One Word Poetry

WALT: use vibrant vocabulary to create a strongly worded poem.

These poems were designed to have one word  per line to create strong messages. The students got 'carried' away and added more.  The results were strongly worded poem based on a sustainability theme. Their chosen vocabulary was meant to convince the readers that there is a huge need for all of us to be very aware of our environ,ent, the creatures we live alongside and how we treat them.

The following are an example of some of the strong feelings of students in Room 17.

Pygmy Hippos

Slow.

Shorter.

Stronger.

Braver.  

2,000s of its kind left in the world dying  

every day, most is by people.

Kept as a victory trophy,

Loss habitat due to deforestation

Which mean we are killing their habitats

You can stop this.

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but those who look on and do nothing

By Kayla

The Whio

Harsh water

Blue wing

Ear ringing

Shots clear

limp

Life less

Unfair

No more whio anywhere

Dipping

Diving

With a flare

Worn wing

Broken

Whistling cries

Please hear

Deserted

Feathers

Floating

Still as night

But we will not give up the fight.

Kate

KK

Lachlan

Grizzlies

Threatened because they are being destroyed,

Unguarded because they are being killed,

Eliminated because they are being wiped out,

Exposed because people are revealing their habitats,

Defenceless because they are not protected,

Unsafe because people are killing their families,

Endangered because people think they’re dangerous,

Fearless because people aren’t afraid of getting attacked,

Unwanted because people think they’re mean.

These are words that grizzlies are like,

When humans hurt them very badly.

Nicole

Cheetah (acinonyx jubatus)

It’s a speedballing machine

Never leaves his eye off it’s prey

It’s claws grip into the ground

For the cheetah to run extremely expeditive

He aims at the prey and looks, then

burts off 100 miles per hour

the fastest mammal alive

Endangered but a incredible apex mammal

This big cat is stronger than pet cats, pumas, panthers and leopards

it’s impossible to outrun a cheetah

The speed and strength is phenomenal

Cheetah’s muscles make the superb speed

But soon this mammal will be GONE!

Dylan