Qualities of a Good Writer

Use the link below to access the poem If I Were Principal by Kenn Nesbitt. Read and think about the poem. With the members in your group, discuss the following questions. You will need to record your answers in your Language Arts notebook to refer to later when we have our class discussion. You do not need to record your answers in complete sentences, as you will be the only one reading them.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?name=Poems&file=index&poemid=101

1. As you read the poem above, what does it make you think about? What pictures developed in your mind?

2. How did this poem make you feel? Why? Give specific reasons.

3. Describe some adventures you taken through a book.

4. Is this person a good writer? Why or why not? What qualities does a good writer possess? Give at least two examples to support your answer.