POETRY PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT



POETRY PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT

DUE: FRIDAY, FEB 19th

This assignment is worth a TEST GRADE for next six weeks. We will be working on it for homework and in class. It is your responsibility to keep up with your work and complete it in a timely manner.

• Your poetry folder should be bound together neatly. This could be in a folder or bradded together to form a spine.

• Your poetry folder must be set up as follows:

Cover

1. Should be creatively decorated with images from newspapers, magazines, and/or drawings that reflect your interests and poems.

2. Include your name, teacher’s name, and class period

Table of Contents

1. List each assignment and its page number.

Section I: Poetry Notes, Explications, and Worksheets

1. Completed Poetry Terms Worksheet

2. “Firework” Analysis and Questions

3. Poetry in Song Lyrics and analysis

4. Poetry Explications (poem and questions)for the following poems:

a. “Forgetfulness”

b. “Ex-Basketball Player”

c. “I dwell in possibility” or “I have no life but this..”

d. “Rules and Regulations”

e. “Sonnet 18”

f. “Harlem Dancer”

Section II: Original poems written and illustrated

1. Sonnet

2. 5 W’s

3. Image Poem (including image)

4. Acrostic (Name Poem)

5. Metaphorical Thinking Poem

6. Wordle Poem ()

7. News Article Poem

8. Slam Poetry

9. Magnetic Poem

Each poem should include poetic language and the reader should be able to identify devices like alliteration, metaphor/simile, onomatopoeia, etc.

1. Sonnet: 14 lines and MUST have a rhyme scheme!!!

2. 5 W’s: Choose a desirable character trait (friendship, love, charity, compassion, sympathy, dedication, optimism, enthusiasm, perseverance, ect). Create a situation that demonstrates the trait you have chosen by answering the 5 W’s: Who? What? Where? When? Why?

3. Image Poem (including image): Locate (online, magazine, photograph) an image of your choice. Write a poem that describes the picture and the feelings it evokes. Focus on imagery while using figurative language (alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole ect.)

4. Acrostic (Name Poem): Down the left hand margin, write the letters of your name in capitals. Use each letter to begin the lines of your poem. Adjectives, descriptions, imagery, etc. are required. It should tell the reader about you.

5. Metaphor or Simile Poem: This poem should be entirely composed of metaphors and similes. Stray away from cliché (rhyming, anyone?), and use word associations to describe feelings, sights, etc.

6. Sonnet or Nursery Rhyme Wordle Poem (): Choose a Shakespearean Sonnet or a popular nursery rhyme online and then copy & paste the lines into the template on the website. Choose a font to match and create it. Then choose a layout to create visual interest. The most prominent words will be in larger fonts. Print this wordle and insert into your folder.

7. News Article Poem: Take your news article of choice and turn it into a poem. Your poem should evoke some type of emotion when being read.

8. Slam Poetry: This needs to be about something that impacts your life. This is your opportunity to get creative! This can be in the form of a “rap”. Be sure to still use figurative language. Remember “Slam Poetry” is meant to be preformed, not just read: EXTRA 10 POINTS to your test grade if you perform it for the class OR video tape yourself performing it and turn it in with your portfolio. (Hint: Youtube “slam poetry” for more examples)

9. Magnetic Poem: Take the given words and phrases to create your own creative poem. It should have a predominant theme expressed through figurative language.

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PLEASE NOTE:

• Each assignment will be checked for completion when it is assigned for homework or class work as part of the assignment’s grade for this section.

• Poetry Explications may be handwritten or typed using the Explication format.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Each poem should be neatly written or typed.

• The page the poem is on should be illustrated with artwork that fits the subject of the poem.

Creative Poem Descriptions/Requirements

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