Name: ______________________________

Due: __________________

Scientific Poetry Homework

Your Task as a Scientific Poet!: Create a poem about either: hurricanes, the water cycle, a raindrops journey, condensation, or evaporation (at least 10 lines long), including these elements of poetry: personification, imagery, onomatopoeia. May or may not rhyme that is your choice This is scientific: I should not only see that you understand the elements of poetry, but I should see that you fully understand the scientific process that you are writing about You may use your notes from science (if you bring these home MUST bring them back to school!) Have fun with this! Be creative! Use your writing and science skills!

ALSO include a PICTURE of what you describe in your poem (example: if you are writing about the water cycle, illustrate the water cycle, including labels if necessary) Elements of Poetry to include: Personification: giving human characteristics to an animal, thing, or idea Imagery: the use of descriptions to create vivid pictures in the readers mind Onomatopoeia: the use of words that imitate the sounds of an object or action used in poetry

Rubric: + ________ / 40 points

At least 10 lines long (10 points): ____________ Picture included that describes the process in the poem (5 points): ____________ Included all 3 elements of poetry (5 points each total 15 points): ____________

Creative, well-written, scientific poem that displays your scientific and poetic knowledge (10 points): ____________