Worksheet 1-B (Data Collections)                      

  Data Collections ~ ~ Historical representation in poetry.

    Student Groups ~ (partners will be assigned a month and time period) 

Task# 1  Go to the 'Collection – Representative Poetry Online'  site, and go to the calendar link.  Fill out your calendar with one interesting fact about an author for each day of the month.  

Task# 2 The dates are listed below that you will find in the timeline on this site.  List one poet, poem, and event that happened during your time period in history?  You may add any other interesting fact that you may find.  

Do: Put your names on your calendar and timeline list and put them into your group folder.

OLD ENGLISH 449-1066

MIDDLE ENGLISH 1066-1485

EARLY MODERN ENGLISH 1485-1800

Renaissance 1485-1603
17th Century 1603-1667
Augustans 1667-1780

NEW ENGLISH 1800-

Romantics 1780-1830
    Victorians 1833-1903    
 Georgians 1903-20
       Moderns 1920-60      
The Beat Generation 1950-70
The Movement 1960-80
Post-moderns 1980-

Optional assignment:  (extra credit) Go to the 'Individual Poets' Web Pages' site and find your favorite author.  List a few interesting facts or trivia, that you learned from the poet's website.  These may be shared with the class at a later time.

  Developed By:  Marian Nelson, Nov. 2002, PCSD

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