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American Idol |
Runner-up |
Booed off stage |
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Poem Style |
Appropriately used one of the identified poems styles or has obtained permission from teacher to use a different style |
An attempt is made to use one of the identified poem styles. |
Does not use an identified poem style |
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Creativity |
The student uses font, borders, 3-D art, clip art, size and color to create a professional, yet unique and interesting poem |
The student uses font, borders, 3-D art, clip art, size and color to create a poem that is somewhat unique, but professional looking. |
The student did not create a poem that was interesting and/or professional looking. They did not use font, borders, 3-D art, clip art, size and color in a creative way. |
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Emotional Dimension |
The student demonstrates a true understanding of emotions through technological techniques. |
The student somewhat demonstrates the understanding of emotions through technological techniques. |
The student does not grasp the understanding of emotions through technological techniques. |
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Effort |
The Student clearly submits their best work to the teacher |
The student put forth some effort to complete work and submit to teacher |
The student did not attempt to submit work to teacher |
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Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation |
Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation. |
Writer makes one to two errors in grammar and /or spelling. Writer makes one to two errors in capitalization and punctuation. |
Writer makes more than two errors in grammar and /or spelling. Writer makes more than two errors in capitalization and punctuation. |
Poems on Paper: Techniques to Convey Emotions
· Your assignment is to write a poem about
yourself.
· If you have never written a poem before, check
below for some different types of poems and directions for how to write them.
Select one of the identified poem formats for your poem. Or check with the
teacher to get permission to write different type of poem you know about.
1. ACROSTIC:
A series of written lines or verses in which the
first of last letter form a word or a phrase
Sorry, I’m allergic
My mother would ground me for life
Oh, no thanks, I don’t smoke
Keep it for the next sucker, sucker!
I Think I’ll pass
No, no, No, NO!
Gee, I’d really like to, but my lungs would kill me!
2. CONCRETE:
The poem forms a shape, or
more specifically, the shape of what you are writing about.
3. HAIKU:
A Japanese poem written in 17
syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables each.
Her life was to short
She
died in an auto crash
Drinking
Alcohol
4.
FREE
VERSE:
Phrases and verses of poetry
that do not necessarily rhyme.
Babies having babies
When will this cycle end?
Don’t they know that the only way to get ahead is to
work hard?
Study hard?
Resist pressure?
But, no they give in to temptation….
Only to be punished and rewarded I the same breath
What a price to pay
For both mother and child
5. LIMERICK:
A type of humorous verse of 5
lines in which the 1st, 2nd, and 5th line
rhyme with each other and the 3rd and 4th lines (which
are shorter) also rhyme with each other.
There once was a kid who was fat
He never ran
or jumped, he just sat
He decided to get slim
And joined the town gym
He’s back in good shape, you can’t beat that!
6. RHYMING:
A poem that rhymes.
Recycle your products every day
Recycle keeps pollution away
Your bottles and cans and newspapers too
Can all be recycled and returned fresh and new
Recycle just one can, it’s a start
We can make the world healthy if we all do our part
7. SENSES:
Each of the 5 senses is used
in relation to the subject matter.
Drugs
Drugs taste like devil’s candy
Drugs smell like sweat, puke and smoke
Drugs feel like a dry mouth and headache in the morning
Drugs look like sallow skin, greasy hair and black bags under your eyes
Drugs
sound like the pounding of rave music and the screech of car tires at night
Drugs