Final Project:
Blog Analysis & Sharing of Slam Poems After your social studies "Fishbowl Discussion," upload your group's slam poem to the ELA blog (http://gainingequality.edublogs.org/). For two days in class, you will read and analyze your peers' slam poems. This will be similar to the practice blog activity you complete with the Historical Biopoems. In your written analyses, focus on the effect of literary elements on the poem's theme and overall poignancy. You are to approach your classmates’ work with an analytical – not critical – eye, assessing your peers’ poems in terms of the literary elements, NOT on whether or not you liked or disliked the poem. |
History Topic Correlations:
1. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896):
President Barack Obama and the Tea Party
2. Jim Crow South:
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina
3. Brown v. Board of Education & Little Rock Nine (1954)
Celebrities: Paula Deen, Jonathon Martin & Richie Incognito, and Don Imus
4. Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience (Protests, Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides):
Howard University "Am I Suspicious?" Campaign
5. Fifteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (Poll taxes, Literacy tests, Grandfather clause):
North Carolina's End-of-Early-Voting Law
1. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896):
President Barack Obama and the Tea Party
2. Jim Crow South:
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina
3. Brown v. Board of Education & Little Rock Nine (1954)
Celebrities: Paula Deen, Jonathon Martin & Richie Incognito, and Don Imus
4. Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience (Protests, Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides):
Howard University "Am I Suspicious?" Campaign
5. Fifteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (Poll taxes, Literacy tests, Grandfather clause):
North Carolina's End-of-Early-Voting Law
Requirements:
Day 1: In-Class Essay Analysis of 1 Peer Slam Poem
- Pick one group's poem (not your own).
- In a four paragraph essay, include an introduction, conclusion, and two body paragraphs.
- The introduction should include a brief summary of the slam poem.
- Each body paragraph should focus on the effect of a specific literary element.
- Type your essay on a Microsoft Word Document. When finished, paste it into the comment section of the slam poem.
Day 2: In-Class Comments on 2 Peer Slam Poem Essay Analyses
- Read your peers' responses to your group's slam poem. Comment on one of them.
- Chose one essay slam poem analyses to comment on. Add your own insights and comment on what has already been said about the poem. These extension analyses can be more informal than the first day's assignment, so an explicit introduction and conclusion is unnecessary. They must be at least one well-developed paragraph.
Day 1: In-Class Essay Analysis of 1 Peer Slam Poem
- Pick one group's poem (not your own).
- In a four paragraph essay, include an introduction, conclusion, and two body paragraphs.
- The introduction should include a brief summary of the slam poem.
- Each body paragraph should focus on the effect of a specific literary element.
- Type your essay on a Microsoft Word Document. When finished, paste it into the comment section of the slam poem.
Day 2: In-Class Comments on 2 Peer Slam Poem Essay Analyses
- Read your peers' responses to your group's slam poem. Comment on one of them.
- Chose one essay slam poem analyses to comment on. Add your own insights and comment on what has already been said about the poem. These extension analyses can be more informal than the first day's assignment, so an explicit introduction and conclusion is unnecessary. They must be at least one well-developed paragraph.
http://gainingequality.edublogs.org/