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In Consortium with Ateneo de Zamboanga University and Xavier University

Senior High School – HUMSS 12 – Literature and Arts Cluster

ENABLING TASK 1: POEM IN TEN LINES

MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES
This task is an individual submission and will be given subjects for the learners to choose from. Instead of
electing to write on a high-minded subject, the poet must stay close to his/her experience as basis for ET 1:
Poem. It may be an object or a word. It must spark meaning to them before they would even begin. The
teacher may have the option to let them grab something from their backpacks and grab the thing that best
describes them NOW.
The following requirements must be followed:

 Required Elements of Poetry: Imagery, Metaphor, Contradiction/Insight

 No limit of stanzas but is limited to only 10 lines, 5 words minimum per line
 Style: Free verse; Rhyme can be used, but isn’t a requirement
 Language: English / Filipino. No English translations needed for poems in Filipino.
 Formatting:
o Paper: 8 ½ x 11 inches (Short)
o Font: Calibri / Times New Roman
o Font Size: 11
o Spacing: Single
o Margins: 1 inch on all sides
o Type of copy: Soft copy (no name within file; hard copy if late submission (with name
and section on top right of the paper)
o Title of the poem: must be aligned left, in bold format, and with the same size as the
poem body
o File name: Class number, followed by complete name (i. e. 1 Anghag, Sidney Christianne
E., or 1 Sidney Christianne E. Anghag)
o File type: .doc or .docx; no PDF submissions allowed
 All submissions must be collated in a class CD (with assigned point person). No email/USB
submissions allowed.

Rubrics are as follows:

Category Exemplary (4 Satisfactory (3 Fair (2 points) Beginning (1

points) points) point)
Word Choice Learner uses vivid Learner uses great Learner uses Learner uses an
words and phrases words and phrases words that lack in immature and
that paint the that sometimes variety and it is limited
picture in the paint a picture in sometimes dull vocabulary
reader’s mind. the reader’s mind. and boring. that is not at grade
Every word is in level.
the perfect place.
Category Exemplary (4 Satisfactory (3 Fair (2 points) Beginning (1
points) points) point)
Grammar and If mistakes in Learner makes 1-2 Learner makes 3-4 Writer makes 5 or
Spelling grammar and mistakes in mistakes in more mistakes in
spelling are spelling and spelling and spelling and
present, it is clear grammar. grammar. grammar.
these were made
on purpose to
advance the poem.
Otherwise, no
mistakes were
made.
Adding The writer seems The writer may be The writing does The ideas and the
Personality to be writing from writing from not “belong” to way they are
experience. The experience but the writer. It is expressed seem to
ideas are fresh there is lack of boring, dull or belong to
and/or new. ownership. It does seems rushed. someone else.
not always sound There seems to be
fresh and/or new. little effort shown
and/or it is
presented in
pencil (or in draft
form).
Literary Devices The learner uses 3 The learner uses 3 The learner uses The learner does
or more literary or more literary less than 3 literary little to attempt
devices and they devices. They are devices. The identifying
are clearly and clearly and attempt to label literary devices or
correctly labeled correctly labeled and identify them did not include
and identified by by the teacher, but is misunderstood any literary
the teacher. there is lack of by the teacher, as devices within
coherence. it may not be their poetry.
obvious or may be
rushed.
Promptness Learner submitted -- -- Learner submitted
on or before the output a day or
deadline. more later than
the deadline
(deduction per
day)
TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS: 20 points