"Poem Game"

In Senior Project class we are celebrating poetry and to help boost our speaking techniques we have to read a poem in front of the class. I have to say I liked this activity better than the dictionary game. The only hard part was choosing one that was short and related to my future career. My friend Cindi helped me find a short poem on teaching. I really enjoyed hearing my fellow classmates read their poem and motivated me not to be afraid to read my poem.

Overall, Mr. Abrams said I did okay, I just have to work harder on my expression. So I will go home and practice reading my poem in front of my mirror, so next time we do it, I impress Mr. Abrams with my poem.

The following is the poem that I presented in front of the class;

I want to teach my students more than lessons in a book;
I want to teach them deeper things that people overlook-
The value of a rose in bloom, its use and beauty, too
A sense of curiosity to discover what is true;
How to think and how to choose the right above the wrong,
How to live and learn each day and grow up to be strong;
To teach them always how to gain in wisdom and in grace,
So they will someday make the world a brighter, better place.
Lord, let me be a friend and guide to give these minds a start
Upon their way down life’s long road, then I’ll have done my part.