Poetry Assignment

Task:
Choose 2 poems from your poetry booklet to revise, edit, and
publish to be marked. Choose poems that you enjoyed writing and feel
passionate about. Reread them numerous times aloud to yourself and to
classmates for their feedback and make sure you edit for spelling, grammar,
punctuation, imagery, rhyme scheme (if necessary), and poetic devices. In
addition to your 2 poems, you also need to write a paragraph
explaining why you chose these specific poems and what poetic
devices, literary devices, or interesting artistic choices you made
with them. In your paragraph, you will self-evaluate your poetry and
explain to me what you did in your poems that make them exemplary and
unique!
You can choose from the following poems:
Sensory Colour Poem
Haiku
Limerick
Free Verse
Concrete
Acrostic
Helpful hints:
- If your poem has a specific rhyme scheme/structure/rules have you
followed the form? DOUBLE CHECK
- Have you used literary devices discussed in class? (simile, alliteration,
hyperbole, imagery, etc)
- Can you edit or change any of the wording to be more descriptive,
imaginative, or juicy?
- Does your poem sound nice when read aloud-or are there words that
dont seem to flow?
- Can you do anything else interesting with your poem? Such as adding
images, colour, changing the layout on the page, or adding your own
personality to it?

Checklist:

Completed

-Poem 1 ________________________

________

-Poem 2 ________________________

________

-Reflection & Self Evaluation Paragraph

________
-Have you asked others to proofread your poems

and provide you with feedback?

________
-Have you checked for spelling and grammar mistakes?
________

Poetry Rubric
Total: ______/20 marks
Exceptional
5

Very Good
4

Satisfactory
3

Formatting and
Technique

If a formatted
poem, your poem
follows the
format perfectly.

If a formatted
poem, your poem
follows the
pattern most of
the time.

Creativity and
Overall Impact

The poem
enables the
reader to see,
hear, feel, or
think about the
subject in a
new way or in
amore potent
way than ever
before.

The poem
enables the
reader to see,
hear, feel, or
think about the
subject.

If a formatted
poem, your
poem follows
the pattern
sometimes
but not
always.
The poem
enables the
reader to see,
hear, feel, or
think about the
subject, but this
is
accomplished
through
clichs, wornout images,
or other
predictable
choices.

The student
experimented
with language

The student
greatly
experimented
with language.

Elements of
Poetry

Sensory details,
figurative
language, and
poetic devices are
used effectively
and create vivid
images that
contribute
significantly to
the meaning of
the poems.

Sensory details,
figurative
language, and
poetic devices are
used and
contribute to the
meaning of the
poems.
Most word
choices are
precise.

The student
experimented
with language
sometimes.
Sensory details,
figurative
language, and
poetic devices
may be overused,
underused, or
inappropriate to
the subjects; or
they may fail to
add to the
meaning of the
poem.

Below Average
2
Your poem
strays from
the original
format a
great deal

Incomplete/Nee
ds Work
1
The student did
not complete a
poem, or the
poems needs a
lot of work.

The poems do
not enable the
reader to see,
hear, feel, or
think about the
subject.

The student did

not complete a
poem, or the
poems needs a
lot of work.

The student
rarely
experimented
with language.

There is no use
or consistently
confusing or
inappropriate use
of sensory
details, figurative
language, or
poetic devices.
Words may be
misused or

The student did

not complete a
poem, or the
poems needs a
lot of work.

Word choice is
vivid and exact
throughout.

Spelling,
Grammar, and
Punctuation

There are no
grammar,
spelling, or
punctuation
mistakes.

unclear.

There are only

minor
mistakes.

Word choices may

be vague,
repetitive, or
imprecise.
There may be
many
mistakes but
they do not
detract from
the
understanding
of the poems.

There may be
numerous
mistakes, and
some detract
from the
understanding
of the poems.

The student did

not complete a
poem, or the
poems needs a
lot of work.