Assignment: Write a free verse poem about anything. It can tell a story, describe a person, animal, feeling or object. They can serious, sad, funny or educational. Whatever subject that appeals to the poet can end up in free verse.

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The main idea of my The main idea of my The main idea of my poem expresses poem is kind of clear poem is really hard to Message emotions or thoughts. and not easily identify. The main idea is There is no main

The main idea of my identified. The main not unique. The main idea idea to my poem.

poem is clear and easily idea of my poem is kind of my poem is hard to identified. of clear identify.

The words and phrases The words and phrases The words and phrases in The words and in my poem are vivid, in my poem are sort of my poem aren’t really phrases in my Words and Phrases they support the main vivid, and most of them vivid and do not connect poem do not seem idea and tone of my support the main idea to the main idea. carefully selected. poem. and tone of my poem.

The layout and punctuation of my poem Stanza placement and Some line breaks and No definite enhance the line breaks and thought stanzas are thought out. structure. My Flow/Lines understanding of the out. My poem has at My poem has 10-15 poem has less than poem. My poem has at least 15 lines. lines. 10 lines. least 15 lines and no rhyme scheme. Two or more examples No examples of Two examples of of poetry devices from One poetic device from poetry devices poetry devices from your unit 2 notes are your unit 2 notes that is used or if they are your unit 2 notes that used correctly and used correctly. used they are not Poetic Devices are used correctly. enhance the poem. used properly.

Few minor errors, if any, which do not Some errors that don’t Many errors that So many errors detract from the distract too much from Conventions/Neatness detract from the overall that the poem is overall poem. Poem is the overall poem. Poem poem. difficult to read. typed or written in my is easy to read. best handwriting.

I included a writer's I included a writer's I included a writer's I did not include a note that gave a note that gave an note that gave an answer Writer’s Note writer's note with X5 detailed answer to each answer to each of the to each of the three this poem. of the 3 question. three questions. questions.

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