Poetry Portfolio!

With your group, you will create a poetry portfolio. It will contain a collection of 20 poems, with
each person contributing 5 poems. You will write in a variety of forms and use the figurative
language, sound devices, and sensory language we have discussed in class.

Within your group, you will choose a topic on which to focus your writing. ALL POEMS MUST
CONNECT TO THIS TOPIC! Each person will be responsible for writing a haiku, limerick,
narrative, concrete, and a free verse/lyric poem. Within your poems, you must show examples
of: rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, alliteration, metaphor, simile, personification, and sensory
language/imagery. If you include 2 elements in 4 poems, you’ve got it covered!! (HINT: Write
your limerick correctly, and you’ve shown you understand rhythm!)

The finished portfolio must be bound, with a front cover that includes the title of the collection,
and a back cover. The title of your portfolio MUST reflect the topic you chose for your poems.
You must have a poet’s page with the names of the poets and the pages where their poems can
be found. Illustrations are optional, but welcomed! The end of the portfolio should be a
reflection from each member of the group.

Reflection to include – What was the process like for you? Was it hard to get started? What
was the most difficult poem for you to write? Which one did you enjoy the most? Least? What
did you know about poetry before you started this unit? What new things have you learned?
Grade yourself and each member of your group – A, C, or F – and explain why you would give
that grade.
 0 1 2 3 4

Topic 0-1 poems connect 2 poems connect 3 poems connect 4 poems connect All 5 poems
to the group’s to the group’s to the group’s to the group’s connect to the
chosen topic. chosen topic. chosen topic. chosen topic. group’s chosen
topic.

Form 0-1 forms follow 2 forms follow the 3 forms follow the 4 forms follow the All 5 forms follow
the rules for the rules for the form, rules for the form, rules for the form, the rules for the
form, use correct use correct use correct use correct form, use correct
spelling. spelling. spelling. spelling. spelling.

Poetic Element 0-1 poetic 2-3 poetic 4-5 poetic 6-7 poetic All 8 poetic
elements are use elements are use elements are use elements are use elements are use
correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly.

Binding Missing 4 or more Missing 3 Missing 2 Missing 1element Portfolio has a

elements to reach elements to reach elements to reach to reach level 4. front cover that,
level 4. level 4. level 4. includes the title
(must reflect the
topic!!), a back
cover, a poet’s
page with the
poet’s names and
where their poems
can be found.

Reflection Reflection is not Reflection is Reflection is Reflection is Reflection is

written in written in written in written in written in
complete complete complete complete complete
sentences with 9 sentences with 6-8 sentences with 4-6 sentences with 1-3 sentences with no
or more grammar grammar or grammar or grammar or grammar or
or spelling errors. spelling errors. 2- spelling errors. 4- spelling errors. 6- spelling errors.
0-1 reflection 3 reflection 5 reflection 7 reflection All 8 reflection
questions are questions are questions are questions are questions are
addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed.

Overall Quality Missing 4 element Missing 3 element Missing 2 element Missing 1 element No stray marks,
needed for level 4 needed for level 4 needed for level 4 needed for level 4 written on unlined
paper, paper is
smooth and clean,
typed or written in
legible ink, any
glue or tape used
does not show