1. Assignment: Situating poems in history You will present slides tomorrow. (21 points/ Summative)
Choose one of the poems from the packet (except for Whitman’s “Vigil Strange”). You may use “Utilitarian” if you want, but you must make your observations.
Using this PowerPoint as a template and do the following:
Paraphrase – 5 points
Close read and make observations – 12 points
Comment on 2 clues that tell you this is a poem specifically from the nineteenth-century (and even more specifically, from the period of Civil War and its aftermath). What kinds of clues are they? How specifically can you date the poem, based on these clues? Are there any details, on the other hand, that seem to transcend historical period? – 4 points

2. Example: “A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Flight” by Herman Melville
Observation and analysis: Choose one of your own from the packet; you can do this one, but you must make additional observations.

3. Paraphrase: “A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Flight” by Herman Melville (5 points)
Upload a picture of your paraphrase or type it in.

4. Making Observations: You need 4 slides– 1 slide per observation (3 points per slide)
Evidence
Analysis - Identification
Analysis – Effect
“For since grimed War here laid aside/His painted pomp”
Personification
An old warrior, highly decorated, takes of his dress uniform, his awards – Evokes a change in style, era

5. Historical Reference and Explanation
Historical References: (4 points) -Comment on 2 clues that tell you this is a poem specifically from the nineteenth-century (and even more specifically, from the period of Civil War and its aftermath). -What kinds of clues are they? How specifically can you date the poem, based on these clues? -Are there any details, on the other hand, that seem to transcend historical period? -- Only one slide needed
Text
Historical Reference and Explanation
Monitor’s
USS Monitor, explanation…