LIT 3030 Studies in Poetry
Tentative TR Course Schedule
Spring 2011
NOTE: This schedule may change as needed. Your presence in class ensures correct assignments
Week 1
T 3/8 Introduction to Course; Review Syllabus and Text;
Discuss Reading Critically & Discuss Reading Journal;
Discuss Letter Poem Project
Read, discuss, and analyze a poem:
Handout & Sexton's "Wanting to Die"
For Next Time: - Create your account at Engrade.
- Create your account at turnitin.com
- Set up journal using electronic portfolio set-up
instructions; bring web address to class on Thursday
- Read "Introduction: Reading Imaginative Literature, 1-16" and
pp. 19-40 of "Reading Poetry.
- Complete Reading Journal entry #1 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to
space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
R 3/10 The Writing Process, Purpose, and Audience; Respond to
partner's journal entry.
For Next Time:
- Read pp. 41-57 and "Writing About Poetry," 58-66.
- Read Chapter 3: Word Choice, Word Order, & Tone
- Review these poetry terms & watch poetry terms video.
- Complete Reading Journal #2 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
Week 2
T 3/15 What is "Voice?"; Discuss voice in writing, tone, and mood;
Respond to partner's journal entry.
For Next time:
- Read Chapter 4: Images
- Complete Reading Journal #3 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
R 3/17 The importance of the image; Respond to partner's journal
Discuss the importance of Image.
For Next time:
- Read Chapter 5: Figures of Speech
- Complete Reading Journal #4 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
Week 3
T 3/22 Preview Poetry Writing Exercise (Starbuck's poem and/or Golf Course
Poem; Fieldtrip & Poetry Writing Exercise
For Next Time:
- Revise poem and post to journal (This is considered
beginning of the letter poem project);
- Read Chapter 24: An Album of World Literature & complete
Reading Journal entry #5
R 3/24 Invention Work for Essay 1 Due; Exchange poems with partner
for letter poem project; Case Study: Katy Kalman (poet - Octavio
Paz)
For Next Time:
- Read Chapter 11: Combining the Elements of Poetry:
Writing Process
- Begin work on letter poem project
- Read Chapter 18: "A Thematic Case Study: Love & Longing"
- First Draft of Essay 1 Due
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your journal?
Week 4
Marques (poet = Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
For Next Time:
- Complete Typed Critique of Partner's Draft and bring to
class
- Read "The Vixen"
- Read Chapter 22: "A Thematic Case Study: "The Natural
World"
- Complete Reading Journal #6 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
R 3/31 Peer Critique; Respond to Partner's Journal;
Case Study Presentation: Erica Kizer (poet = Gail White);
Distribue Study Guide for Midterm Exam
For Next Time:
- Final Draft of Essay 1 DueDue w/Reflection
- Read a Chapter 23: "An Album of Contemporary Poems"
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
Week 5
Everything in two-pocket folder:
invention work, all notes and rough drafts, peer critique (that
your partner did for you), final draft and reflection.
Case Study Presentation: Caitlyn Hess (poet = Tony Hoagland) &
Tricia Sener (poet = Rachael Loden)
For Next Time:
- Study for Midterm Exam
- Read Taking Essay Exams, 740-744
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
R 4/7 Midterm Exam
For Next Time:
- Complete Midterm Evaluation; Print it out and bring it to
class; Don't put your name on
the evaluation
- Read Chapter 6: Symbol, Allegory, & Irony
- Complete Reading Journal Entry #7 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to
space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
Week 6
T 4/12 Respond to Partner's Journal; Discuss Symbol, Allegory,
& Irony ; Case Study Presentation: Rakeem Mulligan (poet = William
Carlos Williams)
For Next Time:
- Read Chapter 7: Sounds
- Complete Reading Journal #8 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
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R 4/14 Respond to partner's journal entry; Discuss Sounds
Case Study Presentation: Latoya Brown (poet = Langston Hughes)
For Next Time:
- Read Chapter 8: Patterns of Rhythm
- Complete Reading Journal #9 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
Week 7
T 4/19 Respond to partner's journal entry; discuss rhythm
Case Study Presentation: Nicole Mathis (poet = Sonnia Sanchez)
For Next Time: - Read Chapter 9: Poetic Forms
- Complete Reading Journal #10 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
R 4/21 Respond to partner's journal entry; discuss poetic forms
Case Study Presentation: Kristen Larsen(poet = Sylvia Plath )
For Next Time:
- Read Chapter 10 : Open Form
- Complete Reading Journal Entry #11 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
Week 8
T 4/26 Respond to partner's journal entry; discuss open form
For Next Time:
- Watch W.S. Merwin Video
- Read "Yesterday;" Video of Yesterday
- Complete Reading Journal Entry #12 and post to blog.
- Bring hardcopy of Journal Entry to class. Remember to
space at the end of your entry for a peer to respond.
- Have you posted the draft of your letter poem to your
journal?
Merwin: John Stephens
For Next Time: Need to polish poems for Letter Poem Reading/Presentations
Week 9
M 5/2 REQUIRED FIELD TRIP: W.S. MERWIN READING
DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DUKE FAMILY PERFORMANCE
CENTER, KNOBLOCH CAMPUS CENTER, 8PM
*** MERWIN IS THE CURRENT POET LAUREATE
OF THE U.A
T 5/3 First Draft of Essay 2 Due; Poetry Writing Exercise
For Next Time:
- Complete Typed Critique of Partner's Draft of Essay 2
- Need to polish poems for Letter Poem
Reading/Presentations; Bring a copy of each of your poems
for everyone in class.
R 5/5 peer critque for essay 2; Letter Poem Project
Readings/Presentations
For Next Time:
- Final Draft of Essay 2 Due w/Reflection;
Week 10
Readings/Presentations
R 5/12 Letter Poem Project Readings/Presentations
For Next Time:
Week 11
T 5/17 Final Exam
