Poetry Out Loud Check #1

TOMORROW is your first Poetry Out Loud check! Be sure to visit www.poetryoutloud.org to choose a poem for recitation.

Once you select a poem, please copy and paste the poem into the Google Classroom assignment. Please bring a copy of the poem to class with your tomorrow.

Keep in mind the following:

• The poem must be at LEAST 10 lines long.
• Extra credit for poems with 25+ lines.
• Extra credit if you are the only one who has chosen your poem.
• You may NOT choose the poems "300 Goats" or "Abandoned Farmhouse."
• You must memorize the title, author and first two lines of the poem for the first check!

If you can't search through the entire website, click HERE for a link to pre-selected poems to choose from or visit for more info: