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I Poem

• Write an I poem using the 11-line format.
• Line 1 Begin with the words I am (your name).
• Line 2 Write 3 nouns you have strong feelings
  about. Begin each with a capital letter.
• Line 3 Write a complete sentence about 2 things
  you like.
• Line 4 Begin with 3 nouns that describe
  qualities you like to see in other people. End
  the sentence with the words are important to
  me. Capitalize each noun.
• Line 5 Write a sentence containing a positive
  thought or feeling about yourself.
• Lines 6,7 Write a sentence containing a
  negative thought about yourself. The sentence
  must finish by showing that something good can
  come out of something bad. Link the good and the
  bad with the word but.
• Lines 8,9,10 Each line should be a short
  sentence about something you feel strongly about.
  These lines do not have to relate to each other,
  or any other line.
• Line 11 The last line should read This is
  me. I am!