Final Project

Your final project will be an oral presentation to demonstrate what you have learned in your exploration of poetry.  You will use PowerPoint as your visual aid in making your presentation. 

  1. Select one poem from the resources provided below (at least fourteen lines) that you will analyze for your final presentation. 

  2. Copy the poem and the author into the Poetry Analysis worksheet  and save it in your 'Poetry' folder.  You will use it later. 

  3. Be sure to also copy the URL (Internet Address) of the website where you found the poem.

  4. Download the Poetry Project Template and save it in your poetry folder 

  5. Open the template in PowerPoint to customize it with your own information.

  6. You may try the Magnetic Poetry board or Poetry Machine to create your own poem, or just create it on your own.

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe Museum  Listen to The Raven
Critical Reading Analyzing Poetry Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poets' Corner Whispers from the Heart

Your presentation will be evaluated according to this rubric.