1.) The first paragraph should contain a direct quote from the provided paragraph (the paragraph below). 2.) The second paragraph should contain a paraphrase of the provided information (the paragraph below).

Trees are helpful in that they provide clean air. Trees take in harmful gases from the air such as carbon dioxide, which is what people exhale from their lungs, and turn it into oxygen, which is what we inhale. They complete this process through photosynthesis, which requires carbon dioxide and then releases oxygen. Without trees acting as nature's natural filter, the air would quickly become unbreathable to humans.

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so