HW from Tuesday, 2/7/17

Due on Thursday, 2/9/17

1) Write a springboard poem, using the parameters demonstrated in the sample poem below, entitled "I Am."

I am a romantic girl who loves to dream.

I see exotic lands on the other side of the world.

I hear waves crashing on a distant shore.

I see a setting sun and a rising moon.

I pretend to be someone else.

I feel the wind on my face; I stand in a golden meadow.

I touch the infinite sky as I soar with silver wings.

I worry that I will be trapped in this town forever.

I understand that I am a dreamer.

I dream of magical, fantasy worlds.

I try to hold on to this world of imagination.

I am a romantic girl who likes to dream.

For the springboard poem, the format is as follows:

* Each line is a complete sentence that ends with a period and starts with "I _________" (any present tense verb).
* It does NOT rhyme.

* It consists of three stanzas (poetry lines grouped together) of four lines each.

* The first and last lines of the poem are identical.

NOTE: Please title your poem "I Am" and have the first (and last) line begin with "I am a..."

2) Type out your poem. Print it. Proofread it. Have someone else proofread it. Make sure it follows all the correct parameters, and that you like it!

3) Print a corrected, beautiful draft and bring both drafts to turn in on Thursday.

Also, daily:
+Read your (approved) Reading Log book for pleasure, aiming for at least 30 minutes daily. Mark the number of minutes on your Reading Log (in multiples of five, rounded down) as you go along. 

+ Write in your Gratitude Journal, aiming for three things but listing at least one thing you are thankful for daily. When you have done so, place a check mark in the top corner of your Reading Log calendar for that day.

NOTE: The February Reading Log will be due, signed by a parent, on Tuesday, 2/28/17.