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.