Mr Stasiak
[From my bed I see a pet over]
by Jorge S.
From my bed I see a pet over
there looking for food and shelter it needs to
survive and live. I help him and
from my head I think he is good.
Mysterious
by Edgar T.
From my bed I see my dog barking at the wind.
From my head I think of it as my friend.
I think of my soul to make it last.
[from my bed I see. . . dark clouds]
by Kashmere J.
from my bed I see. . . dark clouds
out my window
from my head I think it is a warning
for people to stay close.
Ms. Mays
[From my bed I see. . . somebody come]
Jonathan A.
From my bed I see. . . somebody come
from the hall.
From my head
somebody.
I think of “friend” to make it last.
[From my bed I see my]
by Alex S.
From my bed I see my
Campi, Sertha.
From my head I see a kangaroo jumping.
I think of room to make it last.
[from my bed I see my tv and]
by Pablo R.
from my bed I see my tv and
my brother sleeping by me
from my head I see a wall and my
hair on top of me.
I think of me playing a game to make
it last.
Ms. Jaurigue
Waterfall
by Alberto R.
From my bed I see my turtles
filter.
From my head I see a cup pouring
water.
I think of a waterfall.
From My Bed I See the Games
by Antonio R.
From my bed I see
the game on my
bed.
From my head I
see all the various
games fallen from
my bed.
I think of my
favorite game playing
all day down
in my universe.
Snow
by Celena B.
From my bed I see snow.
From my head I see snow from
my window that looks like sparkles.
I think of snow to play in
for life.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
January 25
This week I took in a project borrowed from fellow Poet in Residence, Parry Rigney. This week's workshop began with a discussion about food and memory. We then moved on to the poem "From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee. After reading the poem and discussing further the connection between food, the senses and memory the students went on to create their own poems.
Ms. Mays
Tacos
by Jocelyn C.
O, the great smell of tacos
how they look and how they smell.
With chicken inside a tortilla.
When you cook them you put cheese
and something else on top.
Then you eat and reminds me of my mom.
It reminds me of mom because she
cooks them. And taste so sweet and
great. They are great to eat. They are
great for parties too. Everything
Pizza
by Taneisha G.
Pizza it reminds me of Home Run Inn.
They have the best pizza in the whole world.
They make it so good. They
always have the right stuff.
That is what pizza reminds
me of. Pizza also
reminds me of my sister and everyone
in my family. That
is what pizza reminds me of.
From Pizza
by Andrew R.
From pizza comes
my friend each
hour or time I see
him eating pizza.
And mostly all the
time I call him
the pizza king.
Pizza reminds me of
my friend because he
eats pizza all the time.
Poem
by Michael A.
Pig reminds me of Puerto Rico
when I was in Puerto Rico
last year and ate pig with
mean in the pig. I cut it
with the knife and the
spoon in the bar cooking pig
cooking sauce in pig.
Mr. Stasiak
Memory Food
by Destiny D.
1.
The sandwich we eat with anything
you like tastes so good. The bread might
be hard but really soft like my dad.
2.
The donut we eat that’s sometimes
sweet is like my grandma.
3.
This person is a friend when I see
apples it reminds me of him, my teacher,
Mr. Stasiak.
4.
The yellow banana reminds
me of Edwin my cousin and my friend.
Chenas
by Natalie C.
Chena reminds me of my family in
Puerto Rico.
How I met half of my family.
The chena looks like my orange.
It is juicy and it tastes better than an orange.
I could eat chenas all day.
My sister Zittaly and the Oatmeal
by Karina B.
Zittaly, Zittaly what are you doing?
Why do you keep throwing oatmeal
at my face? Why won’t you stop? Why
won’t you throw it at our brother even
though he is older? Throw it at
someone else excepte me. That is why
every time when you are sleeping
mom makes oatmeal and it reminds me
of you.
Ms. Jaurigue
Tamales
by Rafael V.
Tamales remind me of
me and my family.
It reminds me of them
because we all make them.
My mom and sisters make
the masa and my dad, brother,
and I get the meat to make
the tamales.
When my family and I do them
we use our senses. When we get
hungry we touch to feel it.
Before we touch we use our sight
when we eat it, I could hear the
sound of the tamales.
Oranges
by Yesenia S.
Oranges taste juicy and good.
The oranges smell good and yummy.
Oranges feel squishy and soft.
They sound squishy and poppy in
your mouth.
I see in the oranges their seeds
and juice in the oranges.
The oranges are good and yummy
I wish I could eat them again today
at night.
Tacos and Chicken and Poems
by Leonardo B.
Tacos remind me about
my Grandma and Grandpa
because my Grandparents
make them. It’s so good
I wish my room was
full of tacos. And Chicken
reminds me about my
Aunt. It is good too and I
wish my Grandpa’s car was
made out of chicken but
that won’t come true.
Ms. Mays
Tacos
by Jocelyn C.
O, the great smell of tacos
how they look and how they smell.
With chicken inside a tortilla.
When you cook them you put cheese
and something else on top.
Then you eat and reminds me of my mom.
It reminds me of mom because she
cooks them. And taste so sweet and
great. They are great to eat. They are
great for parties too. Everything
Pizza
by Taneisha G.
Pizza it reminds me of Home Run Inn.
They have the best pizza in the whole world.
They make it so good. They
always have the right stuff.
That is what pizza reminds
me of. Pizza also
reminds me of my sister and everyone
in my family. That
is what pizza reminds me of.
From Pizza
by Andrew R.
From pizza comes
my friend each
hour or time I see
him eating pizza.
And mostly all the
time I call him
the pizza king.
Pizza reminds me of
my friend because he
eats pizza all the time.
Poem
by Michael A.
Pig reminds me of Puerto Rico
when I was in Puerto Rico
last year and ate pig with
mean in the pig. I cut it
with the knife and the
spoon in the bar cooking pig
cooking sauce in pig.
Mr. Stasiak
Memory Food
by Destiny D.
1.
The sandwich we eat with anything
you like tastes so good. The bread might
be hard but really soft like my dad.
2.
The donut we eat that’s sometimes
sweet is like my grandma.
3.
This person is a friend when I see
apples it reminds me of him, my teacher,
Mr. Stasiak.
4.
The yellow banana reminds
me of Edwin my cousin and my friend.
Chenas
by Natalie C.
Chena reminds me of my family in
Puerto Rico.
How I met half of my family.
The chena looks like my orange.
It is juicy and it tastes better than an orange.
I could eat chenas all day.
My sister Zittaly and the Oatmeal
by Karina B.
Zittaly, Zittaly what are you doing?
Why do you keep throwing oatmeal
at my face? Why won’t you stop? Why
won’t you throw it at our brother even
though he is older? Throw it at
someone else excepte me. That is why
every time when you are sleeping
mom makes oatmeal and it reminds me
of you.
Ms. Jaurigue
Tamales
by Rafael V.
Tamales remind me of
me and my family.
It reminds me of them
because we all make them.
My mom and sisters make
the masa and my dad, brother,
and I get the meat to make
the tamales.
When my family and I do them
we use our senses. When we get
hungry we touch to feel it.
Before we touch we use our sight
when we eat it, I could hear the
sound of the tamales.
Oranges
by Yesenia S.
Oranges taste juicy and good.
The oranges smell good and yummy.
Oranges feel squishy and soft.
They sound squishy and poppy in
your mouth.
I see in the oranges their seeds
and juice in the oranges.
The oranges are good and yummy
I wish I could eat them again today
at night.
Tacos and Chicken and Poems
by Leonardo B.
Tacos remind me about
my Grandma and Grandpa
because my Grandparents
make them. It’s so good
I wish my room was
full of tacos. And Chicken
reminds me about my
Aunt. It is good too and I
wish my Grandpa’s car was
made out of chicken but
that won’t come true.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
January 11
Today we looked at part of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens. I gave the students some guidelines to writing a poem inspired by Stevens. Here's a sampling of what they came up with.
Ms. Mays
Bird
by Fernando P.
I.
I see this animal in their cage.
II.
It reminds me of my uncle being in jail.
III.
When it moves it looks like my uncle asking for food.
IV.
My uncle screams “ayudame” “help me.”
V.
The animal sounds as if someone was
losing their voice.
Turtle
by Daisy M.
I.
In the rocks
he goes
in the pond
he floats.
II.
It is like
moving grass
in a bright and
sunny day.
III.
It’s a slow
moving line
when I was at
the market last
Sunday.
IV.
As bright
as a tree
in the middle
of the day.
V.
The sound it
makes when
it eats is like
a moving empty
candy wrap.
Deer
by Kimberly S.
While hiking in the forest I spy with
my little eye a deer.
The deer I see reminds me of a
dirt hill beside a dirt road.
Deer look like a graceful gazelle.
Just dancing and prancing in the forest.
I’d like the deer to come to my
house. There a deer that looks like
a dirty rock.
The animals sound is like a horse racing
down the track.
Mr. Stasiak
Dragon
by Dylan A.
I.
Nothing on the mountain but a dragon.
II.
I think of flight when I see you.
III.
When you are moving you look like you want to hurt someone.
IV.
You take the sky and go where you want.
V.
You sound like a bear mad and growling.
Ratick
by Yasmine M.
1) A ratick, half rat, half snake
found in the alley all gray,green,
and dirty.
2) My animal makes me think of a rat and snake. Cool, isn’t it? I think so.
3) My animal looks like a rat in front
and snake in the back. It looks like
a rat with two feet in front and
a long tail in back, like a snake.
4) My ratick is beautiful for me.
It’s an animal that I will love.
5) The sound my animal makes sounds like a
snake and a rat.
Tiger’s Way of Looking
by Oscar C.
1. Among a jungle there’s a tiger on some trees.
2. My animal makes me think of perhaps oranges.
3. When it moves it looks like a zebra or like a striped animal.
4. Its strength from this animal is really powerful and strong.
5. It makes a roaring sound very loud.
Ms. Jaurigue
The Dolphin
by Stephanie M.
I.
On the beautiful ocean
the only animal swimming on the ocean.
II.
This animal reminds me of me swimming
along the water. Just like the dolphin
does.
III.
It looks like a snake moving
on the water, like the dolphin is
swimming.
IV.
Three dolphins swimming together.
Being happy and everything is silent.
V.
They make the sound of a baby
toy making that little sound funny
and cute.
The Eagle
by Rafael V.
I.
The eagle flies far far
away to the United States.
II.
The eagle reminds me of a state.
The eagle reminds the people
of their support.
III.
The eagle moves like a hawk.
It flies like a bird and his speed
is like a cheetah.
IV.
The eagles help one another
for their state and their people.
V.
The eagle makes a sound like
someone screaming for help so they
could help each other.
The Puppy
by Maria B.
I.
That puppy in the rainy mud
the only movement he has is wagging his
tail all day.
II.
I had thousands of precious ideas
in which there were thousands of beautiful
puppies.
III.
That puppy looks happy and keeps on
whirling his tail in the beautiful winds
of summer.
IV.
That puppy and a cat are one.
A puppy and a cat and a woman
are one.
V.
I do not know which to pick
they are all beautiful, the beauty, puppy
shining down the hall.
Ms. Mays
Bird
by Fernando P.
I.
I see this animal in their cage.
II.
It reminds me of my uncle being in jail.
III.
When it moves it looks like my uncle asking for food.
IV.
My uncle screams “ayudame” “help me.”
V.
The animal sounds as if someone was
losing their voice.
Turtle
by Daisy M.
I.
In the rocks
he goes
in the pond
he floats.
II.
It is like
moving grass
in a bright and
sunny day.
III.
It’s a slow
moving line
when I was at
the market last
Sunday.
IV.
As bright
as a tree
in the middle
of the day.
V.
The sound it
makes when
it eats is like
a moving empty
candy wrap.
Deer
by Kimberly S.
While hiking in the forest I spy with
my little eye a deer.
The deer I see reminds me of a
dirt hill beside a dirt road.
Deer look like a graceful gazelle.
Just dancing and prancing in the forest.
I’d like the deer to come to my
house. There a deer that looks like
a dirty rock.
The animals sound is like a horse racing
down the track.
Mr. Stasiak
Dragon
by Dylan A.
I.
Nothing on the mountain but a dragon.
II.
I think of flight when I see you.
III.
When you are moving you look like you want to hurt someone.
IV.
You take the sky and go where you want.
V.
You sound like a bear mad and growling.
Ratick
by Yasmine M.
1) A ratick, half rat, half snake
found in the alley all gray,green,
and dirty.
2) My animal makes me think of a rat and snake. Cool, isn’t it? I think so.
3) My animal looks like a rat in front
and snake in the back. It looks like
a rat with two feet in front and
a long tail in back, like a snake.
4) My ratick is beautiful for me.
It’s an animal that I will love.
5) The sound my animal makes sounds like a
snake and a rat.
Tiger’s Way of Looking
by Oscar C.
1. Among a jungle there’s a tiger on some trees.
2. My animal makes me think of perhaps oranges.
3. When it moves it looks like a zebra or like a striped animal.
4. Its strength from this animal is really powerful and strong.
5. It makes a roaring sound very loud.
Ms. Jaurigue
The Dolphin
by Stephanie M.
I.
On the beautiful ocean
the only animal swimming on the ocean.
II.
This animal reminds me of me swimming
along the water. Just like the dolphin
does.
III.
It looks like a snake moving
on the water, like the dolphin is
swimming.
IV.
Three dolphins swimming together.
Being happy and everything is silent.
V.
They make the sound of a baby
toy making that little sound funny
and cute.
The Eagle
by Rafael V.
I.
The eagle flies far far
away to the United States.
II.
The eagle reminds me of a state.
The eagle reminds the people
of their support.
III.
The eagle moves like a hawk.
It flies like a bird and his speed
is like a cheetah.
IV.
The eagles help one another
for their state and their people.
V.
The eagle makes a sound like
someone screaming for help so they
could help each other.
The Puppy
by Maria B.
I.
That puppy in the rainy mud
the only movement he has is wagging his
tail all day.
II.
I had thousands of precious ideas
in which there were thousands of beautiful
puppies.
III.
That puppy looks happy and keeps on
whirling his tail in the beautiful winds
of summer.
IV.
That puppy and a cat are one.
A puppy and a cat and a woman
are one.
V.
I do not know which to pick
they are all beautiful, the beauty, puppy
shining down the hall.
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