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What do poetry and math have in common? The NES Publishing Company has hired Mrs. Papizan’s class to find out! Your role will be to merge geometry with poetry and demonstrate your work to the class.  Your poems will be part of a poetry collection that will surely be used by other teachers to revolutionize the teaching of geometry. Your success in working on this project is certain to influence future generations for years to come.

 

Choose a geometric concept that you and your partner would like to further explore. Write an original poem describing the concept and its properties in an entertaining mode.  Using various means, make visual aids to present your poem to the class.

 

Responsibility #1: Exploring Poetry

1. Use selected web sites from the list below to review the following forms of poetry you have studied in other classes:

 

• limerick

 

 

• haiku

 

 

• acrostic

 

 

• rhyming

 

 

• narrative

 

2. Select your favorite type of poem and find a minimum of three examples using either the poetry books or Internet sites selected below. Each student will use the "Responding to Poetry" form to reflect upon each poem. (Each student will be responsible for three forms.)

Responsibility # 2

Choose a geometric concept from the list below. Think about related concepts. Use the Internet sites provided, class books, and other information you have collected to help guide you through this process.

Responsibility # 3

Using MS Word to create informational pages about your topic.

• angles (acute, right, obtuse)

• trapezoid

• cube

• vertex

• quadrilateral

• face

• area

• pentagon (5 sides)

• cone

• perimeter

• hexagon (6 sides)

• rotation (turn)

• volume

• heptagon (7 sides)

• slide

• circle

• octagon (8 sides)

• flip

• radius

• nonagon (9 sides)

• symmetry

• circumference

• decagon (10 sides)

• congruent figures

• diameter

• undecagon (11 sides)

• similar figures

• square

• dodecagon (12 sides)

• line segment

• rectangle

• polygon

• lines (intersecting, parallel, perpendicular)

• triangles (acute, right, obtuse, equilateral, scalene, isosceles)

• ray

• parallelogram

• prism (rectangular)

• point

• rhombus

• pyramid

• cylinder

Responsibility #4

Using the type of poem you selected, create a poem that incorporates your selected geometric concept and its transformations.

Responsibility #5

Develop an entertaining presentation to share your poetry with the class.  Include a handout for each class member with the words to the poem. Prepare a 5 –10 minute presentation about your poem.  Teach the class some of the basics of what you have learned and design a quick problem for a volunteer to practice (Don’t pick a goof ball).  DO NOT READ BORING PARAGRAPHS TO THE CLASS!  Discuss it like you know what you are talking about!  Use several visual aids to help the class understand the topic.

 

 

 

Geometry Glossary
A glossary that defines most of the words you'll ever need in geometry. You'll also see some algebra terms. Terms listed in alphabetical order.
A ThinkQuest Internet Challenge

Personification

 

Playing Around With Poetry
Rhyme, Narrative, Limericks, and more
Maintained by New Zealand Ministry of Education,

Figures and Polygons
Basic definitions with visual examples.
© 1997-2001 by Math League Multimedia

Learning About Poetry
Features types of poetry and a dictionary of poetic terms.

Elementary Geometry Tutorial
Tips on lines, angles, segments, triangles, and more, with a glossary of terms.

Try Your Hand At Writing Haiku
A good introduction to Haiku plus many examples.
Created by the Girl Scouts of America

 A Haiku HomePage
Definition and examples

Symmetry Around the World
Over the last couple of years the students of 6B, St. Kieran's,  Manly Vale, Sydney, Australia have worked on a collection of web pages to help others around the world explore the concepts of line symmetry and rotational symmetry in the world around us.

Haiku
Definition of a Haiku poem plus examples.
Sponsored by Harris Middle School in Shelbyville, TN

Perimeter and Area of Polygons

Haiku Poems
Created by the Girl Scouts of America

Ask Dr. Math
Geometry Questions and answers.

Haiku Poems
A great collection of Haiku poems Created by the 5th grade students at the Hillcrest School in Ellsworth, Wisconsin,

Angles and Angle Terms
Basic definitions with visual examples.
Math League Multimedia

 A Dictionary of Haiku
Includes an Introduction to Haiku and many examples.

e-zgeometry Glossary of Terms
Definitions with illustrations (many animated)

Figurative Language Review
Includes hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, and symbolism and other forms of imagery.

The Search Geometry Center
Just type in the concept you are looking for

Poetry Forms and Terminology
Explanations and examples of various poetry forms. Also contains links to glossaries of poetry terms.

Meet the Quadrilateral Family
Illustrations and definitions
New York State Regents Exam Prep Center

Basic terms
by Math League Multimedia

Amusing Alliteration
A good explanation of alliteration, repetition, and many more poetic elements. A ThinkQuest Junior Entry

Naming Polygons
A list of ALL polygon names.
The Math Forum

Poetry As We See It
Here you will learn about poetic elements, which make poetry, and all kinds of writing come alive. Features similes, metaphors, alliteration, and more.

Carmine's Introduction to Lines and Shapes
Poems, definitions, illustrations, and activities about shapes and lines Good examples of animated shapes

Hotlist of Acrostic Poetry Sites

Hotlist of Limerick Web Sites

A Geometry Glossary

 

Quadrilaterals
Definitions and illustrations

 

 

 

Geometry Terms and Concepts
Basic terms including angles figures, polygons, area, perimeter, and more.
Math League Sponsor

 

Polygon Basics
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Angles and intersecting lines
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Pairs of Lines
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Classifying Angles
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Circles
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Triangles
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Quadrilaterals
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

Cylinders, Cones and Spheres
Definitions and illustrations
Math.com sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Your poem represents the elements that are unique to its genre.

Your poem represents some of the elements that are unique to its genre.

Your poem does not contain elements that are unique to its genre.

Your poem clearly incorporates all the geometric concept you selected.

Your poem incorporates some of the geometric concept you selected.

Your poem does not incorporate the geometric concept you selected.

Your animated gif reflects all of the transformations your concept goes through.

Your animated gif almost reflects all of the transformations your concept goes through.

Your animated gif does not reflect all of the transformations your concept goes through.

Your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation reflect your wonderful abilities!

Your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation need some editing!

Your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation NEED MUCH EDITING!

 

 

Web Quest Evaluation Rubric           

 

 

Congratulations! By completing this task, you have merged poetry with geometry. You have learned a variety of poetic forms and geometric concepts. The NES Publishing Company appreciates your efforts and will consider your work for its collection of poems to revolutionize students' learning and the future teaching of geometry.