by Linda Galloway
One assignment students like is to write name poems.
Often these start with doing one’s own name, but after practice, they can be about a classmate or special person. A poem with qualities about M O T H E R will use sweet adjectives, but new adjectives can be needed to describe others. The assignment can be more difficult if two or more words are required for each letter. Since some names are longer than others, a total number of added words can be specified. Afterwards, students should write why some words are specifically appropriate.
Here is our editor’s name as an example:
Sociable
Conscientious
Optimistic
Terrific
Tenacious
Explanation: The first three are clear, the fourth is because Scott is innovative in his teaching and sharing of ideas, and the fifth is a higher-level vocabulary word, but it works because Scott has always worked to solve difficult problems.