Adv ELAR Research
Additional Elements
1. Visual Mind Map
2. Student Biography (example)
- 200-300 words (30 pts)
- Grammar, Punctuation, etc (10 pts)
- Voice (10 pts)
- 3rd person POV (10 pts)
- Personal History (10 pts)
- Recent Accomplishments (10 pts)
- Goals (10 pts)
- Hobbies, Interests, and Talents (10 pts)
3. Bio Poem
4. Reflection on the Year
How have you changed and developed as a student over the last year? Reflect on how your personality traits, your interests, your leadership ability, your dreams, and your strengths and weaknesses have changed. Think about the choices you've made and the company you keep. Consider anything relevant to your growth as a person and as a student over the last year.
5. Research Poem (<-- click for more)
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Brainstorm any/everything you want to include.
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Do a free write…even if it begins in paragraph form…you can convert it to poetic form later.
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12 pt. / Times New Roman
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Use 1st Person Point of View (from the perspective of a person, invention, movement, idea).
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Include AT LEAST 10 facts from research.
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Include AT LEAST 28 lines; feel free to use stanzas.
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Include AT LEAST 5 examples of literary devices (metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, pun, dialogue, alliteration, etc…)
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Your poem should have a rhythm to it so it doesn’t “sound” like a paragraph.
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Create a creative title (pun, alliteration, etc. may help).
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Include a vast expanse of research or focus on something specific