Activities Summary

In this activity, students will:

• Create a poem using any of a variety of poetic forms
• Create a display version of the poem
• Present the poem to the class

Prior Knowledge

• Essential Skills
• Poetic forms
• Poetic templates

Teaching Planning Notes

• Review assignment including prior knowledge required and rubrics
• Provide students with a variety of examples of songs, jingles, slogans, poems from newspapers, magazines, videos, CDs, tapes, etc.
• Provide students with a checklist and review steps associated with each stage
• Provide students with paper, markers and magazines to create posters
• Provide an exemplar of a poem
• Present an exemplar of a poster

Assessment and Evaluation of Student Achievement

Activities

• Poem Assignment Sheet
• Poem Rubric
• Presentation Checklist
• Poem Display Rubric and Presentation Rubric