Poetry+Book+project

Poetry Book Instructions and Rubric Total Possible Points: 60 This book will allow you a creative avenue for presenting your new skills and knowledge learned in the poetry unit. The poetry must be in booklet format. It must contain a front and back cover. At least one poem will be presented orally to the class. The order of the book should be as follows: Front Cover: Title Page—5 points This page must have an original title and can be decorated as you wish. Poetry Form Finder website poems (at least 1 page and 6 poems) – 20 Points

2 //Simile/Metaphor// poems 1 //About Poetry// poem 1 //Memory// poem 1 //Homage to a Famous Poet// poem 1 poem of your own choice Required poetry—30 points

1 original haiku 1 original limerick 1 example of lyric poetry (does not have to be written by you) 1 example of original alliteration (2 words minimum) 1 original poem using internal rhyme (4 line minimum) 1 original poem using end rhyme and label the rhyme scheme (5 line minimum)

Presentation—5 points Each page will be graded on neatness, colorfulness, appropriateness, individual poem structure, spelling, and mechanics.

Extra Credit (optional) 10 points You may include 2 or more originally written poems by YOU to get these points!!!