MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

EDSA, Caloocan City

Basic Education Department
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Title of the Activity Poem Writing

LPW 012- 21st Century Literature from the Section/s Grade 11/12
Subject
Philippines and the World Involved

I. Performance Standard:
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of 21st century
literature of the world through a written close analysis and critical interpretation of a
literary text in terms of form and theme, with a description of its context derived from
research.

II. Description: Compose a poem incorporating different figures of speech.

III. Given: Poem Writing Contest

As the class representative, you are to compete for a poem writing contest in your
campus. Different themes were provided along with the mechanics of the competition.
Remembering the lessons discussed in your literature class becomes a writing edge for
you to ace the said contest.

IV. Requirement: Poem Making

Compose a four stanza with four lines poem about any of the following:
A. Something most people see as ugly but which you see as beautiful
B. A place you visited – how you imagined it beforehand, and what it was actually like
C. An important life choice you’ve made
D. A time you were tempted to do something you feel is wrong
E. Physical attraction to someone

The use of different figures of speech from the class discussion should be observed in the
making of the poem.

Rubrics for Grading:

INDICATORS Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs

(8-10 points) (6-7 points) (3-5 points) Improvement
(0-2 points)
Word Choice Writer uses Writer uses great Writer uses Writer uses an
vivid words and words and words that lack immature and
phrases that phrases that in variety and it limited
paint a picture sometimes paint is sometimes vocabulary that
 in the reader’s a picture in the dull and boring. is not at grade
mind. reader’s mind. level.
Style (Voice) The poem is The poem is The poem is The poem lacks
written with a written with a written style and the
great sense of defined style. somewhat with thoughts did not
style. The poem Thoughts are style. Thoughts come out clearly
has been well clear to read and are clear to a on paper.
thought out and understandable. degree.
makes sense to
the reader.
Literary The writer uses The writer uses 3 The writer uses The writer does
Devices 3 or more or more literary less than 3 little to attempt
literary devices devices. They literary devices. identifying
and they are attempt to label The attempt to literary devices
clearly and and identify label and or did not
correctly them, but some identify them is include any
labeled and mistakes were incorrect, not literary devices
identified. made. obvious or within their
rushed. poetry.
Grammar & Writer makes Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3- Writer makes
Spelling no errors in errors in 4 errors in more than 4
(Conventions) grammar or grammar or grammar or errors in
spelling that spelling that spelling that grammar or
distracts the distracts the distracts the spelling that
reader from the reader from the reader from the distracts the
content. content. content. reader from the
content.
Organization The sequencing The sequencing The sequencing The sequencing
of words and of words and of words and of words and
phrases is phrases is phrases is very phrases is
logical, and the somewhat confusing, and random. The
reader is able logical, and the the reader may reader can find
to follow the reader is able to need to use his no evidence of
ordering of follow the or her own thoughtful
ideas easily. ordering of ideas knowledge to ordering of
with minimal determine the ideas.
effort. ordering of
ideas.
TOTAL

Prepared by:

Ms. Ma. Theresa Manalang

LPW Faculty

Ms. Pamela May Sarmiento

LPW Faculty