Famous Poet Biography Assignment
English 9
Value 75 points
Over the last few weeks we have been discussing different types of poetry in class. This week you
will focus specifically on the poets themselves. Below, you will find a list of ten different poets. For this
assignment you will choose one of the poets and write a biographical essay of 500-750 words.
Famous Poets (Choose One)
- E.E. Cummings
- William Shakespeare
- Langston Hughes
- John Keats
- Robert Frost
- Emily Dickinson
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Emily Dickinson
- T.S. Eliot
- Walt Whitman
Monday October 28th, 2013
Tuesday October 29th, 2013
Wednesday October 30th, 2013
Thursday October 31st, 2013
Friday November 1st, 2013
Monday November 4th, 2013
15 Minutes SSR
Receive Assignment Outline
15 Minutes SSR
Computer Lab (Research)
15 Minutes SSR
Computer Lab (Research)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
15 Minutes SSR
Class Time (Drafting, Editing, Final Copy)
15 Minutes SSR
SSR Journal
Class Time (Drafting, Editing, Final Copy)
Draft, final copy, bibliography and poem to be
submitted at the beginning of class
*Any work not completed in class must be finished at home.
*Late penalty: 5 marks\day
Marks:
Essay- 40 points
Class Mark- 20 points
Bibliography- 10 points
Re-Submit Rubric- 5 points
Your essay must include the following information about the poet:
- Name
- Date of birth
- Nationality
- Educational information
- A list including some of their most famous poems
- At list of between five and ten interesting facts about the poet
- *You must also include a piece of writing from the poet with your final copy
Your essay must be written with the traits of good writing in mind. Your final copy is to be typed
or written neatly, double spaced in blue or black ink. You must also include a bibliography of at least
three websites used for research. Wikipedia is not an acceptable website to use for research.
Category
Grammar &
Spelling
Organization
Required
Elements
(Value 16)
Presentation
Biography Essay Rubric
8
6
4
Writer makes Writer makes
Writer makes
no errors in
between 3-5 errors
between 5-7
grammar
in grammar and/or
errors in
and/or
spelling.
grammar
spelling that
and/or
distract the
spelling.
reader from
the content.
Details are
Details are placed in Some details
placed in a
a logical order, but
are not in a
logical order
the way in which
logical or
and the way
they are
expected
they are
presented/introduced order, and this
presented
sometimes makes
distracts the
effectively
the writing less
reader.
keeps the
interesting.
interest of the
reader.
All of the
Several of the
Some of the
required
required elements
required
elements are
are included and
elements are
included and
shared in an
included and
shared in an
expressive and
are shared in
expressive,
informative way.
an informative
entertaining
way.
and
informative
way.
Essay is
Essay is neatly
Essay is not
appropriate
handwritten in blue
particularly
length and is
or black ink, or is
neatly
neatly
neatly typed in black handwritten in
handwritten in ink, Times New
blue or black
blue or black
Roman font size 12. ink, or is
ink, or is
typed in a
neatly typed
non-requested
in black ink,
font or font
Times New
size.
Roman font
size 12.
2
Writer makes
numerous
errors in
spelling and/or
grammar that
distract the
reader from
the content.
Many details
are not in a
logical or
expected
order. There is
little sense that
the writing is
organized.
Few of the
required
elements are
included.
Essay shows
little effort in
regards to
presentation,
making it
difficult to
read.