I do a similar one. We repeat a few lines. I have them on the board outside my room right now! I will gwrite the repeating lines here when I get to school this morning. Back to School night was Monday for us. Kristine Nader St. paul of the Cross School IL
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Francie Kugelman Sent: Tue 9/19/2006 8:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LIT] Template for I am Poem - upper grade 5th I gave some samples to the students, assigned it for homework, and saw some good results. Going to print student photos altered in Photoshop on a piece of paper, and print the poem in two columns on top. Good idea for Back to School night or a bulletin board. Francie I Am Poem STANZA #1 I am ____________________ and (or but) ______________________ (Write two special characteristics about yourself) I wonder _____________________________________________________ (Write about something you are curious about) I hear ________________________________________________________ (Describe an imaginary sound) I see _________________________________________________________ (Describe an imaginary sight) I want to _____________________________________________________ (Write about something you really want to do) I am _________________________________________________________ (Re-write the first line of your poem here) STANZA #2 I pretend to ___________________________________________________ (Write about something you pretend to do) I feel ________________________________________________________ (Describe a feeling you have - can be about something imaginary) I touch ______________________________________________________ (Write about an imaginary touch - for example, your heart, or your soul) I worry ______________________________________________________ (Write about something that really bothers you) I cry because __________________________________________________ (Write about something that makes you very sad) I am _________________________________________________________ (Re-write the first line of your poem here) STANZA #3 I understand ___________________________________________________ (Write about something you know is true) I say _________________________________________________________ (Write about something you believe in) I dream about __________________________________________________ (Write about something you dream about) I try to _______________________________________________________ (Write about something you really make an effort about) I hope that ____________________________________________________ (Write about something you hope for) I am _________________________________________________________ (Re-write the first line of your poem here _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
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