Common Assessment Review, “To a Mouse,” Dreams freewrite

SSR (15 minutes) Please begin SSR as soon as the bell rings. If you need a book to read, please pick one from the clear container in the front of the classroom.

12-line poem…The Rules 1.I will give you one word. 2.You will use that word to create one line of poetry. 3.You CANNOT write more than one line. 4.The word MUST be included in the line. 5.The topic is up to you…see where your writing takes you!

Example…12-line Poem Chicago

12-line Poem Beast

12-line Poem Beast Panic

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering Alone

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering Alone Foresight

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering Alone Foresight Schemes

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering Alone Foresight Schemes Askew

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering Alone Foresight Schemes Askew Grief

12-line Poem Beast Panic Hasty Argumentative Run Murdering Alone Foresight Schemes Askew Grief Joy

12-line Poem…what’s your title? Give your masterpiece a title.

Pair Share Since we don’t have Spudnuts to share, let’s share poems. Turn to your neighbor and take turns reading your poem.

By Robert Burns Written in 1785