1. Poetry ICA
Read each poem and write a clear and specific response to the questions provided.
I am collecting your answers and grading them for PowerSchool.
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2. “Daniel at Breakfast”
6. Write a one sentence theme statement for this poem. /3
The theme of the poem, “Daniel at Breakfast” is…
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3. “Marks” p.149
“Marks”– Linda Pastan
My husband gives me an A
for last night’s supper, an incomplete for my ironing, a B plus in bed.
My son say I am average, an average mother, but if
I put my mind to it
I could improve.
My daughter believes
In Pass / Fail and tells me
I pass. Wait ‘till they learn
I’m dropping out.
1. The entire poem is a metaphor. What is the speaker comparing her life with? /2
2. Give two possible explanations for the metaphor in the last sentence of the poem. /2
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4. “Indian Summer” Dorothy Parker p.150
3. What has the speaker of this poem learned now that she is older and wiser? /2
In youth, it was a way I had
To do my best to please,
And change, with every passing lad,
To suit his theories.
But now I know the things I know,
And do the things I do;
And if you do not like me so,
To hell, my love, with you!
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5. “With Age, Wisdom”—Archibald MacLeish
4. How has the world changed between the time when the speaker was twenty and when he was sixty? /1
5. What has the speaker learned to do? /2
At twenty, stooping round about,
I thought the world a miserable place,
Truth a trick, faith in doubt,
Little beauty, less grace.
Now at sixty what I see,
Although the world is worse by far,
Stops my heart in ecstasy.
God, the wonders that there are!
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6. ICA--Writing
In a clearly worded and well-organized expository paragraph of five to seven sentences, respond to one of the following topics:
Do you like the way you have been introduced to poetry in English 11? Explain.
Explain why you have particularly liked or did not like a poem we have read so far.
Why do you think we should or should not study poetry in high school.
Be sure to write a clear topic sentence for this paragraph.

7. Marking Notes—Poetry Paragraphs
In the future, MLA format errors are an automatic 2 point deduction.
Generally, the content of your writing is improving. You must avoid saying a lot of nothing.
If you make an assertion, you must support it. For example one student wrote, “Poetry helps us with grammar.”, then moved on to a new topic.