Teacher's Guide

Procedure

Evaluation

Each group will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Adherence to all deadlines
  1. Group selection
  2. Focus topic selection
  3. Outline
• Historical accuracy
  1. How thorough was the research?
  2. Are there any key omissions or anachronisms?
• Creativity and ambition
  1. How well does each poem adhere to the styles of Whitman and Crane?
  2. Do the poets take genuine artistic chances?
  3. Do they make sound artistic choices?
• Coherence and consistency of voice and vision
  1. How well does each poem adhere to the format established in the outline?

Extension

Substitute Homer for Whitman and Crane and this assignment could be adapted for a World History Class.