Assignment: 12/1: DNA Poem Project

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-A (H)
2021-11-17T15:27:05Z

Due: Dec 1, 2021 by 12:50pm

DNA Poem Project

Due Wednesday, December 1st by the beginning of the period. Hard Copies only, this is not something you can turn in online.

Directions:

1. (Monday, 11/22) Ilan Stavans says that when he reads Neruda, he “gets to the DNA of Latin America.” You will select a poem that gets to your DNA. Consider poems that reflect your culture, religion, personal philosophy and worldview.

2. (Tuesday, 11/23) Search online for a poem that gets to the core of your DNA. Print 2 copies of your poem. Thoroughly annotate one of the copies for the following elements. This counts as a Poem Analysis that you will turn in for me, to show that you understand the literary techniques we have been studying. Pay attention to detail and annotate as much as you can:

a. Words and Phrases that strike you – things that make you feel an emotion

b. Literary Devices (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, oxymoron, paradox, irony, symbolism, allusion)

c. Imagery

d. Tone – what words and phrases set the tone of the poem?

e. Form (Does it rhyme? Does it have a steady meter? Are the lines long or short? What kinds of stanzas does the poet use?)

f. Theme – what passages establish the poet’s message about life or about human nature?

g. Personal Connections -- how does this poem get to your DNA?

3. (Monday, 11/29) Create a Visual Annotation for the class. This is your final product, due the period of your final, which will be displayed for the class and graded by me.

a. Paste your second copy of the poem in the middle of a larger poster or construction paper.

b. Choose 3 of the most significant annotations from your Poem Analysis that show the impact the poem has on you.

c. On the larger paper surrounding the poem, visually represent your 3 significant annotations.

d. Somewhere on the larger paper surrounding the poem, explain how this poem gets to your DNA.

4. (Wednesday, 12/1) Share in small groups (annotated poem & visual annotations due at the beginning of class)

RUBRIC: DNA Poem Project

Name __________________________

Part One: Poem Analysis—20 points (roughly 3 points per element)

Did you thoroughly annotate for:

Powerful Words/Phrases

Literary Devices

Imagery

Tone

Form

Theme

Personal Connections

Part Two: Visual Annotations—30 points (10 points per bullet point)

Visual representations (illustrations/drawings/images) of 3 significant annotations

Written response explaining HOW this poem gets to your DNA

Visually creative and colorful; attention to detail

DNA Poem Project

Due Wednesday, December 1st by the beginning of the period. Hard Copies only, this is not something you can turn in online.

Directions:

1. (Monday, 11/22) Ilan Stavans says that when he reads Neruda, he “gets to the DNA of Latin America.” You will select a poem that gets to your DNA. Consider poems that reflect your culture, religion, personal philosophy and worldview.

2. (Tuesday, 11/23) Search online for a poem that gets to the core of your DNA. Print 2 copies of your poem. Thoroughly annotate one of the copies for the following elements. This counts as a Poem Analysis that you will turn in for me, to show that you understand the literary techniques we have been studying. Pay attention to detail and annotate as much as you can:

a. Words and Phrases that strike you – things that make you feel an emotion

b. Literary Devices (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, oxymoron, paradox, irony, symbolism, allusion)

c. Imagery

d. Tone – what words and phrases set the tone of the poem?

e. Form (Does it rhyme? Does it have a steady meter? Are the lines long or short? What kinds of stanzas does the poet use?)

f. Theme – what passages establish the poet’s message about life or about human nature?

g. Personal Connections -- how does this poem get to your DNA?

3. (Monday, 11/29) Create a Visual Annotation for the class. This is your final product, due the period of your final, which will be displayed for the class and graded by me.

a. Paste your second copy of the poem in the middle of a larger poster or construction paper.

b. Choose 3 of the most significant annotations from your Poem Analysis that show the impact the poem has on you.

c. On the larger paper surrounding the poem, visually represent your 3 significant annotations.

d. Somewhere on the larger paper surrounding the poem, explain how this poem gets to your DNA.

4. (Wednesday, 12/1) Share in small groups (annotated poem & visual annotations due at the beginning of class)

RUBRIC: DNA Poem Project

Name __________________________

Part One: Poem Analysis—20 points (roughly 3 points per element)

Did you thoroughly annotate for:

Powerful Words/Phrases

Literary Devices

Imagery

Tone

Form

Theme

Personal Connections

Part Two: Visual Annotations—30 points (10 points per bullet point)

Visual representations (illustrations/drawings/images) of 3 significant annotations

Written response explaining HOW this poem gets to your DNA

Visually creative and colorful; attention to detail