Poetry Anthology project and rubric

Poetry Anthology

Poetry is a difficult thing to assess as it has so much meaning behind it. Assessment, however, is required for this unit. In an effort to make it fair and accessible for all students, assessment will largely be based on an observational approach and a formal rubric. Students are required to participate in all activities or to make up work. The completion of the poetry journey in class is essential. Students must submit all the poems requested. A checklist will accompany the journal so each student knows what is required of them (look at your class notes!). The journals will be given a mark based on completion; there will be a minimum of 2 in-class work periods to catch up and edit poems. Meaning in “Performance Standards”/Ideas in “Traits of Writing.” The writing/representation: – makes sense and develops clear, focussed ideas which may be imaginative and original – narrows and focuses a topic – includes well-developed paragraphs with sensory detail that creates meaning for the reader; poetry uses sensory detail and follows the pattern provided – may include pictures that enhance the main ideas but are not necessary for comprehension Style in “Performance Standards”/Sentence Fluency, Word Choice and Voice in “Traits of Writing.” The writing/representation: – includes a deliberate choice of word order within a sentence or line of poetry, for effect – emulates elements of style from literature, visuals, or from a poetic form – experiments with new and different words with some success and uses some words for specificity (e.g., content words, powerful verbs, adjectives, adverbs) – shows a clear sense of audience; engages the reader and creates an emotional impact – uses literary devices (e.g., similes, metaphors, alliteration) – demonstrates some sense of individuality Form in “Performance Standards”/Organization in “Traits of Writing.” The writing/representation: – uses genre or form appropriate to purpose and audience – uses text structures appropriate to form or genre – develops a complete plot, with characters, settings, problems, events, and resolutions – uses an extended range of connecting words to combine ideas strategically, and to indicate comparisons, sequence, and describe cause and effect relationships – reads smoothly – includes a thoughtful and expressive title

9 Poems expected to be in anthology: acrostic, haiku, biopoem, tercet, cinquain, diamanté, ode, ballad, concrete–must be a new poem for concrete.  Improve on your first drafts, have a peer/parent/sibling edit them

-Make a title page, table of contents, a dedication page

Extras

If possible, have an overall theme for the entire anthology! Yes you can submit more than one type of poem if you wish.

HAVE FUN!

Helpful Sites for Poetry Reminders

Writing Tips Websites

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm?eml=TNL/20100330/TNL

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/2nd/more/poetrykids2.htm http://www.southjerseyacademy.com/academy/interactive_poetry_tools_and_les.htm

http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?name=Games&op=display_game&game=Word Magnets

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO5JHUj4aiI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLFBXXgHLYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MLV89hvNpk
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuPlUQvViX8

USE YOUR NOTES!