Groups Projects: Wed., Thurs., Friday and Tuesday

Nature as Metaphor

Your group will introduce the class to your assigned poem on either Friday or Tuesday (20 minutes). (No class Monday - In-service Day)

This project has 4 components:

1. A short presentation, setting the context for the poem. (Introduce us to the poet and provide any relevant historical information - written during WW1, during the Harlem Renaissance, etc.) (5 min.) Submit outline.

2. A journal entry: Write a question about your poem to be used as journal entry. (5 min.) Submit question.

3. A collage: Create a collage. Explain how the collage reflects your understanding of the poem. The collage can be hard copy or electronic. (5 min.) Submit hard copy or electronic file.

4. Class discussion: Engage the class in a discussion of the poem. Your group should prepare 3-5 discussion questions that encourage your peers to think critically about the poem. (5 min.) Submit questions and notes regarding answers.

You must be in class Thursday and on your presentation day in order to get credit for this assignment.

Assigned poems
William Blake: "The Lamb" & "The Tyger" (Sarah, Christin, Quinton, Jamaal)
Robert Frost: "Birches" (Ryota, Ronaldo, Keeley)
Walt Whitman: "A Noiseless Patient Spider" (Chad, Nhung)
Louise Erdrich: "I Was Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move" (Jen, Lindsey, Joey, Forrest)

Points Possible: 100