I don't Understand...:
Begin the poem with "I don't understand..." List three things you don't understand about the world or people. Name the thing you don't understand most of all. End the poem with an example of something you DO understand.
Student Example:
I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
I don't understand...
why people dislike me
why people can't get along
why dogs are colorblind and cat's aren't
But most of all
why people are prejudiced
why people must move away
why people argue over stupid stuff
why there is wars
What I understand most is
why trees grow
why birds chirp
why the sun shines
why the car goes.
---Anita Pepper (Grade 10)
