2nd Semester English II Pre-AP A-Day

6th 6 Weeks English II Pre-AP A Day


6th 6 Weeks English II Pre-AP A Day

April 21 Library
April 23 Library
April 25 Begin Poetry Notebook
Tennyson CR

April 29 Fireside Poets
Holmes CR
May 1 Fireside Poets
Bryant CR

May 5 19th Century Poets
Dickinson CR
Terms Test
May 7 19th Century Poets
Whitman CR
Poe CR
May 9 20th Century Men
Masters CR
Frost CR

May 13 20th Century Women
Parker CR
May 15 Black Poets
Hughes CR

May 19 Write Track Lab
May 21 Write Track Lab
May 23 (A) Poetry Notebooks Due

May 28 Poetry Presentations
May 30 Poetry Presentations

Poetry Presentations are oral presentations over the poet chosen for the notebook. Visuals are very good as is audio enhancement. The student is to tell about the poet’s background, read several poems by that poet. The presentation should be entertaining. If more than one student within the class has chosen a particular poet, then they may work as a group if they would like to do so. This presentation should reflect a group effort. Any materials needed for the presentation should be duplicated as notebook will have already been turned in to be graded.



Poetry Notebook
Due May 23

Poetry notebooks must focus on a published poet. This notebook will be a double major grade for the 6th 6 weeks. Three-ring binders or scrapbooks are good to use for the notebooks. Do not use a spiral or a paper folder .

For a maximum grade of B (up to an 89), the notebook should include:

I. The notebook cover should be decorated
II. A title page included
II Section I should contain:
1. A table of contents to begin the section.
2. All poems and papers on poems used with this project.
3. Each poem or series of poems should be illustrated

II. Section II should contain:

1. A picture of the poet on a division page.
2. A table of contents for this section.
3. A one-page (minimum), typed paper over the background and works of the chosen poet with parenthetical references and a Works Cited page. See
4. All notebooks should include five (5) poems by the poet chosen. Each poem included in the notebook should
a. Have a copy of the poem itself rewritten--or copied--or off the net.
b. Be illustrated or decorated in some manner
c. Be explicated using the form given. If typed on the computer, the format should be followed.

For an A (up to a 100), students may include:

Five (5) more poems by the chosen poet. These are to follow the same procedures as 4 above and may be included in that section.
OR
Memorize 50 lines of poetry by the same poet and say them poem at a time to the class. A copy of the poem must be presented when memory work is done and this copy included in Section II.

Another section may be completed for a total grade of 110:

The content of this section will be determined between the student and teacher as to what would be included in this section and could include songwriters or other poets, including the student’s own work but must follow all of the guidelines for the chosen poet.