Portfolio Prep

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After our quiz on The Handmaid's Tale, please work on your portfolio today in class.

You should have at least the following assignments in your portfolio this quarter:

A. The Fairy Tale Poem Draft
Please select a fairy tale you would like to work with and retell it as narrative poetry. You are more than welcome to do several of these as a poem cycle if you wish.

Look here for examples of stories from the Brother's Grimm.

Pick a story, read it, then rewrite it as poetry in verse. Use Anne Sexton as a model.

B. Gloria Steinem: "If Men Could Menstruate"
Women Against Feminism (Rush Limbaugh)
"Who's Oppressing Who?" by Barbara Kay
Judy Syfer's essay: "Why I Want a Wife" (1971)
Camille Paglia: "The Modern Campus Cannot Comprehend Evil" (2014)

Please read the five articles linked above and compare/contrast the ideas presented therein. Which article speaks loudest to you, and why? Please respond in a thoughtful short essay to turn in with your portfolio next Wednesday, Jan. 21.

C. A revision. Revise at least 1 piece of writing from Marking Period One. Make sure you keep your previous draft and update the draft #. Newest drafts should be attached in FRONT OF older drafts.

D. A reflection.

E. Any previous homework or prompt from class: Australia, Papua New Guinea/New Zealand, The Philippines, psychology, fairy tales/archetypes, feminism, etc. See previous blog posts for assignments and material we covered in class.

You should keep your previous work and drafts in your portfolio.

See the rubric above for details about grading.

HOMEWORK: Read: pg. 139-190 in The Handmaid's Tale.

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