Poetry Project
For this assignment, you are the editor of an anthology of a poetry collection of your favorite published poems and your original compositions. Choose a theme for this anthology. Choose only poems that you like and that you feel should be a part of the book. Original poems must be of a variety of styles.
The anthology should be bound in a permanent cover with title page, table of contents, and bibliography. As author and editor, you may wish to autograph it. Each page should be typed, photocopied, or in calligraphy. Illustrations for part or all of the poems are desirable.
Grades:
For a grade of "C" 25 poems, 12 of original composition.
For a grade of "B" 30 poems, 15 of original composition.
For a grade of "A" 35 poems, 20 of original composition.
Poems of original composition - suggested types and contents:
"This is the House That Jack Built", found poems, remake of famous poetry, ( Sample I, Sample II), riddles, shape poems, concrete poems, haiku, sonnet, story, "- ing" poems, songs and jingles, limmericks, acrostics, etc.
QUALITY CONTROL: Your anthology will be judged on the following criteria:
5 points - The anthology will be securely and permanently bound.
5 points - The title page will include the title you have created for the anthology; the subtitle: A Personal Anthology. It must also contain your name, school, grade, and year. It may contain additional information if you choose.
10 points - The table of contents must be clearly organized in a logical pattern. Title, author, and page will be given for each work.
30 points - The preface will introduce your anthology. The preface reflects your thoughts, observations, and/or feelings about the works and the process of writing and choosing them. The preface is a page long. All poems are presented immediately after the preface.
10 points - typed, photocopied, or in calligraphy.
5 points - pages numbered consecutively
10 points - bibliography dilineating your sources will appear at the end of the anthology. The bibliography may be prepared according to formal guidelines, or it may be informal and anecdotal. Either type must be organized alphabetically by author's last names.
5 points - Biographical data may be presented as end notes or footnotes.
20 points - The anthology will include a wide variety of works.