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Join the writers at Po-Etree, Inc. as they explore different types of poetry, analyze poems, and create their own original poetry. Learn the key poetic elements and develop a deeper appreciation for the art of poetry.

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  1. Project

  2. Introduction As a member of writers at a local publishing firm, Po-Etree, Inc., your working classmates and you have studied many literary terms. You have analyzed short stories and a drama. Now your editor-in-chief is looking to publish a collection of poetry. By the end of the poetry project, you will create a poetry booklet.

  3. Poetry Review Poem – a piece of writing that is written in lines and often uses figurative language and often has rhythm and sometimes rhymes lines - similar to paragraphs found in prose speaker - narrator in a poem https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/what-is-poetry/

  4. Task 1: Guide to Poetry

  5. Discover “What Do You Need to Know About Poetry?” by either . . . Viewing Powernotes @ http://my.hrw.com/la3/la09/student/notes/powernotes/gr8/flash/col_ppts/col_7/lit/g8c07_lit.html Please click on downward facing arrows for more information and volume buttons. OR Reading “What Do You Need to Know About Poetry?” in Elements of Literature textbook pages 670-673. Task 1: Guide to Poetry Slide 1 of 3

  6. Task 1: Guide to Poetry Slide 2 of 3 2. Handwrite definitions for poetic elements and types of poetry using resources. Definitions for 8 types of poetry: narrative, ballad, epic, lyric, sonnet, ode, elegy, free verse Definitions for 19 poetic elements: rhythm, refrain, rhyme, internal rhyme, end rhyme, couplet, approximate rhyme, rhyme scheme, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, imagery, symbol, simile, metaphor, personification, stanza, hyperbole, idiom Resources Elements of Literature Handbook of Literary Terms 978-993 Elements of Literature textbook pages 670-673, 676-677, 683, 689, 697, 703, 715, 725, 737, 741, 746, 751, 759, 767

  7. Task 1: Quiz Slide 3 of 3 3. Take a quiz on poetic elements and types of poetry on Friday, January 11, 2019. Quizlets Poetic Elements https://quizlet.com/174592119/poetic-elements-flash-cards/ Types of Poetryhttps://quizlet.com/_2wee0m

  8. Task 2: Poetry Analysis

  9. Task 2: Poetry Analysis Slide 1 of 3 • Discover “What Reading Skills Help You Understand Poetry?” by either . . . Viewing Powernotes @ http://my.hrw.com/la3/la09/student/notes/powernotes/gr8/flash/col_ppts/col_7/rdg/g8c07_rdg.html. Please click on downward facing arrows for more information and volume buttons. OR Reading “Which Reading Skills Help You Understand Poetry?” in Elements of Literature textbook pages 676-677. 2. Take Reading Skills Quiz on Monday, January 14, 2019.

  10. Task 2: Poetry Analysis Slide 2 of 3 • Read all poems from the Collection 7 list below. Use red literature book. Make sure you read Preview the Selections, Read with a Purpose, and Build Background introductory material prior to reading each poem. It will HELP you! “Birdfoot’s Grampa” by Joseph Bruchac (pgs. 684-685) *“Valentine for Ernest Mann” by Naomi Shihab Nye (pgs. 684; 686-687) “My Mother Pieced Quilts” by Teresa Palomo Acosta (pgs. 690-694) “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (pgs. 704-710) “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert W. Service (pgs. 716-721) “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer (pgs. 726; 730-733) *“On the Grasshopper and the Cricket” by John Keats (pgs. 738-739) “Ode to Thanks” by Pablo Neruba (pgs. 742-744) *“O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman (pgs. 747-749) “Out, Out—” by Robert Frost (pgs. 760; 762-763) *Challenging poem . . . you must analyze at least one challenging poem.

  11. Task 2: Poetry Analysis Slide 3 of 3 4. Choose 2 poems from the previous list to analyze, and complete a Poetry Analysis Sheet for each poem. Get copies of the handout from your editor-in-chief. Read and follow directions on analysis sheets. Remember, one of your poems must be challenging.

  12. Task 3: Original Poetry

  13. Task 3: Original Poem Slide 1 of 3 • Read “Poetry and Prose: What’s the Difference?” by clicking on the following link. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/p-as_docs/PoetryandProse.pdf.

  14. Task 3: Original Poetry Slide 2 of 3 2. Write an original PALINDROME POEM (a.k.a. Mirror Poetry or Shadow Poetry) Rules: • You must use the same words in the first half of the poem as the second half. • Reverse the order of the words for the second half. • Use a word or group of words in the middle as a bridge from the first half to the second half of the poem. • The poem must be at least 10 lines. • Incorporate and label one example of imagery. • Incorporate and label one sound device (alliteration, onomatopoeia, internal rhyme). • Incorporate and label one figure of speech (hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, simile, personification). View examples 

  15. Task 3: Original Poem Slide 3 of 3 Witches burn by Robert Lee Brewer Gypsies tell girls,“Witches burn candles,”and laugh. Catsjump fences.Shadows cast spells indarknessin spells cast shadows.“Fences jump, cats laugh,and candles burn witches,”girls tell gypsies. Lockdown by Sidney Kantor “Lockdown everyone?” shouted teachers. Quiet! Hurry! People crying, gunshots booming, Fleeing students. Run! Save us from evil. Flashing red and blue. Scream. Blue and red flashing. Evil from us save. Run! Students fleeing, Booming gunshots, crying people. “Hurry! Quiet!” teachers shouted. Everyone lockdown.

  16. Task 4: Reflection

  17. Task 4: Reflection 1. Write a paragraph (at least 6 sentences) reflecting on the process of analyzing and writing poetry. Be sure to have a topic sentence, at least four supporting details, and a concluding sentence. Reflective writing is — your response to experiences, opinions, events or new information your response to thoughts and feelings a way of thinking to explore your learning an opportunity to gain self-knowledge a way to achieve clarity and better understanding of what you are learning a chance to develop and reinforce writing skills a way of making meaning out of what you study Reflective writing is not — just conveying information, instruction or argument pure description, though there may be descriptive elements straightforward decision or judgement (e.g. about whether something is right or wrong, good or bad) simple problem-solving a summary of course notes a standard university essay 2. Revise and edit your reflection paragraph.

  18. End Product • In your folder, find your Rubric/Checklist (copied back to back). • Go through the checklist and check off each completed item. Complete any missing work if needed. • Review the rubric to see if you need to make any changes to your poem, reflection, or format.

  19. End Product After completing all 4 tasks, you need to assemble all tasks to create a booklet that includes the following in this order: • Cover with Graphic, Name, and Creative Title for Poetry Book • Task 1: Guide to Poetry • 19 Poetic elements defined • 8 types of poetry defined • Task 2: Analyzing poems • 2 analysis sheets • Task 3: Original Poetry • 1 palindrome poem with labeled poetic elements • Task 4: Reflection • 1 Paragraph

  20. Enrichment IF YOU FINISH BEFORE THE END OF THE PROJECT, YOU ARE NOT DONE WITH POETRY. COMPLETE THE “POETRY FUN PRINTABLES” AND “POETRY FUN LINKS” IN ANY ORDER. THESE CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEB PAGE. You may also write your own poetry. You are not working on math or Spanish, etc., because we are not done with POETRY.

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