2.  a found poem is the poetic equivalent of a collage in visual art  Found poetry is when the poet uses language from non-poetic contexts/non- poem sources to create a poem  Found poems can adhere to traditional poetic format or even in free verse  Found poems may follow a rhyme scheme, a specific meter or syllabic form

3.  Subject “YOU”  Arrange phrases or words  Set up your narrative and don’t worry about making it poetic yet  Re-arrange and tell a different story about yourself, get your poetic muscle working  Write your poem on a piece of binder paper

4.  Put away your clipping in your envelope  Put your draft away in your binder

5.  Arrange your poem according to your draft  Play with the poem’s structure  Do you want a rhyme scheme?  Do you want a metrical beat?  Have a conference….or two

6.  Look at your poem for › Line breaks › Spacing › Length of lines

7.  Glue poem to cover of core composition book (gluesticks)  With a partner cover with contact paper