Hello Grade 12s!
As promised, here is the breakdown for the Poetry Stand Alone Text that's due on FRIDAY.
1) Choose a poem or song (or use "Prelude to Jumping in the River").
2) Do a SPITS analysis of your poem/ song.
3) Write a stand alone text with the following purpose: To explain the theme of the poem/ song and how it's presented to the reader through poetic devices/ techniques (eg. imagery, symbolism, tone).
Remember: On your Provincial Exam, they are expecting about 150 words- this is roughly a paragraph. Use textual evidence to support your claims. This assignment is not about discussing theme; it's about analyzing the theme of the poem and how the poetic devices discussed in class/ discovered in your reading of the poem present this theme.
If you need an example, Google Search: "grade 12 provincial exam bc english stand alone text" - they provide you with examples and samples of student responses, along with their mark. But NOTE: I have access to these too- I don't want to see you write a stand alone text on a poem found on a previous Provincial (with the exception of "Prelude to Jumping on the River").
Examples of themes found in poetry: Anger, Revenge, War, Death, Friendship, Family...
- Ms. Lambert
