Description
For this essay, you must select a poem from our textbook, The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Volume 1, and perform a detailed analysis of it in the context of Modernism and the poet’s approach to this poetic movement. Your goal is to persuade your readers (the class) of your interpretation of the poem through a detailed analysis of the poet’s strategies in the poem, in the context of how that poet approaches Modernism.Guidelines
The final paper should be about 750 words long in MLA format (about 3 pages long, typed, double-spaced, with 1” margins, and a 12-point font). Any use of sources must be documented in MLA format, including a works cited page for the primary works and any research you cite.A 1-page proposal is due on Thursday, September 19. In this proposal, identify the poem and poet you wish to write about and offer a brief description of how you see that poet's approach to Modernism.
The essay is due on Monday, October 28 via ASULearn.
Assessment
As stated in the syllabus:This course will practice labor-based grading (aka ungrading), which means that the focus will be detracted from grades and refocused on doing high quality work in a timely manner and receiving substantive feedback. Each assignment will have clearly stated criteria for earning a grade at the A level and I will assess that this criteria has been met, offer feedback for improvement, and a grade within that range.
The A-level criteria for this essay are the following:
- Fulfilling all the assignment parameters as described above, including meeting the deadline.
- Having a thesis statement that offers an interpretation of the poem and is informed by the poet’s approach to Modernism.
- The thesis is proven in the essay through detailed analysis of the poem (informed by but beyond close reading) and research on the poet and their poetics.
- The essay is well organized, edited, and documented.
Policy on AI
For this assignment, the goal is to get you to think deeply about the poem in the context of the poet's own approach to Modernism and to express it in writing. Before you consider using AI for this assignment, I want you to read the MLA Student Guide to AI Literacy and think carefully about how AI can assist you in ways that don't impede your learning.The specific learning outcomes for this assignment are to:
- Formulate an interpretation of what a poet sought to communicate with a poem.
- Explain how that poet approaches Modernism and how that manifests in the poem.
- Analyze their use of poetic techniques to achieve their goals with the poem.
- Develop your writing skills by expressing these ideas in an organized essay that supports its claims with examples from the poem and detailed analysis, and cites relevant secondary sources.