Haiku or Tanka
Post your haiku or tanka poem here.
Haiku:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
Tanka:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
7 syllables
7 syllables
5 Ws Poem
Write your 5 Ws poem here.
Who
When
Where
What
Why
Sassafras Tea
Saturday
At the dog park
Ran and chased another dog
They had so much fun and finally feel exhausted to the ground
Blotz Poems
Post your tongue twisting poems here!
Moo Moo Mr. Mummer
This is a magical mummer.
It lives in mountains, markets, mufflers, and mummies.
A mummer eats muffins, milktoast, M&Ms, and mini-wheats.
It likes making money, milking, modeling, and mooching.
The mummer meowed at me.
That’s right. I even used the color “mauve” for my font.
Dream Poems
Take the words you wrote on the Dream Poems handout and turn them into a poem. You need only write one poem about one dream. Remember to give your poem a title.
Flying
In my dream I flew over Little Rock
Careful to avoid the Metropolitan Bank Tower
Flying
In my dream I saw the flock of birds gathering over the corner of Broadway and Markham
Their loud cries scared me as the black cloud of feathers rose higher and higher
Just as the flock was about to overwhelm me
I awoke
Name Poems
If you don’t know a word, look it up! Stuck? Try using a thesaurus!
Kunce
Knowledgeable
Unusual
Nifty
Curious
Eleemosynary
Kunce
K looks like….
Post your “letter” poem here. Use the first letter of either your first name or your last name (if you really want, you may use the first letter of your middle name). You do not have to write the part about which way it is flipped. I put those lines in to remind you how to do the poem.
“K”
K looks like a chair, a cat, a pointing thing hitting a rock
K is an hourglass, a dragon, a puppy, or a guy with a long nose
Backwards, K is a curtain, a guy facing a wall, someone saluting Hitler, or the arrow after Next
K on its side looks like a fountain, a dinosaur
K is a hopping cricket, a valley, an alligator
Flip it over, and K looks like someone upside down, ribbons, or a teeter totter
Ki is someone crossing the monkey bars, or even the monkey itself
That’s what K is
Ode to Common Things
Hello students! Post your ode here under “Comments.” Remember, you want to see everyone else’s poem, so you should share yours as well!
Here is one of mine:
Ode to My Pocket Mirror
To my pocket Mirror
You are pink and squishy
You let me see
Myself in you
Sometimes, you cut me
With your sharp
Broken edges
But still, I love you
This simple gift
On graduation day
Thoughts on The Outsiders
Answer one of the following questions:
1. Do you think Johnny is the Jesus figure? Why or why not? Be specific!
2. Do you have any lingering questions or observations about The Outsiders? Be specific!
Ponyboy’s View
Tell me about one of the times Ponyboy’s version of events differs from what we the readers know really happened.
Also, describe your reaction to Ponyboy. Do you feel sorry for him? Are you angry with him? Explain.
Johnny
Describe the various reactions to Johnny’s death. What was your reaction? How did your reaction compare with the characters’ reactions? Were they the same? How were they different?
Answer this question using complete sentences in paragraph form. Remember to use formal language.
