1. A Collection of Poetry Written by You
Poetry Quire:
A Collection of Poetry Written by You

2. All About Me / I am Poem Please fill in the blanks with the required
text per line.
This becomes your rough draft.
Please staple 5 more sheets of notebook
paper to this for the remaining rough drafts.

3. Poetry Poker
Shuffle cards and deal 6 per person at your table. One of the cards may be discarded. If you want to trade one of your cards you may, but you must keep 5 cards.
Create a poem incorporating your 5 words.

4. What images do the words bring to mind?
What themes could you possibly write about?

6. In your reader’s notebook, make a list
of as many of your fears as you can
think of.
We will use this list to
create a poem,
so the more the merrier.

7. Maya Angelo reading her poem

8. “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” Poem
Read the mentor text on page 574. Imitate this poem by replacing her fears with your own fears.
Student can’t use more than 2 consecutive words

9. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
___________ fight
_________ on the wall
________ at night
_______ down the hall
Not at all
Life doesn’t frighten me at all
_________ in the park
Not at all.
____ ______ _____ loud
_________ in the dark
_______ in a cloud
No, they don’t frighten me at all.
- Maya Angelou
That new classroom where
Mean old ___________
Boys ________________
_______ on the loose
(Kissy little girls
They don’t frighten me at all
With their hair in curls)
_________ breathing _______
They don’t frighten me at all.
On my counterpane
Don’t show me _______ and ________
That doesn’t frighten me at all.
I go boo
And listen for my scream,
Make them shoo
If I’m afraid at all
I make fun
It’s only in my dreams.
Way they run
I’ve got a magic charm
I won’t cry
That I keep up my sleeve
So they fly
_______________________________
I just smile
They go wild
- (name a superpower of yours)
Life doesn’t frighten me at all.

10. Spine Poem
Find a sentence in your book. It needs to have at least six words.
Write it along the “spine” of your paper. Use these words to create your poem.
Similar to an acrostic.

11. Spine Poem

12. Found Poem
You will “find” a poem on the page of your book. Then, you will draw a picture that represents your poem.
Student can’t use more than 2 consecutive words

13. Wearing the green dress
Smiling in pale gold
A hand against her neck
Wearing the green dress
Looking with concern
Helen
So blue

14. The feeling
of gravity
keeps us
down

15. by Ahjana Cross, 8th grade
A Found Poem
by Ahjana Cross, 8th grade
Face-to-face
Waiting
Nervously
looking serious
and anxious

16. Student Choice:
Acrostic
Concrete Poem
Numbers Poem

18. Must use
6 or more letters

19. one garden looking pretty two people sunbathing at the sea three people climbing trees four horses playing hide and seek five flowers, interesting and beautiful to see six bugs, two bumble bees seven boys running, they were so keen eight girls shouting 'party! party!' nine children walking on the street ten clowns dancing weirdly

20. Write about your writing
About the Author:
Write about your writing
and reading life
First book- Explain
Favorite Book- Explain
Favorite Read Aloud- Explain

21. About the Author

22. All about the Author

24. Create a cover
that incorporates
the theme
of one or more
of your poem(s).

26. reflects the content of your book and you
Create a cover that
reflects the content of your book and you

27. Order of Poetry Quire Book
1. Cover (Picture, name, title)
2. I Am
3. Poetry Poker (don’t forget symbol)
4 and 5. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
6. Spine Poem
7. Found Poem (write poem on paper and staple poem to page)
8. Student Choice AND About the Author