Just Because....
Just Because... poems ask you to describe yourself in the first line of the poem. The next three lines in each stanza tell what you are NOT. The final line restates the first line and adds a tag directing the reader to do something.
Student Example:
Just because I'm an only child
I am not a freak
I'm not shy
Just because I'm an only child
I'm not lonely
I'm not selfish
I'm not spoiled
Just because I'm an only child
I know I'm not perfect
I can't always be the best friend
I'm not a nerd
Just because I'm an only child--let me be me
Just because I don't like roller coasters
ReplyDeleteI am not a weirdo
I'm a special person
Just because I don't like roller coasters
I'm not discouraged
I'm not ugly
I'm not deserted
Just because I don't like roller coasters
I'm not a creep
I'm not the bullying type
I'm not in-sensitive
Just because I don't like roller coasters--don't think of me as different
This poem was inspired to me by my best friend, Laurie-
For lots of reasons
Just because I wear glasses
ReplyDeleteI am not a nerd
I am not shy
Just because I wear glasses
I am not blind as a bat
I am not smug
Just because I wear glasses
I'm not weird
I'm not a dork
Just because I wear Glasses- Don't Judge Me
Here's my poem:
ReplyDeleteJust because I'm the middle child,
I'm not spoiled
I'm not selfish
I'm not self-centered
Just because I'm the middle child,
I'm not always perfect
I'm not popular
I'm not ugly
Just because I'm the middle child,
I'm not mean
I'm not rude
I'm not greedy
Just because I'm the middle child- don't be mean
-14P-