Learning Intentions In this section you will … ✓ Respond to a poem in a personal way. ✓ Use a poem as a model for creative writing.
Before Reading
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Think Pair Share
Would you like to be famous? Think: Write down three reasons why you would or would not like to be famous. Pair:
Tell your partner about your ideas. Share: Offer your answers to the class. Reading
In this poem, the author considers what is important in life and what it really means to be ‘famous’. Read the poem twice. 1. As you read, make a list of all the things the author refers to as ‘famous’. 2. Do you find anything unusual about the things on your list?