Poetry
Influential Americans
Earth Day
Literary Devices
Leadership Qualities
100

This poem is all about introducing the poet. It includes similes and metaphors.

I Am Poem

100

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

100

"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

100

This is a comparison using "like" or "as". For example "I am as free as a bird"

Simile

100

This word means doing something even though you're scared.

Bravery

200

This poem has at least 4 lines with the second and fourth lines rhyming.

ABCB Poem

200

This is the president of the United States.

Joe Biden

200

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

200

This is a comparison directly calling one thing another. For example, "I am a bird".

Metaphor

200

This word means the ability to tolerate a delay without becoming angry or upset.

Patience

300

This poem has 3 lines. The first and third line has 5 syllables and the second line has the 7 syllables.

Haiku

300

In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.

Shirley Chisholm

300

Earth Day was first officially observed nationwide on this date.

April 22, 1970

300

This is writing which helps you see, feel, hear, smell, and feel what the author is experiencing or writing about.

Imagery

300

This word means a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult.

Determination

400

This poem has 5 lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme. It's usually a silly poem.

Limerick

400

She is the first Black, first South Asian American, and first woman Vice President.

Kamala Harris

400

This legally binding treaty was signed by 196 parties who agreed to specific measures to combat climate change.

The Paris Accord Agreement

400

This is the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line.

Rhyme

400

This word means continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.

Perseverance

500

This poem has 14 lines. There are 4 haikus and a rhyming couplet.

Haiku Sonnet

500

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

500
These two countries are the largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

United States of America

China

500

This is when an inanimate object, animal or idea is given human characteristics.

Personification

500

This word means the provision of equal treatment, access, and opportunity to resources and opportunities.

Equality

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