“Tribute To The Titans” 1. We did an analysis of the poem, “Chicago,” by Carl Sandburg. Carl Sandburg wanted his readers to see his point of view and change their perspectives of how others saw Chicago. 2. You are going use “Chicago” as a mentor text and write a poem about your city, Keansburg. 3. You must create a central idea or theme about Keansburg. 4. You must incorporate at least FIVE figurative language techniques! 5. Use the rubric to guide you and self-monitor as your write your poem. 6. Type the Keansburg poem on Google Docs and share it with me. 7. The top three poems of the entire eighth grade will be shared with the Keansburg community for an authentic audience! Focus Form Poetic Techniques Voice Fluency Word Usage and Imagery Conventions Professionalism 4 3 2 1 Poet clearly creates a theme or central idea over the course of the poem about Keansburg. Poet clearly designs a distinct structure to the poem that contributes to meaning and style. Poet clearly applies at least five figurative and poetic techniques. (Refer to Poetry Word Wall) Poet clearly creates a distinct voice that expresses tone, emotion, and meaning to the poem. Poet clearly develops a fluency to create rhythm and flow. Poet creates a simple theme or central idea over the course of the poem about Keansburg.. Poet designs a structure to the poem that contributes to meaning and style. Poet creates an unclear theme over the course of the poem about Keansburg. Poet designs an unclear structure to the poem. Poet does not create a theme or central idea. Poet applies at least four figurative and poetic techniques. (Refer to Poetry Word Wall) Poet creates a voice that expresses tone, emotion, and meaning to the poem Poet applies at least three figurative and poetic techniques. Poet applies less than two figurative and poetic techniques. Poet does not create a distinct voice. Poet develops a fluency to create rhythm and flow. Poet develops an unclear fluency to create rhythm and flow. Poet does not develop fluency. Poet clearly maximizes word usage with an abundant amount of powerful words to create imagery and sensory details. The poet exhibits EXCELLENT CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: spelling, standard usage including verb agreement, tense and case; mechanics, and diction. Poet effectively revised and edited throughout the process and used all class time effectively. Poet maximizes an abundant amount of powerful words to create imagery and sensory details. Poet minimizes vocabulary with little amount of powerful words to create imagery and sensory details. The poet exhibits SOME CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task. Poet does not maximize their vocabulary with little word usage. Poet did not show revision and editing attempts are somewhat effective. Writer did not use class time effectively. Poet did not edit or revise. Writer did not use class time effectively. Score: ________ / ___________ The poet exhibits DECENT CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task: spelling, standard usage including verb agreement, tense and case; mechanics, and diction. Poet did not effectively revise and edited throughout the process and somewhat used all class time effectively. Poet creates an unclear voice in the poem. Poet does not design a structure. The poet exhibits LITTLE CONTROL of grammatical conventions appropriate to the writing task.