7th Grade Poetry Project
Project includes various assignments with specific
due dates. Be sure to read through for all due
dates.
Directions: Students will create an original poem in each of the forms
listed below. Each poem will be included in a Poetry Book, which must
have a decorative cover page.
POETRY
Poetry Book Due 11/1/10
You must write at least one poem for each type of poem.
1. Parts of speech poem
The spider
small yet creative
designs and weaves
silently.
Encouragement?
Pattern:
Line 1: Article, noun
Line 2: adjective, conjunction, adjective
Line 3: verb, conjunction, verb
Line 4: adverb
Line 5: noun (must relate to the noun in the 1st line)
2. Cinquain
Sun
Bright- Light
beams, warms, persuades
Tempered spirit contented now
Ruler
Pattern:
Line 1: Noun (title)
Line 2: Two words to describe the title
Line 3: Three verbs
Line 4: A 4 word phrase
Line 5: Noun that is a synonym for noun in line 1
3. Add an adverb poem
Humbly
Hopefully
Honestly
The man
pleads
to the wrathful king.
Water!
Pattern:
Line 1: Adverb
Line 2: Adverb
Line 3: Adverb
Line 4: The + noun
Line 5: Verb
Line 6: Prepositional phrase
Line 7: Noun
4. Preposition poem
Noise
Bangs, Clangs, Clatters
From the attic
To the cellar
Over all creation
Pandemonium
Pattern:
Line 1: Noun
Line 2: 3 verbs
Line 3: Prepositional phrase
Line 4: Prepositional phrase
Line 5: Prepositional phrase
Line 6: Noun
5. Haiku
Sea devil of doom
Billowing out of control
Pursuing its prey!
Pattern:
17 syllables- end of lines do not rhyme
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
6. Lantern – Light and airy
boys
tackling
running fast
scoring touchdowns
lads
Pattern:
Line 1: 1 syllable
Line 2: 2 syllables
Line 3: 3 syllables
Line 4: 4 syllables
Line 5: 1 syllable
7. Tanka – Nature or mood
The birds are chirping
Quietly in the forest
Watching for some worms
To appear after the rain
Oh, so patiently they wait
Pattern
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
Line 4: 7 syllables
Line 5: 7 syllables
8. Acrostic- name of a person, place or thing is written in a vertical (up-and-down) line.
The poem is developed from the beginning letter on each line.
J ust as I wake up
A nd before I rise from bed
N ot yet look in the mirror
I f I had a choice instead
C ertain that fate prevails
E very day I am at peace.
9. Emotion Poem
Example:
If happy were a color,
It would be blue.
As blue as a sky on a sunny day.
If happy were a taste,
It would be as sweet as honey melting in your mouth.
If happy were a feeling,
It would be exciting as your first step must have been.
If happy were a smell,
It would be as wonderful as brownies baking in the oven.
If happy were a sound,
It would be as soft as tinkling keys on a piano.
Pattern: Choose any emotion as a subject. (happy,angry,love,nervous,jealous,etc.)
Line 1: Emotion
Line 2: If ___ were a color,
Line 3: It would be __
Line 4: As __ as a __.
Line 5: If __ were a taste,
Line 6: It would be just like ___.
Line 7: If __ were a feeling,.
Line 8: It would be __ as a ____.
Line 9: If ___ were a smell,
Line 10: It would be ___ as a ___.
Line 11: If ____ were a sound,
Line 12: It would be ___ as a ____.
10. Limerick – whimsical poem with only five lines. This type depends on rhythm and
rhyme. (AABBA)
There was an old man from Peru
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in the night
In a terrible fright,
And found it was perfectly true.
11. Concrete – use the words and their physical formation to convey meaning.
12. Narrative – tells a story.
I’m fed up with jackI sent him out yesterday
To take the cow now,
Down to the market.
We needed a good price –
And what do you think
He came home with –
A handful of beans!
I was not pleased!
Lyrics are the Lick! 10/19
In movies, the best scenes have background music that supports what’s happening on the
screen. Give me two verses of a song that you would say is the background music for
your life. Write a short response telling me why you chose this song and how it reveals
who you are to others.
Gimme A Beat! Due 11/8
You are required to do two poetic readings with background music for your final presentation.
One genre of music will be selected by me and another by you. The readings will be no more
than 3 minutes total so please choose your pieces carefully. Genres to choose from are listed
below.
Classical
Country
Heavy Metal Reggae
Popular
Electronic
Industrial
NeoSoul
Punk
Rock
Jazz
Blues
Gospel
Funk
Folk
Big Band
Hip hop
Contemporary Christian
Poetry Project Rubric
(Turn this rubric in with your poetry book)
Check
when
you
Your
complete Grade
___
___/10
Poetry Book Cover Page
__
___/30
Parts of Speech
__
___/30
Adverb
__
___/30
Preposition
___/100
Total (Double Formative Grade)
__
___/50
Concrete
__
___/50
Acrostic
___/100
Total (Double Formative Grade)
__
___/50
Narrative
__
___/50
Emotion
___/100
Total (Double Formative Grade)
__
___/60
Japanese Poems (Haiku, Tanka, and Lantern)
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___/20
Cinquain
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___/20
Limerick
___/100
Total (Double Formative Grade)
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___/100
Lyrics are the Lick
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___/100
Gimme A Beat! (Summative)