British Poetry Anthology Project

British Poetry Anthology Project

Comment: Note that the rubric is inherent in the guidelines for the assignment.

Dr. Jackson

Requirements:

One poem by Shakespeare

Three poems by living British authors (either born in Britain or current, permanent residents) Three poems by Irish authors (either born in Ireland or permanent residents)

Four poems by contemporary British authors (must have been living and writing 1945 or later) Four additional British poems o f your choice (must be published as literary works)

Guidelines:

5 points?The anthology will be bound securely and permanently so that i t does not come apart?plastic spirals, 3 fastener folders, etc. N o clear plastic folders with sliding strips, please.

5 points?The title page will include a unique title you have created for your anthology, plus the subtitle: A Personal Anthology, your name, school, grade, the year. It may include additional information i f you choose.

10 points?The preface will introduce your anthology. The preface is a personal essay that reflects your thoughts, observations, and/or feelings about the works you have chosen and the process o f choosing them, as well as your affective or emotional responses to those poems. The preface will be no less than two and no more than three pages typed, double-spaced in 12 pt. Times, with a 14? left margin and 1″ margins top, bottom, and right side. The preface comes before the table o f contents in your anthology.

10 points?The table o f contents must b e clearly and logically organized i n the order o f the category requirements listed above (i.e. Name o f School Poet, Living British Poets, etc.; titles, authors, and page numbers must be listed in the table o f contents. Listings for the bibliography and the biographical data pages should b e included i n the table o f contents.

10 points?All works will be neatly typed; hand lettered in black ink on unlined paper; or in exceptional cases (and after obtaining special permission), photocopied very cleanly and neatly with no black edges. I f photocopying, it may be necessary to make one copy, then cut and paste that copy to a second sheet and copy again. Format for poems (type face, special bolds for titles, etc.) should be consistent throughout anthology, but poems should be typed just as they appear in their original source (if aligned left, align left; i f all lower case, all lower case, etc.). Include the poet?s name and pagination on each page.

10 points?A bibliography delineating the source information for each poem will appear at the end o f the anthology. The bibliography will follow APA guidelines and will be in alphabetical order. Record the bibliography information (author & title o f poem, book/anthology, page number, editor i f applicable, place o f publication, date o f publication, etc.) on one side o f a note card as soon as you locate each poem.

10 points? Biographical data on each author represented in the collection will be presented in alphabetical order following the bibliography pages. Make sure you can locate biographical information before you choose a poem. Many times this information is available in the book where you find the poem. Record this information on the opposite side o f the note card containing the bibliographic information at the same time , you copy the poem.

10 points?The anthology will include all required works, and these works will be in the same order as they are listed in the table o f contents.