Sofia Garcia
All right lets get started on grading these blog posts. Based on the rubric, I gave “Tropic Shadows” an A+. I gave “White Americaaaaaaaa” and “The Great Divide” an A-. The blog post that was the most persuasive and original was “Tropic Shadows”.
Reflecting back to the debate from last class (November 20, 2019) the paper had what the judges and the questioner (me) wanted. It was essay length. That’s fine, but not exactly necessary for the blog post to be that long. The person had a thesis and they had evidence to support their thesis which included quotes from the poems that they cited along with their own overall effective analysis of the quotes that they used in their blog posts. The person also made a connection from the poems’ rhyme scheme to their interpretation of the poem. This alone made a difference between the winning team and the losing team of the debate. The conclusion the person summarizes their analysis which gives the reader closure.
Introduction to Poetry 