Your Assignment Is to Write a Two-Voice Poem. You Will Choose Two Characters, Places, Events

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Your assignment is to write a two-voice poem. You will choose two characters, places, events, or objects from The Giver & The Truman Show. Complete a Venn diagram and/or chart comparing and contrasting these characters, etc. Compose your poem. After your poem is complete you will recite the poem in class.

Criteria / Exemplary / Developing / Weak/Missing / Total
Voice / The poem has two well developed, clearly recognizable voices. Opposing ideas are clearly expressed by two
characters. / The poem has two voices, but the voices are not clearly recognizable. Opposing ideas are somewhat expressed by two characters. / The poem does not have two voices. Opposing ideas are not clearly expressed by two characters.
Ideas/Content / The poem focuses on a common topic/main idea, which is clearly evident. / The poem’s focus on a common topic/main idea is not clearly evident. / The poem does not focus on a common topic/main idea.
Format/Flow / The poem effectively uses two‐voice format, having some lines said separately, others together. Transitions are superb. / The poem attempts to use the proper two‐voice format. Transitions are weak and/or repetitive. / The poem is not in a proper two‐voice format.
Word Choice / The poem includes distinct, consistent voices from two characters from the novel and accurate reflections of the characters’ personality traits. / The poem includes voices from two characters but they are either non-distinct or are sometimes inaccurate reflections of the characters’ traits. / The poem does not include distinct, consistent voices from two characters from the novel or accurate reflections of the characters’ personality traits.
Conventions / The poem contains no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. / The poem contains fewer than three spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. / The poem contains more than three spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.
Preparedness / Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Lines are memorized. / The student is somewhat prepared, but is clear that rehearsal was lacking. / Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Enthusiasm / Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic. / Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic. / Very little use of facial expressions or body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented.
Length of Poem / Presentation is the desired 25 lines in length. / Presentation is 23 – 24 lines in length. / Presentation is less than 18 lines in length.

Mark: /24