Here is the essay I had my students complete as a final evaluation of our poetry unit.
FINAL POETRY ESSAY
Name: _________________________________________________ Period: __________
Due Date: __________________________________________________________
Write an essay analyzing any of the poems that are on your worksheet that we have NOT studied in class.
Example:
- Paragraph one
Introduction--Which poem will you be writing about and who is the author?
What 3 parts of the poem will you be discussing?
- Paragraph two
Give me a DETAILED summary of the poem that you have studied. It should be in your own words and tell about all of the aspects of the poem. Make sure you understand what you read.
- Paragraph three
Give me 7-10 examples from your poem of literary elements that are in your poem. Remember your little half-sheet tells you how to write about literary elements.
- Paragraph four
What impact did this poem have on you. What did you learn? Realize? Feel? Understand?
- Paragraph five
Conclusion
Include the same information from paragraph one but in different words.
Things you need to include:
- A cover page
- 5 typed, double spaced, Times Roman, 12 pt. font paragraphs
- A typed copy of the poem
- 5 vocabulary words
- Grade sheet
Essay Final Grade: ______/150
