The first word of each line must begin with a capital letter. The first four lines are punctuated with a comma, and the last line is punctuated with a period. When I arrive at school, As I am talking to my friends, Before classes begin, While I do my work, I long to be back in my cozy bed. Have the students peer edit each other's poems to see if the guidelines were followed. Have students write a final copy.
Students usually enjoy sharing their poems with the class.
This idea can easily be adapted to other parts of speech. I have successfully used this poem format to teach prepositions and the prepositional phrase.