As noted on the prompt, this paper should have the following elements:
Research that demonstrates you’ve learned a lot about the writer and their work within a social, historical, cultural, or political moment, and that you can incorporate and cite these sources.
Analysis (a part of critical thinking) of select poem(s) that conveys what you inferred about the poem and evidence and reasoning that supports those inferences.
Argument for why 1B students should read this poet Rhetorical strategies (e.g. strong introduction, examples, storytelling, and more!) that demonstrate you’re working to communicate what you’ve learned about this poet and their poems to your audience.
Write an analysis of select poem(s) that conveys what you inferred about the poem and evidence and reasoning that supports those inferences.
