Write a poem about something that you value in your life.

2. brainstorm: you may prewrite or use a graphic organizer to brainstorm ideas about something you hold as valuable.

3. once you have developed some ideas from your prewriting, begin drafting a poem.

your poem should:

● develop your theme (your overall idea) about what you value

● be written in lines and stanzas (groups of lines)

o lines do not have to use end punctuation every time

o stanzas must be clearly separated with spaces between

o do not number or “bullet” your stanzas

● have a logical flow

o the reader should be able to follow along easily

● use descriptive language

o your words create the mental picture for the reader – be creative!

● use repetition (repeat words and phrases for effect)

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d. c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d. c.

Question 1 of 5 2 points in "how to eat an ice-cream cone," what does the author compare a melting ice cream cone to? o a. a hand grenade b. a runaway train o c. a machine gun o d. an atomic bomb submit

Which textbook section would you use to identify the books and articles the author used or referred to in writing the book? introduction bibliography index table of contents