POETRY PROJECT

POETRY PROJECT

Your poetry project shall be worth 250 points and consist of a poetry booklet and reading a poem of your choice to the class. Your poetry booklet will consist of a cover, a title page, a table of contents, your checklist, and fourteen (14) original poems, each with an illustration. You will be told what kind of poems to write, but you may arrange them in any order you choose in your poetry booklet. (Please note: not all of your poems should be centered around the same topic! Vary your topics!)

This checklist will be the last two pages of your poetry booklet. You will check off each item, under the S column for student, as you complete it for your booklet. As I evaluate your booklet, I will list the points earned for each item under the T column.

Poetry Booklet (200 total points)

T S

___ ___ Cover - title, illustrations, and author’s name (5pts)

___ ___ Title page - title, author’s name, copyright date (5pts)

___ ___ Table of contents -
poems listed by title, type, and page number (10pts)

___ ___ Acrostic poem (10pts)

___ ___ Bio poem (15pts)

___ ___ Haiku (10pts)

___ ___ Diamante (20pts)

___ ___ Cinquain (10pts)

___ ___ Limerick (10pts)

___ ___ 2 Concrete poems (20pts/10pts each)

___ ___ Free verse (20pts)

___ ___ Couplet (10pts)

___ ___ Triplet (10pts)

___ ___ Quatrain (10pts)

___ ___ Found Poetry (25pts)

___ ___ Alphabet poem (10pts)

______ Total Points for Poetry Booklet

Oral Presentation (50 points)

_____ Preparedness / choice of poem / had practiced (5 pts)

The poem you choose must meet the following criteria:

Have about 10 lines

Have about 8 words in each line

Must be a poem that someone else wrote

_____Voice projection / clarity of expression (5 pts)

_____Stage presence / posture / eye contact (5 pts)

_____Analysis (35 pts)

_____content - What is the poem about?(10)

_____form - How is it written - rhyme scheme-
figurative language?(15)

_____purpose - Why was it written?(5)

_____tone - What emotions does it bring out?(5)

Title of poem and author:

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_______ Total points for oral presentation

_______ Total points for poetry booklet

_______ Total points for entire project

Comments ______________________________________________________

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