Dover Beach - Project Plan

Master Project Plan

Poem: Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold.

In the brilliant poem Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold, many topics and questions are raised regarding time, setting, plot, thematic elements and so much more. The reason why I initially chose this poem was because of the descriptive and metaphoric language that is presented. I plan to research things such as the background and history of the poem, the deeper meanings of this poem as well as becoming familiar with the poetic style of Matthew Arnold. There can be a lot of emotional responses to this poem because of the rich description throughout the entire poem. I plan to spend some significant time in the Library researching different poets to compare, and researching the context of the poem. I will take various notes from web sources as well as book sources about the poet and the entire poem in general. I will set aside time at least two nights a week to go to either the library or research on my computer. I will need to designate specific time periods dedicated to researching this poem, without distractions from other classes. I think that after I take a lot of notes on the different subjects of research I will have a more organized approach as to whether I want to do a newspaper article, blog or a paper. As of now, I think I will most likely write a newspaper article, including different sources of research as well as my own personal reflection of the poem.