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Create-A-Poetry Book A Middle School Exploratory Unit By Ben, Chris, Debbra, Linda and Rick Purpose Our intent of this unit is to introduce students to various types and styles of poetry. They will study poetic styles and uses to create poems. Each student will assemble their own book, including illustrations. Week One Day One - Beginning the Book Day Two - Rhyme and Rhythm Day Three - Free Verse Day Four - Cinquain Day Five - Diamante Week Two Day Six - Haiku Day Seven - Limericks Day Eight - Name Poems Day Nine - Bio-Poems Day Ten - Illustrating Your Book Bonus Day - Epitaphs Day One Introduce the idea of creating a hardcover bound poetry book. Teacher receives a free class publishing kit to get started. Kit includes one book for the class. Listen to the story “How a Book Is Made” written and illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg. The book gives step-by-step directions and identifies ten careers in the publishing field. Day One (Continued) Use the computer to access interactive poetry site. When the book is completed, students will write to this address for a free personalized poetry certificate: Write Zone 8019 SW 35th Avenue #5 Portland, OR 97219 Day Two - Rhyme, Rhythm and More By Middle School age, most students have experienced different forms of poetry. The website given has a nice review for the teacher to use to refresh students on rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, consonance and assonance used in poetry. Day Three - Free Verse The style of free verse poetry emphasizes the message of the poet more than the style used. Reading some of these poems will guide the students to develop pieces about themselves. You will find examples at this site: /ReadingComprehension_31_14.html Day Four - Cinquain The teacher and students will read a variety of cinquain poems. By exploring the poems, students will recognize the patterns of the cinquain form. Students will create their own cinquain poem Day Five - Diamante The teacher will show an example and explai