Poetry Portfolio Requirements

Poetry Portfolio (50 points)

Poems you should have in your Writer’s Notebook:

Word Chain Poem Riddle Poem

Haiku Poems (3) “This is Just to Say” Poem

Cinquain Object Poem using similes and metaphors

Number Poem Ode

“I Am” Poems (2) Sonnet

“Where I’m From” Poem Pantoum (optional) Format  Digital Portfolio (using PowerPoint or Prezi)  Shared to Edmodo Gallery

___ Cover (First Slide)

___It is up to you to design each slide of your Poetry Portfolio, but it is especially important to personalize the cover slide to represent you and your poetry.

___Give it an original title (not My Poetry Portfolio), put your name on it, and creatively make it your own.

Suggestions: . Pictures; favorite lines of poetry . Your own artwork or photos (Ask for help with scanning/copying photos from your phone to a flash drive, etc.) . Photos from the web of your favorite poets . A poem of your own

Example: ___ 2 nd Slide: "What Is Poetry?"

___Develop YOUR OWN definition of poetry.

___This may be written as a paragraph or as a poem of your own. Be creative with your definition and design.

___The slide must be enhanced with pictures, quoted lines of poetry, images, etc.

3 rd Slide/Section: Your Original Poetry (Note: This section will be 5 slides.)

___ Include FIVE original poems enhanced with images and/or original artwork. One poem and image per slide. . One of the five must be either the Object Poem or Ode (to show your understanding of metaphor and simile). . One of the five must be either the Sonnet or the Pantoum (to show your understanding of rhyme scheme).

___ Include one paragraph for each poem that answers the questions identified in the model below.

___Edit your poems before adding them to your portfolio to ensure that they represent your very best work.

Example: Original Poems

Where I’m From This poem is grounded in my memories, What is happening in the experiences, and heritage. I t looks out on I am from hairspray poem? What is it about? From braces and rubberbands. the future witb a bright, shining face, I am from lightning bugs and it recalls the past with a smile. I Fluttering in the summer night sky. used strong imagery such as “lightning What poetic devices did bugs fluttering in the summer night sky” I am from Belle you use? How do they to connect with my childhood. Also, the make your poem more The cute little puppy allliteration in the last stanza (‘present, We rescued from the pound effective? And Smoky the cat past’) helps to increase the pace and Whose death still touches my heart. rhythm going into the last line of the poem. I think this is my most personal Why did you choose to I am from Papaw’s goulash poem because it shows where I came And Momma’s pumpkin pie from and where I ’m going. include this poem in your From Dad’s overbearing portfolio? Protectiveness of his little girl.

I am from outrageous Eleven foot Christmas trees And joyous Thanksgiving feasts.

I am from the American dream From broken despair and gained hope I am the present, past, and future, History in the making