Summer Poetry Project by Jaime Motes Biesenbach, Former 5th Grade Teacher and Pam Albrecht, CIT Rhodes Elementary School, Northside ISD San Antonio, Texas

Defining, Reading and Writing the Poetry	Guidelines for the Project	Intelligences in the Project	Self- Evaluation for Student and Peer Eval	Rubric for Grading Project

OVERVIEW

As a part of our poetry unit, students will learn about 5 different types of poetry, construct their own, develop a powerpoint in which to showcase the poetry and finally design an accompanying CD label for their project.

 

DEFINING, READING, AND WRITING THE POETRY

Type of Poem	Background and/or Samples	How to write
Couplet	http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_27_78.html	* 2 LINES THAT RHYME
Haiku	http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm	*3 LINES 1st line= 5 syllables 2nd line= 7 syllables 3rd line= 5 syllables
Cinquain	http://members.optushome.com.au/kazoom/poetry/cinquain.html	*5 LINES 1st line= 1noun 2nd line= 2 adjectives that describe the noun 3rd line= 3 action verbs that describe the noun 4th line= 4 words that tell how the noun feels 5th line= 1 word that refers to the noun in line 1
Tanka	http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/ howto.htm#tank	*5 LINES 1st line= 5 syllables 2nd line= 7 syllables 3rd line= 5 syllables 4th line= 7 syllables 5th line= 7 syllables
Acrostic	http://www.holycross.edu/departments/ socant/dhummon/acrostics/ acrostics.html#whatacrostic	Pick a word/topic & create a poem from the first letters in the name of the topic. Example: Winter W onderful I cy N ice weather T ime to play E veryone is with family R adical
More	Poetry Wrting with Jack Prelutsky http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/ poetry/jack_home.htm	Read about the steps taken by a famous children's poetry author.

 

GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT:

You must have:
1. Minimum of 6 slides in your presentation.
2. Title Slide (With your name and a title for your project)
3. 1 picture per slide (clip art or digital image)
4. 1 poem per slide (Couplet, Haiku, Cinquain, Tanka, Acrostic)
5. 1 animation per slide (transition, sound, etc.)
6. 1 voice recording within presentation
7. 1 music clip per slide
8. Correct spelling & gramma

INTELLIGENCES BEING USED IN BASIC PROJECT:

Verbal/Linguistic (writing the poems,) Logical/Mathematical (making poems have correct rhythmic beats per line, fit into that poetry's pattern,) Musical/Rhythmic (making poems have correct rhythmic beats per line, fit into that poetry's pattern,)

 

OTHER OPTIONS FOR USING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES:

Use winter nature as a topic	Naturalist
Make your own graphics	Visual/spatial
Peer tutor to check poetry for requirements	Interpersonal
Use Inspiration to brainstorm before beginning	Intrapersonal
Check for correct rythmic beat using small drum or hand motions	Bodily /Kinesthetic
*****Develop your own "stylized poetry" for 1 additional slide (for higher level thinking credit on project.)	Intrapersonal, Verbal/Linguistic, Musical Rhythmic, Etc.

Student Self Evaluation

Check here before submitting your finished project.

Rubric for Grading

Total Points
1. 6 slides in presentation 10 points	_____/10
2. Title Slide (name & title included) 5 points	_____/5
3. 1 picture per slide (clip art or your own drawing) 10 points	_____/10
4. One poem per slide & all 5 written correctly 50 points	_____/50
5. 1 animation per slide 5 points	_____/5
6. 1 voice recording within presentation 10 points	_____/5
7. 1 music clip on every slide except the "voice over" slide	_____/5
8. Correct spelling & grammar 10 points	_____/10
Total Points=	_____/100

Making Your CD Label

Choose from among the various clip art stored in the template folder to design and print your own CD label. The CD template is also in your template folder.

Credits:


Normark, Helena. “Graphic Garden .” 08 May 2008. <http://www.graphicgarden.com>