"Imperfect Me"

Brod Bagert's poem "Imperfect Me" from the book "Hormone Jungle" explores the theme of perfection.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Imperfect Me, My Superpowers, Flipped, The Jacket, Kira-Kira, Thank You, M'am, Pandora and the Whispering Box, Eleven, The Treasure of Lemon Brown, The Fun They Had
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  1. hormone
    the secretion of an endocrine gland transmitted by the blood
    Hormone Jungle: Coming of Age in Middle School
  2. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
    I used to try to be perfect:
    Perfect height, perfect weight
  3. plump
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
    I'm short and just a little plump
  4. tiny
    very small
    My nose has got a tiny bump
  5. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
    I felt such animosity
  6. atrocity
    the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
    My life was an atrocity.
  7. scam
    a fraudulent business scheme
    Perfect looks? A total scam!
  8. perfection
    the state of being without a flaw or defect
    Perfection lies in who I am.
  9. might
    physical strength
    And if I give with all my might
    The me I give will be just right.
  10. imperfect
    defective or inadequate
    So here I am--Imperfect Me.
Created on Tue Aug 12 13:33:01 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Aug 13 09:38:41 EDT 2014)

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