Homework: Contemporary Poetry
Instructions: As a group, select one of the contemporary poems and sign up on the attached spreadsheet. Only one group per poem. Then prepare the following presentation using Google Slides.
1. Slide 1: Title Slide with a creative title for your presentation, the title of the poem and poet, the full names of all group members, and your group number.
2. Slide 2: The background of the poet
3. Slide 3: A summary of the poem in your own words
4. Slide 4: Which of the "Common Topics in Native Literature" does this poem address? What does the speaker want you to understand about this/these topic(s) (speaker's message or theme of poem)?
5. Slide 5: Big Picture: What is being dramatized? Who is the speaker? What happens in the poem? When does the action occur? Where is the speaker? Why does the speaker feel compelled to speak at this moment?
6. Slide 6: Design: Describe the form (type of poem/shape/structure). How is the message rhetorically or poetically conveyed? How are the lines structured? Describe the diction choices.
7. Slide 7: Patterns: What patterns do you notice rhetorically/poetically, rhyme, sound, visual (imagery), rhythm, and/or meter
8. Slide 8: Write a thesis statement about this poem.
9. Slide 9: Ask 3 discussion questions about this poem that your classmates can answer. These questions should ask students to analyze the poem and be open ended.
10. Slide 10: outside references
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.