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Engage in a series of creative writing exercises inspired by the poem "Days" by Billy Collins. Reflect on a significant day in your life—be it wonderful, challenging, or ordinary—and express your thoughts in poetry. Additionally, deepen your language skills through fun anagram challenges, where students create new words or phrases by rearranging letters. Finally, brainstorm synonyms for "move," enhancing your vocabulary and writing fluency. Unleash your creativity and enjoy the power of words!
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English 10 April 17th, 2013
Silent Writing First, let’s look at the poem “Days” by Billy Collins.
Silent Writing Write a poem about a day in your life. It could be the best day of your life, the worst, or simply a typical day.
Anagrams An anagram is a word, or phrase, that when rearranged creates another word. Ex. Harm Very = Mr. Harvey Today, each anagram corresponds to a student in the class.
Practice Round Enraged Go Toy George Dayton
Round 1 Mango Salad Logan Adams
Round 2 Hi Cows Salivas Olivia Schwass
Round 3 Senile Smoky Kelsey Simon
Round 4 Pro Leaches Cole Sharpe
Round 5 Sly Draft Factors Crystal Stafford
Round 6 Yew A Bad Minivan DevyaniAmbwani
Round 7 A Sash Aroma Sahara Amos
Round 8 Bawdy Nerd Do Brady Dowden
Round 9 Try Bitten Brat Brett Brittany
Round 10 Alpacas Sites Issac Staples
How many synonyms of “move” can you think of? bound jump propel circulate flutter dart festinate float scoot percolate hasten trot pussyfoot rocket gallivant meander barrel slither sinuate whiz journey proceed slide traipse undulate remove whirl stray trek flounder lurch promenade writhe oscillate circumvolve weave stagger bolt scamper rocket ambulate sashay race