All Kinds of Editing for the Poetry Paragraph

You’ll need a title for the paragraph. It should be something that’s important to your thesis, like the theme. You should use Times New Roman, 12 point font, and double spaced lines.

1) You need a strong topic sentence:

Include the names of both poet and poem AND artist and painting Include the theme, what you’ll be proving/asserting (your thesis), and a qualifying clause.

2) You’ll need an embedded direct quote from the poem that proves your thesis. You’ll also need to cite line or stanza numbers.

3) You’ll next need to write 2 sentences that comment on how or why your chosen quote proves your thesis.

4) Now it’s time to describe the painting and how it proves your thesis.

5) Next is two sentences that comment on how or why the things you’ve said about the painting prove your thesis.

6) Finally, write a concluding sentence that sums up your investigation of the thesis and how it’s reflected in both poem and painting. Poetry Paragraph Editing Checklist

Times New Roman font Yes No 12 point font Yes No Double spaced Yes No Title? Yes No

Topic sentence with poet and artist names? Yes No Topic sentence with titles of both pieces? Yes No Topic sentence describes theme? Yes No Topic sentence asserts something? Yes No Topic sentence has a qualifying clause? Yes No 1st CD sentence has a quote? Yes No Quote is embedded? Yes No Poem lines are cited? Yes No Quote proves the assertion? Yes No 2 sentences that comment on how/why your quote proves the thesis? Yes No 2nd CD sentence describes painting? Yes No The description proves/adds to your thesis? Yes No 2 sentences that comment on how/why your description proves/adds to your thesis? Yes No Concluding sentence that sums up your investigation/thesis of poem and painting? Yes No