Due: December 5, 2016
Group TPCASTT Analysis-- Fireside Poets
You will work as a team to analyze a poem by one of the great Fireside Poets. 1. Pick a poet (tell Mrs. Peden -- first come, first served) a. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow d. John Greenleaf Whittier b. Oliver Wendell Holmes e. James Russell Lowell c. William Cullen Bryant 2. Pick a poem (minimum of 20 lines) by that poet. 3. Complete the artifacts below
Artifacts 1. Complete the TPCASTT as a group via GoogleDocs and share it with me. Make sure EVERYONE’s name is on the document. Answer all questions using complete sentences. 2. Create a slide with poet’s biographical information on it. Include a picture. Share your slide with me. 3. Create an artistic representation of the poem (poster, diorama, model, movie, skit, etc.). It may NOT be submitted on copy paper or notebook paper. Bring your representation on Monday, December 5th. 4. Answer the question: how does your poem reflect the values/characteristics of American Romanticism?
Names:______Group Leader:______*The artifacts will be submitted TOGETHER using the group leader’s Henry County Gmail account. They must be shared with me BEFORE class starts so as to aid with presentations.
Rubric: COLLABORATION (Peer survey)...... ____/25 ● Did ALL members of the team work together? COMPLETED TPCASTT (using complete sentences)...... ____/25 ● Correctness ● Depth of analysis PRESENTATION………………………………………………………………..____/50 1. Present your biographical information slide to the class. Include pictures, but keep it simple (10 points). a. CITE your sources! b. Is it: Visually appealing? Correct? Informational? 2. Read the poem to the class (10 points). a. Speak loud and clear. b. Don’t be boring. c. Extra credit for memorization. 3. Explain/teach the poem to the class (10 points). a. What is it about? b. What did you like most about it? “NOTHING” is not an answer. 4. Present your artistic representation of the poem (10 points). a. Poster, diorama, model, movie, etc. b. NOT on copy paper or notebook paper 5. Answer the question: How does your poem reflect the values/characteristics of American Romanticism? (10 points)