Your Personal Poetry Book!

1. Your Personal Poetry Book!

2. Found Poem • Your found poem should be based on either • “Miami 2017” Or “It’s Not Easy Being Green” Complete a SIFT analysis of your found poem before placing in poetry book.

3. Haiku • Include the final copy of the poem you created after the nature walk. • Complete a SIFT analysis of the haiku before placing in your poetry book.

4. A pply your poetry skills • C reate the poem • R evise, revise, revise • O ne letter at a time • S omeone you admire/DON’T FORGET SIFT! • T ake your time when writing- make it neat! • I mprove your writing-word choice/variety • C opy onto nice paper and include illustration of person or most important trait!

5. Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States www.okeefehistory.wikispaces.com Brought freedom to slaves Rallied Union Forces Assassinated in 1865 Honest at all times Attorney at Law Married Mary Todd Lived in Kentucky as a boy Illinois became his home Never gave up Commander in Chief Offered Command to Robert E. Lee Led the United States during the Civil War Natural story teller http://www.teachthecivilwar.com/blog/harriet-tubman-acrostic-poem/

6. Couplet I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. – Kilmer White coral bells upon a slender stalk,Lilies of the valley deck my garden walk. –Unknown A couplet is a very little thing, Yet give it the right words and it takes wing .-Philip Doolittle

7. Quatrain • A quatrain is a poem or stanza of four lines or groups of four lines. It is a very popular form of poetry. • A quatrain may rhyme, but does not have to. • Famous Quatrain Writers: • Shakespeare and Nostradamus

8. Quatrain • The mountain frames the sky (a) As a shadow of an eagle flies by. (a) With clouds hanging at its edge (b) A climber proves his courage on its rocky ledge. (b) -Donna Brock, The Mountain My sixth grade students say I’d love to write a poem a day rhyming couplet Poetry is fun I’ll write til I’m done! Rhyming couplet

9. Limerick • 5 line poem • One couplet, one triplet • A beat is where you hear the emphasis in the poem. Try using “dadumdadadum…” • a/a/b/b/a and lines 1, 2 and 5 have 3 beats and rhyme. • Lines 3,4 have two beats and rhyme. • Meant to be funny! • Last line is the “punch line” or “heart of the joke”

10. Limerick Example A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could the do? Said the fly, “Let us flee.” “Let us fly,” said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. There was an old man from Peru (A) (da DUM dada DUM dada DUM) Who dreamed he was eating his shoe (A) (da DUM dada DUM dada DUM) He awoke in the night (B) (da DUM dada DUM) With a terrible fright (B) (dada DUM dada DUM) And found out that it was quite true (A) (da DUM dada DUM dada DUM)

11. Limerick • In your journal… • Step 1: See if you can figure out the rhyme scheme of the limerick. • Step 2: See if you can figure out how many beats per line. There once was a fellow named Tim Whose dad never taught him to swim He fell off a dock And sunk like a rock And that was the end of him!

12. Let’s Practice with Limericks… • This should all go in your journal! • Step 1: Pick a one syllable boy or girl’s name “There once was a fellow/young girl named ____” • Step 2: Make a list of words that rhyme with the last word in the first line(boy or girl’s name). • Step 3: Now, write the second line using one of the rhyming words. • Example: There once was a young girl named Jill(3 beats) Who freaked at the sight of a drill(3 beats) • Step 4: Now think of an interesting story, What could happen to someone who is scared of a drill? • Step 5: Line 3: She brushed every day (2 beats) • Step 6: Line 4: So her dentist would say (2 beats) • Step 7: Now you need to go back to the list of “A” rhyming words to find one that can end the poem • Step 8: Line 5: Your teeth are quite perfect. No bill. (3 beats)

13. Free Verse • Free verse poetry is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, etc. • Make your OWN rules for the free verse poem. • Main point: Get your idea across CLEARLY! • Focus on mood and imagery

14. Free Verse • Step 1: Write 2 paragraphs about one of your hobbies, talents or favorite foods. Describe with as much detail as possible. Pretend the reader has never heard of this talent/food. • Example: Pizza: The savory smell of the crimson red sauce wafted across the room as the pizza came out of the brick oven. A delicious blend of parmesan and mozzarella cheeses oozed over the edge of the crust…(to be continued)

15. Continued… • Step 2: Break the lines apart so they look more like a poem. Pizza The savory smell of the crimson red sauce wafted across the room as the pizza came out of the brick oven. A delicious blend of parmesan and mozzarella cheeses oozed over the edge of the crust • Step 3: Keep breaking lines apart until the sound the way you want them to! • Step 4: Add a colorful illustration

16. Free Verse Poetry • Step 1: Treat this as a Wednesday warm-up. • Brainstorm about whatever is on your mind and write at least 2-3 detailed paragraphs about the topic. • Note* If you’re having trouble writing about the topic, choose a new one! • Step 2: Meet with a partner. Have your partner insert line(/) and stanza(//) breaks where they feel they belong . • Step 3: Break your paragraph apart into separate lines based on your partner’s opinion mixed with what you feel works best for your writing. • Step 4: Continue to break your lines down until they look and sound poetic. Add more precise language if you need to(use a dictionary)! • Step 5: Share your final copy with your partner. • Step 6: Move back to your seat and try this again for your final copy that will be placed in your poetry book. • Step 7: Your final copy must have a colorful illustration accompanying it.

17. SIFT • Symbol – an object, person, or polace that has meaning within itself but stands for something else in the poem. • Imagery – an image is evoked through the use of very descriptive sensory language(5 senses) • Figurative Language ( poetic language like simile, metaphor, hyperbole, repetition, alliteration) • Tone and Theme – Tone is the attitude an author takes on the subject he/she is writing about. Theme is a combination of the plot and the tone (Example: Family, Relationships, Adventure, Grief, Love)