The Songs of Innocence and Experience Project AP Lit & Comp.
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Transcript of The Songs of Innocence and Experience Project AP Lit & Comp.
Whoa! #@&%#$ Poetry! Don’t worry! It is not just some weird, fandango English assignment. It is really just show and tell, like you used to do in 1st grade. And it is also a weird, fandango English assignment.
Show and Tell
This is my skunk Pepe.
Show and Tell?Innocence, Experience?How is this goingto work?
We’ll get there, don’tworry. First, let’s talk aboutthe ideas of innocence and experience.
Children are often associated with innocence.
Innocence is defined as freedom from guilt or sinthrough being unacquainted with evil
orfreedom from guile or cunning
orlack of worldly experience
So children would seem to fit the definition of innocence on all three counts … Remember your first day of school, all the things you did not know?
Remember when someone larger and stronger alwayslooked out for you?
These times ofinnocence were wonderful…
But, through success and adversity you grew and you began to create your own face, your own way of doing things.
On your journey you were given new responsibilities …
So, now that we havetaken time to look at the concepts of innocence and experience, please takea moment to reflect uponyour own innocence and experience.
This is where the Show and Tell part comes into play.
The Innocence and Experience ProjectWritten Component:General Notes
Reference PHS Writing Rubric (Academic Rubric 2) for grading expectations
The first person may be used in this paper. (Fundamentally this assignment is reflective.) The second person should not be used.
Essays must be turned in to Turnitin.com and a hard copy must be provided to the instructor.
A rubric with your name on it must be provided with the hard copy of the essay and prior to your oral presentation (see attached rubrics)
Poetry Analysis (Analyze the three poems assigned)Support all analysis with direct textual evidenceExplain the meaning and theme(s) of each poem Identify elements of Romanticism in each poemExplain whether each poem that you have been assigned should be part
of Blake’s Songs of Innocence or his Songs of Experience
The Innocence and Experience ProjectWritten Component (continued):
Symbol of InnocenceIdentify an object that represents your innocenceDescribe this objectExplain why this object represents your innocence
Symbol of ExperienceIdentify an object that represents your experienceDescribe this objectExplain why this object represents your experience
The Innocence and Experience ProjectOral Presentation ComponentGeneral Notes
Reference PHS Oral Presentation Rubric (Academic Rubric 2) for grading expectations
StructureThe Oral Presentation should follow the same structure as
the written component of the project
SymbolsThe symbols that are chosen should be an integral part of
the oral presentation. (The class should be able to physically see, hear and touch the symbols that are chosen to represent each individual’s innocence and experience.)
The Innocence and Experience ProjectPlease remember that people are sharing something
personal about themselves. This is a frightening thing for many people to do – so, please be an outstanding audience.
Some people may offer fairly common symbols of their innocence or experience – for example, a stuffed animal and car keys. This is fine. Other people may share deeply personal parts of their lives. This is fine also. Please be respectful of whatever your classmates choose to share with you.
Through sharing yourself and learning about others you are creating a new experience to go forward with on your journey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk_geYnyuOk
William Blake
Please view the video on William Blake below.