Punctuation Worksheet Packet

Check your
understanding
Success Criteria

Students will be able to

create their own poetry using
techniques discussed in
previous lessons.
RETRIEVAL

Respond to the following three

questions/statement in your group. Assign 1
person to be the recorder. We will discuss all of
your answers in 5 minutes.

1. Can simple, everyday language be poetic?

2. Does simple language mean this is a simple
poem?
3. If the language is simple, the meaning is
simple too.
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The Road Not Taken

Think, Pair, Share

- What is the poem

about?
- Is the language simple
or complex?
Poetry Writing

Now, you will write your own poem based

on what you have learned so far this unit.

Your poem should:

1. Use one of the pictures on page 2 as
inspiration
2. Be descriptive
3. Use a range of punctuation
4. Use a ‘close up’ (page 4)
5. Use at least one figure of speech
If you get stuck

Look at the poems we have read on pages

3 and 9 to help you structure your poem.

Remember, not all poems have to rhyme!

Refer to your notes you previously made

about this pictures. You should have a list
of sensory images that can/should be used
in your poem.
Possible Starters

1. In a crowded market I walk again.

2. Death is the beginning, not the end.

3. Celebration is the key to happiness.