Poetry

Welcome to Poetry (American Lit. & World Lit.) In this six week class, we will: Throughout the course, we will remember our big ideas: //What is poetry and how do we study it?//
 * become familiar with American and World poets
 * analyze, interpret, and discuss poetry with the SOAPStone method.
 * effectively paraphrase poetry to increase understanding.
 * create, write, and perform original poetry.
 * evaluate how literary components (tone, symbolism, irony, metaphor, hyperbole, etc) impact meaning.


 * Makeup work if you missed a day (remember, you may only make up to three points/class!) **
 * For one makeup point, you must read THREE poems of your choice (see link to makeup poems on left). For EACH poem, write a SOAPStone analysis of poem, a paraphrased paragraph of the poem, AND a detailed paragraph about what the poem means to you. **