Poetry+Webquest

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toc =**Introduction **= There is a local publishing company that is well-known for publishing children's stories and has had several best sellers. This company, called CLEACH Publishing, has contacted the school because they are interested in having students here create an e-book poetry guide that will be published on the Internet for their next venture. The challenge is they need as soon as possible and the deadline is an aggressive one. The final product needs to be to them in five days in order to be considered for this assignment. There are several other local schools that have been contacted and are in the running for this prestigious opportunity, so we need to work hard and be creative. Let's make this school proud!

=**Task **=
 * Each student will choose or be assigned to a writing team of 3-4.
 * Your team will use the resources provided to research informaiton for your team's poetry publication.
 * Your publication will include an appealing and inspired title, key poetry terms, multiple types or forms of poetry, examples of poetry, and original works created by your team.
 * Your team will compile all information into an online poetry guide using Mixbook.com as your digital publishing site and publish it for the world to read.

=**Process **=

Your writing team need to use the resources below to complete your poetry guide.

1. Your poetry guide **must define 10 key poetry terms**:Your poetry guide **MUST INCLUDE the following 5 terms: poetry, rhyme, rhythm, stanza, and imagery**. The **other 5 terms** are to be key terms agreed upon by your writing team. They should be terms that are deemed to be important to idea of poetry.

2. Your poetry guide **must define 6 different types or forms of poetry**. Your poetry guide **MUST INCLUDE the following 3 types or forms of poetry: Haiku, Acrostic, Cinquain**. The **other 3 types or forms of poetry** are to be decided upon by your writing team.

3. 3 of your team's poems **MUST have a published example** with its definition. Please be sure to cite the poem you used properly. Citation Machine 3 of your team's poems **MUST be original works**.

4. Be sure to include appropriate images that enhance your poetry guide.

5. Mixbook.com is an online, collaborative site which allows you to create and publish digital books. Create a Mixbook account for your group and use that to publish your poetry guide online for the world to read.

**Resources **
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0903237.html

http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html

http://www.poetry-online.org/poetry-terms.htm

@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry

@http://www.schools.pinellas.k12.fl.us/educators/tec/tondreault/kinds.html

=**Evaluation **= Poetry guides will be evaluated using a rubric which focuses on the requirements set forth in the Process section of this WebQuest. Areas of focus will include the following: Poetry WebQuest **Rubric**
 * Poetry Terms, Poetry Types, Poetry Examples, Overall Appearance, Teamwork, Overall Mechanics**

Writing teams will also participate in a peer review of its team members. Each team member will consider the contribution of each of the individuals (not yourself) to the success of your group's poetry guide. Please download the Peer Evaluation form provided and submit at the conclusion of the project.



=**Conclusion **= While creating your online Poetry Guide to submit to the CLEACH Publishing Company, you have reviewed some poetry you were already familiar with and discovered a few new types as well. You not only expanded your knowledge of poetry, but you've become familiar with many of the terms that are used in the poetry world. Perhaps the most challenging thing you've accomplished is actually writing your own original poetry. As I'm sure you found out during this WebQuest, writing poetry isn't as easy as it seems. There is a tremendous amount of creativity involved and certain rules must be followed. The appreciation you have gained by participating in this WebQuest will serve you well as you study other types of literature. If you are interested in writing more of your own poetry, there are many web sites and books that may assist you in this endeavor. If you choose to write any more original poetry, please feel free to submit these to me for extra credit.

=**Credits **= <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">I would like to cite the following web pages as resources for use with this project:

"http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/.html." Fact Monster. © 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster. 29 Mar. 2010 <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0903237.html>. Poetry. (2010, March 29). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved 02:48, March 30, 2010, from [] (n.d.). Retrieved from http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.poetry-online.org/poetry-terms.htm (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.schools.pinellas.k12.fl.us/educators/tec/tondreault/kinds.html (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mixbook.com/ Warlick, D. (2000, October 29). Retrieved from http://citationmachine.net/

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