Final Genre Project: Poetry

-->Poetry Genre Project (Assigned 4/8/13; due NO LATER THAN Tues. 5/7/13, after CRCT)

April is National Poetry Month!  To celebrate, you need to read at least five different poems.  (They may be by the same author but they do not have to be.)  Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein are two fabulous poets for children, and they both have websites that you might enjoy.  (Please do NOT use Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends because we will use it in class.)

For your project, on your own paper, you must write the title and author of each of the five poems you read.  Write a brief summary of each of them.

Next, choose ONE poem to copy accurately and illustrate on a separate sheet of (plain) paper.  Make sure that your illustrations “match” the poem.  Include your name, the author’s name, and the title of the poem.  (This poem will be displayed in the classroom or hallway.)

Finally, choose ONE poem to read aloud to the class.  Be sure to practice reading it aloud fluently and with expression.  You will need to have one copy for you to read from and another copy to turn in before you read aloud.

Please turn in all pieces of this project together (no later than 5/7).  You may certainly present and turn in your work early! (*THIS PROJECT COUNTS AS TWO READING TEST GRADES!)

BONUS: Research different styles/types of poetry.  Write your own original poem.

Grading Rubric:

0 pts: Did not turn in OR did not write any summaries	20 pts: One or two different poems and authors; partial summaries		30 pts: Three different poems and authors; partial summaries	40 pts: Four to five different poems and authors; partial summaries		50 pts: Five different poems and authors; complete and thorough summaries of each poem
0 pts: Did not turn in or did not complete	10 pts: Copy of poem with no illustrations OR inaccurate illustrations		15 pts: Copy of poem with name, title, author, and minimal illustrations	20 pts: Copy of poem with appropriate illustrations		25 pts: Accurate copy of poem with name, title, author, and appropriate illustrations
0 pts: Did not read aloud	10 pts: Read aloud a poem		15 pts: Provided a copy of poem and read aloud with difficulty	20 pts: Provided a copy of poem and read aloud		20 pts: Provided a copy of poem and read aloud with fluency and expression
0 pts: Original rubric is not turned in and another one had to be printed		2 pts: Turn in unsigned rubric with your project for scoring purposes.			5 pts: Turn in this signed rubric with your project for scoring purposes.
0 pt. BONUS: Did not attempt the bonus	2 pt. BONUS: An original poem		4 pt. BONUS: An original poem that is generally correct	5 pt. BONUS: An original, grammatically correct, detailed poem		TOTAL*:

Please have your parent sign and date this sheet to acknowledge awareness of this project and its requirements.  Thank you!