Poetry Power
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As mentioned on the main project page, students will not only be learning about various forms of poetry, but they will be putting pen to paper in order to plan and draft a number of original poems.
Poetry Portfolio
Over the course of the project, students can create a "Poetry Portfolio." This portfolio will contain all of their work from this project. This includes:
- Overviews/rules and examples of the various forms of poetry.
- The poems that students plan and write within each of the poetry forms.
As the teacher or parent, you will be able to determine exactly what this portfolio looks like, based on the ages and needs of your students. You will need to keep the following in mind:
- Which forms of poetry will you introduce/review with your students?
- How long will you spend on each form?
- Will you require that students plan/write a specific number of poems for each form?
- What will the portfolio physically look like? Will it be a separate packet or will you use a folder/spiral that the students currently have? Will the work be done electronically?
Typically our TTC Collaboration Projects have an "end date." At this point in time, I feel it's important for us to keep the project open and ongoing. With that being said, you will need to decide how often you would like your student(s) to formally publish their work. This could be once a week, one poem per "type" of poem, or just when they have a poem they are proud of. Whatever publishing schedule you choose to follow, just remind students that "published" poems should be ready to be shared with the world. You may choose from a variety of upload options: web page, wiki, Voice Thread, SlideShare, Smilebox, etc. Directions will be provided for uploading. Once students have their poems published to the Internet, our participating students/classes will have the opportunity to comment on one another's work.
ACTIVITY PRINTABLES
You will find two resources for each form of poetry. Visit the "Poetry Printables" page to access these resources.
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