8th grade Winter Haiku poems

Students worked to create haiku poems focused on a Winter theme. They were inspired by sounds and pictures (thanks to Sra. Rodriguez), and then included some of these in their final Powerpoint slideshows.

See student work by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page.

Students' haiku presentations were assessed using the following rubric:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Haiku format	Poem fits 5-7-5 syllable pattern in all four stanzas and uses effective sensory details in Winter description.	Poem may not always fit pattern, but word choices show maturity.	Poem ofen does not fit pattern, or word choices are immature.	Incomplete- less than four stanzas, not focued on Winter topic.
Buttons and Links Work Correctly	All buttons and links work correctly.	Most (99-90%) buttons and links work correctly	Many (89-75%) of the buttons and links work correctly.	Fewer than 75% of the buttons work correctly.
Text - Font Choice & Formatting	Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.	Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.	Font formating has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.	Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.
Background	Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the topic.	Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card.	Background does not detract from text or other graphics.	Background makes it difficult to see text or competes with other graphics on the page.
Use of Graphics	All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.	A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation.	All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.	Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation.
Sounds -planning	Careful planning has gone into sounds. All sounds improve the content or "feel" of the presentation.	Some planning has gone into sounds. Most enhance the content or "feel" of the presentation, but 1-2 seem to be added for no real reason. None detract from the overall presentation.	Sounds that are chosen are appropriate for the topic, but some detract from the overall presentation.	Sounds are not appropriate for the presentation.
Spelling and Grammar	Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings.	Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.

Student work