Hello again!
So much has happened since the blog and you last spoke. 3rd, 6th, and 8th graders have been working hard on their end of the year publications (we'll have cd's from grades 3 and 6, and a book from grade 8).
In 3rd and 6th grade today, we read an excerpt from A.R. Ammons' Tape for the Turn of the Year - a poem written entirely on a roll of adding machine tape (basically a really long, continuous, coiled, skinny piece of paper). We thought, how does what we write ON affect what and how we write? And another important question - how fun is it to write a poem on a toilet paper roll? (Answer: LOTS)
So, in 3rd grade, we wrote poems on doilies, toilet paper rolls, old receipts, post-it's, scraps of felt, and more - basically we poemed around the house. Here are a few highlights:
I love this one!
This is a poem, written by Sabrina, on a long piece of silk ribbon (she wrote in red marker, which kind of bled a little and added to the effect of the poem.):
Gushing red from her white silk dress. Coming from the heart. Red, Red, Red. All going through her mind. last thoughts. last words. Red, Red, Red. Gone, Gone, Gone. Weeps everywhere. puddles of tears. Wish Wish. Please Please. S t a y. Stay. No. No. Last words she heard. Not kept but alive. Where going? Nobody's knowing. Keep keep. Miss miss miss. Bye Bye.
Smallest poem ever? Probably pretty close. This one's by Natalia.
In 6th grade, we wrote poemananas (poems on bananas, obviously). See Brittany above with her lovely creation. Then, we ate them!
Next Thursday, a special poetry reading event will be happening at Alcott Elementary. Watch the blog for more details!!
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