Poetry Portfolio Assignment
You will be creating an illustrated portfolio of your favourite
poems you have written.
In your portfolio, you must include:
 A Cover/Title Page (name, date, title, illustration, neat and
creative)
 A Table of Contents
 8 – 10 Poems You Have Written (each a different type)
 Illustrations for Each Poem
 A Poetry Self-Reflection
 An Analysis of 1 Poem you Read by a Famous Poet (Be sure
to include the poem as well)
Remember to…
 make your good copies neat and easy to read
 make your poetry portfolio visually appealing by using colours,
different texts, pictures, etc.
 use the rubric to make sure everything is included
Bonus Marks:
1. You may add an introduction page to explain why you like to write
poetry or why you wrote about certain topics or subjects.
2. You may also include a poet study on a poet that you have been
reading about.
A Table of Contents is a list of the poems in your portfolio, in the order they
appear. There are pages numbers for each poem. Here is an example of what it
could look like.
Example:
Table of Contents
Rhyming Poem: I Don’t Know …………………………………………………… 1
Acrostic Poem: Cookie ……………………………………………………………… 2
Bio Poem: All About Bob …………………………..……………………………… 3
Synonym Diamante Poem: Monsters ……………………………………….. 4
Colour Poem: Blue ………………………………………………………………….… 5
Concrete Poem: Circles …………………………………………………………….. 6
Haiku Poem: The Tree ………………………………………………………………. 7
Cinquain Poem: Castles ………………….…………………………………………. 8
Poetry Self-Reflection ………………………………………………………………… 9
Poem by Shel Silverstein: Hector The Collector ………………………… 10
Analysis of Poem: Hector The Collector by Shel Silverstein ………. 11
Poetry Portfolio Rubric
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Poetry Cover
Includes all
elements (name,
date, title, and
illustration) and is
neat and creative
Includes most
elements and is
neat
Cover is missing
some elements
and is not neat or
coloured
No cover or
missing most
elements
Table of Contents
Complete: all
pages numbered
and easy to read
More than 10
poems included
Mostly complete
Some pages
missing or
unorganized
5 – 7 poems
included
Not completed
Neatness
Wow!
Neat, easy to
read
Not very neat
Needs
improvement
Spelling
No spelling errors
1 – 3 spelling
errors
Many spelling
errors
Creativity,
Illustrations, and
Visual Appeal
Creative
illustrations for
each poem, pages
are visually
appealing and
attract reader’s
attention
Complete with lots
of details and
examples added
Complete with lots
of details and
examples added
Illustrations
included for each
poem and effort
shown to make
poems visually
appealing
A lot of pages
look the same
and little effort
shown in
illustrations
Spelling errors
occur
throughout
portfolio
No illustrations
and not visually
appealing
Complete
Not enough detail
or examples
missing
Not enough detail
or missing
examples
Poems
Self-Reflection
Poetry Analysis
8 – 10 poems
included
Complete
Less than 5
poems included
Not included
Not included
Comments:
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Poetry Self-Reflection
Which type of poems did you enjoy writing most? Why?
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The poem that turned out the best was
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because __________________________________________________
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Which poem or type of poem was your least favourite to write? Why?
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Which poem(s) are you most proud of? Why?
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What was the most important thing(s) you learned about writing
poetry?
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Poetry Analysis
Name of Poem: _____________________________________________
Author: ___________________________________________________
What is the poem about? _____________________________________
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Can you find any rhyming words? List them. _____________________
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Can you find any alliteration? List what you find. __________________
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Can you find any similes or metaphors? List them. ________________
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How did this poem make you feel? _____________________________
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