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//**Welcome to Smithville Publishers **//



Congratulations on your newly acquired position as a member of the creative team at Smithville Publishers. Working with a team of 2-3 other staff members, you have been given the task of creating a poetry handbook to be used in middle and high school classrooms. The book your team develops will be one in a series of poetry books that will be used by teachers of math, science, social studies, and language arts in order to enhance their lessons. Your team has never published a book dealing with poetry before. What this team knows about poetry you could jot down on a post-it note. You have deadlines to meet on this project and will have to work together effectively to be able to get a quality project done while also helping each other learn what you need to know about the genre. You have deadlines for various stages of the project and will have to pay close attention to your schedule.

Your editor-in-chief, Ms. Smith, has developed several stages of this project to help you complete a quality product. You will need to follow these steps in order. Some work will have to be done by each individual team member and some assignments will result in the team submitting one assignment together. Be sure to read all directions carefully so that you have a clear understanding of the requirements. Your team is strongly encouraged to ask or submit questions and ask for help as needed. Remember that Ms. Smith is observing and evaluating your performance as a new staff member. If you want to hold onto this job and have any hopes of a promotion, you will want to show her the best effort that you have to offer.

Part Two: Poetry or Prose? ** Part Four: Resources **
 * Part One: Do You Know Your Source? ****
 * Part Three:The Elements of Poetry ****
 * Part Five: Your Book **