1 instance of personification (I am from the trees in my backyard that whispered at night)

1 simile (I am from my Uncle Joe’s teeth that look like black tar.)

1 metaphor (I am from the little monkeys that I babysit)

1 end rhyme: (I am from the blonde hair on my mama’s head/to the juicy red apples on which I have fed)

2 instances of alliteration (I am from screaming, scratching, silly sword fights with my brothers)

1 instance of hyperbole(from my starving stomach, ready to swallow an elephant)

1 instance of internal rhyme (I’m from looking at the stars and Mars)

1 assonance (I’m from a pack of kids so bad, hiding in the rack of clothes)

1 consonance (I’m from the passing silence of my dad’s grimace)

Other Requirements:

  1. Your finished product must have with it a list of all of the examples from above in your poem. Turn this in to Mrs. Nelson the day of your presentation.
  1. Your poem must begin with I am from every 4 lines.
  2. It must be 20 lines.
  1. It must be published and decorated. (This means onto construction paper, in your own handwriting, and written in something other than a pencil and not on lined paper)
  1. It must talk about your culture.
  1. It must be presented to the class.

Where I'm From Poem
CATEGORY / Exceeds(A) / Meets(B) / Average(C) / NeedsWork(F)
Repetition / Repeats I am From every two lines or says from....to...
5 / Repeats I am from every 4 lines
4 / only repeats I am from every once in awhile
3 / doesn't say I am from
0
Follows Directions / has the correct amount of lines, hast list of examples, has poetic elements, is decorated etc, not typed
10 / is missing only 1 item from the directions
8-9 / is missing 2-5 items from the directions
6-7 / is missing more than 5 things from the directions
5 or less
Decorations / It is obvious that time and energy has been spent. Has pictures, color, and decorations
18-20 / Nicely done, but may lack some of the creativity of other decorations
15-17 / Needs color, needs pictures or decorations
13-14 / wrinkled, in pencil, typed, no color, torn
12 or less
Imagery
(uses the 5 senses) / has mostly strong images that can be seen in the mind –uses the 5 senses
13-15 / has a few strong images, but mostly just average images
10-12 / no strong images, everything very general-very abstract
8-9 / no images at all –all abstract ideas
7 or less
Poetic Elements
1 personification
1 metaphor
1 simile
1 end rhyme
2 alliteration
1 hyperbole
1 internal rhyme
1 assonance
1 consonance / uses all of the poetic elements asked for and adds a few more
33-34 / uses all poetic elements asked for
31-32 / missing 1-2 elements
29-30 / missing more than 2 elements
28 or less
Presentation / Speaks clearly, no ums, makes eye contact more than 5 times
15 / speaks clearly, maybe a few ums, makes eye contact at least 3 times
13-14 / a little mumbly, laughter, does distracting habits, hides face, makes eye contact at least two times
11-12 / laughs, does distracting habits, can barely be heard or can't be heard, no eye contact, mumbles all the way through
10