Poetry Paper: Due in class on September 23
To recap what was discussed in class:
MLA formatted (includes citing lines of poetry correctly)
2-3 pages (this means at least 2 full pages, not 1.75 pages)
Use of at least one academic source
I will hand the paper back to you without reading it if the above criteria are not met.
Step 1: Choose a poem from a poet we covered in class (Silverstein, Williams, Frost, Cummings, Whitman, Bradstreet, Hughes). It can be any poem, but I want to see at least one academic source in your paper, so make sure it’s a poem that has some substance to it.
Step 2: Read the poem.
Step 3: Read the poem again and annotate as you read.
Step 4: Brainstorm your ideas about the poem and your annotations.
Step 5: Organize your ideas into a single topic about which you will write.
Step 6: Research your ideas to find what others have to say. Choose at least one source that will support what you say.
Step 7: Write a rough draft.
Step 8: Take a day off. This time away will give you a fresh perspective for when you edit your paper.
Step 9: Edit your rough draft. This process is more than simply checking grammar and spelling. Check thesis, organization, development, conclusion, use of academic source(s), Works Cited page, etc.
Step 10: Proofread by reading your paper out loud. Fix the mistakes.
Step 11: Print and bring to class on September 23.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
BY ROBERT FROST
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sounds the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
