Dead Poets Project
Directions and extra information
DUE THURSDAY 4/10 Beginning of class
An overview of their life including: Date and location of birth and death, personal life. occupation, education, literary career. Be sure to include pictures of them, where they lived, etc.
Major works: what were their most famous or celebrated work? Your presentation must include one full poem.
- Significance of their work. Some questions to help you answer this: Why was this poet important? Were they part of a literary movement? What was the goal of their work? What message were they trying to tell people? Why are they famous? Why are they still known today?
- Relevance today: Where does this poet's work show up in popular culture today? Is it still discussed today? Give examples.
- A bibliography page. Site your sources. You may use EasyBib to help you write citations.
All information must be paraphrased in your own words. DO NOT COPY/ PASTE.
Henry David Thoreau
- W. B. Yeats