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Writing Workshop 8 (continued)
Poem Revision Checklist
Ideas
Ideas: What will be the subject of our poem? Who will be the speaker? What tone do we want to create?
Structure: How many stanzas do we want to have? How long will our lines be? Use of Language: What kinds of imagery (descriptive and figurative
language) and sound techniques could we include?
3. Free write to generate ideas or lines to contribute to the poem.
4. Working with your partner or group, create a draft by selecting and rearranging lines from each of your free writes. Make a copy of the draft on a separate page.
Peer Review
5. You will evaluate and provide feedback for another group’s poem, based on criteria from the Scoring Guide. Another group will review the work your group has done. Use the Revision Checklist that follows to guide your peer review.
8 SpringBoard® Writing Workshop with Grammar Activities Grade 6
• Does the poem have a title?
• Is the subject clear and appropriate?
• Does the poem establish a speaker?
• Does the poem convey tone?
• Does the tone shift?
• Does the poem convey a theme (a central message, insight,
or observation about life)?
• Does the poem use lines and stanzas?
• Do the line breaks and overall structure appear intentional for
effect?
• What examples of descriptive language can you find in the poem? • What examples of figurative language (such as simile and
personification) can you find?
• What examples of sound techniques (such as onomatopoeia
and alliteration) can you find?
• Are the capitalization and punctuation consistent and purposeful?
Structure
Use of Language
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