Poem lesson for those absent

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Make sure to finish reading the book!

What you need to know for your poem

Main ingredients 

Poetry assignment (x1)

Write a poem about your 14th goldfish.

It must include:

-3 adjectives

-metaphor

-simile

-onomatopoeia

-personification 

-alliteration

Why does Ellie describe her grandfather as the fourteenth goldfish? 

Have you found your fourteenth goldfish yet? If so, who is it, and what have they taught you? If you haven’t, who is the most influential person in your life? 

Get started

Who could your 14th Goldfish be?

What have they done to inspire you?

How do they make you feel?

Adjectives to describe them

Metaphors/similies that suit them

Brainstorm this in your notebook

Timeline

1st draft poem due:  20th September

Final draft finished: 21st September (write in class, upload in word form the same day to Magister)

Test 23rd September (formative grade)