ENG 295 CL Wk 1 – Imagination

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ENG 295 CL Wk 1 – Imagination

 

How does poetry stimulate the imagination? In this first assignment you will examine its role in the development of appreciation in the natural world and in developing imagination in children.

 

You have 2 options this Week 1:

 

Option 1

 

Select 3 poems from among those read this week – one in each of the following sections as listed on the Gutenberg activities Section (for a total of three poems minimum used):

 

  • Animals and Nature = 1 poem from the Gutenberg site required readings

  • Poems to Stimulate the Imagination = 1 poem from the Gutenberg site required readings

  • Verse, Riddles and Wordplay, or Nonsense = 1 poem from the Gutenberg site required readings

 

Write a 550- to 700-word paper wherein you explain the following:

  • Your choice of poems

  • How these poems can instill an appreciation for animals and the natural world in children

  • The role of rhythms, moods, images, and patterns in your chosen poems

  • How the rhythms, moods, images, and patterns in your chosen poems add to or detract from the poem

  • How these poems can stimulate imagination in children

  • The benefits of teaching poetry to children

. What make a poem part of the canon children’s literature

 

NOTE: Use at least 2 sources from the course reserves and 1 source from the textbook for this and every assignment in this class. Failure to include these will result in a major point deduction.  You should have a total of 6 sources on the required reference page (3 poems from the Project Gutenberg list, 2 articles from University Library Readings, and textbook from chapter 1).

 

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Note: Students who are enrolled in the BA in English program may be required to use MLA formatting.

 

Use 3 poems and at least 2 University Library Readings and 1 from the textbook resources from the required readings to complete this and every assignment in this course.

 

 

OR…

 

OPTION 2

 

I would like offer a choice this first week as it seems from the “Once” poems, that many of you have writing talent. Here is option number 2…

 

Option 2 Write 3 ORIGINAL children’s poems:

 

-One Nature

-One Nonsense

-One of your choice

 

Option 2 Include a brief one paragraph summary (what are the main ideas and what do you think? Do you agree or disagree and why?) of each of the following:

 

-The Textbook (Huck’s Guide to Children’s Literature…Chapter 1 and 6)

-Two of the articles from the University Library Readings