MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES (MI) INTEGRATED PROJECTS AND TASKS

By: Rhea Mae Turan

Year Level: Grade 9

Topic: Elements of Poetry (Theme, Imagery, Metre, Tone)
Text/s: READING AND WRITING 5 (POETRY)
Macro Skill/s Focused: Reading, Writing, Speaking

Competencies:
 use appropriate language, idioms, figurative language, analogy to express
one’s feelings, thoughts, and ideas
 demonstrate the ability to use previous experiences as a scaffold for
processing
 information in a given text show appreciation for the significant human
experiences expressed in various
 types of literary genres in world literature single out imagery and poetic
devices (e.g. figurative language, rhyme, etc.) used for unity of effect and
express appreciation for its use

Overview:
The teacher discusses the lesson on poetry as a general branch under
the umbrella of literature. Then as a culminating activity for the unit on poetry,
the teacher presents MI-integrated projects that students can choose as their
world task (authentic assessment).

MI Tapped Lesson Task for Students Teacher’s Notes

Focus
Visual- Figurative JENGA BOARD GAME *This is a fun and
Spatial Language Use Jenga game pieces to help engaging way to
small groups review different get every student
types of figurative language involved while
(personification, alliteration, a reviewing skills or
metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, studying for an
onomatopoeia, or a simile). exam.
Simply paint the ends of your
Jenga pieces with the colors *Encourage them
listed on the game board. to
Student #1 will decide on a use figurative
certain game piece. If the language when
game piece is pink, for playing Jenga
example, the student will read Board Game.
the question from the pink
section on the game board. All
students in the group will
solve the problem. If everyone
in the group got the answer
correct, student #1 then
moves the pink game piece to
the top of the tower. This
promotes engagement and
group collaboration! Each
game board lists the directions
at the bottom with the
materials needed for that
particular game.
Linguistic Form, POETIC ANTHOLOGY *Challenge
Sound The students choose one students to focus
Devices, emotion (e.g. love, friendship, on using their
and fear, jealousy) and they will emotions
Imagery use the poem by Edward
Thomas entitled “A Cat” and *Remind them to
the student will share the think how
poem from his/her anthology audience will
and share/interpret it with create a mental
appropriate emotion to be picture after
evoked after reading it. reading their
poem. Thus,
imagery is
encouraged.
Logical- Language POETRY RESEARCH *If possible, they
Mathematica and The students do extensive can create their
l Meter research of poems that bear own poems with
the different kinds of stanzas, different kinds of
metrical lines and types of stanzas, metrical
feet. Each kind of stanza lines, and types of
(couplet, triplet, etc.), metrical feet.
lines (monometer, dimeter,
etc.), and types of feet (iamb, *Require them to
trochee, etc.) should be add footnotes and
provided at least one example. bibliographic
entries in their
research to
embolden proper
citation.
Bodily- Figurative ONE-ACT PLAYS *Encourage
Kinesthetic Language The students are challenged to students to
(The poem write one-act scripts with the maximize drama
A extensive use of figurative through the use of
Reminder language. During their acting, props and
„You are a the characters should costumes.
Girl‟) emphasize the figurative
language used through voice *Allow them to
change, actions, gestures, or use a variety of
that the figure of speech is the figurative
highlight of the character’s language.
line. Also, they will based it on
the poem *If their lines are
in poetic
language, the
better.
Musical Language POETRY CONCERT *Challenge
and The students focus on students to
Meter, providing tune and music to prepare a
Sound the poems presented for the program as if they
Devices, poetry lesson. The music they are in a real
and produce should be parallel to concert with
Figurative the emotion evoked by the spiels from the
Language poems. They can use the poem artists.
selection “To an Athlete Dying Young”
by A. E. Housman and provide
 perfect musical scoring. They
are also expected to sing a
song the poem with liberal use
of sound devices. Then, they
are to create a song and a
ballad of the themes of the
literary selections.

Intrapersonal Feature FEATURE WRITING *Provide students

writing, The students are asked to stationery and
Figurative make a feature writing using encourage them
Language the different types of figurative to express
speech. The student will use through
the title “To A Poet Myself” and their own
use any figurative speech. handwriting.

*Challenge
students use as
much Figurative
Language as
possible.
Interpersonal Form and SURVEY SAYS ON *Challenge
Figurative FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE students to follow
Language The students go around their the research
community and city to ask 10 paper format.
respondents on their views on *Require them to
poetry. Questions may document their
include: *Do they still survey/interviews
send/receive poems? *What is through camera,
the form of poetry they usually recorders, and
encounter? *Why do people written notes.
like/dislike poems? *Which of *Use of graphs is
these figures of speech they appreciated.
have used?
*When do people use/hear
poems? Then, the students
present their analysis of the
survey and prepare an oral
and written report to be
submitted to the teacher.
Naturalistic Form and HASHTAG MAKING *Encourage
Imagery The students choose one students to be
environmental really
issue that they are going to specific in
focus on in choosing
order to create a hashtag. The an environmental
hashtag must include: issue (i.e. not
deforestation
*a concrete phrase or alone
expression using figurative but deforestation
language that is shaped in
according to natural Cebu mountains)
resources.
*a hashtag in poetic language
(e.g. #EnviHealing)
 Existentialist Figurative Making a Prayer *Encourage
language - The students create a prayer students to
in general using different types of present
figurative language. Then, ask their prayers
the student to write their in class with the
prayers in a decorated paper. proper musical
Let them use as many if possible.
Figurative language as
possible.

RUBRICS FOR POETIC ANTHOLOGY

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Creativity A lot of thought Some thought Student tried to Little thought was
into making the was put into make the game put into making
game making the game interesting and the game
interesting and interesting and fun, but some of interesting or fun.
fun to play as fun to play by the things made
shown by using textures, it harder to
creative fancy writing, understand/enjo
questions, and/or y the game.
game pieces interesting
and/or game characters.
board.

Attractiveness Contrasting Contrasting Contrasting Little or no color

colors and at colors and at 2 colors and 1 and/or elements
least 3 original original graphic graphic was used of the content
graphics were were used to give to give the cards seem merely
used to give the the cards and and game board decorative and not
cards and game board visual appeal. related to the
game board visual appeal. Some content topic
visual appeal. relatedness.
Rules Rules were Rules were Rules were The rules were not
written clearly written, but one written, but written/typed
enough that all part of the game people had some and/or very
could easily needed slightly difficulty figuring confusing/conflict
participate. more out the game. ing to players
Neatly written explanation. Typed or
or typed and Typed or neatly handwritten,
edited for written, but many typos.
errors. some errors.
Accuracy of All information All but 1 of the Two of the More than 2
Content cards made for information information cards information cards
X2 the game are cards made for made for the made for the game
correct. the game are game are correct. are not accurate.
correct.
Knowledge Game creation Game creation Game creation Game creation
Gained demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates does not
strong knowledge. Good adequate demonstrate
knowledge of ideas for knowledge. knowledge of the
 the unit of questions to help Questions/Answe unit of study or
study. Created student review rs need a more the questions are
a game that the unit of study. work. off-
could challenge topic/inappropriat
everyone – even e.
those with
great
knowledge
Winning the Winning & Significant effort The content is
Instructional game requires learning are is spent on incidental. One
Effectiveness learning & closely entwined, things that have can play the game
reviewing the though some nothing to do without
unit of study. mental effort is with the unit of knowing/learning
The two are spent on aspects study about the unit of
matched that are just study
completely. about the game

RUBRICS FOR JENGA BOARD GAME

CATEGORY Excellent (4) Good (2-3) Poor (0-1)

Ideas/Content All required Most required Few required elements
elements are elements  are included Closed
 included Closed  are included Closed form poems show
form poems form poems  little insight into
 reflect insight into  reflect a degree of respective style and
the subtleties of insight into respective structure Poem
respective style and style and structure selections and
structure Poem Poem selections and  justifications (where
selections and  justifications show included) show little
 justifications show some critical critical awareness
critical awareness as awareness as well as
well as appreciation appreciation
Organization The anthology is The anthology is More care should be
sharp, professional adequately arranged given to the general
looking and and formatted Some appearance and
effectively formatted care has been organization of the
Poems are neatly  shown toward anthology Little care
 arranged on each effective page has been
page Handwritten arrangement  shown toward effective
entries, Handwritten entries, page arrangement
 where appropriate,  where appropriate, Handwritten entries are
are carefully are mostly well-  sloppy and/or illegible
constructed constructed
Conventions Diction is always Usage of vocabulary Usage of vocabulary is
appropriate and  is usually often inappropriate and
greatly varied Very appropriate and limited. Very frequent
infrequent generally varied errors
 errors in spelling, Some errors in  in spelling,
punctuation and  spelling, pronunciation and
syntax He/she has pronunciation and syntax Little attempt
 mastered syntax sometimes has
 the use of a hinder  been made to use a
register suitable to communication register suitable to
intention and He/she often uses a intention and audience
audience  register suitable to
intention and
audience

RUBRICS FOR POETRY RESEARCH

RUBRICS FOR ONE-ACT PLAY

CATEGORY Excellent (4) Good (2-3) Poor (0-1)

Thought- Has potential Unclear, or
provoking and but requires implies a
Theme relevant, development. harmful
substantially message.
explored.
Just Intriguing and Too simple, or
Plot complicated fully realized. too complicated,
enough, and or just doesn’t
paced well to make sense.
reach a dramatic
climax.
Features Original, Flat, vague or
Characters intriguing sympathetic cliché
relatable characters need
characters. The more
protagonist development.
confronts
a conflict and as
a result is
changed in some
 small or large
way.

Economic. Witty. Serviceable. Unintentionally

Dialogue Each character’s Gets the point stiff and
voice is across with contrived.
distinctive. occasional Sounds like the
flashes of humor TV.
or cleverness.
Staging, though Mostly practical Staging is not
Staging minimalist, and effective, described, or too
creatively but may need difficult to stage.
enhances the simplification or
drama. clarification.
Thumbs up! The playwright’s All in all the
Entertainment (Explain why.) intended effect play, though
Value for a Family is achieved. skillful in ways,
Show doesn’t work.

RUBRICS FOR POETRY CONCERT

Features 4 3 2 1
Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner
Quality of Piece was Piece was written Piece had little Piece had no
Writing written in an in an interesting style or voice style or voice
extraordinary style and voice Gives some Gives no new
style and voice Somewhat new information and
 Very informative andinformation very poorly
informative and organized but poorly organized
well-organized organized
Grammar, Virtually no Few spelling and A number of So many
Usage & spelling, punctuation spelling, spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or errors, minor punctuation or punctuation and
grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors errors errors errors that it
interferes with
the meaning
RUBRICS FOR FEATURE WRITING

RUBRICS FOR SURVEY SAYS ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

CATEGOR EXCELLENT - GOOD - 3 SATISFACTOR NEEDS

Y 4 Y-2 IMPROVEMEN
T-1
Formulatin Your question Your question Your question Your question
g Survey has no has a has several has many
Question grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
mistakes and mistake or two mistakes and is mistakes and
is very easy to but can still be difficult to can not be
understand. understood. understand. understood.
Formulatin You gave You gave You gave You gave
g Response respondents 5 respondents 4 respondents 2- respondents 0-
Choices possible possible 3 possible 1 possible
choices. choices. choices. choices.
Creating Your results Your results Your results Your results
Tally Chart were were were difficult to were not
understandabl understandable understand; understandable
e and , however there there were ;
presented in were minor several there was very
organized problems in problems in the little or no
manner, with organization organization organization
your list of and/or tally and/or tally and/or tally
possible marks. marks. marks.
responses and
tally marks for
each response.
Creating a Your graph Your graph Your data was Your graph was
Graph of clearly represented present, not
Results represented your data, however, your understandable
your data, and however there graph was .
was well were minor difficult to
organized and problems with understand.
easy to read the There several
and interpret. organization problems in the
organization.

RUBRICS FOR HASHTAG MAKING

CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD - 3 SATISFACTOR NEEDS

-4 Y-2 IMPROVEMENT
-1
Craftsmanship The hashtag The hashtag The hashtag is The hashtag is
is is attractive acceptably distractingly
exceptionally in terms of attractive messy
attractive in neatness. though it may
terms of Good be a bit messy.
neatness. construction
Well and not very
constructed messy.
and not
messy.
Creativity Hashtag is Hashtag is Hashtag is The Hashtag
exceptionally creative and creative and does not reflect
creative. A a good some thought any degree of
lot of amount of was put into creativity.
thought and thought was decorating it.
effort was put into
used to decorating
make the it.
banner.
Originality Exceptional Good use of Average use of No use of new
use of new new ideas new ideas and ideas and
ideas and and originality to originality to
originality to originality to create Hashtag. create Hashtag.
create create
Hashtag. Hashtag.

Grammar There are no There is 1 There are 2 There are more

grammatical grammatical grammatical than 2
mistakes on mistake on mistakes on the grammatical
the poster. the poster. poster. There mistakes on the
There is There were were some poster. There
proper use a few issues issues with the were no
of figurative with the use use of figurative figurative
language. of figurative language. language used.
language.