We have a lot to get done before the marking period ends! Previous posts should have all of the information you need. Here is a mini checklist to think about:
1. Contests
2. Workshop
3. Poetry Forms
4. Portfolios
5. Past due work
Please use your time productively! Stay on task. There is a lot of work to do!
I will see you next week.
Ms. Perez
Reminders/Portfolios
Please include the required forms in your portfolios, 5-7 workshopped/polished poems and a 2 page reflection.
All of class time will be dedicated to this, which should give you plenty of time to organize yourselves.
Aside from your portfolios, Sokol entries are due by January 25th. This is for a grade! Entry guidelines are here: http://www3.libraryweb.org/sokolcontest.aspx
Gannon is also a required contest. The deadline for that contest is February 1st! Guidelines are here: http://www.gannon.edu/Academic-Offerings/Humanities-Education-and-Social-Sciences/Undergraduate/English/Poetry-Contest/
There are less grades this quarter, so each assignment you complete is worth more. Please keep that in mind as you move forward.
See me with any questions.
All of class time will be dedicated to this, which should give you plenty of time to organize yourselves.
Aside from your portfolios, Sokol entries are due by January 25th. This is for a grade! Entry guidelines are here: http://www3.libraryweb.org/sokolcontest.aspx
Gannon is also a required contest. The deadline for that contest is February 1st! Guidelines are here: http://www.gannon.edu/Academic-Offerings/Humanities-Education-and-Social-Sciences/Undergraduate/English/Poetry-Contest/
There are less grades this quarter, so each assignment you complete is worth more. Please keep that in mind as you move forward.
See me with any questions.
Portfolio Guidelines
· You must include at least 5-7 polished poems in your portfolios (more if you'd like.) I would also like to see evidence of attempts at all other assignments provided in class (see checklist below).
· Organize your work in a way that makes sense... Theme? Dates? Whatever you think!
· Polish each piece and make them as perfect as you can.
Remember: You may have learned something new that you didn’t know at the beginning of the year. Apply those skills!
Reflection- You need to write a reflection (at least two pages) about the marking period, the creative writing process, and your progress:
· Which pieces do you think are your best? Which are your least favorite? Why?
· How did writing help you to appreciate the details of what you have read this marking period? Be sure to be specific when referencing authors and titles.
· What did you most enjoy and least enjoy about the marking period?
· What was the most difficult piece for you to write? Which one did you enjoy the most? Least?
· What did you know about writing before you started this class?
· What new things have you learned about writing? Yourself? Life?
· Grade yourself and explain why you would give that grade.
Due Date 1/22
Assignment Checklist from MP2
Forms
ode
elegy
villanelle
sestina
pantoum
sonnet
haiku/tanka
limerick
ghazal
senryu
carpe diem/epitaph
Other Assignments
Song Assignment/Creative Component
Writing from Rachel McKibbens' visit
Found Poetry
Blackout Poetry
Sokol Entry
Gannon Entry
YEARBOOK ENTRY (e-mail to Grace at gracegorman90@gmail.com)
I think I have covered everything you need to get done. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I forgot anything!
