Poetry and Rhyme Scheme
The Charlotte Doyle Media Poetry Project
POEMS DUE BEFORE APRIL VACATION… POWERPOINT DUE AFTER VACATION!
Total Point Value: 200 Points
150 Points for Poetry/ 50 Points for Media Appearance
To complete this unit, you will be creating a poetry PowerPoint that chronicles (or records) five important events from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Procedure: 1) Pick five events 2) Write a poem for each event. These can be done in first, second, or third person. 3) Use four types of figurative language in EACH poem. 4) Use a different format (haiku, sonnet, ballad, etc.) for EACH poem 5) One MUST be a sonnet 6) Type the poems 7) Place them in chronological order (in order of how they occur in the book) 8) Print out the poems and staple them 9) Begin the process of creating the PowerPoint. 10) Check over your FCA’s to make sure nothing is missing.
FCA’s:
The Poetry • Each poem uses four types of HIGHLIGHTED figurative language (40 Points) • Poems are at least SIX LINES long and use ONLY strong verbs and word choice (50 Points) • Each poem is a correct example of a different poetry format, including at least one sonnet (described on the poetry sheet) (50 Points)
AT THE BOTTOM CORNER OF EACH PAGE, YOU MUST INCLUDE: *Title of Event *Page Number Event Occurred *Format of Poem *List of Figurative Language Types in that Poem (TEN POINTS) Example: Arrival at the Seahawk Page 10 Ballad Simile, Metaphor, Two Examples of Personification
Poetry Types to Choose From…
BALLAD
Origin: France & England (Europe)
Commonly put to music
A-B-C-B, D-E-F-E
8-6-8-6 Meter
GHAZAL
Origin: India and Middle East
Dates to 12th Century
Written in couplets with repeating word at the end of each couplet
A-A, B-A, C-A, D-A, etc.
GRIOT CALL AND RESPONSE
Origin: Western Africa (Mostly Benin)
Oral Tradition
Numerous lines, No rhyme scheme,
POEMS DUE BEFORE APRIL VACATION… POWERPOINT DUE AFTER VACATION!
Total Point Value: 200 Points
150 Points for Poetry/ 50 Points for Media Appearance
To complete this unit, you will be creating a poetry PowerPoint that chronicles (or records) five important events from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Procedure: 1) Pick five events 2) Write a poem for each event. These can be done in first, second, or third person. 3) Use four types of figurative language in EACH poem. 4) Use a different format (haiku, sonnet, ballad, etc.) for EACH poem 5) One MUST be a sonnet 6) Type the poems 7) Place them in chronological order (in order of how they occur in the book) 8) Print out the poems and staple them 9) Begin the process of creating the PowerPoint. 10) Check over your FCA’s to make sure nothing is missing.
FCA’s:
The Poetry • Each poem uses four types of HIGHLIGHTED figurative language (40 Points) • Poems are at least SIX LINES long and use ONLY strong verbs and word choice (50 Points) • Each poem is a correct example of a different poetry format, including at least one sonnet (described on the poetry sheet) (50 Points)
AT THE BOTTOM CORNER OF EACH PAGE, YOU MUST INCLUDE: *Title of Event *Page Number Event Occurred *Format of Poem *List of Figurative Language Types in that Poem (TEN POINTS) Example: Arrival at the Seahawk Page 10 Ballad Simile, Metaphor, Two Examples of Personification
Poetry Types to Choose From…
BALLAD
Origin: France & England (Europe)
Commonly put to music
A-B-C-B, D-E-F-E
8-6-8-6 Meter
GHAZAL
Origin: India and Middle East
Dates to 12th Century
Written in couplets with repeating word at the end of each couplet
A-A, B-A, C-A, D-A, etc.
GRIOT CALL AND RESPONSE
Origin: Western Africa (Mostly Benin)
Oral Tradition
Numerous lines, No rhyme scheme,