Objectives
1. demonstrate a basic understanding of the elements of poetry;
2. demonstrate a basics understanding of English prosody;
3. explicate and analyze the genre of poetry;
4. convey personal opinions about poetry informed by analysis;
5. interpret individual poems through discussion and writing;
6. write short poems about personal experience; and
7. utilize inference skills in the analysis and interpretation of poetry; and
8. speak with knowledge about the diversity of poetry/ authors in 20thAmerican Poetry.

Contents:
1 Speaking
1.1 Active weekly class discussion
1.2 Weekly "favorite" line discussion
1.3 Dramatic poem recitation
1.4 Poem and author presentation
1.5 Poem interpretation presentation
2 Writing:
2.1 Weekly reflection journal
2.2 Writing and sharing an original poem
2.3 One short interpretation of a selected poem
2.4 One short analysis of poem style
3 Reading Select Poems
4 Exam/Quiz:
4.1 Quiz 1: Elements of poetry
4.2 Quiz 2: Scan a poem
4.3 Quiz 3-5: Short poetry reading

Objectives
1. demonstrate a basic understanding of the elements of poetry;
2. demonstrate a basics understanding of English prosody;
3. Explicate and analyze the genre of poetry;
4. convey personal opinions about poetry informed by analysis;
5. interpret individual poems through discussion and writing;
6. write short poems about personal experience; and
7. utilize inference skills in the analysis and interpretation of poetry; and
8. speak with knowledge about the diversity of poetry/ authors in 20thAmerican Poetry.

Contents:
1 Speaking
1.1 Active weekly class discussion
1.2 Weekly "favorite" line discussion
1.3 Dramatic poetry recitation
1.4 Poem and author presentation
1.5 Poem interpretation presentation
2 Writing:
2.1 Weekly reflection journal
2.2 Writing and sharing an original poem
2.3 One short interpretation of a selected poem
2.4 One short analysis of poetry style
3 Reading Select Poems
4 Exam/Quiz:
4.1 Quiz 1: Elements of poetry
4.2 Quiz 2: Scan a poem
4.3 Quiz 3-5: Short poetry reading

This is a 2-hour-a-week course designed for high-intermediate to advanced English level students to improve language proficiency through the study of American poetry. Students will engage in active discussion and use English to express opinions about poetry and it’s meaning. Students will gain valuable English language knowledge and experience as well as literary, cultural and personal enrichment. Students will meet in class once a week. Class time will be divided between lecture, seminar and discussion. Instructor lecture will be for the sole purpose of providing background knowledge, instruction and modeling practices for engaging, evaluating and speaking about poetry. After that, students will be expected to discuss and work with individual poems through seminar style discussion, group work and individual class presentations.

This is a 2-hour-a-week course designed for high-intermediate to advanced English level students to improve language proficiency through the study of American poetry. Students will engage in active discussion and use English to express opinions about poetry and it’s meaning. Students will gain valuable English language knowledge and experience as well as literature, cultural and personal enrichment. Students will meet in class once a week. Class time will be divided between lesson, seminar and discussion. Instructor lesson will be for the sole purpose of providing background knowledge, instruction and modeling practices for engaging, evaluating and speaking about poetry. After that, students will be expected to discuss and work with individual poems through seminar style discussion, group work and individual class presentations.

Dove, R. (2011). The Penguin anthology of twentieth-century American poetry (1st ed.). Penguin Books.

Dove, R. (2011). The Penguin anthology of twentytieth-century American poetry (1st ed.). Penguin Books.