Poetry Portfolio

Poetry Portfolio

What is this?
A portfolio is a collection of your work to show off. Each piece of work included in a portfolio is thoughtfully selected. In this case, you will be choosing from your poetry written in class to showcase what you learned!

What to include?
A total of 4 poems
A rough draft of each poem
A justification for each poem

How do I choose?
Choose your favorite poem.

Choose one poem with really good word choice or voice.

Choose one poem that shows something you learned.

Choose one poem that is a new form of poetry to you.

What else?
*Justifications*
Write a paragraph explaining why you included each piece of poetry in your portfolio.
- 1 sentence including the title and which poem in the portfolio it represents (favorite, word choice/voice, learned, new).
- 3 sentences explaining why it was included.
- Make sure to include details and examples of why it qualifies.

Example:
“I included my poem titled Stars in my portfolio because it is my favorite. It is my favorite because I love shape poems. It was very fun to write this poem. I think choosing the shape and coming up with the words to include was great. I also like this poem because the words I used really show what stars look like.