Poetry Project - Your Winter Experience!

Here is Today's Assignment!

One of your Technology Projects for this Quarter is to write an original poem. The poem must be typed using Microsoft Word in the computer lab. The poem must reflect curriculum guidelines, be free of errors, and it must be your original work. Your topic or theme must be related to our recent winter weather.

Elements of the poem must include:
· Page Border: in color and represent poem
· Heading: Name, date, class, teacher’s name as on your assignment sheet, correct punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Your Name, Date, Technology Integration Class – Poetry Project, Mrs. Jefferson

· Title: Large font, print in bold, one line, and/or in word art. The subject of the poem must represent “snow” or your winter storm experience.
· Body of poem: should not to exceed one page, must be at least 16 lines, and must be centered.
· Clipart: must represent topic or subject of poem
· The poem must be one page.
· Readable print- not too fancy.
· Color choice is important
· Do not use all Caps!
· You will be graded on originality, creativity, grammar and each element listed above.

Poetry Project is Due March 12, 2010. You may finish and turn in your project before the due date. Remember do not let your projects pile up. There is more to come.

Poetry Project using Microsoft Word

Good Morning Students,

Today you will work on your Poetry Project using Microsoft Word. After your 10 minute typing warm-up, open up a Microsoft Office Document and begin your project. Using a Microsoft Word document, you will write a poem on a desired topic. The directions and a rubric about the project will be handed to you. During the last ten minutes of class, you are to respond to this post by telling me some details about your poem. This project is Due: October 1 and 2, 2009.