Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

13 Ways… 1 st Reading – Aloud 1 st Reading – Aloud Visualize each stanza in your head as you hear it and follow along Visualize each stanza in your head as you hear it and follow along 2 nd Reading – To Yourself 2 nd Reading – To Yourself Circle the numbers of the five stanzas that appeal to you the most. Next to them, write a comment about why you chose them. Circle the numbers of the five stanzas that appeal to you the most. Next to them, write a comment about why you chose them. 3 rd Reading – Aloud 3 rd Reading – Aloud We will stop after each to discuss. We will stop after each to discuss.

Assignment Thirteen ways of looking at….. * Choose any topic – except a blackbird. * Mimic Wallace Stevens poem, using interesting details about your topic. Your impersonations need to resemble the original stanza in shape and sentence structure, but using a different topic to write about should make the stanzas unique to you.

Rubric Creative, original topic – 25 points Creative, original topic – 25 points 13 stanzas – 25 points 13 stanzas – 25 points Imitation of structure in EACH of the 13 stanzas – 25 points Imitation of structure in EACH of the 13 stanzas – 25 points Typed, double-spaced, on time – 25 points Typed, double-spaced, on time – 25 points