“So Subordinating” Poetry Directions: Your poem must have THREE stanzas of FIVE lines each. The first FOUR lines of each stanza must begin with a subordinating conjunction BUT IT CANNOT BE A COMPLETE THOUGHT. The LAST line of the stanza CANNOT begin with a subordinating conjunction AND must be a COMPLETE THOUGHT.

“So Subordinating” Poetry (details, details, details….) The first word of each line must begin with a capital letter. The first four lines are punctuated with a comma. The last line is punctuated with a period.

“So Subordinating” Poetry LET’S SEE AN EXAMPLE!

“So Subordinating” Poetry After I tee the ball up, As soon as I take back the club, Before I swing through, While I hesitate, I think about my next shot. As soon as I approach the ball, When I choose my club, Where I am going to aim, Wherever the ball ends up, I will play this hole well. In order to line up my ball, As much as I think about it, So that it goes in, Because I am a good putter, I played this hole fabulously.

“So Subordinating” Poetry LET’S SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE!

“So Subordinating” Poetry Whenever I get up, After the alarm clock has gone off, Before the sun comes up, As I stumble to the shower, I slowly get ready for school. When I arrive to school, As I am talking to my friends, Before classes begin, While I do my work, I long to back in my cozy bed. Before the three o’clock bell rings, As my mind wanders, While I write down this last assignment, Because my last hour class is nearly over, I know I am just about home free.

“So Subordinating” Poetry Use DIFFERENT subordinating conjunctions…in other words DON’T REPEAT! Remember to use your notes handout you received last Wednesday. It has a list of subordinating conjunctions on it. This is class work. Work on it now. Once you are done with your rough draft, you will need to create a final draft and draw an illustration to go with it. Whatever you do not finish, you’ll need to complete for homework.

“So Subordinating” Poetry GOOD LUCK!