COUPLET POETRY - Language Arts

COUPLET POETRY

COUPLET POETRY

Couplets are two-line stanzas that rhyme. Couplet poems are composed of several couplets.

BRAINSTORMING

1) Draw a 3 column chart. Label the chart as follows: Place, Realistic Action, Unrealistic Action

2) Brainstorm 5 places you could go. (barn, kitchen, fair, store, mall etc.) BE CREATIVE!

3) For each place you brainstormed, list a 'realistic' action (RA) and an 'unrealistic' action (UA) that you could do at that place. The actions must RHYME with each other!

Place barn kitchen fair store mall

COUPLET 3 COLUMN CHART

Realistic Action

Unrealistic Action

put on a saddle

sat on a paddle

cook a steak

cooked a rake

go on a ride

fell off the side

buy a shirt

fell in the dirt

buy some shoes

played the blues

ROUGH DRAFT

Using the words recorded in your 3 column chart, write your rough draft. Follow the template below. Your poem must consist of FIVE stanzas.

I went to _____ (place) to __________ (R. A.), I made a mistake...and _____ (U. A.)

REVISING

Read through your poem and question yourself. Make changes to your piece as necessary.

Did I follow the poetry template above? Did I include five stanzas in my poem? Do Lines 1 & 2 rhyme in each stanza?

EDITING

Edit your rough draft. Use a red pen and proofreading symbols to mark all mistakes that were found. Correct

the mistakes that were found.

FINAL DRAFT

Using your rough draft as a guide, write your final draft. Your final draft must be neatly handwritten or typed in a

readable font.

COUPLET EXAMPLE I went to the barn to put on a saddle, I made a mistake...and sat on a paddle.

I went to the kitchen to cook a steak, I made a mistake...and cooked a rake.

I went to the fair to go on a ride, I made a mistake...and fell off the side.

I went to the store to buy a shirt, I made a mistake... and fell in the dirt.

I went to the mall to buy some shoes, I made a mistake...and played the blues.

COUPLET POETRY RUBRIC

Couplet Poetry 3 Column Chart Couplet Poetry Rough Draft

Couplet Poetry Edit PARENT EDIT PEER EDIT NO EDIT

Couplet Poetry PREWRITING SCORE

Poetry template words are followed for each stanza Lines 1 & 2 rhyme in each stanza

Five stanzas are included in the poem Couplet Poetry Conventions

0 mistakes are found on the writing piece 4 mistakes are found on the writing piece 8 or more mistakes are found on the writing piece

Couplet Poetry WRITING SCORE

15 5 5 10 Points (extra credit) 5 Points 0 Points 25

10 10 25 5 5 Points 3 Points 1 Point 50

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