Ten Reasons to Love Me

PONGO TEEN WRITING ACTIVITY

Name: Date:

REMEMBER OUR FRIENDSHIP?

Activity Instructions: The purpose of this activity is to express to a friend your memories of the friendship. Read the poem below, and then turn the page and fill in the blanks to create a poem of your own.

DO YOU REMEMBER OUR FRIENDSHIP? by Hayley

Do you remember our childhood? I do Riding horses in the mountains until nightfall With rain drops as our only indication that it was time To come home Your mama’s suppers organic fresh healthy Always on the table each evening at six

Do you remember flowing around the pool table In our creative tribal dance To the melodious chant Of Harry Nilsson’s “Coconut” parading out of your mom’s stereo The notes frolicking through the room like fireflies

Racing down to Fresno after school For soccer practice Pushing that ’86 Toyota Camry to the max And freeze outs on the way home from a movie Air conditioner on Windows down Snow sifting in And nobody I mean nobody Was gonna call “uncle”

We took the labels together “The Mountain Girls” “Hicks” With a laugh Sitting on opposite ends of the field But you always had my back

You driving the eight hours from Oregon After the accident To sit on a waiting room floor with me Just to cry

REMEMBER OUR FRIENDSHIP? continued

Fill in the blanks below to create your own poem. Use the words suggested or choose your own words. Feel free to add lines, remove lines, or make any other changes!

DO YOU REMEMBER OUR FRIENDSHIP?

Do you remember our friendship? I do. When we hung out together at ______

You were ______years old, I was ______

I remember the scene

______(DESCRIBE the place where you hung out – the furniture, the sounds, the smells, etc.)

Do you remember our friendship? I do. The favorite meals we shared

______(Describe all the food, including food, colors, smells, etc.)

The music we liked

______(Describe the favorite songs you shared, etc.)

Do you remember our friendship? I do. The promises we made, the things we shared

I once ______

______

You once ______

______

Do you remember our friendship? I do.