Module 4: A Thousand Voices - Discovering Poetry and Short Stories

Introduction

You'll remember that there are seven steps to writing a response to a poem. You've already completed the first two steps in the lesson. Now complete the remaining steps for the poem "To a Sad Daughter."

Use steps three to seven to create your personal response to one of the following questions. Then, submit your polished copy to your teacher for evaluation. Go back and review the lesson if you need more information on how to complete each of the steps.

Instructions

In a one or two paragraph response of 200-300 words, discuss the speaker's attitude towards his daughter. How does the speaker feel about his daughter?

OR

In a one or two paragraph response of 200-300 words, discuss how imagery makes the speaker's feelings more clear to the reader.

Be sure that your response:

• shows your understanding of the poem; considers the larger theme
• uses quotations to support your ideas
• demonstrates your understanding of literary terms, such as simile, metaphor, or personification

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Evaluation:
Description	Marks
Paragraph Scoring guide x 5	30
Total:	/30

Your response will be marked using the Paragraph Scoring Guide.

Click on the pdf icon to view the scoring guid