Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Creating a paired poem prompt:

  • You may not choose the same poem as one of your classmates. You will post in this blog's comment stream when you find a poem on a first-come-first-serve basis.
  • Please familiarize yourself with the prompts given online at the AP Central site in order to most effectively complete this assignment.

For this assignment, you are to find a 'Romantic Era' Poem to match with “It’s a Woman’s World” by Eavan Boland. It is due on Thursday, April 16th, 2009. Day 4: (as you walk in to class.)

Details of Assignment: 50 %

  • 10—Exceeds expectations with exemplary work
  • 9—Meets expectations
  • 8—Mostly meets expectations
  • 7—Somewhat meets expectations
  • 6—Shows evidence of trying to meet expectations
  • 5—Does not show evidence of trying to meet expectations

Selection of the poems makes for a compelling, interesting, and insightful match that allows for a range of essays to be crafted.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5

Prompt is written in a way that allows for a range of essays to be crafted.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5

Looks like an AP prompt, with all the same directions and layout.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5

Introductory information and / or footnotes are provided to allow for a range of essays to be crafted.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5

Error free in mechanics, punctuation, spelling and grammar.

10, 9, 8,7, 6, 5



Meta-cognitive 50%

  • 1000 words minimum
  • graded on the Open Response Rubric.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5


Post your poem choice here in this comment stream on a first-come-first-serve basis.

17 comments:

Ashley A said...
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Ashley A said...

"Woman's Mission," by Ebenezer Elliot

Kristen W. said...
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R. Gallagher said...

Kristen--you are to find a 'Romantic Era' poem.

Kristen W. said...

"She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways" by Willam Wordsworth

Mels1619 said...

"Nasin cand' as prantas nasen" by Rosalia de Castro

Steve said...

"The Solitary Reaper"
William Wordsworth

Unknown said...

"She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon (Lord) Byron

Tzivia H said...

"Sonnet XLVII: To Fancy" by Charlotte Smith

Kayla said...

On a Headache- Jane Austen

Jenny L said...

To the Men of England
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Matt said...

Just a thought;

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe?

Cynthia R said...
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Cynthia R said...

"The Right of Woman"

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Andy V. said...

Inscribed beneath a Portrait of Lady Jane Grey by William Hone

sodaba said...

The Wife's Will by Charlotte Bronte

CarlaC said...

Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth