Have some poetry fun here! For this project you will need to bring a computer disk to class every day. Nothing on this project may be hand written. Save your work to the server and to your disk. Then you may work on, edit, and print your poems at home. We will work in the computer lab for the next 3 Wednesdays. This is not enough time for you to complete this project at school, so you will have to work on it at home for about 20 minutes each school day. The entire project is due on or before May 13. That's a Monday.
Your assignment is to create 10 to 15 types of poems and put them in a binder or folder with a table of contents and a title page. You may, of course, go absolutely crazy and write hundreds of poems if you like! Follow these instructions:
1. Check out the links below. Some contain poems for you to enjoy. Browse through those to get ideas for your own poems. You may not browse through any web site that is not linked below.
2. Then use the activity links to write your own. Be sure to continue writing on the same Word document, so it is easier to print when you are ready.
3. Put several shorter poems of the same type on one page. For example, 4 Haiku poems will fit nicely on one page, but one "I" poem is just right all by itself.
4. You may include a graphic on each poetry page.
5. Label each poem by type. Is it an antonym poem? An emotion poem? A diamante? Haiku? Do this in a text box at the bottom of the page.
6. In the text box, type the poetic devices you use in your poem. Learn about those in class and at the Poetry Pursuit link below. Go to TASK to find definitions and examples of poetic devices. Did you include alliteration? Simile? Metaphor? Personification? Where?
7. Read the sample poem page included in this binder before you begin.
8. Be absolutely sure you edit before you print. Get a partner to help.
9. Have a blast!!!!!!!!!!!
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