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Mr. Keim's
Updated for 2010-11 school year
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Don't be like this cat. Follow the plan!
See the "week
by week" general plan

Required Resources:
- These
Directions. You will need to make
reference to these directions throughout this project, so don't forget to
re-read these steps throughout the process!
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- A spiral notebook or composition
book for a daily progress journal - each work day will need a journal entry.
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- TWO folders with center fasteners
and pockets
that will hold your finished portfolio and printed sources (for one, A small 3-ring binder is acceptable).
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- Library : Use of the library is
required, and library time is to be used for work time. In the library,
several poetry books will be on my reserve shelf. No computer time is allotted
until sufficient time (3 days) in the book section of the library has
occurred.
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- Computer: The use of a computer
with a color printer to complete your portfolio is required.
You must use the
computer lab to research poems, poets, and poetry forms. You will also be word
processing your portfolio pages.
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Poetry Reference Tables
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- TIME:
You must work on this on your own
time as
well!
- Optional:
Pens/Markers/Crayons/Colored
Pens or Pencils: You may use these to illustrate
your portfolio pages.
Feel free to express your creative side!
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Optional:
digital
photography/photographs
taken by you specifically for this project to supplement
your artwork.

Portfolio 2010-11
Criterion:
!! Read through this multiple times carefully !!
Print and highlight the important phrases of each
requirement:
- Your portfolio must have a single, constant
theme throughout the
project. It should be something reasonably concrete.
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Take reflective notes as you go about the various processes.
Include
obstacles and accomplishments. These will be used for informational purposes
for your final reflective essay. (these notes will not be handed in, but you
should write at least 3-4 sentences per work time)
- You need a cover page (with
a relevant
color graphic) with your portfolio title
(reflecting your theme), your name, date, and block.
- Your first page must be a "table of contents", detailing
the organization your portfolio and establish a clearly defined order of
presentation. Use the assessment checklist as a guide. You must list each
title of each poem in quotation marks and list each individual element of your portfolio (numbering your portfolio pages is optional).
- A
preface (an
introduction to your portfolio which briefly
discusses the theme and your personal reasons for that theme)
must be included at the beginning of the portfolio. This should be PAGE 1 following your table of contents.
- A one page written document
(essay) titled “Thoughts on Poetry”
should
follow your preface, explaining your personal definition of poetry and your
personal feelings about poetry. This document should be developed over the
time that you are completing your portfolio, and should include at least
two
quotes about poetry that you agree with and
integrate into your writing for support.
This should be no longer than one page.
- TEN poems by published authors
(directly related to your theme) must be included with one
graphic or illustration
which complements the poem. Include poet
names. All poem sources must be listed on source page. Poems should appear as they
were in the source in which they were found. You can only have one poem per page, and
the complementary
graphics must have color, either
applied by you, or printed in color (please-no full-page background printing).
Ten pieces of the complementary artwork from museum web sites must have proper citations under them.
See a SAMPLE
POEM PAGE
- Your completed portfolio will
have a total of TWENTY ONE complementary graphics (one with each poem, and one on the
cover). A minimum of TEN of these must be from
art/museum
websites and need to have proper source citations (both under the
picture and on your Graphic Sources page). Your source folder must
include the purple half-sheets for the graphics citations. If you use all 21
graphics from museum sites (with citations), FIVE bonus points will be awarded to
your point total.
- You must include a brief explanation
(1-3 sentences) per art work about how the art work complements that particular poem. You must include this
in a text box on your poem
page. Be specific!
- You must include a brief explanation (1-3 sentences) per poem about how
the poem fits your theme. You must include these in text boxes on your poem
pages. Be specific!
- You may choose one set of song lyrics for your portfolio, but song
lyrics are NOT required.
- A minimum of five different poets must be represented in your portfolio.
- Five poets represented in your portfolio MUST have
biographical information in your
“about the poets” section. The section entitled "About the Poets" should
include detailed information about each poet must be included within the
portfolio. You are required to use at least two sources per biography. In-text
citations and
bibliography (works cited page) are required.
No citations = no
credit for your work, no matter how good it may be.
SEE THIS SAMPLE
- Print or copy all poems and biographies you intend to use. Fill out a
bibliography “half sheet” and staple it to your source. Put your name on
everything. These WILL be turned in with your project in your “source folder.”
- Poetic elements: you must select and
define/describe FIVE sound elements and FIVE figurative elements to be
included in a short "Elements" section of your portfolio. For each element
described/defined, you must include a 3-5 line original poem (or part of poem)
that demonstrates that element clearly. SAMPLE ELEMENT PAGE
- Criticism - You must choose one of the poems by a published poet and write
a critical interpretation of the poem (what does the poem mean on different
levels, and
what literary devices
are used and how do they affect the poem).
- Ten original poems (poems written completely by you) must also be
included. These poems must demonstrate an understanding of poetic elements.
These must be related to your theme and must have complementary color graphics as well. Of your
ten poems,
eight of them should be different types of form
poetry.
- For your form poems - In a text box,
give a detailed description of the form (i.e. sonnet, rondeu, etc.) of
the poem you used. You should still include the graphic explanation (just as
you did on the poems by published authors). You do NOT need to explain the
theme connection.
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THREE
Bibliographies: A “Source
Page” must be included, listing where each poem was found. A separate
“Works Cited” page listing sources for information cited in the "About the
Poets" (biographies) section
must also included. A third page for artwork cited titled "Graphic Sources"
should follow the other two. All bibliographies
must adhere to MLA format. See library handout or links provided.
- Finally, a
Creative Reflection:
This essay will discuss the process of the portfolio and your poetry writing,
specifically the creative process, incorporating Theodore Roethke's quote,
"Sometimes an apparent constraint can serve to free the imagination."
You need to use specific details about your poetry writing in this essay.
- Work must be neatly presented in finished form with attention to ensure
"published" quality.
- Finally, you must fill out the self-assessment checklist and include it
in the back of your portfolio. Failure to do so will result in a 5 point
penalty!
- A separate folder (2 pocket with
fasteners) labeled “Sources” must be turned in with
all of your printed/copied resources from your portfolio inside it. Include
printed/copied poems on one side (with completed half sheets attached) and biographical information
printed (with completed half sheets attached) on the other. Hole punch and
clip the graphic half sheets in the middle. If you do not
turn in your source folder or turn it in with sources missing, up to 20
points will be deducted from your final grade.
- An overall quality grade will also be factored in to your portfolio
score.

Although we will work on the portfolio in class, the majority of work will be
done on your own time. Please bring any material that will be beneficial to your
task.
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