Download Writing of Poetry: Final Project Part One: Poetry Portfolio (35 pts

Writing of Poetry: Final Project
Part One: Poetry Portfolio (35 pts.)
The poetry portfolio is a collection of all the poems that you wrote in our last unit. Your poetry portfolio will
need to include a haiku, limerick, sonnet, and ballad or cinquain. You will be writing one poem a week for the
portfolio. There will be a total of four poems. They will be checked in weekly to make sure you are on top of
your writing. When you submit the poetry portfolio, all your poems should be checked for grammar and
spelling, be ready for publishing, and be written with a lot of thought and honesty. Below is the criteria that will
be checked for each poem and criteria for the entire portfolio. The poetry portfolio will be due on Tuesday
May 31, 2016.
Poetry Portfolio Rubric
Haiku (5 pts.)
Limerick (5 pts.)
Petrarchan [Italian]
Sonnet (5 pts.)
Cinquain (5 pts.)
Other (15 pts.)
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Follows 5-7-5 syllable format
Three lines that do not rhyme
Includes imagery
Talks about nature
Free of grammar and spelling errors
Five line poem with AABBA rhyme scheme
Funny element
Begins with “There once was a…”
Has one onomatopoeia and one hyperbole
Free of grammar and spelling errors
14-line poem
10 syllables per line
Has an octave with ABBAABBA rhyme scheme
Has a sestet with CDECDE or CDCDEE rhyme scheme
Free of grammar and spelling errors
Five lines
Centered on one subject
Follows cinquain format
No words from the R.I.P words list
Free of grammar and spelling errors
5 poems are written with a lot of thought, care, and effort. (5 pts.)
5 poems are ready to be published. (5 pts.)
5 poems are checked in on time. (5 pts.)
Part Two: Explanatory Essay (25 pts.)
The explanatory essay will focus on one of the poems that you wrote. You will need to EXPLAIN the
background of your poem and why you wrote what you wrote beside the fact that it is part of your project. It is
important that you have all your poems completed, so you have a selection to choose from. Below, there is a
rubric for the essay to show the criteria that will be used to grade your essay. The explanatory essay is due on
Wednesday June 3, 2016.
Explanatory Essay Rubric
1st paragraph
(Introductory
paragraph) [5
pts.]
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2 paragraph
[5 pts.]
3rd paragraph
[5 pts.]
4th paragraph
(Concluding
paragraph) [5
pts]
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Introductory sentence that hooks the reader in
Supporting sentence that summarizes 2nd paragraph
Supporting sentence that summarizes 3nd paragraph
Thesis statement that summarizes what the essay will be about
States what type of poem you wrote.
Details the structure and components of your poem.
Explains the reason why you chose the structure
States the subject of the poem
Explains why you chose to write about the subject
Explains important lines or lines that may confuse the reader
Includes transition word to signal the end
Sentence that summarizes 2nd paragraph
Sentence that summarizes 3rd paragraph
Sentence that prompts the reader to do something
Restatement of thesis