Creative Writing 10 – Term Two Project: Poetry
Portfolio – 40% of your term mark
Approaching Meeting Fully Meeting/ Exceeding
Requirements are not met or partially Requirements are met Requirements are exceeded
met -‐ 4-6 original poems submitted -‐ 6+ original poems submitted
-‐ less than 4 poems submitted -‐ 2 poems are at least 20 lines -‐ 2+ poems are at least 20 lines,
-‐ fewer than 2 poems are at or 2 poems are significantly
least 20 lines longer than 20 lines
Poems are presented neatly,
Poems may not be presented neatly, Poems are presented neatly, but creatively, and innovatively, utilizing
creatively, nor innovatively perhaps not innovatively or creatively multiple media (music, image, social
media) effectively. Polished
performance of the poems may also
be considered
Research – 20% of your term mark
Approaching Meeting Fully Meeting/ Exceeding
Minimal evidence of thoughtful Evidence of thoughtful consideration of Evidence of thoughtful consideration of
consideration of poetic elements poetic elements researched poetic elements researched
researched throughout the unit, and throughout the unit, and how these throughout the unit, and how these
how these researched elements may researched elements may add to your researched elements may add to your
add to your own writing. own writing. own writing.
-‐ Less than 6 examples (poems) -‐ 6-8 examples (poems) -‐ 8+ examples (poems)
provided. Examples covered provided. Examples covered provided. Original examples
as a class may outnumber as a class may outnumber selected by the student will
original examples selected by original examples selected by outnumber examples covered
the student, or no original the student. as a class.
examples selected. -‐ Each example shows -‐ Each example shows
-‐ Each example may show consideration in multiple (3+) consideration in multiple (3+)
minimal (>3) instances of instances. instances.
applicable research. -‐ Suitable annotation and -‐ Thoughtful and thorough
-‐ Annotation and reflection reflection provided for each annotation and reflection
provided may be partial or example. provided for each example.
minimal.
Reflection – 10% of your term mark
Approaching Meeting Fully Meeting/ Exceeding
-‐ Questionnaire is not -‐ Questionnaire is complete -‐ Questionnaire is complete
completed or partially -‐ Responses show a degree of -‐ Responses are thorough and
completed self reflection and show considerable self-
-‐ Response may be minimal or consideration reflection and consideration.
show negligible consideration -‐ Some examples from and -‐ Examples from and references
-‐ Examples from and reference reference to original works to original work consistently
to original works not provided may be provided as examples provided as evidence.
as examples.
Analysis – 30% of your term mark
One poem selected by you (original or not) is subjected to a TPCASTT analysis.
The poem MUST contain elements of each TPCASTT aspect. You do not receive any marks if
your poem does not have the following elements:
Approaching Meets Expectations Fully Meets or Exceeds
Expectations Expectations
Title -‐‑ The poem does not -‐‑ The poem has a title
have a title
- This area only needs to be completed if there is ambiguity or specialized language
Paraphrase featured in your poem
-‐‑ More than the
FIVE connotative - Required FIVE connotative required FIVE
elements have not elements have been included connotative elements
been included in the and analyzed; some elements have been included
Connotation poem, or have not may be repetitive and analyzed;
been sufficiently elements have not
analyzed -‐‑ Analysis and justification been repeated.
for elements may require Insightful justification
further depth for each element
included.
-‐‑ Some analysis of tone -‐‑ Analysis of tone fully
provided. provided. Analysis
-‐‑ Analysis may utilizes sophisticated,
Analysis of attitude not incorporate precise vocabulary
provided. unsophisticated and refers to specific
descriptive vocabulary areas of the poem as
Attitude or lack specific evidence
connection to the poem
as evidence.
-‐‑ Shift is utilized in the -‐‑ Shift is utilized in the
Shift and/ or analysis of poem. poem and its
shift not included. -‐‑ Analysis of the type and significance is
Shift purpose of the shift may analyzed thoughtfully
be underdeveloped. and thoroughly.
-‐‑ Little or no indication of -‐‑ Deeper meaning to the -‐‑ Deeper meaning to
a deeper meaning to title is included, but may the title is included,
Title the title is included require further and helps to add
clarification, or may be complex significance
simplified. to poem
-‐‑ Theme statement -‐‑ Theme statement
Theme statement not included, but may not included and meets
included or does not meet all requirements. requirements:
Theme include requirements (No advice, no 1st/2nd person, no (No advice, no 1st/2nd person,
cliché, proper sentence.) no cliché, proper sentence.)
TPCASTT analysis may be provided by neat, direct annotation onto a copy of your poem, by
creating a chart or table that includes your analysis, or both.
