Assignment Draft of Poetry Analysis
Now it is time to submit your draft and planning documents. Did you plan your paper completely? Did you follow
your planning documents when writing your draft? You will get a chance to revise your paper before handing in a
final draft, but use appropriate transitions and maintain a consistent point of view in this first draft.
Submit the following:
Graphic Organizer: Evidence for a Poem's Theme
Graphic Organizer: Informal Essay for an Outline about Theme
First Draft
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1. Write an introduction with a clear thesis about the theme of the poem.
2. Analyze the theme of the poem using paraphrases, examples and quotations as evidence.
3. Write a conclusion that summarizes the theme.
4. Use appropriate transitions.
5. Maintain a third person point of view.