I A M P OEM

I am caring and loving. I wonder if I am reaching any of my students. I hear my name being called one hundred times a day. I want my students to stay away from drugs and gangs. I pretend that I can make a difference. I feel sad that they won’t all make it. I touch the sky with my imagination. I worry that some of my students will turn to drugs. I cry when I get frustrated. I am caring and loving. I understand that you can’t save everyone. I say that you can be anything you choose to be. I dream that I will reach them all. I try to be thankful and happy everyday. I hope that I will be lucky in my life. I am caring and loving. Brooke Cohen

I am ____ and _____.(2 characteristics you have) I wonder _____.(something you are curious about) I hear ______.(an imaginary sound) I see ______.(an imaginary sight) I want _____.(a desire) I am _____ and ______. (repeat the first line) I pretend _____. (something you pretend to do) I feel _____. (a feeling you have) I touch _____. (an imaginary touch) I worry _____. (something that bothers you) I cry _____. (something that makes you very sad) I am _____ and _____. (repeat the first line) I understand _____. (something you know to be true) I say _____. (something you believe in) I dream _____. (something that you dream about) I try _____. (something that you make an effort to do) I hope _____. (something that you hope for) I am _____ and _____. (repeat the first line) I AM POEM

B IO - POEM

First name_______ Is _____, _____, ______ (3 traits that describe you) Loves _____, _____, _____ (3 people or things that you love) Is good at _____, _____, ______ (3 things you do well) Feels _____, _____, ______ (3 things you feel) Needs _____, _____, _____ (3 things you need) Wants _____, _____, _____ (3 things you want) Fears _____, _____, _____ (3 things you fear) Likes to eat _____, _____, _____ (3 foods you like) Watches _____, _____, _____ (3 shows or movies you watch) Is a resident of _____, _____ (city and state) Last name _________ BIO-POEM

M YSELF IN M ETAPHORS

If each stand of my hair was a star, my head is its own galaxy. My face is the globe where I live. My forehead is an open field, Where the furry animals of my eyebrows graze. My eyes are luminous bodies of water, reflecting the sun. My nose is like Mount Everest; I imagine climbing its peak, Building a fire on cold nights in the caverns of my nostrils. I admire the canyons of my ears, the slopes of my chin, my cheeks’ sands and tiny craters. I am stardust. I am my world, and of the world. J OSEPH O. L EGASPI M YSELF IN M ETAPHORS

List ten physical or mental traits about yourself. Compare each item on that list to something important in your life or that you love. Make sure that the comparison is threaded all the way through the poem. Using a sheet of paper to write the poem and illustrate it. M YSELF IN M ETAPHORS

D IAMANTE

School difficult, busy working, writing, reading teachers, books, computers, tests relaxing, watching, playing fun, calm Home D IAMANTE

Line 1: the subject Line 2: 2 adjectives relating to the subject Line 3: 3 –ing words relating to the subject Line 4: 4 nouns relating to the subject Line 5: 3 –ing words opposite of the subject Line 6: 2 adjectives opposite of the subject Line 7: 1 noun opposite the subject D IAMANTE

C INQUAIN

Penguins Black, white Swimming, jumping, fishing All the penguins jump down into the water. Tall penguins Snow Chilly, icy Snowing, falling, pelting It's very chilly and cold outside Snowday C INQUAIN

Line 1: 1 word (subject or noun) Line 2: 2 words (adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3: 3 –ing words that relate to line 1 Line 4: 4 words (feelings or a complete sentence) that relates to line 1 Line 5: 1 word (synonym of line 1 or a word that sums it up) C INQUAIN

H AIKU

Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water. Snowflakes are our friends They descend when winter comes Making white blankets H AIKU

Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables H AIKU

“I F I W ERE IN C HARGE OF T HE W ORLD ”

If I were in charge of the world I'd cancel oatmeal, Monday mornings, Allergy shots, and also Sara Steinberg. If I were in charge of the world There'd be brighter nights lights, Healthier hamsters, and Basketball baskets forty eight inches lower. If I were in charge of the world You wouldn't have lonely. You wouldn't have clean. You wouldn't have bedtimes. Or "Don't punch your sister." You wouldn't even have sisters. If I were in charge of the world A chocolate sundae with whipped cream and nuts would be a vegetable All 007 movies would be G, And a person who sometimes forgot to brush, And sometimes forgot to flush, Would still be allowed to be In charge of the world. “I F I W ERE I N C HARGE OF THE W ORLD ” BY J UDITH V IORST

If I were in charge of the world I'd cancel _____, _____, _____, and also _____. If I were in charge of the world There'd be _____, _____, and _____. If I were in charge of the world You wouldn't have _____. You wouldn't have _____. You wouldn't have _____. Or “_____." You wouldn't even have _____. If I were in charge of the world A _____would be _____, All _____would be _____, And a person who sometimes _____, And sometimes forgot to _____, Would still be allowed to be In charge of the world. “I F I W ERE I N C HARGE OF THE W ORLD ” ADAPTED FROM THE POEM BY J UDITH V IORST