3. Your Mission  You will travel to around the world learning about different types of poetry.  After reading information from each form of poetry, you will receive a clue.  Work to complete each poetry mission to move on to the next level.  You will be rewarded upon the completion of this trip!

4. Follow the Symbols! Click the on the bottom of every clue page to return to the map after completing each task. You must go to every star! If you finished early, click on the to visit fun poetry sites! Click on the action buttons to move from slide to slide within a country.

5. Click on a star to go to a country on the map. Read through the slides, then complete the task for a reward!

7. Japan

8. Haiku Japanese form of poetry that is hundreds of years old Very short in length Creates a picture, usually of nature Form: – Seven syllables – Five syllables – Seven syllables

9. The Flower The red blossom bends and drips its dew to the ground. Like a tear, it falls.

10. Haiku Clue Click on the envelope to see your task! Log in and follow directions. You must answer the question posted and respond to one student. When you are finished, click on the star to go back to the map!

12. Greece

13. Imagery Derived from Greece. Draws the reader into a poem by using the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) Focuses on images the reader already knows to create a picture in his/her mind.

14. Stars by Robert Frost How countlessly they congregate O'er our tumultuous snow, Which flows in shapes as tall as trees When wintry winds do blow!-- As if with keenness for our fate, Our faltering few steps on To white rest, and a place of rest Invisible at dawn,-- And yet with neither love nor hate, Those stars like some snow-white Minerva's snow-white marble eyes Without the gift of sight.

15. Imagery Clue Click on the envelope below to go to your next clue. Write a four line poem about nature or a season using imagery. Choose a template in poster oven to support your poem and type your poem in the text box. When you are finished, show your teacher, then click on the star to go back to the map!

17. California

18. Diamante Unrhymed form of poetry created by Dr. Iris Tiedt from California. Poem forms a diamond shape. Day Bright, sunny, Laughing, playing, doing, Up in the east, down in the west- Talking, resting, sleeping, Quiet, dark, Night

19. The Diamante Poem Arrangement Line 1: Noun Line 2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three action verbs that end in "-ing" Line 4: Four nouns Line 5: Three action verbs that end in "-ing" Line 6: Two adjectives Line 7: Noun

20. Diamante Clue Click on the envelope to see the task you need to complete! Create a Diamante Poem with your partner. Tell your teacher when you are done so you can be rewarded!

22. Greece

23. Acrostic Comes from Greek origins Each line of the poem begins with a letter from the topic word. All lines in the poem must relate to the topic word.

24. TRAMPOLINE T umbling through the air R eady to become A ir born at any M oment, feeling the springs P ush you up O ver and around again L ight as a feather I nstantly rebounding, N aturally full of E nergy

25. Acrostic Clue Click on the envelope. When you are finished, click on the star to go back to the map!

27. France

28. Cinquain Dates back to Medieval French poetry. Also known as a quintet because it has five lines. Has a rhymes scheme of ababb, abaab or abccb.

29. Bubbles Delicate balls Softly floating above Unbelievable happiness Transparent

30. Cinquain Clue Click on envelope. Click Play. Click on the cactus picture to make a cinquain. When you are finished, click on the star to go back to the map!

32. England

33. Limerick Limerick poems can be traced back to the 14th century in English history. Used in Nursery Rhymes and other poems for children. They are short and funny.

34. The Form of Limericks  Limericks consist of five lines.  Lines 1, 2, and 5 of Limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.  Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.

35. Naughty Child A naughty young child at the zoo Teased a tortoise and polar bear too! But, by the look of the smile On that big crocodile, I think his teasing has ended, Don’t you?

36. Limerick Activity Click on the envelope below to go to the task you need to complete! When you are finished, click on the star to go back to the map!

38. Brazil

39. Concrete Poetry Started in Brazil. Takes the shape of the object or animal it is describing. Can be in any shape or form you can imagine!

40. Dove’s Song Sailboat

41. Concrete Clue Click on the envelope below to go to the task you need to complete! When you are finished, click on the star to go back to the map!

43. New York

44. Free Verse Has been around for hundreds of years, but American poet Walt Whitman is given credit for making the form famous. Free verse is a poem without meter or rhyme.

45. Song of the Open Road By: Walt Whitman Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.

46. Free Verse Clue Click on the envelope below to complete your next task. Make a free verse poem that is three lines long by moving the magnets around on the board. It has to make sense! Once you are finished, click on the lightning bolt to complete additional activities.

47. Click on an envelope below to take you to additional poetry activities! Poetry Engine! Poetry Form Finder! Poetry Videos Rhyming Game Poetry Webquest!

48. Web 2.0 Tools and Sites Haiku Chat: http://www.todaysmeet.com/AlexanderPoetryhttp://www.todaysmeet.com/AlexanderPoetry Imagery Poster Oven: http://www.posteroven.com/gui/product/poster3/ Diamante Poem Template: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diaman te/ http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diaman te/ Acrostic Poem Template: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrosti c/ http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrosti c/ Cinquain Creator: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm Online Limerick Quiz: http://www.mystudiyo.com/ch/a115178/gohttp://www.mystudiyo.com/ch/a115178/go Concrete Poem Creator: http://www.wild-about- woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/http://www.wild-about- woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/ Free Verse Word Magnets: http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/createpoem.cfm?kit= 3 http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/createpoem.cfm?kit= 3

49. Resources Amazing Race photo: http://momentumoffailure.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/amazing- race.jpg http://momentumoffailure.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/amazing- race.jpg Amazing Race envelope picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dryedmangoez/454930742/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dryedmangoez/454930742/ Shooting star picture: http://www.wallpaperseek.com/shooting-star- wallpapers_w5008.htmlhttp://www.wallpaperseek.com/shooting-star- wallpapers_w5008.html World map picture: http://alxa.ru/file/wallpaper/world_map.jpghttp://alxa.ru/file/wallpaper/world_map.jpg Animated plane: http://www.freefever.com/animatedgifs/animated/plane15.gif http://www.freefever.com/animatedgifs/animated/plane15.gif World flags: http://www.learnsmart.ca/main/images/W302_WorldFlags_Front.jpg http://www.learnsmart.ca/main/images/W302_WorldFlags_Front.jpg Maps of countries: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=maps%20of%20countries&um= 1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=maps%20of%20countries&um= 1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi All music files: http://abmp3.com/http://abmp3.com/ Animated envelope: http://www.mrmedders.co.uk/natsweb/Images/animated-envelope.gif

50. Resources, cont’d Japanese scene: http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2091648.jpghttp://www.kohlersjapan.com/pics/JapanInfo/map_japan.jpg http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2091648.jpghttp://www.kohlersjapan.com/pics/JapanInfo/map_japan.jpg Pictures of Greece: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Greece&FORM=BIFD#http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Greece&FORM=BIFD# Beach background; http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1023/1075121472_3a95a615c6.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1023/1075121472_3a95a615c6.jpg Dolphin picture: http://www.digitaldesktopwallpaper.com/wallpapers/desktop- wallpapers/dolphin_wallpaper_005_1024.jpghttp://www.digitaldesktopwallpaper.com/wallpapers/desktop- wallpapers/dolphin_wallpaper_005_1024.jpg Animated star background: http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/myanistarback2.gifhttp://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/myanistarback2.gif Pictures of California: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=California&FORM=BIFD# http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=California&FORM=BIFD# Marquise diamond picture: http://www.sheerdiamonds.com/shop/images/marquise-diamond.jpg http://www.sheerdiamonds.com/shop/images/marquise-diamond.jpg Trampoline picture: http://sarahdessen.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/europa- trampoline-md.jpghttp://sarahdessen.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/europa- trampoline-md.jpg Pictures of France: http://1photoblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/eiffel-tower- at-night-paris-france.jpghttp://1photoblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/eiffel-tower- at-night-paris-france.jpg Picture of Big Ben: http://englishdepths.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/big_ben_at_dusk_london_engl and2.jpg http://englishdepths.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/big_ben_at_dusk_london_engl and2.jpg

51. Resources, cont’d Limerick picture: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZW59DlfzvFI/Rrb9erBjZHI/AAAAAAAAATo/1XH 91DriNRI/s400/screenhunter_07_may_12_1657.gif http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZW59DlfzvFI/Rrb9erBjZHI/AAAAAAAAATo/1XH 91DriNRI/s400/screenhunter_07_may_12_1657.gif Picture of kid with bear: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/funny-pictures- polar-bear-kid-glass-zoo.jpg http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/funny-pictures- polar-bear-kid-glass-zoo.jpg Pictures of Brazil: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Brazil&FORM=BIFD# http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Brazil&FORM=BIFD# Concrete poetry examples: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=concrete%20poetry&um=1&ie =UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=concrete%20poetry&um=1&ie =UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi Pictures of New York: http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=N ew+York&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=N ew+York&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai Picture of woods: http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=w ooded+road&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=w ooded+road&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai