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6th Grade Poetry Packet due Thursday, May 30th

*All poems will be taught in class and students will have time in class to create their poems.As homework, they will need to type (or print neatly using ink) their poems at home, addpictures, and a cover page. If a student misplaces the directions on how to do each poem,they will be on my webpage under LA Poetry Project.

Scoring Rubric Checklist:

1. ____ Figurative Language Page (definitions) 15 pts.

2. ____ I Am Poem/ 10 pts.

3. ____ Acrostic-2 total /10 pts.

4. ____ Colors/10 pts.

5. ____ Zap Me/10 pts.

6. ____ Lunes-2 total/ 10 pts.

7. ____ Concrete/ 10 pts.

8. ____ Cinquains-2 total/10 pts.

9. ____ Diamante/ 10 pts.

10. Monster/10 pts.

11. ____ Haiku- 2 total/10 pts.

____ Grammar and Spelling/ 15 pts.

____ Poetry book coverlNeatness /10 pts.

____ Colored and Decorated with at least one picture per poem (hand drawn,cut outs from magazines, photos, scrapbooking, etc.) 10 pts.

/150 Score---....;....;;;=..;;;. Grade -----Grading Scale:

A 135-150B 120-134C 105-119D 90-104

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lAM POEMPoetry deals with the emotions, just as music. An autobiographical poem is personal-itreveals something about the person writing the poem. It does not have to rhyme. Below is

. a simple plan to write your own autobiographical poem. Just follow the steps and-before you know it-it's done.

IAMPoem

FIRST STANZAI am and (two special characteristics you have)I wonder _(something you are actually curious about)I hear (an imaginary sound)I see (an imaginary sight)I want (an actual desire)I am and (the first line ofthe poem repeated)-------- ----------

oSECOND STANZAI pretend (something you actually pretend to do)I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)I touch (an imaginary touch)I worry (something that really bothers you)I cry (something that makes you very sad)I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

TIDRDSTANZAI understand -,-- (something you know is true)I say (something you believe in)I dream (something you actually dream about)I try (something you really make an effort for)I hope (something you actually hope for)I am and (the first line ofthe poem repeated)

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Example (Lined up Left)lAM

I am a crazy guy who likes The Raiders.I wonder what I, and the world, will be like in the year 2030.I hear silence pulsing in the middle of the night.I see a football flying Up to the sky.I want the adventure of life before it passes me by.I am a crazy guy who likes The Raiders.

I pretend that I'm the ruler of the world.I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders.I touch others hearts by making them laugh.I worry about war.I cry for all the death and poverty in the worldI am a crazy guy who likes The Raiders

I understand the frustration of not being able to do something easily.I say that we are all equal.I dream of traveling to other points on the earth.I try to reach out to poor and starving children.I hope the Raiders will win a super-bowl.I am a crazy guy who likes The Raiders.--SAMUEL MAAS

#2 Example (Centered)I am a hard working teacher who loves to laugh

I wonder how my students will do this yearI hear their brains clickingI see the light in their eyes

I want them to want to succeedI am a hard working teacher who loves to laugh

I pretend I am always in controlI feel like I'm swimming in quicksand sometimes

I touch the hearts and minds of othersI worry that I am not good enough

I cry when one of my family is in painI am a hard working teacher who loves to laugh

I understand I cannot save everyone ignorance and apathyI say I still need to try

I dream of being the best teacher I can beI try to make my classes interesting

I hope I never stop caringI am a hard working teacher who loves to laugh

--Art Belliveau

Students need to write TWO (2) Acrostic Poems.

1. Use your name 2. Your choice

ACROSTIC POEM

To make an acrostic poem, write a word vertically (the spine) and.then useeach letter to begin a line.

Ex:M ade in the shadeIn the summer sun·K ids sell lemonadeEveryone has fun!

The acrostic is Rexible and can be used in different ways. Liuebreaks canoccur within phrases to create a verse about the subject spelled in the verticalletters.

Ex: Creature whoA pproaches you when it wantsTo

This example emphasizes the unexpectedness and the independence of afeline's movements, more than if the poem were only one line.

More ideas for using an acrostic style:Use a series of words for the spine.Write repeated acrostics of the same word.Spell the spine word from the bottom to the top.

Tonight I canH ear andEven

Ex: PandoraOpenedEverythingToR eaJizeYes! But .•.

PlayingOn the swingEatingTaffyR unning through theYard.

S cnsc the powerExpressed inA wave.

=Brenda Keene, lOth

The poem can relate to the spine word as above, or not:

Run011 theSofa even thoughEveryone tells you not to.S omerimcs J do.

··-Chris Anglin, 3,.d

R ighr is beautyA nd left isD read, upI s act and down isC nnsciousness, forward isA rr anged and backward isLard.

=-Forrest Shetley, 4th

l. coming a hour theUnderworld of the moon,N egarive skin near the earth,/>,. nd everyone seems to beRiding towards it.

··-Forrest Shetley, 4th

Students need to write either:2 stanzas on one color OR 2 poems on two different colors

COLOR:A poemabout your favorite color. Express your feelings about a single color withmetaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration or similes or list nounswhich are(or remind you of) that color. Another easy form is to use the 5 senses-looks like,sounds like, smells like, tastes like, feels like.Color looks likeColor sounds likeColor smells likeColor tastes likeColor feels like An example is :..

OrangeOrange is feeling in your stomach after an orange soda quenched your thirst.Orange is the sun after a summer day.Orange is the sound of a field filled with dandelions blowing in the wind.Orange is the taste of a pizza that just came out of the oven.Orange is the sound of a busy bumblebee.Orange is the taste of cold glass of orange juice.Orange is the feeling inside you when you accomplish something.Orange is the sound-of a tomato plant growing.Orange is the color of a carrot that just popped out of the ground.Orange is the smell of a Tiger-Lily petal.Orange is the feeling after a baby smiles.Orange is the color of a brown beaver's incisor.Orange is the smell of a late July day.Orange is the feeling of a puppy's fur.Orange is the color of peach marmalade on a side of toast.Orange is the sound of a canoe paddling through shallow water.And orange is a color that is safe and alive. By Julia

Another example:

Yellow is a rose of friendshipIt is the sun on a hot day and the color of my jerseyOr a large glass of lemonadeYellow is a warning signIt flashes for you to slow down ... relaxYellow is a happy face or the color of your face after a roller coasterYellow is my favorite color by Sean.

ZAP Me!

Choose one of the following objects from the list below and write words or phrases thatmight be said from the viewpoint of the item you chose. * It can NOT be living!

• a car In a garage• a potato in a sack of potatoes• a rock in a riverbed• a bottle of glue in a student's desk• a carrot on a snowman• a pair of scissors in a drawer• shoes in the closet• tools in a toolbox• food in the refrigerator• items in a cosmetic bag• a fork in a dishwasher• a chair in a furniture store• a credit card in a wallet• a letter in the mailbox• a burger in a kid's meal• a can in a six pack of drinks• a golf ball in a golf bag• a shirt packed in a suitcase

You will then take your words and phrases and create a poem describing the day in a lifeof your item. Poem should be a minimum of 10 lines. Poem should have some rhyminglines. See student example on back. (or on website)

LUNES

To make a LUNE, write three words in the first line, five in tJ-e second, threein the third, and you're done! In counting words rather tban syDab4;s" th~ lune ismore ftexible than a haiku. Also, Iunes do not nece5sarilybave an assOciation withnature or season or ehanges. Sometimes the tbird line can surprise tbe ~"dieDce.

EI: Think of meas a beautiful ballerina twirlingaround the block.

-Shirley, Sib

Lunes can be fun to tinker--witb.andrework, In a very short poemeverytbinlstands out. Exact wording can make or break a poem!

Pattern: Line 1 - 3 wordsLine 2 - Sword,Line 3 - 3 word.

A raindrop falls.Jt fall, on my nose-delicate, light. transparent.

-Anonymous, high school

Double Lune

Flotaaiel are floatingimages of ,ilver that makelife more intere.ting,

creating mirrors tbatripple away at a touchof a finger.

-Suzannah Edgar. 5th

You write with~ pencil tip bending linesraro your thoughts.

-Bill Gee, highschool

As darkness unfoldsthe man with fhe knifecuts his potatoes.

-Anonymous, high schoof

When you lookat a snowman too longit come. alive.

-Jan Gott, Ist

Load the ship.Go out to the sea.Don't come back.

-Anonymous, high school

Here J amfor you to see meand that's it.

-Jeremy McFredericlc, 1st

CONCRETE POEMS

CODcreter.ems are poems about something that is visually illustrated byarranging the wonts of the poem to make a picture of the subject tbe poem is about.

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It is • good idea to try tbis out on scrap paper first, then make a big, beautirulversion. Here is one example:

-Krista Prescott, 4th

CINQUAIN

A CINQq~ creates images without complete sentences. The wordcinquain is, ~b for "a group of five". You wiD use pad. of speech to composeyour cinquain roUowiog tbis pattern:

Line l-NounLine Z - Two adjectivesUae 3 - Three present participlesLine .• - Four-word phraseLine 5 - Synonym for DOun or cloJely related noun

Ex:.Dogs

Furry, cuddlyRunning, playing, barking

Always loyal and lovingFriends

StarWhite, pointy

Shining, glowing, movingIn the night sky

Twinkler-Xiomara Tejada (age 9)

LeslieSmart, athletic

Running, jumping, learningAlways on the playground

Fun-Leslie Ramirez (age 9)

Snow WhiteBeautiful, kind

Singing, dreaming, wajtingUntil her love arrives

Princess

PuppyCute, scared

Barking, eating, chewingLikes to play around

Dog-Adilene Fuentes (age 9),

Noemi Torres (age 9)

ConeSharp, triangular

Apexing, pointing, climaxingFilled with ice cream

Peak-Leanne Sam (age 12)

DIAMANTE

A l>IAMANTE poem starts with an idea and ends with the opposite concept.The poem ends up shaped like a diamond. You may describe things that areopposite (thesis - antithesis) or concepti tbat change over time (metauiOrpbosis). Itmight help to start with pain of antonyms such as lovelhate, or witb worils tbatchange from one thing into another, like sunny/rainy, or day/night.

Look at some of the following examples:

Ex: BlackDark, scary

Hiding, shading, dosingWitche.s, night - angels, day

Shining, brightening. openingLight, happy

White

LoveHappy, sweet

Energizing, satisfying, sacrificingFlame, admiration - hostility, iciness

Draining, loathing, self-servingViolent, sad

Hate

Here is the pattern to foHow:Line 1 - One nouftLine 2 - Two adjectives related to the fint nounLine 3 - Three participles (-ing, -ed) related to tbe first nounLine 4 - Four nouns, two related to the fIrSt nouo aod two related to the

ending noun.Line 5 - Three participles (-ing, -edj related to the ending nounLine 6 • Two adjectives related to the ending noun.Line 7 - One noun (the antithesis or metamorphosis of the fll'5t noun)

WindyLittle, great

Fishing, writing, playingGirl, daughter - sister, friend

Trying, drawing, singing .Playful, learned

Wong-Windy Wong (age 7}

WinterCold, wet

Snowing, shivering, freezingWhite, gray - yellow, orangeBlazing, sweating, roasting

Hot, sunnySummer

-Jennifer ViHatoro (age 9)

CaterpillarChubby, fat

Spinning, chewing, crawlingGrowing insect - awaking

beautyFlapping, flying, soaring

Winged, prettyButterfly

-Eetsy Anguiana (age 9),Roxana Cano (age 9)

SunYellow, round

Glistening, sparkling, shiningHot day - cool evening

Glowing, floating, changingWhite, crescent

Moon-Amy Moreno (age 9),

Pairisblu Davis (age 9)

MONSTER POEM:Describe an imaginary monster. Try to have a theme (food, sports, animals,school subjects etc.)

An example is-"The Scrumptious Sweet- Tooth Monsterll

The Scrumptious Sweet- Tooth Monster has:Hershey Kiss CraniumPeppermint SmirkAppealing Rock Candy TorsoRed Licorice limbs

Black Licorice appendages

Green and Blue M&M eyesBubble gum feet that blow up into hefty bubbles when he scampersSnout is made of a bulky scoop of rocky road ice cream that is so cold it willnever liquefyVibrant Colored Chiclets for his choppersTootsie Rolls for eyebrows

In a crown form he has Sweet Tarts for locks of hair

Left Fingers are made of grape lollipopsRight Fingers are made of Watermelon lollipopsThis is one appetizing monster!

By: Kate

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Haiku Poem

Ex 1: The sea at springtime.All day it rises and falls,yes, rises and falls.

- Buson(as you read this poem aloud do youfeel the rise andfall of the waves? )

Ex 2: Looking for the moonIn a lonely autumn sky

mountain castle lights

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. It often centers around nature and natural things inthe universe. It describes some aspect of nature during a season (winter, fall, spring,summer).

The pattern for Haiku is the following:

Line 1: 5 syllablesLine 2: 7 syllablesLine 3: 5 syllables

Put them together in the form above.

How to start: _,BrClinstormwords that are about nature: For example: rain, clouds, soft breezes.fC-hoosethewordSthai" you like fr_omthis list. -"~~-" "----""-" "~~---" ---

lCoul1t the syllables (parts) of the words.

Draw a picture to g.o with your Haiku.

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Line 1-----------------------------Line 2 _

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