Poetry Friday - Student Vocabulary Poems

   

      Several weeks I go, I crafted my own vocabulary poem using Kwame Alexander's The Crossover as a mentor text.  You can read that post here.  This week, my students wrote their own.  They could choose any word.  Most of them used my idea and wrote about their OLWs.  Here are some of the results:

Smile noun

(smahyl)

A change of facial expression in which the eyes brighten

and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward.

As in: When life buries

you in sorrow

and stress

don't forget to smile.

As in: You're never fully dressed

without a smile.

As in: A singe smile can change

everyone's attitude.

As in: Give me a good reason

not to smile!

- Mackenzie

In-di-vid-u-al  adj

(in-duh-vij-oo-uh l)

Having a special quality.

As in: Not everyone

is the same, each

person is very

individual.

As in: Josh and 

JB are not like

each other at all;

they each are very 

individual from

each other.

As in: I am so

glad that I am

individual and

not like any other

person in this world.

- Morgan

Con-fi-dence  noun

(kon-fi-duh ns)

A feeling of trust or belief.

As in: I ran up on the stage

afraid, scared, and worried;

I needed confidence

to finish the speech.

As in: If I ever

want to do something

with my life,

I need confidence.

As in: Why can't I

have confidence

to go up

and say my speech?

- Maya

Pos-i-tive adj

(poz-i-tive)

Emphasizing what is hopeful or good; constructive.

As in:  I need to stop

paying attention

to the negative and focus

more on the positive.

As in: the positive

is that the sun is out;

the negative is that it is 

too hot to play outside.

As in:  Some people are naturally

positive, but others

are not.

Trying not to be

negative is the

positive thing

to do.

- Celia

Su-per-her-o noun

(soo-per-heer-oh)

A fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman

power.

As in: I am 

a fan of superhero

comics.

As in: My favorite

Marvel superhero

is Captain

America.  Because Steve Rogers was

just like me.

As in: I'm considered

a nerd because I'm

a big superhero 

fan, and I'm a

believer that superheroes

are real.

- Wyatt

Com-po-sure noun

(kuh m-poh-zher)

Calmness, especially of mind, manner, or appearance.

As in: JB had great composure

when he made the shot

to cut Josh's locks.  He didn't lose focus.

As in: Josh lost his composure

when he threw the ball at

JB's face.  He had no presence

of mind.

As in: Josh had great composure

when he decided 

to perform CPR on his dad.

He did not hesitate.

- Carson

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