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

Poetry Project 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 during our Poetry Gumbo presentation. You will work on it everyday during class, creating your own original work from the Bell Ringers, Quick Writes, prompts, readings, 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.
Logistics
  • 10 ORIGINAL poems from the styles list
  • Cannot be DIGITAL
  • Be OUT-OF-THE-BOX creative
  • MUST HAVE a unique title
  • NO MORE THAN 2 DUPLICATE styles
  • MUST HAVE at least SIX STANZAS
  • MUST NOT PLAGIARIZE​
  • MUST HAVE elements of poetry
*The goal is to be as creative and interactive as possible. 
Creative Idea Generator**
  • Book
  • Album (must include soundtrack)
  • Journal
  • Movie/Film (must include soundtrack)
  • ​Mailboxes
  • Canvas
  • Cigars inside cigar box
  • Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine with poems inside shaped like Scooby Snacks
  • A Batman bust with poems all over the bust like it's his cape
  • Other creative representation
Styles
  • Ballad
  • Free Verse
  • Haiku
  • Metaphor
  • Pantoum​
  • Acrostic
  • Golden Shovel
  • Student Choice
  • ​Student Choice
  • Pastiche
  • Sonnet
  • Epistolary
  • Ghazal
  • Ekphrastic
  • ​Mood
  • Elegy
  • Limerick
  • Anaphora
*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 ​
**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. NO DIGITAL PROJECTS ALLOWED (i.e., PowerPoint Presentations, Slide Presentations, Prezi, etc., unless it is a film or music video, starring YOU). Your project must be a physical manifestation of your poetry work.
**Mediocrity will NOT be accepted.**
Use these rubrics to get prepared and know what is expected of you on presentation day.

Poetry Rubrics

Poetry Project Examples