1. Read the poem and fill in the gaps.
New Year's Resolutions
Last year I did some rotten things.
This year I will be better.
Here are some resolutions
I will follow to the letter:
I won't make dumb excuses
when my homework isn't done;
when the truth is that I did no work
'cause I was having fun.
I won't fly paper airplanes
when the teacher isn't looking.
I won't sneak in the kitchen
just to taste what they are cooking.
I will not twist the silverware
to see how far it bends.
I will not take the candy bars
from lunch bags of my friends.
I will not skateboard down the hall
or skateboard down the stairs.
I won't run over teachers,
and I won't crash into chairs.
I will not do these rotten things;
my heart is full of sorrow.
But I have got some brand-new tricks
to try in school tomorrow.
a) This poem was written by
and its rhyming pattern is
(a-b-a-b. /a -b-c-b.)
b) The narrator talks about what
last year.
c) He makes new
: he will
and
but he won't
.
2. Create your acrostic poem!
Really, do you think I will take any resolutions?
Enemies of my convictions!
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