Here is the complete set of assignments for the first five weeks:
English 5 IB, Q1, Weeks 1-5
J. Koon, instructor
The first set of assignments
consists of a drafted writing piece (an explication of a John Donne poem), a
performance piece (a memorized recitation of a separate Donne poem), and an
imaginative interpretation of a third Donne poem. For the third piece (the
imaginative interpretation), students may pair or form groups of three.
First, students should prioritize
their choices from the Donne packet of poems posted on my website. I will
attempt to spread the assignments for maximum exposure for each poem, so
students might not get their first choices for all three assignments. Have
these choices prioritized by class on August 30 for B-day and September 3 for
A-day.
On September 9/10, two assignments
come due: students should perform their memorized recitations, and they should
submit a draft of an explication covering at least the first five lines of
their assigned poem. I will mark the explication drafts and return them.
Students then should explicate the remainder of the poem to the best of their
abilities, address all comments and suggestions from me, and turn in a typed,
MLA-formatted draft attached to all previous explication work. I will mark again and return them. Students
then revise as instructed to the final, which is due attached to all previous
explication work on September 23/24. Students MUST submit preliminary drafts
before the subsequent ones. They must follow that process to receive credit.
There is no rubric: students are finished when they have done as instructed.
On September 19/20, students should
present their imaginative interpretations of a third Donne poem. The poem
should be presented in its entirety as at least a soundtrack to the interpretation.
Students may create video, Powerpoints, Prezis, musical scores, paintings,
dances, or other creations I have not thought of. Students should be prepared
to discuss their interpretive choices after the presentations.
September 9/10 *First draft (five lines)
explication (Drafted essays)
*Recitation
performance (Performance task)
September 16/17 *Entire poem explicated in MLA style (Drafted
essays)
September 19/20 *Imaginative interpretation project
(Project)
September 23/24 *Explication final (Drafted essays)