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Precise Verbs and a Poem

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We did a poetry exercise today that will help our writing in several ways - first off, every line had to be completely focused on the topic. Secondly, they had to start each line with a verb - a PRECISE verb, that is. We used our Thesaurus to help us find more elaborate verbs, or the Visual Thesaurus on the iPad.

The poems are called, "How to Be a...." We looked at a Mentor Text about snakes, and then did one together (How to Be a Student in Mrs. Forrest's Class). Even though we had brainstormed the verbs together, they ordered them and added on to them so that each was really different! You could hear their perspectives in them for sure...

Next, we were turned loose to create our own, knowing that we'd be evaluated on our precise verb choice and focus...here are a few:




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  1. Jodi HDecember 9, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    How to be an excellent teacher:
    Ask students to think rather than memorize
    Provide challenging activities in a supportive environment
    Honor student ideas
    Encourage a love of learning

    How lucky our children are to have found all of this in your classrooms! Thank you for all that you do.

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