will have to MEMORIZE a poem and recite it in front of the classroom.

The handout will provide you with specific requirements to help guide your selection.

The first sentence of the handout reads as follows: "This assignment requires you to choose a poem that was published between 1950-now from any American poet and engage in a variety of activities with it." (If you have a passion for a poem that was published prior to "1950," meet with me to discuss why you would like to use this poem.)

I recommend that you survey poems from the link (Poetry Out Loud) that I have provided. You should "choose a poem of medium length."

"Some assignments will be extremely difficult if the poem is too short, and others will be very time consuming if the pom is too long."

This is a "Major Project," and hence, will be worth 35% of your second marking period grade!