Requirements

POETRY AND YOUR CAPSTONE

Complete the poetry test to the best of your ability.

As we go over the answers as a class, correct your work. Put a star next to the items that were incorrect.

These are common poetry terms that you should be using when analyzing poetry.

REVIEW “TEST”

You need to fi nd 3 poems that are related to you topic.The poems can be of any length, style, genre or time

period.When you fi nd each poem, PRINT (or photocopy) a copy

and write down the source from which you took it (website, book, etc.)

Complete a TPCASTT for each of your 3 poems and write a response paragraph for each one

Include your 3 poems, the TPCASTT forms and the additional paragraphs (typed) in your fi nal portfolio

Post at least one of you poems on your blog with a short response (3-5 sentences)

Feel free to post all 3 poems to your blog – just make sure to have the 3-5 sentence response to go along with it.

REQUIREMENTS

I am doing Censorship for my blog.The three poems I found are:

“Rain” by Billy Collins A poem about the dangers of censorship

“Howl” by Allen Ginsberg This poem was the subject of an “obscenity trial” after it was

initially published and frequently is banned/censored for its use of obscene language and mature themes

“Origins” by Austin Kleon Kleon creates poetry through censorship – using newspapers

and a sharpie

EXAMPLE

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“RAIN” –BILLY COLLINS

T - titleP - paraphraseC - connotationA - attitudeS - shiftT - themeT - title

Complete a TPCASTT for “Rain” by Billy Collins

On a separate sheet of paper, write a 5-7 sentence paragraph in response to this question:How does this poem relate to the overall topic of the capstone (Censorship)? Choose at least 2 images from the poem that stand out to you and explain why they are important.

AS A CLASS

Copy of Poem

IN YOUR PORTFOLIO

TPCASTT Form Paragraph Response

Include a brief paragraph response to the poem along with the full text of the poem.

http://michelearkocapstoneproject.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/rain-by-billy-collins/

ON YOUR BLOG

Here is a poem about social networking: A generat ion where conversat ions are rare ly he ld by

word o f mouthBut what do you expect?Computers b lock the path f rom one person to the nextDis tance i s no match for these mach inesEach o f us has been in fected by the d iseaseFr iend requests over f r iendsh ipsGain ing fo l lowers i s a l l that mattersHey, h i , how are youIgnorance i s b l i ss“K” i s not a word“Love you!” but do I?Meaning h ides behind the pr int on the screenNo fee l ing , no express ionOur in tent ions are a l l masked Post a fter post , no one can s top readingQueen o f the wor ld , the Internet re ignsRespect o f pr ivacy? Of o thers?Socia l network ing has no mercyThoughts un leashed, consequences forgottenUnder 140 characters i s a l l i t takesVul tures c law at the keyboard , prey ing on those who are d iff erent Words are the u l t imate woundX-rays don ' t show s ign o f th is k ind o f damageYou might not rea l i ze the eff ects o f your next s tatusZero characters remain ing; maybe you should rephrase that

- Posted on TeenInk.com by user AngRodr ig

ONE MORE PRACTICE ROUND

1. Complete a TPCASTT2. Write a paragraph response (5-7 sentences) to the following question:

What does this poem say about social networking? Identify 2-3 images that stand out and explain why they are important to the poem.

Being working on the TPCASTT forms for your 3 poems.

Once you have completed the TPCASTT forms, write the paragraph responses (these do need to be typed for your portfolio).

ON YOUR OWN