Alternate Assignment 1.4 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Step 1:   Before you begin, examine the rubric to see how your assignment will be assessed.

Step 2:   Read Simon’s Alternate Assignment 1.4 Whose Line Is It Anyway? example assignment.  Notice the rubric is included so you can see how he was assessed.

Step 3:   Choose a poem or song from this approved list.

NOTE:  Links are provided (where possible) so you can see and/or hear these poems performed by the original poets or by others.

Step 4:   Read and study the text of the poem or song.

Step 5:   View the performance of the poem or song.

Step 6:   To help you complete this assignment, review what you learned about poetic techniques earlier in this module in the following tutorials.  Refer to these tutorials as you complete this assignment.

Understanding Poetry Tutorial
Figuring Out Figurative Language Tutorial

Step 7:   Download the following Alternate Assignment 1.4 chart (in Word, Google doc, or PDF).  You will be prompted to hand in this chart with your poem for assessment in a later step of this assignment.

Step 8:   Complete your chart.

Step 9:   In the next portion of the assignment, you will compose own poem or song, modeling it after the poem you just analyzed in your chart.  Your own 10-line poem or song should contain these same elements as the original:

• theme
• tone
• three poetic techniques

NOTE:  Here’s another option.  If you find it difficult to write an original poem, write a new stanza for the poem or song you analyzed in Step 6.  If you need assistance with this assignment, click on the apple icon at the top right of your screen for your teacher’s contact information.

Step 10:   Before you write your own poem for assignment 1.4, watch this video of Edmonton poet Mary Pinkoski talking about the process she went through while writing her performance poem entitled “Momentum.”  What strategies does she use that might help you in your own poem writing process?

Step 11:   Save your completed analysis chart AND poem in the following way:  Your Full Name Alternate Assignment 1.4:  Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Step 12:  Submit your assignment for assessment on this page.