Digital+Poetry+Guidelines+and+Rubric

 Digital Poetry and/or Slam Poetry Using one of the poems you have written in workshop, you will recreate it into digital and/or slam poetry. You will be expected to use a variety of different media to support the figurative language, words, message, tone, and mood of your poem. You will have ample opportunity to receive student and teacher feedback before presenting it to the class on May 9, 2011 in Orringer Auditorium. Below you will find the requirements for your final presentation:

** a) ****__ Final Copy of Poem __** a. You must finalize your poem before recreating it into digital poetry. This means you have used both teacher and student feedback to perfect it—it is the best it can be!  b. The lines of your poem must be included in your digital presentation and must be used purposefully.

** b) ****__ Digital Presentation __** a. You must use //at least three (3) types of media// in your digital presentation. You may use, but are not limited to, the following tools:  i. Wordle.net  ii. Video  iii. Photos  iv. Audio and/or music  v. Prezi.com  vi. Paint  vii. Audacity  viii. PowerPoint  ix. Screencast.com/Jing.com  b. You should use one of the following to create a seamless presentation:  i. Onetruemedia.com  ii. Windows Movie Maker  iii. Smilebox.com  iv. PowerPoint  v. Prezi.com  ** c. **** All items used must be student-created unless you received permission from Ms. Miller or Mr. Wiggs. **

** c) ****__ Use of Poem __**

a. You may choose to either include a recording of you reciting the poem in your presentation or you may do it live on presentation day (this is the slam poetry aspect of the assignment). b. Again, you must include all of the words to your poem in the presentation. This means the entire poem is used and the time length of your presentation should be appropriate to the length of the poem. i. ***BE SURE TO ONLY USE MEDIA THAT WILL SUPPORT THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, WORDS, MESSAGE, TONE, AND MOOD OF YOUR POEM***

**__ Rubric: __**

In order to receive 100% on this assignment, you must do exemplary work. This means you have followed the rubric below. Absence on presentation day will result in a zero unless students have spoken with the teachers.

This only applies to those who have received permission to use outside sources from the teacher. ||
 *  CATEGORY || ** 4 ** ||
 * ** Rough Draft ** || Rough draft brought on due date. Student shares with peers on the blog and extensively edits based on peer feedback. ||
 * ** Requirements ** || All writing, media, “use of poem” requirements are met and exceeded. ||
 * ** Originality ** || Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative, inventive, and support the meaning, tone, mood, and purpose of the poem. ||
 * ** Organization ** || Content is well organized using the poem as a guideline for choosing images, video, and audio. ||
 * ** Content ** || Media supports every aspect of the poem (mood, tone, meaning, diction, imagery, and other figurative language) purposefully and creatively. ||
 * ** Sources ** || Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in MLA format. ||
 * ** Permissions ** || All permissions to use graphics "borrowed" from web pages or scanned from books have been requested, received, printed and saved for future reference.
 * ** Attractiveness ** || Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation of poem. ||
 * ** Oral Presentation ** || Interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention (can be done as a recording or can be done live). ||
 * ** Mechanics ** || No misspellings. All punctuation is used purposefully. ||