Fourth Nine Weeks Project Hall of Fame

Please click below to see the 7 student submissions that best demonstrated the knowledge and skills required for this project:

Sabre Baskin
Krystal Brooks
Horace Bryant
Joshua M. Jones
Tristan Pruitt
Taylen Sadler
Antoinette Smith

Fourth Nine Weeks Project Submissions

After you have completed the project and gotten my approval, please post the Google Docs link to your project in the comments below. Your post should have the following format:

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Name
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Date

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For example:

Randall Hall
A1
04/28/16

http://ela11project.blogspot.com/2016/04/4th-nine-weeks-project-directions.html

Fourth Nine Weeks Project Directions

The last project of the year will be a multimedia “I Am” poem.

One of the first things we ever did when I became your teacher in October 2015 was write “I Am” poems using this classic template. 

I am (two special characteristics you have or words that define you)

I wonder (something you are actually curious about) 

I hear (a particular sound) – be descriptive 

I see (a sight which had made an intense impression on you) 

I want (an actual desire) 

I am (the first line of poem repeated)

I pretend (something you actually pretend to do) 

I feel (a feeling you have about something) 

I touch (a particular touch which has made an intense impression on you) 

I worry (something that really bothers you) 

I cry (something that makes you very sad) 

I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

I understand (something that you know to be true) 

I say (something that you believe in) 

I dream (something that you actually dream about) 

I try (something that you really make an effort towards) 

I hope (something that you actually hope for) 

I am (the first line of the poem repeated) 

You all blew me away with your creativity. Now, it is time for me to say goodbye to you as you become Seniors. I have loved teaching you and have marveled at your growth the last year and a half. I want to end our time together the way we started. Here are details about the project.

If possible (do not force it), I would like your poem to contain:

• An example of figurative language (simile, personification, alliteration etc.)
• A compound sentence featuring a FANBOY (you better know how to do this by now!)
• A reference to a movie.
• A reference to a song or artist.
• A reference to a book or poem.

 

You must write about yourself. You must also include at least three images in your project. 

You will create the project in Google Docs and then post the link in the comments to the 4th Nine Weeks Project Submission Post. You can use any font/colors you want, but the project should fit on a single page.

  

  

After the project is complete, we will present them to the rest of the class.

Here is my example:

I am your teacher but also your student.

I wonder whether you know how much I have learned from you.

I hear you hollering like hyenas when I am out in the hall.

I see you struggling to learn and learning from your struggles.

I want to listen to Tupac with you and analyze the lyrics.

I am your teacher but also your student.

I pretend I am Robin Williams in “Dead Poet’s Society.”

I feel like I could fuel your fire if you just gave me a spark.

I touch everything you turn in, which is why I am always ill.

I worry I have let you down because I am still very new to this.

I cry when I fail you, but I hide my tears and pretend to be tough.

I am your teacher but also your student.

I understand we broke the rules and never read Shakespeare.

I say “Screw Shakespeare!” because you learned practical skills.

I dream of you having happiness and success one day.

I try to believe in myself so maybe you will believe in me too.

I hope you learned from me that I will always believe in you.

I am your teacher but also your student.