Poetry
This poem is all about introducing the poet. It includes similes and metaphors.
I Am Poem
This actor, singer, film director, playwright, songwriter, screenwriter, and producer wrote a musical about the founding of the USA from the perspective of one of the founding fathers.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." is a quote from this book which discourages deforestation.
The Lorax
This is a comparison using "like" or "as". For example "I am as free as a bird"
Simile
This word means doing something even though you're scared.
Bravery
This poem has at least 4 lines with the second and fourth lines rhyming.
ABCB Poem
This is the president of the United States.
Joe Biden
This is one way to prevent food waste (based on the videos and discussion we had in class).
-Choosing fruits/vegetables that don't look as visually pleasing.
-Taking only food that you'll eat. Go back for seconds if you need
-Eat leftovers instead of letting them go bad
-Buy only food that you need
This is a comparison directly calling one thing another. For example, "I am a bird".
Metaphor
This word means the ability to tolerate a delay without becoming angry or upset.
Patience
This poem has 3 lines. The first and third line has 5 syllables and the second line has the 7 syllables.
Haiku
In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
Earth Day was first officially observed nationwide on this date.
April 22, 1970
This is writing which helps you see, feel, hear, smell, and feel what the author is experiencing or writing about.
Imagery
This word means a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult.
Determination
This poem has 5 lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme. It's usually a silly poem.
Limerick
She is the first Black, first South Asian American, and first woman Vice President.
Kamala Harris
This legally binding treaty was signed by 196 parties who agreed to specific measures to combat climate change.
The Paris Accord Agreement
This is the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line.
Rhyme
This word means continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.
Perseverance
This poem has 14 lines. There are 4 haikus and a rhyming couplet.
Haiku Sonnet
He was the first openly gay politician to be elected in California and pushed legislation to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Harvey Milk
United States of America
China
This is when an inanimate object, animal or idea is given human characteristics.
Personification
This word means the provision of equal treatment, access, and opportunity to resources and opportunities.
Equality