This week at Belding, students read Emily Dickinson's Hope is the thing with feathers, and discussed Dickinson's personification, vivification, of hope. We explored the concept of personification, discussed its potential within a poem, and its uses to a poet as a tool of communication. Students responded to Dickinson's example with their own poems that gave human or animal attributes to an emotion. Some student examples are below:
from Mr. Merrill's class:
Happy
by Arnel
Happy looks like a yellow chick
learning how to walk
happy is a little chick cheeping
light sounds
happy is like a chick jumping.
***
Joy is the thing with fish
by Karim
Joy is the thing with fish
that searches for planktons
and that swims with its
lovely tunes and never stops
at all. Its fins are soft
as fluffy hair.
***
An elephant's anger
by Caleb
Anger has a tail. Anger has tusks.
Anger is in a circus
act.
And anger's name is
an
Elephant!
***
from Mr. Aivaizan's class
***
by Warren B.
Crocodile is an angry big animal.
He bites people's legs. He has blood
under his teeth. He eats somebody's
stuff. And he stomps his feet on the floor.
He also swims in the lake. And that's how
a lot of things when a crocodile gets angry.
***
Hopes was a bird
by Christopher
Because they had a lot of feathers and they eat
lots of fruit and berries and they also
fly at any single tree to land on it. The birds
were very beautiful and they had colors
on its feathers and that was
a hope for the person.
***
by Charmaine
Hope is I want
to go back
and live
with my
mom.
Hope is
scared
of
my
Godness.
Hope.
Hope is joyful
to me.
***
from Ms. Navrocki's class
***
Gale, the Strong Wind
by Katie G.
Gale, the strong wind always
whistles in the cold, rough afternoon.
If you make gale angry he
will try to destruct everything.
Horrible he is, horrible he always
will be.
If he calms down he is
as sweet as a bird
and makes the sun
shine like a beautiful shining firefly.
***
Love is a thing with hope
by Michelle
When you love
you hope she
or he likes you
and love is when
you like someone
a lot, and when you
love a animal
of hope
gets in you forever
and if he or she likes
you the animal of hope
gets in her or him.
***
Bored
by Rianne P.
"Bored" is the thing that sleeps throughout the
day. Just hangs on the tree, and
sleeps, and sleeps. It's all quiet
and it is night. As the jungle
sleeps the sloth just swings back
and forth on the tree. When
the sloth wakes up it goes back
to sleep. As the "mighty" plays and
hunts for prey the rest of the
tigers just watch and stay.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Dream narratives
This week, Belding students read Tom Pickard's poem Valentine, and discussed its dream-like sequence of events and quick-cutting shifts in image and viewpoint. Students were then given three words apiece, and asked to write a poem that somehow connected them into a single work. The students found some wonderfully inventive ways of connecting seemingly disparate objects into a single and unified whole. A few student works are posted below.
From Mr. Merrill’s class:
By Arnel
A blue shell wrapped
in an orange quilt it
fell from a tree the
forest had clean grass
and had less trees and
light came through.
***
The Nice Snack
By Sadie C.
I am drinking tea and eating a fruit salad. Writing
a letter and listening to the radio. The pen sprayed
ink on me. Now I have to take a shower. I feel fresh and I
am going back to writing my letter. I found out why the
pen sprayed me. It was an old pen. I bought a new pen
and went back to writing
to my friend Lily and drinking
my green tea. The radio
was now playing jazz.
***
Dreams About a Forest
By Michael D.
I made a joke
about a mirror
inside a forest.
The forest has a mirror
in it because someone
put it in there.
The joke is about a forest
mirror. There
are also two
spiral trees.
***
from Mr. Aivazian’s class
Valentine
By Chris W.
When I go to the library, I feel a
violin and I touch it. When it was
Valentine’s Day, the cupid shoots
the arrow for the people
who love it.
***
My Family
By Daniela
I eat melon with my family and melon is
green and orange and so sweet and delicious.
One day my mom and dad gave
so many jokes and next we play always with
my dad.
***
By Zachary
I saw a pool it
was green and I saw
a crown in my house
that is inside the
pool.
***
from Ms. Navrocki’s class
Spark Ocean
By Ahlam
The ocean is like spark more than
curtains. The curtains fly above the
spark ocean. The ocean is deep and
you go down you can see flying sparks.
I am in the ocean it flies me back
out spark curtains now flying. The
curtains tie me like a rope. I try
to run but then I don’t escape. Scrap scrap scrap
the ocean sings with terrible joy.
***
by Shanon
Once about a car
there was a rock star
and it was a button
with glasses and ears.
He fell down from the tree
and busted his head, he
cried until
his rock star
mom sent him
to bed. She wore
bifocal glasses
and a bee in a belt pocket.
***
Bell ringing, spiral, and napkin
One day I heard a bell ringing. I went
to see. It was a spiral. When I opened
the spiral, I saw a colorful napkin on it.
I saw words. The napkin said “sleep sleep sleep
with me.” I heard something ring. Not a phone a
bell. I went upstairs to my sister’s room. My sister
had a bell. She gave me a spiral. Then she
told me to open it. I saw the words napkin,
bell, and spiral. My sister asked if it was her napkin and
spiral. I laugh.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Inside Narratives
This week at Belding, students read Charles Simic's Stone, and used it as a starting point for their own poems exploring an imaginary narrative--a narrative of a space they'd never before encountered. The students were prompted to write a poem that, as with Stone, takes place inside a common object, and posits what a human experience might be inside the object. Some wonderful examples are below:
from Mr. Merrill's class:
***
The Dollar Bill
by Grace K.
Go inside a dollar bill.
It is a war in here.
Guns firing left and right.
People fighting for their
lives. At the end one
President stands. That
President is on the front
of the dollar bill.
Go inside a dollar bill.
***
Sea Shell
by Jordan B.
Go into a sea shell.
That would be my way.
Let somebody else become a robin
or a pool of water.
I'm glad to be a seashell
lying on the sand in the windy beach.
From the outside, the shell is a mystery.
You could hear the ocean blowing.
When you go inside a shell, it gets smaller and smaller.
It is a very smooth room that curves when you step back.
Kids putting the shell near their ear,
children collecting pink, orange and white seashells
fishers pick up fish with me beside them as the shell.
Being inside a shell is so wow.
***
Into Me
by Caleb S.
When I go in my body I see blood, organs and
veins. Miles and miles of blood cells. The blood
cells are bouncy, gooey, and slushy. And
I see my brain. So weird just so disgusting.
***
from Mr. Aivaizan's class
***
by Warren B.
I was in a tree. The squirrels live
there. They eat nuts. I went in there so they can
share them with me. But all the nuts were gone, so
we went outside to get some more. The nuts were so
high up on the nut tree. So we jumped to pick them.
Then we bring the nuts back inside and eat all
night.
***
by Daniela
I was little, everything was big. For example,
the notebooks are so big. If I put my jacket on, I
can enter into the jacket it is so big. I can
not enter my house because I am so little so
I am not tall to enter and cannot go anywhere
for example to my bed and see the tv show
to sleeping.
***
Going Inside a Ball
by Jocelyn R.
Inside a ball
is green and yellow
I see black
I am alone
I hear a bird
My mom is there too.
from Ms. Navrocki's class:
***
In a Balloon
by Jose M.
In a balloon, if you were in a balloon
someone could let you go and you
could land on Texas, New York, Los Angeles,
Canada, or my country, Mexico.
***
Inside a Clock
by Rianne P.
I go inside a clock
that's what I say
as I go to sleep
the clock will
wake me up with
its ticking. As the
dark, scary clock
hands move, I'll
hide in a number.
The number one will
be the first, because
it is the best.
As the people
move the clock
they give my
house an earth
quake. When they
shake me, my
numbers will move.
When a baby
will drool on
me it's like
a very rainy day.
As people look at
my clock, they see
me moving the hands.
When people change
my clock batteries
the clock will give
me time to sleep.
When the clock
is on they will
crush my time to sleep. When
I go to my
vacation clock
it's even better.
Just because
it is gold, warm
and even cozier.
It's hard to get
to an alarm
clock, because
of the time.
***
The Fruits
by Gloria V.
An apple:
I got in an
apple and I have
no idea how
and when but
I really want
to see what
that noise it.
A grape:
Wow! That is
so cool I
see seeds
dancing with
their partners.
An orange:
Now I am
in a different
room and I
see an engine
with all the
fruits going
in the back.
A peach:
Now I am
in a completely
different room
with pink
things with
eyes, feet,
mouths, noses,
fingers, and
all the other stuff.
A strawberry:
I am in a
strawberry now
because a strawberry
is my favorite
fruit but now
I am with
my friends and
family
and I love
all fruit on
my paper.
from Mr. Merrill's class:
***
The Dollar Bill
by Grace K.
Go inside a dollar bill.
It is a war in here.
Guns firing left and right.
People fighting for their
lives. At the end one
President stands. That
President is on the front
of the dollar bill.
Go inside a dollar bill.
***
Sea Shell
by Jordan B.
Go into a sea shell.
That would be my way.
Let somebody else become a robin
or a pool of water.
I'm glad to be a seashell
lying on the sand in the windy beach.
From the outside, the shell is a mystery.
You could hear the ocean blowing.
When you go inside a shell, it gets smaller and smaller.
It is a very smooth room that curves when you step back.
Kids putting the shell near their ear,
children collecting pink, orange and white seashells
fishers pick up fish with me beside them as the shell.
Being inside a shell is so wow.
***
Into Me
by Caleb S.
When I go in my body I see blood, organs and
veins. Miles and miles of blood cells. The blood
cells are bouncy, gooey, and slushy. And
I see my brain. So weird just so disgusting.
***
from Mr. Aivaizan's class
***
by Warren B.
I was in a tree. The squirrels live
there. They eat nuts. I went in there so they can
share them with me. But all the nuts were gone, so
we went outside to get some more. The nuts were so
high up on the nut tree. So we jumped to pick them.
Then we bring the nuts back inside and eat all
night.
***
by Daniela
I was little, everything was big. For example,
the notebooks are so big. If I put my jacket on, I
can enter into the jacket it is so big. I can
not enter my house because I am so little so
I am not tall to enter and cannot go anywhere
for example to my bed and see the tv show
to sleeping.
***
Going Inside a Ball
by Jocelyn R.
Inside a ball
is green and yellow
I see black
I am alone
I hear a bird
My mom is there too.
from Ms. Navrocki's class:
***
In a Balloon
by Jose M.
In a balloon, if you were in a balloon
someone could let you go and you
could land on Texas, New York, Los Angeles,
Canada, or my country, Mexico.
***
Inside a Clock
by Rianne P.
I go inside a clock
that's what I say
as I go to sleep
the clock will
wake me up with
its ticking. As the
dark, scary clock
hands move, I'll
hide in a number.
The number one will
be the first, because
it is the best.
As the people
move the clock
they give my
house an earth
quake. When they
shake me, my
numbers will move.
When a baby
will drool on
me it's like
a very rainy day.
As people look at
my clock, they see
me moving the hands.
When people change
my clock batteries
the clock will give
me time to sleep.
When the clock
is on they will
crush my time to sleep. When
I go to my
vacation clock
it's even better.
Just because
it is gold, warm
and even cozier.
It's hard to get
to an alarm
clock, because
of the time.
***
The Fruits
by Gloria V.
An apple:
I got in an
apple and I have
no idea how
and when but
I really want
to see what
that noise it.
A grape:
Wow! That is
so cool I
see seeds
dancing with
their partners.
An orange:
Now I am
in a different
room and I
see an engine
with all the
fruits going
in the back.
A peach:
Now I am
in a completely
different room
with pink
things with
eyes, feet,
mouths, noses,
fingers, and
all the other stuff.
A strawberry:
I am in a
strawberry now
because a strawberry
is my favorite
fruit but now
I am with
my friends and
family
and I love
all fruit on
my paper.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Students at Belding spent last week's class selecting their favorite lines from their Chicago poems and re-writing them on paper destined for a bulletin board. The bulletin board is now up on the second floor--complete with student works from Mr. Merrill's room, Ms. Navrocki's room, and Mr. Aivazian's room, and with some lines from well-known Chicago poets as well. Stop by to see this ode to our city for yourself!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Chicago
This week marked the beginning of a two-week project at Belding Elementary. Students read Carl Sandburg's Chicago, noting the parts of the city that have remained the same, the parts that feel different, and how Sandburg's own Chicago narrative gives an idea of the places he knew, the places that compelled him to write. Students discussed the tone of the poem, agreeing that it was a powerful poem, reflecting a city of hard work and industry, inhabitants who had difficult lives, but lives that were not without hope. Students then wrote their own Chicago poems, with an eye to personal experiences, and with the understanding that these poems should focus on authenticity. These were to be poems that portrayed good or bad things about Chicago, taking a cue from Sandburg and using strong, accurate, and descriptive language.
Next week, the students will be putting together a bulletin board with lines selected from their Chicago poems. All are encouraged to stop by and see these words in a new context!
A small sampling of this week's work is below:
***
from Mr. Merrill's class
***
Chicago's parts of Mexico
by Jesus
Good food great color roses for the grave
Happiness sadness everywhere scariness everywhere
Clothes. Lots of Spanish everywhere
When you speak Spanish, it's cool. Mexico in Chicago
is the best.
***
Chicago Color
by Michael
The Colors of
Chicago are cool.
People wear colorful
clothes
There are also different
kinds of colorful foods.
***
Chicago
by Caleb S.
Chicago, Chicago, Chicago. Motors running. People
walking. Corn, cucumber, watermelon, mango and ice cream
stands. Chicago, Chicago, Chicago. Delicious pizza.
Chicago style hot dogs. Great restaurants. Chicago,
Chicago, Chicago. Lots of museums. Train stations,
bike trails and lots more. Chicago, Chicago, Chicago.
***
from Mr. Aivazian's class
***
Chicago
by Daniela
Chicago is my friends, teacher, family, music air. I
walk around the museum and I see the people and
I go to Navy Pier to see the clowns when it is
Halloween. Chicago is wonderful and one thing I
don't like is winter and snow but I like
summer and spring. Fall, I go to Chinese.
***
Chicago
by Christopher
Chicago is a place for people who want to
walk around in theatres and smell
in the air, because the sun is
shining in the air. Then also they
have shopping, dining, movie theatres.
I love Chicago, Illinois.
One day we saw cars, buses, trains,
planes.
***
Chicago People
by Jocelyn
I smell oranges
and air.
The dentist cleans my teeth
with water.
My house is nice.
When I am there,
I feel happy.
When I am there
my Mom and I
watch T.V.
***
from Ms. Navrocki's class
***
Chicago
by Lareyn
What's great about Chicago is clean places, snow
is coming and nice people unlike the Philippines. When
I first come here I'm very cold cause in the Philippines
it's hot, but sometimes I didn't like here because
there is a T.V. show and I see bad things. I really
like the malls. I've never been in such malls
like here, and also I like here 'cause I can snowboard.
***
The Way I See Chicago
by Amaris
Chicago in the summer
Your summer breeze and the sound
of Lake Michigan and it is a sweet day.
Chicago in the Spring
Your beautiful-looking flowers and your joyful
rainy days where I can play.
Chicago in the Winter
Your cold snow we play in and Chicago's
ice skating rinks and Grandma's reason
to make hot chocolate.
You have bullies. Doesn't matter and
your nature of people doesn't matter.
Chicago
Your buildings and lakes your fish
and your people make us a nation.
You have a big heart
always. Chicago you're the greatest.
***
by Zak
The land hard as
a truck of steel
the land of free government
service
the lands where
buildings stand high
the land of taxes
and big bills
the land of the
free and citizens.
P.S. Don't forget the people
that border this state from Canada.
Next week, the students will be putting together a bulletin board with lines selected from their Chicago poems. All are encouraged to stop by and see these words in a new context!
A small sampling of this week's work is below:
***
from Mr. Merrill's class
***
Chicago's parts of Mexico
by Jesus
Good food great color roses for the grave
Happiness sadness everywhere scariness everywhere
Clothes. Lots of Spanish everywhere
When you speak Spanish, it's cool. Mexico in Chicago
is the best.
***
Chicago Color
by Michael
The Colors of
Chicago are cool.
People wear colorful
clothes
There are also different
kinds of colorful foods.
***
Chicago
by Caleb S.
Chicago, Chicago, Chicago. Motors running. People
walking. Corn, cucumber, watermelon, mango and ice cream
stands. Chicago, Chicago, Chicago. Delicious pizza.
Chicago style hot dogs. Great restaurants. Chicago,
Chicago, Chicago. Lots of museums. Train stations,
bike trails and lots more. Chicago, Chicago, Chicago.
***
from Mr. Aivazian's class
***
Chicago
by Daniela
Chicago is my friends, teacher, family, music air. I
walk around the museum and I see the people and
I go to Navy Pier to see the clowns when it is
Halloween. Chicago is wonderful and one thing I
don't like is winter and snow but I like
summer and spring. Fall, I go to Chinese.
***
Chicago
by Christopher
Chicago is a place for people who want to
walk around in theatres and smell
in the air, because the sun is
shining in the air. Then also they
have shopping, dining, movie theatres.
I love Chicago, Illinois.
One day we saw cars, buses, trains,
planes.
***
Chicago People
by Jocelyn
I smell oranges
and air.
The dentist cleans my teeth
with water.
My house is nice.
When I am there,
I feel happy.
When I am there
my Mom and I
watch T.V.
***
from Ms. Navrocki's class
***
Chicago
by Lareyn
What's great about Chicago is clean places, snow
is coming and nice people unlike the Philippines. When
I first come here I'm very cold cause in the Philippines
it's hot, but sometimes I didn't like here because
there is a T.V. show and I see bad things. I really
like the malls. I've never been in such malls
like here, and also I like here 'cause I can snowboard.
***
The Way I See Chicago
by Amaris
Chicago in the summer
Your summer breeze and the sound
of Lake Michigan and it is a sweet day.
Chicago in the Spring
Your beautiful-looking flowers and your joyful
rainy days where I can play.
Chicago in the Winter
Your cold snow we play in and Chicago's
ice skating rinks and Grandma's reason
to make hot chocolate.
You have bullies. Doesn't matter and
your nature of people doesn't matter.
Chicago
Your buildings and lakes your fish
and your people make us a nation.
You have a big heart
always. Chicago you're the greatest.
***
by Zak
The land hard as
a truck of steel
the land of free government
service
the lands where
buildings stand high
the land of taxes
and big bills
the land of the
free and citizens.
P.S. Don't forget the people
that border this state from Canada.
This is Just to Say
This week, students at Belding read William Carlos Williams' poem, This is Just to Say, and discussed the poem as both narrative and conversation. We talked about the tone of the poem, deciding that it might be apologetic, humorous, talkative, matter-of-fact. Students gave their opinions as to whom the poem might be written for, and where this poem might have been left to be discovered. After discussing, the class began a writing assignment based on the day's reading: create a poem that opens a conversation of apology, be it sad, humorous, or otherwise. Some examples are below.
from Mr. Merrill's class
***
A Letter to Mom
by Christon
by Jordan
Dear Mr. Merrill
by Devanta
***
by Shanon
from Mr. Merrill's class
***
A Letter to Mom
by Christon
I am sorry
I had ruined your career
This is a big problem
I will try to give you a present
The best present you ever had
I’ll give you a necklace.
I’ll try to raise money
So you’ll be happy.
If you buy me a present, it'll be a puppy.
***
by Jordan
I ate your
Oreo cake I
Bet you were
Going to eat
It for dessert
I’m sorry but
It was delicious
It was so chocolaty
And it melted in my
Mouth
Forgive me. I
Took the last of
The milk and
Enjoyed the
Cake and
Milk.
I’m sorry!
Dear Mr. Merrill
by Devanta
You are the best teacher ever
Funny sometimes, happy too
I love to see your
Happiness
And
Marley
Too.
Here
Are
Years
Of
The
Class
Room
Love.
***
From Mr. Aivaizan's class:
***
By Charmaine
For eating
Your chips.
I’m sorry
For cutting
Your shirt.
I’m sorry
For writing in
Your books.
***
By Chris
Dear grandma,
I’m sorry for
Breaking your thing.
Please forgive
Me. I can buy
A new one
And I will place
It for you.
I’m sorry.
by Jocelyn
Dear Mom
I’m happy
I’m mad and I’m angry
Because you washed my clothes.
***
From Ms. Navrocki's class:
***
Sorry for the Cookies
by Jose M.
Sorry for eating the
Cookies that were so yummy
Delicious and it tasted yummier
With the decorations. Please forgive
Me. I will make more this Christmas.
***
by Shanon
I have a
Friend she
Is a big person she
Walks around
Not making
A sound but
In my heart
She feels like
She is
What she is to be.
That’s why
No one can step
Over her.
***
by Ahlam S.
I’m sorry for
All the fights
We had they
Weren’t so
Important to
Be said. I
Always think
One of the days
We play. I
Wish I can
Go to the
Past and
Play that
Game.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Ode to the Unlikely
This week at Belding, we read Pablo Neruda's Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market, discussing the history of the ode, and the kinds of subjects an ode might typically be addressed to. The students were then asked to write odes to an animal of their choice. But there was a catch: no cute, cuddly, majestic, powerful, or graceful animals here! I asked the students to choose an animal they thought was completely unlikely, maybe even disgusting--an animal they thought no one would want to write an ode to, and see if they could change our minds by extolling its virtues. Some surprising responses are below.
From Mr. Merrill's Class:
***
A Worm
by Jesus
A worm is slimy and gooey but they pop out of
nowhere. They dig good and wiggle
and they eat dirt to help your
plants and make holes so your plants
make roots.
***
Ode to a Squid
by Cesar
No one likes a squid
because they squirt ink
to protect them selves from
people who can hurt them.
They're also nice as a hamster.
Because if you do not
do anything they will not
do anything to you, they
swim like a ship being
relaxed. They are also real
nice if you see one you will be amazed.
***
Ant
by Fardosa M.
An ant with 3 body parts
I think I wouldn't eat it
but I know who will
a spider because spiders
have those sticky things
on their web.
Ants have no backbone but they
sure do have an exoskeleton.
That's why I like them.
***
A Monkey
by David
A monkey is playful. They swing
all day and never stop.
Monkeys are curious
like a little child and act
like one too. Monkeys are
funny too. Some live in zoos too
or in jungle. Monkeys are
good animals in the
world. They are like people.
***
From Mr. Aivazian's class:
***
Centipedes
by Daniela
Centipedes I do not like because he's scary and has
100 feet. Yesterday I saw the centipede and my cousin
said "is it a rat or a centipede", and my
uncle killed him and the centipede is dead.
***
Ode
by Charmaine
I am scared of spiders and the spiders
are scared of us too. All animals
are scared of us.
A spider is black sometimes
a spider is red and black sometimes.
A spider's eyes are silver when you
shine a light in their face.
***
by Warren B.
If I were a spider, I will crawl up the web.
A spider has eight legs. They use their webs to
catch flies, just like red-eyed tree frogs use
their tongues to catch them. Spiders are great insects.
***
from Ms. Navrocki's class
***
Secrets of the Under-Water Octopus
by Rhita K.
Looks like a UFO when it twirls with arms up
With rock-killing black oxygen
And the tentacles sing with the poison:
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
It has a big head because they are smart when they camouflage
You are swimming and you get caught
They choke your head off with their 8 legs
And the poison of the tentacles get in you as they:
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
They go up and down
Eating fish and crab meat
And leaving the leftover shells and scales
For their husbands or wives.
They are THE OCTOPUS!
***
A Cute Ode
by Sade
This animal
is cool in
many ways
this animal
is a turtle
they are cool
because of
their shell
it's their protection
and their home
and also
because
they are
green like
the grass and
because
it is green
which is my
5th favorite
color. This ode
is cool!
***
Ode
by Cameron
This is nice
of the pink
It runs through
the mud
It likes to
eat meat
And this animal
has a good sense of smell.
It is a pig.
***
From Mr. Merrill's Class:
***
A Worm
by Jesus
A worm is slimy and gooey but they pop out of
nowhere. They dig good and wiggle
and they eat dirt to help your
plants and make holes so your plants
make roots.
***
Ode to a Squid
by Cesar
No one likes a squid
because they squirt ink
to protect them selves from
people who can hurt them.
They're also nice as a hamster.
Because if you do not
do anything they will not
do anything to you, they
swim like a ship being
relaxed. They are also real
nice if you see one you will be amazed.
***
Ant
by Fardosa M.
An ant with 3 body parts
I think I wouldn't eat it
but I know who will
a spider because spiders
have those sticky things
on their web.
Ants have no backbone but they
sure do have an exoskeleton.
That's why I like them.
***
A Monkey
by David
A monkey is playful. They swing
all day and never stop.
Monkeys are curious
like a little child and act
like one too. Monkeys are
funny too. Some live in zoos too
or in jungle. Monkeys are
good animals in the
world. They are like people.
***
From Mr. Aivazian's class:
***
Centipedes
by Daniela
Centipedes I do not like because he's scary and has
100 feet. Yesterday I saw the centipede and my cousin
said "is it a rat or a centipede", and my
uncle killed him and the centipede is dead.
***
Ode
by Charmaine
I am scared of spiders and the spiders
are scared of us too. All animals
are scared of us.
A spider is black sometimes
a spider is red and black sometimes.
A spider's eyes are silver when you
shine a light in their face.
***
by Warren B.
If I were a spider, I will crawl up the web.
A spider has eight legs. They use their webs to
catch flies, just like red-eyed tree frogs use
their tongues to catch them. Spiders are great insects.
***
from Ms. Navrocki's class
***
Secrets of the Under-Water Octopus
by Rhita K.
Looks like a UFO when it twirls with arms up
With rock-killing black oxygen
And the tentacles sing with the poison:
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
It has a big head because they are smart when they camouflage
You are swimming and you get caught
They choke your head off with their 8 legs
And the poison of the tentacles get in you as they:
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
They go up and down
Eating fish and crab meat
And leaving the leftover shells and scales
For their husbands or wives.
They are THE OCTOPUS!
***
A Cute Ode
by Sade
This animal
is cool in
many ways
this animal
is a turtle
they are cool
because of
their shell
it's their protection
and their home
and also
because
they are
green like
the grass and
because
it is green
which is my
5th favorite
color. This ode
is cool!
***
Ode
by Cameron
This is nice
of the pink
It runs through
the mud
It likes to
eat meat
And this animal
has a good sense of smell.
It is a pig.
***
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