Welcome to our Poetry Unit!
D.R.I.F.T. Analysis Assignment DUE DATES:
ENG3UI-05 (E Block) – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th
ENG3UI-02 (B Block) – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th
Click on the link below for access to the assignment sheet:
ENG3UI DRIFT Analysis Assignment
DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE AN ORIGINAL IMAGE WITH YOUR FINAL ASSIGNMENT!
Click on the link below for access to the assignment EXEMPLAR!
(This exemplar is based on the conversations that we had together in class about Sylvia Plath’s poem “Cinderella.” Thank you for all of your contributions and amazing ideas. You get all of the credit for interpreting and analyzing the poem. I simply did my best to string your thoughts together into an example of how to complete this assignment. I hope that it helps!)
ENG3UI DRIFT Analysis Assignment Exemplar (Cinderella – Sylvia Plath)
IMPORTANT: Additional Assignment Instructions from Mrs. C
1. You are expected to use a formal writing voice for this assignment.
2. Your Introductory Statement should include your main argument (thesis) about the poem you have selected.
3. Each of the D.R.I.F.T. analysis paragraphs is an opportunity for you to prove you main thesis and argument. Be sure to include at least one quotation / example in each paragraph in order to strengthen your argument.
4. DON’T FLOAT THE QUOTE! All of your quotations should be well integrated into your writing.
5. For further information on formatting and structure, please refer to the ENG3UI DRIFT Analysis Assignment EXEMPLAR (inspired by our in-class discussion and your great ideas).
Please click on the links below for access to the D.R.I.F.T. and “How to Read a Poem” hand-outs:
Click below for our Literary Devices Review Sheet:
ENG 3UI Literary Devices Review Sheet
Click on the link below to access your “My Life In Literary Terms” assignment:
My Life in Literary Terms – Poetry Assignment
Click on the link below for an exemplar of how to complete the written portion of the assignment (all credit goes to Ms. Urquhart for the amazing poem she wrote!):
The Life of an English Teacher in Literary Terms
Click on the link below to examine our “What is Poetry?” Power Point introduction:
A LIST OF POEMS THAT WE ARE READING & DISCUSSING TOGETHER IN CLASS:
“Holy Sonnet 10″ by: John Donne (p. 222 Viewpoints 11)
“Out, Out-” by: Robert Frost (p. 268 Viewpoints 11)
“My Song” by: Rabindranath Tagore (p. 239 Viewpoints 11)
“You Walked Gently Towards Me” by: Ben Okri (p. 241 Viewpoints 11)
“Ode to Autumn” by: John Keats (p. 230 Viewpoints 11)
“Ode to My Socks” by: Pablo Neruda (p. 252 Viewpoints 11)
“Ode to the Dinosaurs” by: Bob Newman (link below)
Ode to the Dinosaurs (Bob Newman)
“Home Movies: A Sort of Ode” by: Mary Jo Salter (link below)
Home Movies – A Sort of Ode (Mary Jo Salter)
“Cinderella” by: Sylvia Plath (link below)
“Turtle” by: Kay Ryan (link below)
“The Lesson” by: Maya Angelou (link below)