CREATIVE WRITINGLESSON 31

APRIL 28, 2015

WARM UP WRITING

• Read the poem.• Write a summary of the

poem.• Copy down your favorite

verse.• What do you think about

the poem?• If you could change it,

what would you write differently?

My parents sent me to the storeto buy a loaf of bread.I came home with a puppyand a parakeet instead.

I came home with a guinea pig,a hamster and a cat,a turtle and a lizardand a friendly little rat.

I also had a monkeyand a mongoose and a mouse.Those animals went crazywhen I brought them in the house.

They barked and yelped and hissedand chased my family out the door.My parents never let medo the shopping anymore.

WHAT IS A POETRY SLAM?

POETRY PORTFOLIO• Deep Memory Poem• My Name Poem• My Place to Fly• A Found Poem• Bio Poem• Figurative Language

Feature

• 3 poems from published poets• Poetry Analysis Form• Student Poetry Self-reflection