ENGA- Imaginary Worlds-My Poems Assessment

My World - A Collection of

Poetry

1 You have completed a series of poems. Your job is to choose what you think are your

five best poems.

2 Peer assess your poems, referring to the criteria (below).

3 Redraft the poems based on the feedback

4 Make a PowerPoint presentation, including (in this order) a

a title page,

b table of contents,

c page numbers,

d about the author page (including biographical information and your poetic

inspirations),

e appropriate images, colours and fonts for each poem,

f citations for the images on the final page.

5 Publish to a PDF file, and upload to Issuu.com

6 Upload a link to your new poetry magazine to your blog. Tag it for English. Write a brief

blog post about your creative process.

Literary elements you must use in at least one poem:

Simile – comparison using like or as

Personification – human characteristics to non-human things

Imagery – description that helps to create a picture in your head

Metaphor – a comparison between 2 things stated as if it is true.

Rhyme scheme – eg. ABCBDB

Rhythm – eg. Ta-Dum Ta-Dum Ta-Dum Ta-Dum, Ta-Dum Ta-Dum Ta-Dum.

Literary elements you should consider:

Repetition – repeated words or lines to add emphasis or effect (optional)

Assonance (Bananas in Pajamas- same vowel sound) (optional)

Onomatopoeia (optional)

Alliteration (Lovely Lucy Loves Lollipops) (optional)

ENGA- Imaginary Worlds-My Poems Assessment

MYP Criterion 9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2

Criterion A

Creativity

The poems

contain many

creative details

and/or poetic

devices that

contribute to the

reader's

enjoyment.

The poems

contains some

creative details

and/or poetic

devices that

contribute to the

reader's

enjoyment.

The poems

contain a few

creative details

and/or poetic

devices, but they

distract from the

story.

There is little

evidence of

creativity and/or

poetic devices in

the poems.

There is no

evidence of

creativity in the

poem.

Elements

(see above!)

You have

correctly and

effectively hit all of

the required

elements in the

assignment.

You have hit all of

the required

elements in the

assignment.

You have only

three of the

required elements

in your poem

You have less

than three

elements in your

poem

You have no

elements in your

poem.

Criterion B

Organization

You have followed

the rules of each

individual poetry

style in a

thoughtful

manner.

Your presentation

is attractive and

adds to the

enjoyment of the

reader.

You have

included all the

required elements

in your published

work.

You have followed

the rules of each

individual poetry

style

Your presentation

is attractive.

You have most of

the required

elements in your

published work.

You have usually

followed the rules

of each individual

poetry style

You followed the

requirements of

the task

presentation.

You have some of

the required

elements in your

published work.

You have

sometimes

followed the rules

of each individual

poetry style

You attempted to

follow the

requirements of

the task

presentation.

You have few of

the required

elements in your

published work.

You have not

followed the rules

of each individual

poetry style

You have not

considered the

presentation of

your poems.

You have

included your

poems, without

other organising

features.

Criterion C

Language

The poetry and

prose have very

infrequent errors

in spelling,

punctuation,

capitalization,

grammar, and

usage

The poetry and

prose always

uses appropriate

and varied

vocabulary

(choice of word

The poetry and

prose have

occasional

errors in

spelling,

punctuation,

capitalization,

grammar, and

usage which

rarely get in the

way of

understanding.

Uses appropriate

and varied

vocabulary

(choice of words).

The poetry and

prose have some

errors in spelling,

punctuation,

capitalization,

grammar, and

usage which

sometimes get in

the way of

understanding.

Usually uses

appropriate

vocabulary and

somewhat varied

vocabulary

(choice of words).

The poetry and

prose have

regular errors in

spelling,

punctuation,

capitalization,

grammar, and

usage which

generally get in

the way of

understanding.

Sometimes uses

appropriate and

varied vocabulary

(choice of words).

The poetry and

prose have

frequent errors in

spelling,

punctuation,

capitalization,

grammar, and

usage which

often get in the

way of

understanding.

Often uses

inappropriate

and / or limited

vocabulary

(choice of words)

ENGA- Imaginary Worlds-My Poems Assessment

Grade Boundaries:

0-4→1; 5-9→2; 10-14→3; 15-19→4; 20-23→5; 24-27→6; 28-30→7

Effort-You must assess yourself on effort by explaining why you gave yourself the level you did.

Level

0

1

2

3

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