Assignment 2 Who Are You? -- A Poem

Dear students,

You will write a poem about yourself. This is an assignment from our textbook Lungteng English Reader Book I. After you finish this assignment, you will find wrting an English poem is not as difficult as you thought.

Who Are You? –A Poem
I. First line

I am (two special characteristics you have)__________________


II. Choose 5 sentences from below to complete your poem:

I enjoy _________________________________________
I want _________________________________________
I understand ____________________________________
I feel __________________________________________
I worry ________________________________________
I try ___________________________________________
I see ___________________________________________
I hear __________________________________________
I say __________________________________________
I dream _________________________________________

III. Last line
I am (repeat the first line) _______________________________


Example

I am a hardworking teacher who is also a responsible mother.
I want to learn with my students and spend time with my son together.
I understand the needs of all my boys.
I feel their happiness and sorrows.
I enjoy my time both in school and at home.
I worry I can't have space of my own.
I dream we can grow together.
I am a hardworking teacher who is also a responsible mother.

Assignment 1 Basics about Myself

You will write a brief introduction about yourself. You can upload a picture of yourself, your idol, or anything that means a lot to you if you wish.

Your introduction will incude the following information.
1. Your name (English name or Chinese name) and your star sign. If you don’t know your star sign, check out http://www.kellystarsigns.com/ Some personality traits about each star sign are also listed in this website.
2. Your personality.
3. Your interests. (one or two)
4. Anything special about yourself.


Example

My name is Ching-ching and I am a Sagittarius. I am a fun-loving and friendly person. I love making friends. I often bring laughter to my friends, but sometimes I am a little bit too honest so that I hurt other people's feelings without knowing it. I love traveling, but I don't have the time or money to do it often. I usually stay home watching HBO movies when I am free. I have a great job and a wonderful family. I consider myself the luckiest person in the world.