| Activity 1: Feelings
and Emotions: A Warm-Up Exercise
Feelings and emotions are sometimes hard to describe
in words. Use this exercise to describe what certain emotions mean to you.
Some emotions or feelings to consider are: love,
anguish, fear, awe, happy, sad, anger, and joy.
Choose one of these, and give it the name of a
color. Then, write a brief poem that uses the emotion and the color to
answer the following questions:
Example
| (Emotion) is (Color) |
Fear is red. |
| It smells like |
It smells like fire. |
| It tastes like |
It tastes like hot pepper. |
| It sounds like |
It sounds like an ambulance siren. |
| It feels like |
It feels like being scared of the dark. |
| It looks like |
It looks like a dense forest. |
(Emotion) is
(give a metaphoric statement*) |
Fear is falling into a hole. |
Metaphor: A word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing
is used to designate another. A metaphor says that one thing is another
thing (Examples: “a sea of troubles”, "a mountain of joy", "a river of
tears").
Write your own poem.
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Read your poem with your teacher.
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Make sure your words are spelled correctly.
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Put your poem in your portfolio.
Activity 2: Write a Biographical
Poem
Bio Poem
Line 1: Your First Name
Line 2: 4 Words that describe YOU
Line 3: Brother/sister/daughter/mother or father of (list the
names)
Line 4: Likes (3 ideas or people)
Line 5: Who feels (3 ideas that you feel/care about)
Line 6: Who needs (3 ideas)
Line 7: Who gives (3 things you give to other people, unselfishness)
Line 8: Who fears (3 ideas)
Line 9: Who would like to see (like a place, thing, etc.)
Line 10: Resident of (earth, state, universe, city, etc.)
Example
| Susan.
Strong, brave, friendly, and fun.
Mother of Amy and Jason.
Likes her family, a good book, and movies.
Who feels happy when her children are, sad when people are hurting,
and worried about making ends meet.
Who needs respect, love, and something to look forward to.
Who gives support, guidance, and good cheer to those around her.
Who fears thunderstorms, the dark, and snakes.
Who would like to see peace on earth, a sunset on the moon, and the
Pyramids of Egypt.
Resident of a small New England town. |
Write your own poem.
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Read your poem with your teacher.
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Make sure your words are spelled correctly.
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Put your poem in your portfolio.
Activity 3: Write a Poem Using the
Letters of Your First Name
Use the letters of your firs name to write a poem about yourself.
Example
| K |
Kathy, a young mother of two |
| A |
Always sees the good in people |
| T |
Thinks that people who complain are boring |
| H |
Has many dreams for the future |
| Y |
Yet, knows she must first take care of today |
Write your own poem.
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Read your poem with your teacher.
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Make sure your words are spelled correctly.
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Put your poem in your portfolio.
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