The Perspective of Poetry

Due Date: 1st December

SOI: Varying perspectives can be examined and explored through forms

of self-expression.

Key Concept: PERSPECTIVE

Related Concepts: Style, Self-expression, Theme

Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression

Assessed Against: Criteria A and B

Word Count: 500 -1000 words

Requirements You must submit your A4 page of notes one day prior to your essay. Notes but be
written in bullet-point form it is not acceptable to write whole sections of the essay within your
notes.

Further Details

As part of your unit on Perspective and Poetry you will complete a comparative essay, where you
compare two poems, under examination conditions. You will be given a copy of the two poems one
week before the due date.

You will have one week to prepare for the comparative essay including annotating the poems. On the
day of the exam you will be allowed to bring in 1 A4 page (one-sided) of notes only.

Copies of the poems without any annotations will be given to you during the exam. You will have 100
minutes in total to write your comparative essay.

A note on Academic Honesty

As part of this assessment you will be expected to cite ideas as well as quotations. If you have used any
secondary sources to support your interpretation of the poems these must be included within your
bibliography.

You must bring with your notes a works cited page or bibliography. This will be formatted using MLA.

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Heres how to be successful with this task
Criterion A
You identify and discuss the themes of the
poems.
You identify and discuss the use of poetic
devices - the sounds of words, the
meanings of words, arranging the words
and the images of words (Poetic Devices
worksheet)
You discuss the choice of these poetic
techniques and how they add to the
themes and meaning of the poems.
You discuss the effect of the poetic
techniques including a discussion of the
reader.
You refer frequently to both poems in your
analysis, quoting directly from each.
You develop your analysis in depth
ensuring that you explain how the
evidence you are using supports your
claim.
You show a meaningful personal response
to the poems through your analysis.
You use poetic terminology correctly
within your essay.
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Criterion B
You have a clear thesis within your
introduction.
You organize your body paragraphs from
weakest to strongest.
You discuss both poems together within
your body paragraphs, ensuring that there
is balance between your analysis (you
discuss both poems equally).
Each body paragraph has a clear topic
sentence.
You organize your paragraphs in a manner
which helps ideas to build (weakest to
strongest).
You use MLA citation to cite from the
poems both within your essay itself but
also within the bibliography.
You include the surname of the poet in
brackets after each quotation.
You underline the titles of the poems.
You use connectives to indicate to the
reader when you are comparing and when
you are contrasting.
You use linking statements and sentences
to transition between paragraphs.
You use a conclusion to reiterate your
thesis and discuss the concept of
perspective.
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Criterion A Analysing
How well can the student:

Analyse the content, context, language, structure, technique and style of text(s) and the
relationship among texts?
Analyse the effects of the creators choices on an audience?
Justify opinions and ideas, using examples, explanations and terminology?
Evaluate the similarities and differences by connecting features across and within genres and
texts.

Achievement Level Level Descriptor

0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 The student:
i. Provides limited analysis of the content, context, language, structure,
technique and style of text(s) and the relationship among texts.
ii. Provides limited analysis of the effects of the creators choices on an
audience.
iii. Rarely justifies opinions and ideas with examples or explanations; uses
little or no terminology.
iv. Evaluates few similarities and differences by making minimal connections
in features across and within genres and texts.
3-4 The student:
i. Provides adequate analysis of the content, context, language, structure,
technique and style of text(s) and the relationship among texts.
ii. Provides adequate analysis of the effects of the creators choices on an
audience.
iii. Justifies opinions and ideas with some examples and explanations, though
this may not be consistent; uses some terminology.
iv. Evaluates some similarities and differences by making adequate
connections in features across and within genres and texts.
5-6 The student:
i. Competently analyses the content, context, language, structure,
technique, style of text(s) and the relationship among texts.
ii. Competently analyses the effects of the creators choices on an audience.
iii. Sufficiently justifies opinions and ideas with examples and explanations;
uses accurate terminology.
iv. Evaluates similarities and differences by making substantial connections
in features across and within genres and texts.
7-8 The student:
i. Provides perceptive analysis of the content, context, language, structure,
technique, style of text(s) and the relationship among texts.
ii. Perceptively analyses the effects of the creators choices on an audience.
iii. Gives detailed justification of opinions and ideas with a range of
examples, and thorough explanations; uses accurate terminology.
iv. Perceptively compares and contrasts by making extensive connections in

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features across and within genres and texts.

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Criterion B Organizing
How well can the student:

Employ organizational structures that serve the context and intention?

Organize opinions and ideas in a sustained, coherent and logical manner?
Use referencing and formatting tools to create a presentation style suitable to the context and
intention?

Achievement Level Level Descriptor

0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 The student:
i. Makes minimal use of organizational structures though these may not
always serve the context and intention.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas with a minimal degree of coherence and
logic.
iii. Makes minimal use of referencing and formatting tools to create a
presentation style that may not always be suitable to the context and
intention.
3-4 The student:
i. Makes adequate use of organizational structures that serve the context
and intention.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas with some degree of coherence and logic.
iii. Makes adequate use of referencing and formatting tools to create a
presentation style suitable to the context and intention.
5-6 The student:
i. Makes competent use of organizational structures that serve the context
and intention.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas in a coherent and logical manner with ideas
building on each other.
iii. Makes competent use of referencing and formatting tools to create a
presentation style suitable to the context and intention.
7-8 The student:
i. Makes sophisticated use of organizational structures that serve the
context and intention effectively.
ii. Effectively organizes opinions in a sustained, coherent and logical
manner with ideas building on each other in a sophisticated way.
iii. Makes excellent use of referencing and formatting tools to create an
effective presentation style.

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