Introduction

When happens when someone asks you: What do you think? How do you feel? Why do you like or dislike something? If you often don’t know how to answer, then you need to get in touch with your inner self. One way to focus on yourself is by writing poetry. And guess what, it doesn’t have to rhyme.! When you finish this project you won’t go around to all of your friends talking in rhyming couplets (I hope!) but you will be able to expressed some thoughts and emotions that you just haven’t had the opportunity to think about for a while. You are constantly changing and your uniqueness needs to be expressed. Besides all of this, you will have prepared part of your Hyper Studio Project “All About Me” when you have completed both tasks. So have some fun and enjoy. Writing poetry is like taking a picture of your thoughts. Be honest with yourself.

The Task

Task1: Create a “Focus on Me… Through Poetry” Sampler Booklet that includes favorite poems created by others and original ones that will write.

Task 2: Publish at least three of your best poems using HyperStudio.

Process and Resources

TASK 1 Create a Poetry Sampler Booklet

Go to the following websites and read about each type of poetry. Choose your favorite from the samples given or others that you may find from other sources on the web. Copy and paste the poem into your sampler booklet. Be sure to copy the author’s name and the website.

Autobiographical poem
* http://www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/autobiopoems.html

Cinquain
*http://jfg.girlscouts.org/How/make/cinquain.htm
*http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/cinquain.html

Diamante
*http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/ then type in diamante where it says Search UO. Choose topics that show opposite emotions, opposing thoughts, or two ways to look at a situation.

Limerick
* http://library.thinkquest.org/3721/poems/forms/lime.html

Acrostic
* http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/5165/pages/acrostic.html

Free Verse
* In twenty lines, write a description of yourself from a third person point of view. Include more than a physical description because this is an opportunity to share your thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc.

· Write your own poetry for each type of poem as listed above. Write more than one and then keep your favorite(s).

· Your book should include a title page and six pages with photos and graphics that you have available from any source that relate to the content of your poem. Follow the photography copyright laws by citing the photographer when given. You may state your sources at the bottom of each page.

Other Resources:

The following will be helpful to you to complete TASK 1.

Rhyming Dictionary - The best on the net
Lexical FreeNet - I can't explain it... you just have to try it
Roget's Internet Thesaurus
dictionary.com - Online dictionary, thesaurus and more
http://shoga.wwa.com/~rgs/glossary.html glossary of poetic terms

TASK 2

Publish your best poetry (minimum of 3) using your HyperStudio multimedia skills.You need to create four cards including an introduction to the poetry section. Remember you can very creative by including scanned photos, digital camera photos, video clips, sound clips, word art, etc. Be creative and try to balance your presentation with these elements, but make sure that everything is related to your content. Spelling, grammar, and mechanics count! This will be assigned at a later date after your HyperStudio skills are proficient.

Streetsboro Middle School

Poetry Sampler Booklet

Name: ________________________

Teacher: D. Fetterhoff

Date : ___________________

Title of Work: ___________________

Criteria

Points

	1	2	3	4
Completion of Task 1	Title page and three completed pages	Title page and four completed pages	Title page and five completed pages	Title page and six completed pages	____
Grammar	Four or more grammar errors	Three grammar errors	Two or one grammar errors	No grammar errors.	____
Spelling	Four or more spelling errors	Three spelling errors	Two or one spelling errors	No spelling errors.	____
Appearance	Minimal effort to include related graphics and text enhancement	Some effort to include related graphics and text enhancement	Interesting graphics related to content and text design	Exceptional graphics and text design	____
Expression of original thought in poetry	Mimimal expression of original thought	Some expression of original thought	Some interesting expression of original thought	Exceptional expression of original thought	____
				Total---->	____

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TASK 2 The four poetry cards will be graded as part of the finished HyperStudio project that consists of more sections. Each student will keep his/her sampler booklet as a source to complete the HyperStudio section on poetry. Task 2 will be assigned at a later date.

Conclusion

Congratulations! Now you probably will feel more confident when expressing your more personal thoughts with friends and others. Remember be proud of your accomplishments. Show others your sampler booklet, and later you will be burning a personal CD of your completed HyperStudio “About Me” to share with many. If you feel the urge to share with an even bigger audience the Internet offers some opportunities as listed here.

Credits and References

List the sources you have used in the bibliography section of your HyperStudio project. This includes music, pictures, video clips, and text that you have used.