Poetry Assignment

Over the course of the third unit, Facing Adult Situations, you will be expected to produce a short poetry portfolio of 3-4 poems inspired by the formats used in The Surrender Tree and Bronx Masquerade. The poems should explore either the format of telling a story across the poems or personal poems about struggles in the students' lives. Each poem should be posted as a new entry on the blog that you will create in class. This assignment will be evaluated based on the relevance that the poems have to the unit's material and on how much effort and creativity was put into the assignment. Punctuation and spelling will not be neglected, so pay close attention to the details and feel free to post several drafts before committing to your final products.