Students copy and correct sentences throughout the week, then write a poem about the history of Mother's Day

1. Mother's Day is an american invention
it is a celabration honoring mother’s;
mother-hood, maternal figures, and
the influence they have Society.

2. In the United States Mothers day
started nearly one hundred fifty years
ago. When Anna Jarvis a appalachian
home maker organized a day she
called Mothers Work Day.

3. In 1908 Anna organized a day to
honor Mothers at her church in West
Virginia, she hands out her mothers
favorite flower the white carnation.

4. In 1914 Anna was able to get
president Woodrow Wilson and all
members of congress to wear an
white carnation and pass a bill making
Mother's Day a National holiday.

5. Mother's Day has became a very
popular holiday in the United
States, on the 2nd Sunday of May
sons and daughters every where
honor their Mother’s.

6. Mother’s Day Poem
Choose one of the following kinds to write:
• Quatrain – four lines: it has a rhyme scheme
of abab, abba, or aabb
• Limerick – five lines: it is a funny poem and
it has a rhyme scheme of aabba
• Acrostic – 10 short phrases beginning with
the letters of the words “Mother’s Day”
Your poem must include facts from each of the
five sentences this week. Make sure you
mention important names, dates and terms in
your poem.
Illustrate your poem when you are finished