Poetic Productions
This is a MAJOR project/assessment in Literacy Seminar. It combines all of the skills we’ve worked on this school year including literary analysis, writing, close reading and creative expression. Your task (working individually or in a group) is to create an original, creative video of a collection of classic poems. Your video can be an artistic video, a play/dramatization or a music video. It must include a cohesive message (a thesis/claim, a key theme, and an explanation of the connection between your pieces). Finished projects will also include vocabulary and analysis sections, as well as a final process paper. This project requires a lot of advance planning. We are dedicating several days of class time to work on this project. Videos and writing are due on April 25th, 2012.
STEPS TO COMPLETE:
1. Read all of the poems in the packet.
2. Star your four or five favorites.
3. Go back and re-read your favorites.
4. Decide if you want to work by yourself or in a group. If you want to work in a group, this is a good time to form groups.
5. Note any words you don’t know. Look them up. Write down their definitions in the vocabulary section of this project.
6. Going through all of your group’s favorites, select the poems that are going to be included in your performance. Remember you need at least two minutes of poetry for each member of your group.
7. Decide what message your project is going to convey. Your message is the heart of your project. Your message must contain at least one key theme, one key claim, and a description of the way each of your pieces is connected. Your message should be repeated/incorporated throughout your performance (e.g. a chorus). A polished and typed version of your message must be included in the project write up.
8. Working together write up a 3-5 sentence analysis of each poem in your project. Your analysis should include the poet’s message/purpose, key themes, and the poet’s use of voice/style. These analyses will also be included in your final write up. You may divide up this work amongst your group members. Remember each person is responsible for at least two minutes of performance.
9. Now, comes the fun part. Begin to plan your video. Decide how you want to present your project. You can create an artistic video with visual art (you can use PowerPoint for this. Ask for help if you want to add music clips.) You can create a music video with rap, rock, country, or classical riffs. You can include instrumentals or not. You could also incorporate the poems into a play or dramatization. Your final project must be a creative work which shows off your interpretations of the poems. Do not just read the poems! All work absolutely must be original! Ask for help. Our media specialists can help with tech support. We have a couple cameras you can use if you need. We’ll problem solve together. We have some video editing software at school. All content must be school appropriate.
10. Shoot your video. Edit as needed.
11. When your video is complete, test it. Make sure the sound works, the scenes advance, that you know how to start the film. You should turn your film in on a flash drive. You can check a flash drive out from the media center.
12. Finally, write up a process paper explaining what you learned, how your group worked together, what your discussion was, and your reaction to the final product. Process papers should be a about a page in length and typed.
13. Although your message and interpretations may be the same, all students turn in their own written work. Process papers should be written by individuals, not groups. Vocabulary terms may or may not be different from group member to group member.
14. Movies will be shown and graded on April 25th, 2012.
Rubric:
Vocabulary: Students have identified unfamiliar vocabulary terms and clearly defined them. All students should find at least 5 unfamiliar words.
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/5pts
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All poems have thoughtful analysis that includes a discussion of the poet’s message/purpose, key themes, and the poet’s use of voice/style.
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/10pts
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Message contains at least one key theme, one key claim, and a description of the way each of your pieces is connected. Your message is repeated throughout your performance like a chorus.
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/5 pts
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The final video is a creative, artistic , interpretation of the poems. The final video is clearly edited (or very well-rehearsed) and thoughtful.
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/20 pts
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Process paper explains what you learned, how your group worked together, what your discussion was, and your reaction to the final product. Process papers is a page in length and typed.
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/10 pts
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Total: /50
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Poetic Productions:
Your video should be turned in on a flash drive. The final video is a creative, artistic , interpretation of the poems. The final video is clearly edited (or very well-rehearsed) and thoughtful. The video must be 2 minutes per group member (i.e. a four member team would create an eight minute video)
Additionally on April 25th, 2012 you must also turn in the following four sections typed. Each student turns in their own written work.
Written Sections:
1. Vocabulary:
At least five terms/definitions
2. Analyses:
Title of poem, a discussion of the poet’s message/purpose, key themes, and the poet’s use of voice/style
3. Message
One key theme, one key claim, and a description of the way each of your pieces is connected
4. Process Paper
Explains what you learned, how your group worked together, what your discussion was, and your reaction to the final product. Process papers is a page in length and typed.
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