Thursday

Here is the official scoring guide for the first deadline:

Draft 1 of Grade 3: The Explication

On time, neat	Yes 20	Slovenly 10	No 0
Good, strong attempt	Yes 40	Some effort visible 30	Slapped out a few minutes ago 20	No 0
Two or three valid, reliable, published, scholarly critics	Yes, with response to their ideas cooking 20	One critic, with some response 15	Unreliable critics just googled up 10	No 0
Discussion	You have clear questions, opinions, and a path 20	You have a vague path and vague questions but some engagement 15	You have listlessly fulfilled what’s required 10	It’s not clear you have read the whole poem from your discussion 0

Wednesday

The first deadline looms! Be sure you have read some critics that you can tell me all about.

The draft will be scored like this:
20% Is it on time, in class, neatly written or typed? (preferably, typed?)
40% Have you made a good, strong attempt?
20% Have you read two or three critics on the poem? Tell me about them.
20% Talk about the poem. Are your questions prepared? Do you have a clear view of the poem?

Monday

Whew. A breather day! Keep your eyes on the prize: First deadline is Grade 3, Draft 1 on March 31.

The next deadline is April 7, when you will need to have completed a draft on the whole poem and have at least two sources involved. That's Grade 3, Draft 2.

Then April 21, with a third draft that responds to my feedback: Grade 3, Draft 3.

Shortly after, on April 23, you must present your study guides and perform your oral presentation on the material. That's all parts of Grade 1.

April 28 is the last day you may perform your memorization. You may perform this memorization at any point up until that day.

April 30: Final of Grade 3 with all of my marks addressed.

Exam Paper 1: May 5, morning
Exam Paper 2: May 6, afternoon

Wednesday/Thursday

A-day, those who have not already chosen steer clear of Tennyson; we have enough of him already. The cap is four per poet with ONE five. Tennyson already has four. We need some Keats in particular.

Also peruse and choose your explication poem and your memorization poem. Each work should be from a different poet.

Monday/Tuesday

Here are the poems. Make a priority list for you and your partner to choose up when you arrive in class Wednesday/Thursday.

The poetry pack is permanently linked in the list to the right, "Handy Dandy Links."

Thursday/Friday

Prepare to teach your poem in a 10-15 minute time slot Monday/Tuesday.

Review this assignment and comment below if you see problems or discrepancies.