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Students will write six original poems in six different forms we have studied in class (free verse; blank verse; villanelle; sonnet; haiku; epic; elegy; lyric, etc.) Each poem is worth 24 points (144 pts total). Due Fri., May 3.

Students will choose a specific topic to write a poem about. The students will go through the writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, revising and publishing) to create a poem that contains 4 stanzas with 4 lines in each stanza. The poem will have a consistent rhyme scheme throghout the poem. The student will type their poem and paste it onto a piece of construction paper. On the border around the poem, the student will create symbols that represent their poem.

Evaluation rubric for Harlem Renaissance poem analysis assignment. Students also posted this assignment on Moodle.

Critical review of film seen in class.

Rubric to assess students' ability to construct a critical essay that uses textual evidence to defend an argument

Evaluation Criteria for Weekly Class Team Presentations

Use the APA 6th Ed formatting guidelines for annotated bibliographies. Choose empirical research articles, textbook sources, research publications, and/or online resources.

Rubric for online discussion board forum

A one page summary and critique of an article concerning a current educational trend or issue. Students are required to read the article, summarize the key parts of the article as well as critique the article read.

Criteria and levels for assessing and grading final Senior Seminar paper