Portrait Poem
Directions:
Being that this is the beginning of the semester, I don’t know much about you. So, the portrait poem (I am) you
create is going to change that as you follow the guidelines below…
Guidelines:
 Typed in 20 point (adjust to space info. well “not a lot of white space”)
 Fits on 1 page
 Center justified
 Include 4 pictures (1 in each corner) that comes from your poem
Rubric: _____________________
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I had 4 photos (one in each corner) that come from my poem
I had information for each line
My poem was typed in 20 point and fit on 1 page
My poem uses space well (not a lot of “white spaces”)
My poem is well organized and tells a lot about me
Total
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I am (first name)
Son/Daughter of...
Brother/Sister of… (if you are an only child, say so here )
Pets (if you don’t have any say what you would want)
Moved to Raleigh/WF from…(if you were born here, say so here)
Coolest places you’ve visited (3 places)
Needs (3 things)
Enjoys (3 things)
Looks forward to (3 things)
Dislikes (3 things)
Fears (3 things)
Dreams of (3 things)
Wants to travel to (3 places)
(last name)
I am Mark (Mr. Root)
Son of Barry and Sharon
Brother of Mike (older than I am) and Mitchell (younger)
Pets include Ricky and Bobby (cats) and Atlas (dog)
Moved to Raleigh from Los Angeles (CA) in 2005
Coolest places I’ve visited… Hawai’i (twice), Baseball Hall of
Fame (Cooperstown, NY) and Graceland (Memphis, TN)
Needs to spend time with son (Connor) and wife (Teresa),
to keep things “fresh” and to do a job that is meaningful and
fulfilling
Enjoys going to races with Connor, kayaking, fishing, riding my
bike, reading a good book and walking my dog, Atlas
Looks forward to each school year, learning new things and
travelling to places I’ve never been to
Dislikes when people treat others poorly, beets (the vegetable, not
headphones ), and when the Steelers lose
Fears snakes, clowns, and having to give blood
Dreams of living on a lake, being a fishing guide and salmon
fishing in Alaska
Wants to travel to Alaska (I’m going in July!), the United
Kingdom and Australia
Root