The student will be able to:
A. Demonstrate understanding of basic and sophisticated elements of poetry
B. Analyze master poets
C. Critique student poetry in a leadership role
D. Create original poetry, demonstrating elements
E. Revise original poetry based on workshop critiques
F. Compare and contrast voices, which reflect a diversity of cultural and social milieus
G. Analyze published poetry outside the traditional canon
H. Compose critical thinking analysis explications displaying formal, literary analysis
I. Complete a portfolio
J. Create a class presentation on the work of a master poet

A. Understand basic and sophisticated elements of poetry
1. Figurative language, including metaphor, simile, symbolism, pathetic fallacy, et al.
B. Analysis of master canonical poets
1. Distinguish between traditional and modern use of figurative language
2. Determine how these elements contribute to poet's purpose
3. Evaluate and contrast contemporary standards for publication
C. Critiquing peers in a leadership role in the workshop
1. Analysis of peer writing
2. Critical feedback
3. Mutual sense of purpose
4. Editing and self-editing skills
D. Poetic creativity
1. Compose poems in fixed forms (e.g., sestina, villanelle, sonnet)
2. Compose poems in free verse and open, experimental modes
E. Revise original poetry based on workshop critique
F. Developing a personal voice
1. Revision process related to workshop feedback
2. Revision process related to professor's feedback
G. Analyze published poetry generally outside the traditional canon
1. Poetry of the "other" (e.g., working-class, women, multicultural, LGBT)
2. Identify intended "difference" of significant elements
3. Determine how these elements contribute to the poet's purpose
H. Explications displaying formal, literary analysis
1. Development and delivery of a clear literary analysis thesis
2. Effective use of textual evidence
3. Comparisons among texts
4. Stylistic conventions of poetry analysis
5. Attention to scholarly language
I. Portfolio
1. Accumulate and revise drafts
2. Compose a self-evaluation of creative progress
3. Recognize weaknesses and strengths through a written introspection
J. Create a class presentation on the work of a master poet
1. Development and delivery of a clear literary analysis thesis
2. Effective use of textual evidence

Not applicable.

Participation in workshop discussion in a leadership role
Production of written critiques of student work
Five analytical responses of one to two pages each to assigned published writings
Creative writing exercises
Complete eight to ten poems (including two of the following three forms: sestina, villanelle, sonnet)
Two-page poetry critical-thinking analysis of a master writer
Revision of original work
Portfolio review of at least two pages
Quality of original work
Class presentation on the work of a master poet

Lecture
Discussion
Cooperative learning exercises
Oral presentations

Kinzie, Mary. A Poet's Guide to Poetry, 2nd ed.. 2013.

Boisseau, Michelle. Writing Poems. 2011.

Rumazani, Jahan, et al., eds.. Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, 3rd ed.. 2003.

Sellers, Heather. The Practice of Creative Writing. 2016.

Although one or more of these texts is older than the suggested "5 years or newer" standard, it remains a seminal text in this area of study.

A. Written analysis of published poetry.
B. Composition of original poetry.
C. Class presentation on master poet.