Week 4: Assignment Reading Responses to a Poem “Boy at the Window
Richard Wilbur (1952)”
week 4
Reading Responses to a Poem
Select one poem from this week’s assigned readings, and
identify at least three elements in the poem that you found interesting or
engaging (e.g., form, language, content, and/or other literary elements).
Then, assess how these elements
affected your response to the poem, in its entirety.
(e.g., Did these elements affect your opinions on (or reaction to) the content
of the poem? Did they cause you to focus on one aspect of the poem over
others?)
Assignment Requirements
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Length: Your paper should be two to four double-spaced pages in
length (excluding title and reference page)
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Sources: Support your reflections with textual details and analysis
from at least two scholarly sources.
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APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA (6th edition) style.
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Separate
Title Page: Must include an original title
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Separate
Reference Page
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Proper
Citations: All sources must be properly
cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page.
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Elements
of Academic Writing: All academic papers should
include these elements.
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Introduction with a thesis statement
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Supporting paragraphs
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Conclusion
The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the
title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use
at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the
Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and
subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For
information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing
Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in
your online course.
Carefully review theGrading
Rubric for the criteria that will be
used to evaluate your assignment.
