Poetry Book Requirements

 

            Using the poems you have written during our poetry unit, you should create a poetry book.  It should be creative, neat, and well planned.  This project is worth 180 points.  All of the pages should be typed.  You will not receive credit for any item that is not typed.

            You must have a creative cover for the poetry book and then inside of your book you should have the following things in this order:

           

1)      a title page (title of book, by, your name)

2)      a table of contents.

3)      a letter to your readers (instructions on next page).

4)      the initial reaction to poetry that was written the first day of the poetry unit.

5)      the poems written during the poetry unit.

i)        Childhood memory poem

ii)       Parent poem

iii)     Sports poem

iv)     Free-write poem

v)      Robert Hayden poem

vi)     Heritage Poem

 

The following grading scale will be used to grade your poetry project:

 

The cover is creative, colorful, and neat and it reflects

            your poems                                                                  4          8          12        16        20

 

Correct, neat title page                                                  1          2          3          4          5

 

Correct, neat table of contents                                      2          4          6          8          10

 

Thorough, proofread letter to your readers                                4          8          12        16        20

 

Contains initial reaction to poetry                                               1          2          3          4          5

 

Contains all five poems                                                 20        40        60        80        100   

 

The book is creative, colorful, and has neat design                     4          8          12        16        20

            Throughout the book

 

 

Total Points Available:  ­180

 

You will receive a score of zero for any item that is omitted from your poetry book.

Poetry Book Letter to Readers Instructions

 

At the beginning of your poetry book, I would like for you to include a letter to the readers of your poetry book.  It should look like a letter with a date, greeting, and closing.

 

In your letter, you should do the following:

 

1.     Introduce yourself to the readers is if they know nothing about you. Minimum of 8 sentences.

2.     Discuss the poem you wrote that is your favorite and describe why it’s your favorite. Minimum of 3 sentences.

3.     Discuss the poem you wrote that is your least favorite and describe why it’s your least favorite.  Minimum of 3 sentences.

4.     Discuss what you have learned about poetry during this unit.  Minimum of 3 sentences.

5.     Discuss what you have learned about yourself as a poet while writing the poems in this book. Minimum of 3 sentences.

 

Note: The numbered items represent separate paragraphs of your letter.