Here are some helpful links to use Microsoft Excel Powerpoint:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/how-to/Pages/survey.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/how-to/Pages/data-sets.aspx

Here is the template for poetry in motion.  You can use one of the selected poems.  If you would like to use your own, please get approval from the teacher.

poetry

Poetry in Motion Rubric

The Raven Poem – Interpretation by B. Sillman

Poems to be viewed and discussed:

Poem 1

Poem 1a

Poem 2

Poem 2a

Poem 3

Poem 3a

Poem 4

Poem 4a

Poem 5

Poem 5a

Here are some sites and tutorials to help:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Animation-or-Movies-with-Microsoft-PowerPoint

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19105/how-to-animate-text-and-objects-in-powerpoint-2010/

http://it.usu.edu/plugins/work/sitemaps/47/files/PowerPoint_animation.pdf

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/animate-text-or-objects-HA010021497.aspx

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-creating-animations-in-powerpoint-2010/316