Poetry Portfolio
A Creative and Analytical Project
DUE: May 8, 2017
Maximum Possible Points: 200 points
You will be completing a portfolio style summative assessment for this unit, in place of a unit test. Using what you have learned over the course of the unit, you will write your OWN ORIGINAL poems. This is your chance to use your imagination to show your creativity through poetry and writing! You will also use the SOAPSTTone protocol to help you analyze poetry.
Requirements:
Format - All poems and writing must be TYPED. Each item should be shared in ONE folder on Google Drive OR artistically printed and stapled or paper clipped together.
Illustration – Each poem you write should include an illustration (you can draw one or use internet images).
Grammar and Conventions—you need to proofread your writing carefully. Obviously there will be some leniency toward punctuation, since poems aren’t sentences. But, you still must have writing free of errors in spelling, capitalization, etc.
Your OWN, ORIGINAL poems (Instructions are provided in this packet):
- Ode – You must write ONE poem…………………………….…(20 points)
- Sonnet – You must write ONE poem………………………..…(20 points)
- Syllable Poem – You must write ONE poem……………… (20 points)
- Allusion Poem…………………………………………………..….…...(20 points)
- Choice Poem – You must write ONE poem………………….(20 points)
- Analysis – You must write ONE analysis………………….....(60 points)
- Reflection – You must write THREE paragraphs…………(40 points)
WARNING:Plagiarizing will result in a grade of ZERO!
Poetry Portfolio Instructions
Goal:To showcase what you have learned about forms of poetry and the literal and figurative meanings of words.
Ode:
An ode is a tribute poem that praises someone or something. You will write an ode about a topic of your choice using at least three poetic devices. Please see the PowerPoint from class (on my website) for more detailed instructions.
Sonnet:
A sonnet is a 14-line poem of ten syllables each, using a specific rhyme scheme. You will write a sonnet about a topic of your choice using at least three poetic devices. Please see the PowerPoint from class (on my website) for more detailed instructions.
Syllable Poetry Options (Choose ONE):
- A limerick is a 5-line poem silly poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme and set rhythm. You will write a limerick on a silly topic of your choice using at least three poetic devices. Please see your poetry packet for samples.
- A haiku series is a 3-line poem about a topic in nature. You write three haikus on ONE natural topic of your choice using at least three poetic devices. Please see your poetry packet for samples.
- A tanka is a 5-line syllable-driven poem based on imagery about a topic of your choice. It is like a word painting.
- A cinquain is a 5-line syllable-driven poem based on imagery and theme about a topic of your choice. It is like a metaphorical word painting.
Allusion Poetry Options (Choose ONE):
- A Golden Shovel poem uses a reference to a famous line of poetry to end each original line of text.
- A Found poem or Black Out poem is created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources, and reframing them as poetry (a literary equivalent of a collage) by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning.
- A Pop Sonnet is based on a popular song and uses the rules of the sonnet (if not used for the sonnet requirement above).
Free Choice Poem:
You may include any original poem of your choice that you have not already submitted for a grade at SLMS or that you have not submitted to a poetry competition. This can be an additional poem in one of the forms above, or it can a free verse or rhyming poem of a format of your choiceusing at least three poetic devices. Be creative and showcase your best skills here!
Poetry Analysis:
You will choose ONE famous poems from your poetry packet to analyze and write about from the list below. Use and submit a SOAPSTT(ONE) analysis protocol for the poem, and then use that information to help you write a paragraph explaining both the literal and figurative meanings of the poems AND the poetic devices used.
Options (Choose ONE):
“Who Has Seen The Wind?” be Christina Rosetti – p. 12
“The Land of Nod” by Robert Louis Stevenson – p. 12
“The Courage That My Mother Had” by Edna St. Vincent Millay – p. 14
“Ode to My Family Photographs” by Gary Soto – p. 15
“Sonnet 43” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning – p. 17
“Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer – p. 19-20
Reflection:
This short, THREE-paragraph essay must include REFLECTION and ANALYSIS of your experiences writing poetry. Think about the following: What was your favorite poem to write? Least favorite? What did we read that inspired you most? In what ways did you think differently then you have before? How would you define poetry now (having studied and read for this unit)? Be specific and creative in your approach.
Questions to consider:
- How do I feel as a poet?
- What was hard to do?
- What was easy to do?
- Which poem is my favorite? Why?
- Which is my favorite part of one of my poems?
- What did I learn?
- How are my poems similar or different from one another?
- How do I feel about my Poetry Collection? Why?
Types of Figurative Language to Consider Using:
- Alliteration
- Allusion
- Rhyme
- End
- Internal
- Onomatopoeia
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Assonance
- Consonance
- Hyperbole
- Personification
- Rhythm
- Repetition
- Imagery