Introduction
Pre-1900 Poetry
Poetry is one of the units we will carry over into Year 13. We would like to kep the the themes, authors and poems fresh as you move into the last stage of the course. In this unit, you will research and explore one of the poems, its author and the time in which it was written. Using your new found knowledge, you are to create an innovative You-tube clip to share your ideas.
Task
Your task is to select one of the author's from the Pre 1900 poetry anthology. Based on your selection, you are to research the author, context and the ideas presented in the poem. The research will involve further reading around the themes and setting of the poems. Based on the your research, you are to create a You-Tube video to aid in your revision.
Note: no two students in the class can use present on the same author.
Process
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Context:
1. Define or provide identifying characteristics of the time period of your selected author/poem.
2. Go to the website http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/index.html
You will see a list of poets, four topics underneath the picture, and
an introduction at the top left side of the page. This will be
“Home” for the rest of the webquest.
3. Click on http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/.” This will take you to the Norton Anthology
of Literature site. Skim the relevant time period and answer the following questions:
a. What major events took place during the literary period? Identify other significant writers and their contribution to literature during the time period.
4. What are the defining characteristics of the literature of the time period?
5. Art and literature often go hand in hand. Select one peice of art from the time period and explore how the artwork exemplifies the characteristics of the literature.
6. According to critics, what are some of the short comings of literature during your selected time period? Do you agree with this? Explain.
7. Have elements of the literary period made a reappearance later on? If so, what political or social conditions were similar to allow this?
Author:
6. Visit http://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/. Select one of the poets’ names. When you click on that name, you will see a portrait of that person and a list of subjects. Read the biography for your poet. Extract key information, which will allow you to effectively discuss your topic.
7. Click on “Works” to take you to a list of poems. Select any poem that we have NOT read in class. Read this poem and identify the following
questions: (Note: Do your best to understand the poem! Work on your own and use your critical reading skills before asking someone else
for help.)
a. The title and author
b. The speaker, purpose, and situation
c. The primary theme
d. Discuss in detail at least 2 literary techniques (quote the examples)
e.. One memorable line or phrase
8. After you have read a poem, compare the poem to the poem in the anthology.
a. Title
b. The speaker, purpose and situation
c. The primary theme
d. Discuss in detail at least two literary techniques (quot the examples)
e. discuss one memorable line or phrase
9. Respond to the following:
a. Which poetic style do you prefer? Why?
b. Which poetic style is more relevant to today’s society?
Evaluation
Each category below will be evaluated on a scale of 4 to 1.
The total number of possible points you may receive is 16.
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CATEGORY |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Focus on context |
The entire video is related to the literary time period and allows the viewer to understand much more about the poems, poet and times |
Most of the video is related to the assigned literary period. The clip wanders off at one point, but the viewer can still learn something about the poem, poet and literary period. |
Some of the video is related to the assigned literary period, but the viewer does not learn much about the poem, poet or literary period. |
No attempt has been made to relate the video to the chosen literary period. |
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Focus on poet |
The entire video is related to the poet and allows the reader to understand much more about the poet and his works. |
Most of the video is related to the selected poet. The clip wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the poet and his works. |
Some of the clip is related to the assigned poet, but a reader does not learn much about the poet or his works. |
No attempt has been made to relate the poet to his works or the time period. |
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Shows evidence of research |
All facts or examples presented in the story are accurate or reasonable based on the resources. |
Almost all facts or examples presented in the story are accurate or reasonable based on the resources. |
Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70%) or reasonable based on the resources. |
There are several factual errors in the story. |
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Creativity of Introduction and Conclusion |
The clip contains many details and/or analysis that contribute to the viewer's enjoyment. |
The clip contains a few details and/or analysis that contribute to the viewer's enjoyment. |
The clips contain a few details and/or analysis, but they distract from the information. |
There is little evidence of analysis in the clip. . |
Conclusion
I hope you found some of this information interesting. If not, you can find "some comfort" in knowing that you should have all the information you need
for a future assessment on Pre 1900 poetry.