1. TEST GRADE DUE NEXT WEEK!
Poetry Anthology
TEST GRADE DUE NEXT WEEK!

2. STEPS: Decide on a Theme Create a Cover Write an Introduction
Type your Poems
Annotate the Poems
Explicate the Poems
Reflect on the Poems

3. Extra Support from Me:
You may ask to see Ms. Shaw’s example of a completed poetry anthology.
Go to my teacher website
Click on Unit 3: Exploring Poetic Voices.
Scroll down to EA1: Poetry Anthology to see all the resources I’ve provided for you.

4. (1) Decide on a Theme
Topics can change from poem to poem, but there should be a consistent theme woven throughout anthology
Your theme can be very broad:
Relationships, Change, Growing Up, Challenges, School Days, Friendship, Family, Feelings, People.
Or your theme can be a little more specific and thoughtful:
Growing up and Looking Up
Challenges only a Teenager Can Understand
Relationships: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
The People and Places That Have Shaped Me
Looking in the Mirror

5. (2) Create a Cover
The title of your anthology and visuals should be creatively arranged on the cover. These should be related to your theme.
Choose colors, fonts, and art to appropriately and accurately represent your tone and theme.

6. (3) Write an Introduction
Write an intro to your poetry anthology.
This should be a typed paragraph, ½ - 1 page
You may include:
Your personal or emotional connection to the theme.
Background information about yourself to enhance the reader’s understanding of your work.

7. (4) Type Your Poems You need to have 8 typed poems
Related to the theme
With creative titles
And purposeful use of poetic elements and literary devices (see step 5, third bullet).
Feel free to use font, spacing, and structure to enhance the poetic experience.
Provide a visual for each poem. These may be your own photos. You may also find these online or draw them yourself.
Print two copies of each poem.

8. (5) Annotate the Poems
All poems in your anthology need to be annotated.
Look for these poetic elements and literary devices:
Similes, metaphors, imagery, symbolism, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, allusions, characterization, dialogue, diction, form, irony, mood, oxymoron, paradox, parallelism, pun, refrain, repetition, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, suspense

9. (6) Explicate the Poems
For at least 4 of the poems, you must provide a typed explication, 1 paragraph long, identifying favorite/important lines, phrases, or parts of the poem.
Discuss both of the following things:
What does this poem mean, or what is it saying? You might also discuss the intended effect on the reader.
What are the connections between the ideas in the poem to yourself, your views, society, and/or life in general?

10. (7) Reflect on the Poems
Type a 1 page reflection that makes connections between your poems and ties them all together with your theme.
Discuss the following topics:
Why did you choose the poems you wrote to be included in your anthology?
Why did you choose the published poem to be included in your anthology?
Optional: What did you enjoy and/or dislike about putting your anthology together? Why? Think about the creative process of putting the anthology together.