Do Now: The “I Remember” poem (Honors)
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You will write a poem of 16 lines, which
will consist of 4 stanzas, each stanza
needs to include 1 quatrain. Each stanza
needs to begin with the phrase “I
remember…”
It does not have to rhyme, but it can, it
would be cool if it did.
Memories should be about different
times in your life. Make one about
something that happened in the last 24
hours. Make another be one of the
earliest memories you have. Everything
else should be about different things that
happened in between.
Consider the things you might want to
write about: I remember . . .
a person
a detail about a person
a specific place
a smell
the shape of something
an event
the quality of air or light that day
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Here's a tip: If you want to write about
a person, it's better to soon switch to
one of the other things on the list than
to continue to talk directly about the
person. Consider the difference
between these two short memories:
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"I remember my first grade teacher Mr.
Weber. He was very nice."
"I remember the small glass frog my
first grade teacher had on his desk.“
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You MUST Use AT LEAST 5 different
examples of figurative
language/poetic devices. Place a
star (*) next to the line in which you
use fig. language/ sound device.
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These will be displayed. You can use
colored pencils or draw a picture to
accompany your poem. Spend time on
these. Take pride in them. THINK!
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This assignment will be worth 25
points.
This is individual work
There should be NO talking
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Do Now: The “I Remember” poem
• On a blank sheet of paper, you will
write a poem of 15 lines, each starting
with the phrase “I remember…”
• Memories should be about different
times in your life. Make one about
something that happened in the last 24
hours. Make another be one of the
earliest memories you have.
Everything else should be about
different things that happened in
between.
• Consider the things you might want to
write about: I remember . . .
• a person
• a detail about a person
• a specific place
• a smell
• the shape of something
• an event
• the quality of air or light that day
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Here's a tip: If you want to write about
a person, it's better to soon switch to
one of the other things on the list than
to continue to talk directly about the
person. Consider the difference
between these two short memories:
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"I remember my first grade teacher Mr.
Weber. He was very nice."
"I remember the small glass frog my
first grade teacher had on his desk.“
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You MUST Use AT LEAST 5 different
examples of figurative
language/poetic devices. Place a
star (*) next to the line in which you
use fig. language/ sound device.
•
These will be displayed. You can use
colored pencils or draw a picture to
accompany your poem. Spend time on
these. Take pride in them. THINK!
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This assignment will be worth 25
points.
This is individual work
There should be NO talking
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