1. Bell-ringer: Write in response to a painting prompt -- tree with doors.
Picture Prompt -- Magritte La Voix. . .
2. More Poetry from The Hormone Jungle
3. Writing an "I Am" Poem
Example of an I Am From Poem:
I am from
Hamburger pie and whole wheat bread
Grandma's ladybug tree
Pumpkin carving contests and
The high school turkey toss.
I am from
Spiders and "The Hook" in the cellar
Dark Valley and Pleasant Creek
Gophers we trap for two bits each and
My cousin Gary who burps in my ear.
I am
Apple juice from the gas station at Schofield
Elk jerky from Springfield Meats
Buttery popcorn on rainy Saturdays and
Long dirt roads that take me home.
by Bubba Boyd
Pattern:
I am from
[four lines]
I am from
[four lines]
I am
[four lines]
4. Confer about children's books.
Reminders: If you haven't handed in your Tritina, or your "Inspired By" Nursery Rhymes, hand them in ASAP.
Also check your composition book to make sure you have written your acrostic poem, and other "inspired by" Love That Dog poems.
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