Final Project Plan
Rhetorical Context:
What are your purposes and goals for this project? The purposes and goals for this project are to increase our understanding of the organic form and the parts of it that contribute to the meanings of poems, and specifically its creation of intimacy in the work of love in Charles Olson and Sappho’s poems. We would like to draw the conclusion and leave the listeners with the idea that unstructured nature of the organic form plays a role in the meaning.
What is your audience? Our audience would ideally be those who enjoy reading poetry and possibly those who are feminists and enjoy reading about love in poems. There could also be those interested in more of the history of poetry since Sappho was one of the first homosexual poets as a women in the ancient times.
What is your context? Our context includes two poems, one being by Sappho and one by Charles Olson. We will be pointing out the differences between male and female poets in organic form and how they write about intimacy and create intimacy in their poetry.
How do these factors play a role and what and how will you compose? Since we are both females, we will need to discuss Olson’s depiction of love with an unbiased understanding and interpretation. Additionally, we will need to research the different time periods and remember how they factor into how the poetry is written.
Genre:
What genre are you composing? The genre is education, history and romance.
What are the rhetorical strategies that composers need to use for their sound writing to be identified as a piece in the genre? The rhetorical strategies that need to be used would be the background and research in historical context, and a courage to talk about concepts such as intimacy.
What are some of the “optional” rhetorical moves people make in the genre? Some optional rhetorical moves people would make would be to try to urge listeners to see a certain viewpoint on male and female poets, but instead we are simply creating an awareness of it and want to educate people on something they may not normally realize.
Structure and Organization:
What structure might you imagine for this audio project? The structure for this is hopefully an open discussion with brief intermissions for some audio clips.
How might you organize your content? This will be organized by discussing Olson and having one person act as him, reading his poem and talk about how it describes intimacy. Then, we will also have someone read as Sappho, read her poetry and describe it’s look on intimacy. We will also create a section comparing and contrasting each poem and why they may be different.
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Audio Assets:
What kind of audio do you need to collect? We will need to collect audio from Charles Olson and Sappho if they exist and also recordings talking about the second-wave of feminism.
Where and how will you collect these audio assets? We will collect these through internet research and Youtube.
How and where will your organize your assets? We will start with conversational dialogue and then we can add in clips of audio, and recap after each clip is played.
Deadlines:
What do you need to get done and by what date? Final Project Step 1 (April 3rd), Writing Project Plan Assignment (April 3rd), Introduction Revision Assignment (April 5th), Step 2 (April 7th), Step 3 (April 14th), Notes Assignment (April 26th), Final Project Due (May 1st)
What days and times will you devote to this project? I will dedicate time during classes, as well as weekend and at least a few hours each night.
The Journalist’s Questions:
Who will contribute to the project and support you in composing it? My partner Hailey, the recording team, my classmates, and my professor James Belflower.
What do you need to know and gather? Overall, we will need to find historical information on Sappho and Charles Olson and gather the audio clips as well.
When it is due, and when will you carve out time to do it? The final project is due on May 1st, and I will make sure to carve out time with Hailey during class and on weekends.
Where will it be heard and by whom? It will be heard on the IN FORM radio show next semester and about 3,000 people will hear it.
Why is this project important? This project is important because it is teaching people about a specific form of poetry but looking at it within a new perspective. It educates people on a topic that may be overlooked within women in poetry.
How will you carry out the various aspects of the plan? We will carry out these aspects by working on our rough script, researching more, working with one another often, and finding audio to go into the show as well.
