I Am...(version #1):
Below are line-by-line directions for writing this kind of poem:
Line
#1. I am
#2. Three nouns about which you have strong feelings. Begin each with a
capital letter.
#3. A complete sentence about two things that you like.
#4. Three nouns that describe what you like to see in other people; end with
"are important to me."
Capitalize each noun.
#5. A sentence containing a positive thought or feeling. It can tell what you
find acceptable in yourself.
#6.-#7. Sentence in which you show something negative in yourself or others, however
the sentence must end by showing that out of something BAD can come GOOD. Use
the word "but" to link the bad and good.
#8.-#9.-#10. Each line is a short sentence relating something about which you have
strong feelings--likes or dislikes. They do not have to relate to each other or to
the previous lines you have written.
#11. End with "This is me" or "I am."
Student Examples:
I am
Life, Hope, Living
I care very much about the world and life on it.
Honesty is important to me.
Optimism is important to me.
Unselfishness is important to me.
Hospitality is a good thing.
Meanness is bad, but can be goot to get people
off your back.
The world is getting weaker.
The longer the days the more beautiful they are.
People are too negative.
I am.
--Liz Webster (Grade 9)
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