English IV AP Group Poetry Presentations

Quiz Grade
Who?

Groups of three to four classmates

What?

Each group will be responsible for teaching one of the chapters

in the Perrine textbook along with the specified poem from the
chapter. Questions about all poems will appear on a cumulative
test that each student will be required to take for a major grade
on the sixth six weeks.

How?

Once groups are in place, poems and presentation days will be

selected at random. Students will have minimal time to work on
this assignment in class, so obviously arrangements will have to
be made for lesson planning meetings outside of class. Each
group will be expected to present a 10-15 minute mini-lesson
about the chapter and on their poem that will consist of the
following:
1. Each teaching group is to annotate thoroughly (TPCASTT) a
copy of the assigned poem from their chapter. The group is
responsible for copying their annotated poem for the class by the
day of the presentation.
2. Additionally, the group will type a one-page (double-spaced,
Times New Roman, 12pt.) analysis of the poem explaining how
the poet uses the literary devices of their chapterin addition to
any others noted by the group--to inform their teaching/close
reading of the poem with the class to reveal his theme. These
teaching notes will be submitted at the end of the presentation
and uploaded on Turnitin.com with a less than 10% similarity
score.
3. The group is expected to read the poem aloud and summarize
how the focal element(s) are used in poetry (as shown in the
chapter), followed by explanation/discussion of the annotations
and how the elements marked connect with the theme.
4. An accompanying visual presentation (i.e. Prezi, powerpoint, or
Google Presentation) that includes poets background, as well as
information about the poem that your group will discuss (focal
elements of the chapter and how they are conveyed in the poem).
Share your electronic presentation with Mrs. Sharp via Google or
e-mail the day before the presentation or points will be deducted.

5. Time allotted for effectively addressing any questions your

classmates might have.
Breakdown of Textbook Chapters: On page 631 of the Perrines Sound
and Sense textbook the first section on poetry begins, which is itself
broken down into chapters. The chapters listed below refer to chapters
within this section (thus starting on page 631):
1. Denotation and Connotation: Chapter 3, pp. 674-688;
Naming of Parts pg. 680
2. Imagery Chapter 4, pp. 689-703; Living in Sin pg. 696
3. Allusion: Chapter 8, pages 772-784; On His Blindness pg.
777
4. Meaning and Idea: Ch. 9, pp. 785-799; Stopping by Woods on
a Snowy Evening pg. 787
5. Tone: Ch. 10, pages 800-817; Crossing the Bar pg. 807
6. Rhythm and Meter: Ch. 12, pages 835-861; Porphyrias
Lover pg. 857
7. Sound and Meaning: Ch. 13, pages 862-880; Anthem for
Doomed Youth pg. 873
8. Pattern: Ch. 14, pages 881-901; Do Not Go Gentle into That
Good Night pg. 887