Poetry Project Ideas

Poetry Ideas - Create a Book of Original Poetry!

Bio Poem and Self Portrait!

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Line 1 - First Name

Line 2 - Title given to the character

Line 3 - Four words to describe the character

Line 4 - Lover of (three items, objects, or ideas)

Line 5 - Who believed (one idea or concept)

Line 6 - Who wanted (three things)

Line 7 - Who used (three things)

Line 8 - Who gave (three things)

Line 9 - Who said (a direct quote)

Line 10 - Last name or synonymous descriptor

Diamente - Seven lines centered

Line 1: a noun (the subject of the poem) - You

Line 2: two adjectives about the subject - words that describe a noun

Line 3: three participles about the subject - action words that end in "ing"

Line 4: two nouns about the subject and two more nouns about the opposite of the subject (antonyms)

Line 5: three participles which are the opposite of the subject (antonyms)

Line 6: Two adjectives which are the opposite of the subject

Line 7: One noun about the opposite of the subject.

Online Ideas for How to Write Poetry to Go with Self Portrait

Poetry Project

Biopoem

Insert Photo - The biopoem can be about yourself or a character in literature or history.

Line 1 - First Name

Line 2 - Title given to the character

Line 3 - Four words to describe the character

Line 4 - Lover of (three items, objects, or ideas)

Line 5 - Who believed (one idea or concept)

Line 6 - Who wanted (three things)

Line 7 - Who used (three things)

Line 8 - Who gave (three things)

Line 9 - Who said (a direct quote)

Line 10 - Last name or synonymous descriptor


HAIKU

2.Haiku (three lines with 17 syllables total) - poem about nature (animals, water, forests, mountains, plants, flowers, seasons, etc.)

Insert Graphic

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

3. Word-Count Cinquain (five lines)

Line 1: Title (one word)

Line 2: Description of Title (2 words)

Line 3: Action about the Title (3 words)

Line 4: Feeling about the Title (4 words)

Line 5.Another Word for the Title (0ne word - Synonym - Use Thesaurus).

4. Color Poem

Six lines using one color, six different colors, or a color pattern describing objects that are read, blue, pink, etc. Use different fonts, styles, sizes, and colors. Use descriptive adjectives. Encourage the use of the thesaurus to expand vocabulary.

Red is a delicious, crunchy apple.

Yellow is a glaring, hot sun.

Orange is a juicy, sweet fruit.

Green is the luscious, soft grass.

Blue is the lovely, endless sky.

etc.

5. Diamente - Seven lines centered. Include graphics and/or border.


Line 1: a noun (the subject of the poem) - a person, place, or thing

Line 2: two adjectives about the subject - words that describe a noun

Line 3: three participles about the subject - action words that end in "ing"

Line 4: two nouns about the subject and two more nouns about the opposite of the subject (antonyms)

Line 5: three participles which are the opposite of the subject (antonyms)

Line 6: Two adjectives which are the opposite of the subject

Line 7: One noun about the opposite of the subject.

6.Sense Poem

One topic, 5 lines, each line describing the topic using the five senses: seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling. Select auto shapes and type your text inside or use word art. Click on the shape and add text. This varies between software programs. You can color your shapes, use fills, and change your text style and alignment for each sense. Connect Shapes with Lines. Use menu at the bottom of the Word screen.

Sense Poem - 5 lines, each line describing the you using the five senses: seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling.

  • Feels like (2 adjectives) (1 noun)

  • Looks like (2 adjectives) (1 noun)

  • Tastes like (2 adjectives) (1 noun)

  • Sounds like (2 adjectives) (1 noun)

  • Smells like (2 adjectives) (1 noun)

Try Creating and Illustrating a Color Poem Movie on your Ipad!

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This color poem was created on my ipad using a free app - My Story: Bookmaker for Kids. You can create pages by drawing, adding text, and saving your ages as a book that is available in your iBook. You can also make a movie by recording yourself reading your book and saving as a movie which appears in your photo video library. I then went to iMovie and added an audio background theme and saved it as a movie.

My Story Ipad App - http://mystoryapp.org/