Dead Poets Project
Directions and extra information
DUE THURSDAY 4/10 Beginning of class
The What
You (independently or with a partner) will investigate the life and work of a poet. Your presentation must cover:
An overview of their life including: Date and location of birth and death, personal life. occupation, education, literary career. Be sure to include pictures of them, where they lived, etc.
Major works: what were their most famous or celebrated work? Your presentation must include one full poem.
- Significance of their work. Some questions to help you answer this: Why was this poet important? Were they part of a literary movement? What was the goal of their work? What message were they trying to tell people? Why are they famous? Why are they still known today?
- Relevance today: Where does this poet's work show up in popular culture today? Is it still discussed today? Give examples.
- A bibliography page. Site your sources. You may use EasyBib to help you write citations.
All information must be paraphrased in your own words. DO NOT COPY/ PASTE.
The Who
You may have already selected your poet from the list below. If not, let Ms.Kizer know.
Robert Herrick
Walt Whitman
Robert Frost
Alfred Tennyson
Claude McKay
Gwendolyn Brooks
Pablo Neruda
Sylvia Plath
Dylan Thomas
William Shakespeare
John Keats
Mary Shelley
Henry David Thoreau
Langston Hughes
Sterling Brown
- W. B. Yeats
The Where
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