Please note that if you assign your students option number one, to create colorful artwork, that creating visual artwork is included in the Massachusetts Visual Arts Standard #10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Please note that if you assign your students option number two, the acrostic poem, that creating poetry is included in the Massachusetts Writing Standard Text #3: Write narratives to develop experiences or events using effective literary techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured sequences.

Please note that if you assign your students option number three, writing a letter, that letter writing is included in the Massachusetts Writing Standard Text #1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relative and self-sufficient evidence.

Please note that options numbers two and three both encompass Massachusetts Writing Standard #4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.