Link to poetry genre choices
Annotated Works Cited: Each student exchanged his/her work with a colleague. The instructor showed students how the AWC page should look by having students work with the Lester text. Corrections were made on each paper and returned. Next week in class, we will again correct them, but the paper will be handed in for a grade. In addition, students will need to bring the corrections that their colleague did for their paper (so their colleague can get credit).
Students are to add a minimum of three sources to this Annotated Works Cited. The new sources should be highlighted.
Next we discussed the poetry assignment, which is the Poetry Roundtable. The Roundtables will start in March. Students had been shown the poets.org site and were asked to read two pages of Forms & Techniques and also Schools & Movements. We put student choices on a table. Students will then begin researching for their roundtable.
Students who did not have their choice ready today can go to the document and add it. Students should try to have this done by Tuesday.
In addition, the instructor showed students where to find databases (literary criticism) that will help them with this assignment.
We discussed thesis statements. Students are to formulate a tentative working thesis statement and three points, which will be turned in next week. Select a paper arrangement from Lester, Ch. 1, Section 1c "Using Your Thesis to Chart the Direction of your Research." Bring in approximately 1/2 page (print 2 copies, one for the instructor and one for you) with the working thesis and the issues, consequences, interpretations, or comparisons).
Next we learned about introductory phrase commas. We went over material provided by the instructor and did exercises in class at the computer.
1. Correct AWC. Add minimum of three new sources and highlight the new sources. Turn in with corrected version.
2. Obtain literary criticism for your poetry genre. Make a selection of a poet and poem. Find literary criticism for the poem if you can.
3. Write tentative working thesis and three points.
4. Read Ch. 3 in Lester, "Gathering Sources Online."
