Elementary Library

poem. While you are working on your poems, I expect the voice level to be at a 1 and for you to be on task. If you need help writing your poem, there are sentence frames on your brainstorm sheet to help you get started and I will be moving around the room too.

I am a student in second grade. I am special, unique, and all-around great.

Student list …

All of these things Make me Me! There isn’t anyone else I want to be.

Review graphic organizers with students and scaffold writing as needed. You may need to complete a poem about yourself with students to model writing a list poem. While students work, circulate, assist, and compliment their work. Alternative to Student Writing Say: Let’s read a book about a different kind of list now. This one is a picture book. It’s called Ten Beautiful Things. While we read I want you to pay attention to how this story makes you feel. We will create a list poem of the ten beautiful things the narrator finds in this story, so listen carefully to be able to recall those important details.

Read Ten Beautiful Things using best practices. After reading, have students help you write a list poem of the Ten Beautiful Things from the story.

Say: What does this list poem make you feel? How is it different from Bleezer’s Ice Cream? How is it the same? List poems are a great way to play with words and share feelings.

Review “I can” statements and a sk students for thumbs up or thumbs down if they think they mastered today’s learning. Dismiss for circulation. READER’S ADVISORY, CIRCULATION PROCEDURES & DISMISSAL

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