**This packet must be with you in class at all times from now until the poetry portfolio is due.**
Poetry Unit – Final Assignment:
The Poetry Portfolio
English I / Ms. Kallaher
DUE DATE: Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
by the end of the school day
NO PORTFOLIOS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 3:30 p.m. Fri., 11/18/11.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mississippi Language Arts Framework: Competencies Addressed
1. The student will develop and apply expansive knowledge of words and word meanings to communicate.
b. The student will analyze figurative language (e.g., metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, oxymoron, idiom,
etc.) in multiple texts to evaluate the effect on setting, tone, theme, and mood. (DOK 3)
c. The student will analyze word choice and diction, including formal and informal language, to determine the
author’s purpose. (DOK 3)
d. The student will analyze text to determine how the author’s (or authors’) use of connotative words reveals and/or
affects the purpose of the text. (DOK 3)
2. The student will comprehend, respond to, interpret, or evaluate a variety of texts of increasing length, difficulty,
and complexity.
d. The student will analyze or evaluate texts to synthesize responses for summary, précis, explication, etc. (DOK 3)
e. The student will analyze (e.g., interpret, compare, contrast, evaluate, etc.) literary elements in multiple texts from
a variety of genres and media for their effect on meaning. (DOK 3)
-Poetry (e.g., structure, language, theme, setting, persona, conflict, dramatic irony, symbolism, allusion,
figurative language, stylistic devices, imagery, language/word choice, etc.)
NOTE: Figurative language includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbolism, imagery,
irony, oxymoron, paradox, etc. Stylistic devices include alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme,
rhythm, repetition, etc. Both are to be used with appropriate (or specific) mode/audience.
3. The student will produce, analyze, and evaluate effective communication.
a. The student will utilize, analyze, or evaluate the composing process (e.g. . . . revising, editing, publishing). (DOK 3)
• Prepare final text (. . . writing portfolio . . . etc.)
c. The student will compose responses to literature . . . in the informative mode clearly expressing a main idea
thoroughly developed by relevant supporting details, which are well elaborated and sufficient in number. (DOK 3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Materials/Resources Needed:
 Report Cover OR Folder With Brads
 Computer, Printer, and Internet Access (4 in-class workshop periods in computer lab will be provided)
Students will most likely need to complete some of the Poetry Portfolio outside of class; it is the
student’s responsibility to make arrangements to visit the library computer lab for access as needed
before/after school if these resources are not available at home. The project deadline will not be
extended because of technology excuses (“My printer ran out of ink,” “I didn’t have any paper,” “I
don’t have a computer at home,” “My Internet went down,” etc., will not excuse you for having your
portfolio turned in by the deadline.)
Production Schedule and Deadlines
Day
Date
Portfolio Work Goals:
Thursday
Nov. 10
Friday
Saturday –
Sunday
Nov. 11
Nov. 12 – 13
Monday
Nov. 14
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Nov. 15
Nov. 16
Nov. 17
Friday
3:30 p.m.,
Friday
Nov. 18
Nov. 18
Introduction of the Assignment:
Overview and Requirements of the Portfolio
N/A: Poetry Out Loud Recitations
Begin working on your Poetry Portfolios for
homework. You may choose to begin writing
the additional required free verse poem, the
poetry explication essay, or finding your
poem/song for TP-CASTT analysis. You will
need to have some of the required
components ready to begin typing up and
formatting when you come to class in the
computer lab Monday!
Goal: Revise/edit, type, format, and proofread
required poems (sonnet, catalog/list poem, 3
haiku, free verse poem, poetic devices poem).
Goal: TP-CASTT Analysis & Explication
Goal: Poetic Terms Glossary
Poetry Unit Test in Class
Continue working on Poetry Portfolio on your
own! They are due tomorrow by 3:30 p.m.
Goal: Final editing, printing, and binding!
Poetry Portfolios DUE!
Class in the Computer
Lab?
No
No
No
Yes: Day 1 in the Lab
Yes: Day 2 in the Lab
Yes: Day 3 in the Lab
No
Yes: Day 4 in the Lab
General Formatting Expectations and Guidelines for Your Portfolio:
 All components of your portfolio should be typed, double-spaced.
 All text should be in 12-point Calibri font, except for titles and
headings, which may be in any readable font (but no larger than 16point font).
 Headings and titles should be centered; all other text (paragraphs,
poem stanzas, etc.) should be left-justified.
 Your finished product should be neat and polished, with a
completed look that reflects the considerable amount of time and
effort you put into producing it.
Required Components – Checklist and Descriptions:
______ Component #1 / 20 Points: Cover Page and “Table of Contents”
Cover Page: Top
“Title:
My Poetry Portfolio”
by First Last
Middle
Image/Graphic/Illustration
Bottom
English 1 / Ms. Kallaher
Submitted Nov. 18, 2011
Table of Contents:
Every component below should be listed as “quoted”
below.
Page numbers have been provided for you.
______ Component #2 / 30 Points: “Introduction” (p. 1)
For this component, I would like you to write a brief (3-paragraphs of 5 – 7
sentences each, 1-page) poetry unit reflection essay in which you respond to the
prompts below using this paragraph organization:
Paragraph 1: Begin by finding a quote about poetry with which you agree, and
explain the specific reasons why you agree with it. Also, write your
personal definition of poetry, and describe your general feelings
about and attitudes toward poetry.
Paragraph 2: Reflect on your Poetry Out Loud recitation experience.
 What was it like learning and reciting the poem for the class?
 How challenging did you find it?
 How rewarding did you find the experience?
Paragraph 3: Describe in detail what you have learned from the poetry unit. If any
of your feelings about poetry have changed, describe how they have
changed here.
______ Component #3 / 50 Points: Your Original Poetry (Poetry YOU YOURSELF Wrote)
Revise and proofread your previously written poems before including them.
Write a free verse poem (of at least 15 lines) on a topic of your choice.
______ “Poetic Devices Poem” (p. 2) and Illustration/Graphic
______ “List Poem” (p. 3) and Illustration/Graphic
______ “Shakespearean Sonnet” (p. 4) and Illustration/Graphic
______ “3 Haiku” (2: nature, 1: topic of your choice) (p. 5) and Illustration/Graphic
______ “Free Verse” (p. 6) and Illustration/Graphic
______ Component #4 / 30 Points: Poetry Analysis (p. 7 – 8)
 Complete a detailed TP-CASTT analysis of a poem or song of your choice. Your
poem/song MUST be approved by Ms. Kallaher before you complete the analysis.
 Ms. Kallaher will provide the TP-CASTT form electronically for you, so that you
may type your analysis into the document. All answers should be detailed and
thorough, written in complete sentences.
______ Copy of Selected/Approved Poem/Song (p. 7)
______ TP-CASTT Analysis of Selected/Approved Poem/Song (p. 8)
______ Component #5 / 30 Points: Poetic Terms Glossary (Term + Definition + Example) (p. 9)
(You may earn 20 extra points by providing examples of each of these elements.)
Poetry
Stanza
Speaker
Diction
Connotation
Denotation
Tone
You must define the following terms:
Mood
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
______ Component #6 / 40 Points:
Rhythm
Meter
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Consonance
Assonance
Rhyme
Portfolio Reflection and Self-Evaluation (p. 10 – front),
Checklist (p. 10 – back), and Rubric (p. 11)
 Complete the “Portfolio Reflection and Self-Evaluation” and “Checklist”
forms provided.
 Your rubric MUST be in your portfolio in order for it to be assessed.