TEAM Englewood – Week 9
This week I decided to teach abstract concepts to students who could actually conceive of them (no offense to my 4th graders). However, we did have this exchange:
me: write about an abstract concept.
student: what’s that?
me: something you can’t touch.
them: like MC Hammer?
And now, the poems:
Ms. Dube – 9th grade
5th Period
“On Money”
Jerale C.
When you working and get a check
that’s money. The clothes you have on
cost money. Those new J’s you got
cost money. That weave you got
cost money. The root of all evil
is money. Guess what you need?
Money. Everybody is paid with money.
These big stupid screws you want
cost money. A lot of people die
over money, get betrayed over
money. So I guess money
is everything.
“I Like Money”
Mentrez R.
I like money
more money
equals less problems
money
make me feel rich
“Love??”
Kierra W.
Real love
I ain’t never met that
Cuz they say it’s only real
if it comes back. I never met
real love
but I wish I can find it, I think it’s
been hiding somewhere in my closet
somewhere behind it. I wish
I met real love, I wish, I do, but
I know that that real love
is not coming from you.
Real love
I just really wanna find it.
Ms. Dube – 9th grade
7th Period
“No Love”
Marquis D.
Love is in the air
and I smack it down like a fly
and step on it, spit on it,
chew it and spit it out
who care about love? Love
is faker than a barbie doll. Never
fall in love, love will get you killed. Love
is just a word. It’s like gum under my shoes. Love
is like a bug that keep coming around
and I wish it would go away. It keeps buzzing
and hissing and I’m about to kill
this love bug everyone’s so fud(??) of.
(When he read his poem aloud, he added the line “Love is evil. Don’t believe me? Then just spell it backwards.”)
“On Excitement”
Damien C.
Students screaming and tearing
their skin off that school is out. Jumping
for joy like they have won 1 million
dollars. The expression on their faces
when they see gifts under the tree
when it is Christmas.
“On Crazi”
Robert F.
I’m so crazy
when someone bump into me and say
“excuse me”
I still beat them up. I’m so
crazy, when I walk down the hall
I trip over nothing. I’m so crazy
when I go out to eat and the waitress
say “can I take your order?” I say
“Hell no! get out of my face!”
Ms. Dube – 9th grade
8th Period
“On Space”
Jabarri D.
O no it can’t be! O no it can’t be!
I am the only one here. How can you not
see me? O no, please, someone help!
Feel it. Smell it. Think about it. Find
a way that I can get out of here. How did
I get up here? Am I flying? How fast
will I fall? Can I be on space? Someone
tell me what is going on!
You asleep
You asleep
Please tell me it not a bad dream
I fall
I fall
I fall
now I’m awake.
“Pain”
James C.
Pain is something no one can feel
I think of it as a disgusting meal
It hurts really bad
You’ll think it would heal
you’ll stress and stress
It would make you wanna go do a drill
“On Goals”
Angel E.
I can barely reach it
but I’m almost there
I have goals
graduate, succeed, achieve
I’m going to make it
