1. Choose the theme you want to work with (a certain era like elizabethan or victorian, imagery, symbol, etc.,)

1. Choose the theme you want to work with (a certain era like elizabethan or victorian, imagery, symbol, etc.,) 2. Identify the poems that you want to work with. (minimum 4 required...all need to be appropriate for your theme) 3. Give a description of your theme and background to the times when these poets were writing or the poets themselves. I don't need biographical information, just about their work. 4. Showcase how the poets from the poems that you have picked use the theme in their work (not to exceed 2 paragraphs) 5. Paraphrase your poems very briefly. (2-3 paragraphs) 6. Analyze how your theme plays out in the poems you have chosen. Rubric: Choice of theme and background description- 35% Paraphrase- 10% Analysis- 40% Writing, clarity, grammar and punctuation- 15%