Directions | Rough Draft Elements | Web Page Suggestions

Any good poet revises; she doesn't get it perfect the first time she sets words to paper.  Usually a fresh perspective brought by new eyes can offer the best suggestions for revising one's writing.

This activity provides that fresh perspective for revising your poem.  

 

Peer Review Directions:
  • Before you switch, make sure that you write somewhere on your poem your one-two sentence explanation of why the book is titled Night
  • Exchange poems with a partner
  • Each person should have a copy of the rubric in front of you to remember the exact criteria for grading. The rubric can be either on the computer screen or printed out in front of you.
  • Assign the person a number grade based on the rubric and type the value into the sheet
  • Don't just evaluate; give feedback!  Type below each grade an explanation of why the person deserved that grade.  Also type possible words or phrases that the poet could include.
  • Return the poem to your partner and explain your scores and comments
  • Use the comments to start revising your poem

 
 

1.  Rough Draft Elements

One-Two Sentence Explanation of Why Book Is Titled Night

Why did you score their explanation as you did?  How can they improve it?

 

Poem's Use of Imagery

Why did you score their use of imagery as you did?  How can they improve?

 

Suitability of Imagery Choices for Book's Title Explanation

Why did you score their suitability of imagery choices as you did?  How can they improve it?

 

Poem's Imagery Located in Night

Why did you score their choice of imagery from the book as you did?  How can they improve?

 

2.  Web Page Suggestions

What pictures could the pictures could the person get for their web page to highlight the imagery in the poem?

Be sure to print this out and put your name on it so you can turn it in!

Once you have revised your poem with this peer review, you can move on to hyperlinking your poem.