"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful" ~Rita Dove

Poetry Assignment

By the end of the poetry unit, you will have had to create your own poetry demonstration in the form of a book, album, journal, movie, film or other creative representation. You will present it to your class on the deadline date. You will work on it everyday, creating your own original work from the Bell Ringer, prompts, class assignments and homework assignments. 

Please make sure that your project is meaningful and intentional. Put some thought into it. Use your rubric to guide you on what that might look like. Be as creative as you choose. It's poetry.
Project  and Presentation Deadline:

Block E, F, H: March 23, 2021
Block B: March 24, 2021

Poetry Test
Block E, F, H: March 25, 2021
Block B: March 26, 2021
Logistics
  • 10 ORIGINAL poems from the styles list
  • Be OUT-OF-THE-BOX creative
  • MUST HAVE a unique title
  • NO DUPLICATE styles
  • MUST HAVE multiple conventions
  • MUST NOT PLAGIARIZE​
  • MUST HAVE elements of poetry
*The goal is to be as creative and interactive as possible. 
Creative Idea Generator**
  • Book
  • Album
  • Journal
  • Movie
  • Film
  • Other creative representation
**Regardless of the media you choose, your project must be interactive. This means, you cannot turn in a book and not expect to present from the book. The same goes for film, movie, journal, etc. Again, the object is to have fun, but be creative.
Styles
  • Ballad
  • Free Verse
  • Haiku
  • Metaphor
  • Pantoum​
  • Acrostic
  • Anaphora
  • Pastiche
  • Sonnet
  • Epistolary
  • Rhymed
  • Ekphrastic
  • ​Mood
  • Student Choice (3)
*Click here to see a sample of any of the styles above.
Presentation Details
  • Memorize at least one of your poems
  • Dress to appeal or as artsy as you like
  • Introduce yourself and your poem
  • Tell why you chose to write it
  • Be respectful when others are presenting ​
**I WILL NOT accept mediocrity
Use these rubrics to get prepared and know what is expected of you on presentation day.

Poetry Rubrics