Evaluation Requirements for Poetry Project
~ Student
Checklist
POINTS 
Opening Activities (In Class)
20
____Write an ‘Auto Bio’ Poem.
20
____Poetry Review – Anthology (copy 10 different poems)
Data Collections (Center 1)
Worksheet 1-A
Task 1 – Write a poem…
20
____’Phrase Poem’ or ‘I Don’t Understand Poem’.
Task
2 – Types of poems…
10
____Find a Haiku and Cinquain poem.
____Print examples.
Task 3 – Find a new kind of poem not listed…
10
____Print example of new kind of poem.
____Describe how it is written.
Worksheet
1-B (group/partners)
Task 1 – Fill out calendar
20
____List one fact about author per day on calendar.
Task 2 – Timeline
20
____Find one poet, poem, event, and interesting fact in assigned
time period.
Resource Center
(Center 2)
Worksheet
Task 1 – Author information
10
____Answer all of the questions
about assigned author.
5
____Print photo of author.
10
____Create a timeline that
outlines major events in author’s life.
10
____Find 2 poems that the author
has written.
5
____List
any other points of interest about author.
10
____Write a bibliography that
lists all of the sources you used.
Task 2 – Create mini-biography
40
____Compile all of this
information about your author, and put it
on a poster board.
10
*____Presentation of author to the class.
Worksheet
40
Task - Write a summary (1 page) that includes…
____City of visit.
____What did Andrew see?
____Who did Andrew give books to?
____List other points of interest.
____Date of visit.
____Picture(s) of visit.
*____Oral presentation about city of visit to the class.
____Extra? Community service activity suggestion.
(see rubrics)
Electronic
Reference
(Center 4)
Worksheet
Task 1 – Find a Poem
____Print
a poem.
Task 2 – Change the poem
10
____Replace 5 rhyming words in poem.
10
____Replace 5 synonyms in poem.
*____Read new poem to class.
Task 3 – Vocabulary
15
____Write definition for vocabulary words.
15
____Use each vocabulary word in a sentence.
____Extra? Add a new word to the list.
Multimedia
(Center
5)
Worksheet
Task 1 – Rap Realm & Simile Satellite
____Listen to 3 rap songs (Rap Realm).
20
____Do the 4 activities on the site.
____Listen to the song selections (Simile Satellite).
20
____Do the 4 activities on the site.
____Print a copy of the poem songs you write.
Task 2 – Write a summary of 2 poems (by Marie Ponsot) Counter
Balance
____Listen to “What
Would You Like to be When You Grow Up” Part 1 and
“What Would You Like to be When You Grow Up” Part 2
40
____Write 2 paragraphs that summarizes these poems and what
you
think of them. Did you like them? Why? Why not?
(see rubrics)
Curriculum
(Center 6)
Worksheet (group/partners)
Task – Poetry Play
____Read and print one play.
____Choose characters/practice play.
20
____Write 1 more stanza to the play.
10
*____Act out play for the class.
Publications
(Center 7)
Worksheet
Task
____Explore Merlyn’s Pen website.
20 ____Write
a paragraph about something interesting learned at
this site.
10
*____Share the information with the class.
_____________ TOTAL POSSIBLE ~ 460 points
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