Life's+Growth+and+Changes

====**Prompt:** My unit theme is the importance of growth, change and the cycle of life. We’re reading Tuck Everlasting and my theme really aligns with the major theme of that novel. I found a great poem that was actually published by a middle school aged student titled The Circle of Life. I thought it made some great points and would really give students a starting point with their model poem.====

**Pre-Writing:**

 * 1) ====Think about the events of Tuck Everlasting thus far and the arguments that the Tucks have made for eternal life. Specifically, think about Mr. Tuck and his conversation with Winnie Foster in the boat about the importance of the cycle of life.====
 * 2) ====Write down a few milestones or accomplishments in your life that might not be as important if you were to never die.====
 * 3) ====Brainstorm some things that you would like to do in the next years of living that you feel like would make your life worthwhile and important.====

2. In the 2 to 4 lines, describe the importance of the cycle of life and the ending of life drawing on the events that you thought about from the novel.
====3. In the next 2 to 4 lines, write about your milestones and accomplishments as they have added importance to your life and the on-going process of it. Be specific in your descriptions and reasoning for their importance.====

==== Source: [|Circle Of Life, Inspirational Poem] [|http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/circle-of-life-2#ixzz2CghSzlTb] ====