An FAQ for writers

You may have written a draft of an assignment for writing class and you're not sure what revisions may be needed. When you reread what you have written, use this list of questions to help you evaluate your draft and think about what changes you need to make.

Poems and active reading skills are correlated.

I describe how the process of active reading furthered an understanding or appreciation of the poems below: 1- " A Poison Tree by William Blake 2- " Love in Place" by Nikki Giovanni

Thesis statements for two poems are included.

The poem ,“Daddy,” by Sylvia Plath and the story, “Shiloh,” by Bobbie Ann Mason are assessed. Ideas for a thesis statement about these two stories are generated.

"Rites of Passage," the poem, is explicated.

Notes about “Rites of Passage” by Sharon Olds are given. As with fiction writers, poets write to entertain their readers and to both share and illuminate aspects of the human experience.

"A Poison Tree" is assessed.

"A Poison Tree” by William Blake is examined in terms of these areas: How does the speaker suggest we “manage [anger] in a healthy manner”? In the first line, the speaker mentions his “friend.” In the third and fourth stanzas, the speaker talks about his “foe.” Who are these people? Do you see any connection between this poem and “Reconciliation” by Walt Whitman?