Class Expectations
This means arriving to class before the bell rings.
What is being on time?
This collectible plush toy became extremely popular and sold out in many places in 2025.
What is Labubu?
This type of figurative language compares two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
This poem has 5-7-5 syllables and often focuses on nature or a moment.
What is a Hakiu.
This type of poetry is often set to music, has a chorus, and tells a story or shares emotions through lyrics.
What is songwriting?
Students should do this before class starts so learning isn’t interrupted.
What is sharpening your pencil?
This artist was one of the most popular and talked-about musicians of 2025.
Bad Bunny
True or false: Personification gives human actions to objects.
What is true.
This poem spells a word or phrase down the side, with each line starting with a letter from that word.
What is an acrostic poem?
This style of poetry is performed rhythmically over a beat and often uses clever rhymes and wordplay.
What is rap?
Being prepared helps learning because students can do this right away.
What is start work immediately?
This social media app was the most used by teens in 2025.
What is TikTok?
Which figurative language exaggerates to make a point?
What is hyperbole?
This poem has a funny tone, a strict rhyme scheme, and is usually five lines long.
What is a limerick?
This type of poetry is performed aloud, focusing on emotion, expression, and connecting with the audience without necessarily using music.
What is spoken word?
How many points off your grade if you're late to class.
What is 5 points.
This video game continued to be one of the most played and discussed by middle school students in 2025.
Battlefield 6
This figurative language uses an object to represent a bigger idea.
What is symbolism.
This poem does not follow a set rhyme scheme or meter and sounds like natural speech.
What is free verse?
This type of poetry is brought to life with visuals, motion, and sometimes sound, making the words move and interact with images.
What is animated poetry?
What are the steps to a turn and talk?
What is knee to knee and eye to eye.
What was the most used slang word in 2025.
6'7
This figurative language appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
What is imagery?
This poem tells a story, often includes rhythm and repetition, and was traditionally meant to be sung or spoken.
What is a ballad.
In this type of poetry, performers share original poems aloud, using emotion, expression, and stage presence, while judges score their performance.
What is slam poetry?