! The final is on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1–3 p.m in BRK 401. It has 2 parts: Part I (worth around 45 points) consists of three essay-type questions on seen poems from p. 56 to the end of the coursebook; Part II (worth about 25 points) expects responses of short and medium length to five questions on an unseen poem. See links for exam help:

• Preparation

  • Writing Exam Essays

  • Pointers for Taking Essay Tests

  • Writing Essay Exams (pdf file)

  • Essay Exam Preparation (pdf file)

• Sample Responses

  • Sample Poetry Question on Kvlividze's poem "In the Metro" (with sample responses)

  • Example of an 'A' Response to an Exam on Wordsworth's "The world is too much with us"

  • Sample Exam Answer

• Reading Strategies

  • TP-CASTT (brief), Poetry Analysis: TP-CASTT (more detailed)

  • Tone and Detailed Explanation of DIDLS

  • S.O.A.P.S. Document Analysis

• Review literary terms

• Review poems

! Tentative Conference Program (download program as Word file)

Thursday, September 11

1.     Does Anger End?: The Warning in Meter and Rhyme Scheme in William Blake’s “The Poison Tree”

11:00 – 11:25 a.m. (BRK 303)

Moderator: Uracha Ajaneeyakul

1.    Pattaraporn Watcharachote, English major

2.     Panyarath Lakeborwornwong, English major

3.     Chatchai Rienthong, English major

2.     Toward Eternity in Sonnet 18: How Shakespeare Gives Life with Words

11:30 – 11:55 a.m. (BRK 303)

Moderator: Panyarath Lakeborwornwong

1.     Suthida Himinkool, minor

2.     Ornrumpa Kanchanomai, minor

3.     Sirirak Tharak, minor

4.     Hathai Ballapapinant, minor

5.     Uracha Ajaneeyakul, minor

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Tuesday, September 16

3.     Poetry Potluck

12:00 – 12:55 p.m. (BRK 303)

Hosted by 2202242 group 3; currently on the menu: (“dreams of the”) bird sandwiches, Bubbles of Life (drink), apples, cake, “helmet” Chinese buns

4.     Life Beyond Words: Atwood's Variations on the Words "Love" and "Sleep"

1:00 – 1:25 a.m. (BRK 303)

Moderator: Hathai Ballapapinant

1.     Atita Uttravanich, communication arts minor

2.     Haruthai Chaisanee, information minor

3.     Apichaya Kotaravivat, information minor

4.     Sutharinee Akeboonyuen, information minor

5.     Ampira Onlaor

5.     Student Poetry Reading

1:30 – 1:55 a.m. (BRK 303)

Student readings of their "Chula Life" poems

! For class on Thursday, September 11, 2008 (see also detailed schedule):

• E-mail me your in-class writing: 1) response to Smith's "Not Waving but Drowning"; 2) practice writing on one of two given topics

• Final paper due (7–10 pp.) beginning of class

• Some writing help:

  • "Some Matters of Form" by Yale University (writing guidelines; pdf file)

  • Writing Prose (handbook on college writing, Yale University; pdf file)

  • Writing about Literature

  • Writing about Poetry (some do's and don'ts)

  • Writing Papers for English and Literature: A Word of Advice (also A Few Things to Remember)

  • The Craft of a Literature Paper

  • Writing a Literature Paper: Guidelines, Suggestions, Strategies

  • What Makes a Good Literature Paper?

  • Guide to Essay Writing (helpful reference, where to start, evidence, argument, what is a good essay)

  • Writing about Literature (elements of the essay, the writing process, the research essay, documentation)

  • Developing an Outline (pdf file)

  • How to Write an Outline

• Some sample papers:

  • "Appearances and Verbal Paradox: Sonnets 129 and 138" by J. Bunselmeyer (accessible on Chula campus computers)

  • "To Know Well" by Jane Smith (Word file)

  • "Revolutionary Ideals in Wordsworth’s 'The Convict'" by Laura Kovick

  • "'Perhaps A Tale You'll Make It': The Movement from Sentiment to Social Awareness and Involvement in Wordsworth's 'Simon Lee'" by Kim Kefalas

  • "Othello: The Tragedy of Human Nature" by Zakia Al-Amin

! For class on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (see also detailed schedule):

• Read coursebook to page 85

• Alan Seeger, "I Have a Rendezvous with Death"

  • Alan Seeger

  • Alan Seeger Class of 1910

  • Alan Seeger (brief intro to poem)

• John Donne, "Death, Be Not Proud" (poem notes)

  • John Donne (brief bio)

  • Death Be Not Proud by John Donne: An Analysis of Donne's Divine Sonnet X

  • Discussion thread on the poem

! Midterm is Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 12–2 p.m. in BRK 303.  There will be two parts: Part I (35 points) covers course material from reading and discussion through allegory and Rossetti's Up-Hill (Coursebook from beginning to page 54). It consists of 3 essay questions that require you to demonstrate your comprehension of course material and your critical, analytical skills in writing that is clear, organized and shows you can synthesize information; Part II (15 points) is on an unseen poem, mostly short-answer.

• Writing Exam Essays

• Example of an 'A' Response to a Mid-Term Exam on Wordsworth's "The world is too much with us"

• Sample Exam Answer

• Pointers for Taking Essay Tests

• Writing Essay Exams (pdf file)

• Essay Exam Preparation (pdf file)

• Review literary terms

! Discussion of Assignment 2 on Carl Sandburg's poem. (Word file of Assignment 2)

! For Thursday, July 10, 2008 (see also detailed schedule):

• E-mail me your reading response on "To Have and/or Have Not"; choose one poem from the coursebook to focus on unless you want to compare/contrast several poems

• E-mail me your "Chula Life" poem

! E-mail me your Tuesday, June 24, 2008 childhood poem

! E-mail me your Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in-class writing on Atwood's "Dreams of the Animals"

! E-mail me your Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in-class writing:

• Your studying methods: describe what you do when you are reading poems for this class; list all your steps

• Response to Collins' "Introduction to Poetry": Are his last five lines true? Are they an accurate description of how you treat a poem?

Detailed Schedule (Group 3)

Class Time and Location: T 12–2, Th 11–12 (BRK 303)

Texts: Coursebook (includes about 40 poems, reading questions, and key literary terms) and handouts

Requirements and Expectations

• Attendance and Participation: Discussion of the poems and reading materials will be a big part of this class and you are encouraged to express your opinions, share observations and ask questions. This is an important way to learn and increase your understanding about poetry. Use this opportunity in class to expand your perspectives!

• Student Presentations: Each of you will be presenting twice.

Syllabus (Word file; see last year's syllabus)

Blackboard Academic Suite for Group 3

• How to Read a Poem (Linda Sue Grimes shows how not all meanings work in interpreting/reading a poem)

• Basics of reading and writing about poetry (imagery and metaphorical language, common missteps in analysis, rhyme and musicality, etc.)

• Undergraduate Guide for Studying Literature (How well do you understand what you have read?, keeping a reading journal, critical terms for discussing literature, guidelines for writing essays, what the grade on your essay means, what to do with your marked essay, marking symbols and abbreviations; also has downloadable pdf file)

• Literary Resources on the Net

• Analyzing Poetry (pdf file)

More poetry links and references...

• "Help Me, O Heavenly Muse" by Edward Hirsch (What is poetry?)

• Hollander, John.  Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse.  Enl. ed.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989.

• Lennard, John.  The Poetry Handbook: A Guide to Reading Poetry for Pleasure and Practical Criticism.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

• Strand, Mark, and Eavan Boland, eds.  The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms.  New York: W. W. Norton, 2000.

• The Poetry Society of America

• Poetry International Web

• The Poetry Foundation

• Like Waiting for April (blog with tons of poems by a great variety of authors)

• The Academy of American Poets (poets, poems, audio, essays, interviews, reading recommendations, on writing)

• The Poetry Archive (poets, poems, historic recordings, guided tours, resources)

  • The Poetry Archive: For Students (poet in residence blog where you can write in comments and questions, other poetry websites, how to get the best of the archive, listening to poetry, historic recordings)

• Representative Poetry On-line (wonderful resource site, includes poets, poems, timeline, glossary, bibliography, and more)

• Poetry Out Loud (video [11:40 min.], sound clips, and photo gallery of the 2006 national finalists; the video captures wonderfully the atmosphere of the competition with comments about what poetry means to the different contestants)

• Favorite Poem Project (interesting video collection of Americans reading and talking about their favorite poem and a bit about themselves)

• What Is Plagiarism? (friendly explanation of plagiarism with examples from Georgetown University; make sure you read the entire article; you  will be severely penalized for plagiarism in this class)

• Writing Prose (handbook on college writing, Yale University; pdf file)

• The UVic Writer's Guide (well-organized, easy to follow guide with examples)

• The OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Lab, includes the writing process, grammar and mechanics, literary analysis and criticism, writing about poetry)

• How to Evaluate the Information Sources You Find

• Basic Steps in Writing a Literature Paper

• Citation Styles Handbook: MLA

• MLA Style FAQ

• Paper Guidelines 1 and 2

• Literary Criticism: Principles

• Model Criticism (some essays by F. R. Leavis; a couple of obsolete links)

Abrams, M. H.  A Glossary of Literary Terms.  8th ed.  Boston: Thomson, 2005.

Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  6th ed.  New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. (library has 5th ed.)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.  11th ed.  Springfield, MA: Mirriam-Webster, 2003.

The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics.  Eds. Alex Preminger, Terry V. F. Brogan, and Frank J. Warnke.  Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1993.

Oxford English Dictionary.  2nd ed.  20 vols.  Oxford: Oxford UP, 1989.

Roget's International Thesaurus.  6th ed.  Ed. Barbara Ann Kipfer.  New York: Harper, 2001. (library has 3rd ed.)