Movies play a big part in most people's lives, whether they watch them on TV, DVD, computer screens, or the silver screen. What's interesting is the impression they make, culturally as well as aesthetically, on younger viewers. For something a bit different this week, and because the Oscars are approaching, we read Noir by A.E. Stallings. Students were asked about who and/or what is in the poem, when and where it takes place? They quite impressively deduced, because it is a black and white movie, that it had to be a long time ago, and as they looked deeper into Stallings' poem figured out that it had to be at least seventy years old.

After discussing it in further detail, they were asked to write their own movie poems. Some suggested themes were favorite films, movie characters, or imagining that they were famous actors or actresses receiving an award.

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Cynthia G.

Early morning jumping
up in the sea, going
down, eating fish;
saving people, down
you go, having fun,
down you go, discovering
fish and other creations,
so:

look around, you see
that boy that loves
me playing around, listening
to you, boy, girl, brother, to
parents that are taking care
of me too.

Late at Night
Brian M.

I watch Spider-Man.
It has a lot of action,
it is entertaining.
It has a lot of fighting.
A high schooler turns half
human half spider when
he gets bit by a
spider. He becomes
a superhero and
names himself Spider-Man.

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Genesis V.

Late at night,
watching a movie in black and white.
There's a scientist who
has animals in a big room,
does an experiment on a
spider.
The spider grows big,
the scientist tries to
make the spider small
but he can't.
              The End

Ms. Fialkowski, 5th Grade

Dress
Maya D.

I wear my favorite dress
but now the guest
messed up my dress.
What do I do?
Now my guest thinks I'm a pest with
this horrible horrible dress.

The Film
Elizabeth F.

Everybody's waiting in their
seat, shaking their feet. Wearing
their glasses while time passes.
Waiting through the previews
and hearing the reviews. While
the movie is playing and
some people are saying.
In the movie the guy is
creeping and in the room
people are sleeping. Before
you know it the movie is
done and you realize you're
experience is done.

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Nissa J.

I saw a movie, it's
called Clique. I thought
it was gonna be boring,
but it was actually good.
It's about these girls who
are mean and this other
girl came along. She
wasn't pretty much like
them. She wanted to
fit in but the girls
didn't let her because
she wasn't like them.

Movie
Jennifer R.

The movie is named Titanic.
It's about when a ship
was going to take people
to America. The people
were from London. It was
a day that the world
will never forget. Half
of the people were
poor and the other
was rich. Then when
the ship was going the
ship got struck. By an
iceberg.

Ms. Rodriguez, 5th Grade

My Friend the Mermaid
Jenifer H.

A mi gusto
cuando la muchacha
y el muchacho se
hicieron amigos
y cuando se venia
y también cuando
las muchachas
hacen cosas
muy divertidas
y salen de
compras.

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Efrain L.

Late at night, I turned on
the TV and I saw
these two guys that they're
cops and chasing this criminal
and the criminal makes it in
an action way like jumping
in cars and towers

Movies
Julian V.

As I watch and imagine a movie I see,
I imagine a dinosaur after me,

suddenly I'm in space watching a big battle,
soon I will see penguins doing a waddle,

soon I will go to bed and fall asleep.
Hopefully I don't imagine a monster going
                          BLEEP!!

Mrs. Maxwell, 5th Grade

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Pedro F.

One night my family started to watch
a movie. I look at the movie and
say how does Batman flip over a
truck with a motorcycle?

The Spiderwick
Viridiana J.

There are two kinds, their brothers
and their sisters. Their names are
Simon, Jared, and Mallory. They
found out that there are animals
that want a book and the book
was found by Simon. He went
to a little attic in the top of the
house that they live in and
around the house there is a
circle that the animals that
want the book can't pass through
the circle. Simon found a little
elf that eats cookies with honey
and the animals are invisible.
You could just see it with
a little glass.

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Efrain S.

Paul Blart is a mall cop.
He is chubby. He loves
sugar sticks. There is a
group of people trying to
rob the mall. And it
is his job to try to
stop them from doing that.
There is also a girl that
is in love with him and
he loves her back and he is
also trying to save her.

Mr. Heredia, 5th Grade

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Ivan C.

I like going to the
movies these are some
reasons because they
sell candy and popcorn
another reason is that
I like playing video games
in the theater and
my last reason is because
the screen is so
big.

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Yulisa P.

I like the movie Finding Nemo.
He lives underwater.
He eats food underwater.
Nemo had to save his son.
He had to protect him.

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Guadalupe S.

Shaggy said, "Scooby-Doo where are you?"

Scooby is so funny I wish I had
a dog like that.

Ms. Montoya, 5th Grade

Today
Guadalupe C.

Today I'm glad to have
this award. I'm proud
for this day who would know
about this day. I'm
glad to say I was picked
as a favorite actress. I
thank god, my sister. Mom.
Dad, uncle. Everyone I
worked with. I want
many people to remember this
day. God bless you.
Thank you somuch.

Poem
Adrian E.

I think Shrek is a good and funny
movie because Eddie Murphy is
funny.

That part where
he's on the mud
he brushes his
teeth with
mud or manure.

O and also
the donkey
he is hilarious.
I think its a
classic to win
an Oscar.

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Yarisa M.

Late at night,
Looking at the stage,
And all around are
Fancy tables and chairs,
And fancy dresses or suits.
Everyone sits down and
The curtain goes up.
Someone is on the stage.
The first award was for
The best comedy...
Kung Fu Panda won,
Jack Black made
The longest speech
I ever heard.
If I was twenty then,
I will still remember
That night.

Mr. Hughesdon, 5th Grade

Pearl Harbor
Guadalupe B.

I remember when they attacked by
surprise. When the bombs were shot and
the people cried. The pictures stuck in
my mind. The boats sunk in my eyes.
The Arizona is under the sea. The
people in there I cannot see. I helped
the people in need. I saw many
people bleed. It was a sad day in my
life. It was a horrible sight.

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Ashley C.

Thank you very much for supporting
me, and voting for me. I would
really want to thank my fans,
and the director who filmed the
whole movie. I would like to thank
my dad, mom for supporting me, and
helping me get to where I am
today and going with me to my
movie premiere. Uh, uh, uh, excuse
me for crying, thank you.

Beautiful
Alexis T.

I am Ace Ventura but
I have two names one is
Ace Ventura and the other is
Bruce Almighty you can call me
any of two but I will be
sure to meet you.

Movie
Natalia V.

Movies are interesting at the theater
AMC you eat popcorn it's so
delicious movies are so cool. They
don't get you bored. Movies
movies they are not bored and
you eat delicious food and
candy. The movie is Hotel for Dogs
it's so cute and funny.