Poetry

Hello, we have aleready looked arhyme a rythem this webquest will introduce you too sevral new types of poetry and then guide you in creating you own poem.

The task will be to creat a poem in a form of you choice depending on you chosen type you may have additinal requirements

1. Look up the diffrent types of poems (haiku, limerick, sonnet, diamante, acrostic)

2. Pick the type of poem you are most intrested in

3. Do further reaserch on that type of poem and look at examples

4. Get together in a group with the students who choose the same poem type as you

5. Together discuss and share ideas

6. Creat your poem

7. Creat a piece of art to go with the poem (can be clip art or an original piece)

7. Share you poem with the class

If you have any question please do not hesitate to ask the teacher

if doing a Haiku a good website is http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-haiku-poems.html 

also you can go to Dictinary.com or wikipedia for a concise definition. 

if doing an limerick a good website is http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/limerick.htm 

also you can go to Dictinary.com or wikipedia for a concise definition. 

if doing a Sonnet a good website is http://www.fifteenminutesoffiction.com/articles/poetry/forms/elizabethan_sonnets.asp

eaxmples can be found Here also you can go to Dictinary.com or wikipedia for a concise definition. 

You must use at least three poetic devices

if doing a diamante a good website is http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson823/format.pdf

and https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/types-diamante-poem

you can find exaples Here

also you can go to Dictinary.com or wikipedia for a concise definition. 

for this poem you two topics must be opposites

if doing an acrostic a good website is http://www.acrosticpoem.org/ 

also you can go to Dictinary.com or wikipedia for a concise definition. 

 must have at least 10 lines in total (you can do more than one)

So now you have created you own piece of poetry and learned about 5 new types of poetry, why not try writing some of the other types.