This week we talked about some of our favorite words, expressions, and phrases after reading “Hecky Naw” by Jose Olivarez. Students picked a word or phrase they use and created their own definitions for them. Then we wrote poems about those words, to capture how they make us feel. We even got a few made up words to describe feelings that Webster’s Dictionary just fails to capture. Enjoy this week’s poems!
8th Grade Group 1:
Juan R.
All That
Something that I can’t go a day
without saying
All that
I say it after
I say something funny
Sometimes I say it
at home
at school
on the streets
or on a call
When I got home
laughing
from something I saw
at school
Started with me saying
All that instead of saying
All like that.
Michelle A.
Guess What
If I was a word I would be “guess what.”
“What” has many meanings when I say it. When I
say “what” it can mean that I’m confused, weirded
out or both.
But when you add the “guess” in front of
“what” it only means one thing and that is
to waste a person’s time.
Brayan F.
Boshkalay Bong Bong
The jump he made was
so long when he landed
he yelled Boshkalay Bong Bong
The basketball court was
so big we yelled
Boshkalay Bong Bong
When you’re excited and
need a word to explain
it say it loud and proud
Boshklay Bong Bong
say it fast say it
slow it doesn’t matter
how it goes
I can me hear myself
saying “Boshkalay Bong
Bong” when my favorite
song comes on
Gael G.
Bacon, Egg ‘n Cheese
Bacon egg ‘n cheese
it may seem like just a sandwich,
but people such as Juan use it
as an excuse to leave Jay, Fernando,
Gio, Angel and I in the the dust for a bite.
From Juarez to Dunkin’
Juan’s departure really sunk in.
Juan left with ease for
that bacon egg ‘n cheese.
Although what he did was bogus
he really made me focus
Juan got me feelin’ like
John Wick with no dog
for that bacon egg ‘n cheese
8th Grade- 2
Judith M.
“ain’t no way”
sitting down, laying back
minding my own business
someone comes up to me
and bothers me
ain’t no way
I look up at the sky
the clouds up high
and the sun out too
moments later
it starts to pour rain
and I hear the sounds of thunder
ain’t no way
When I’m talking with someone
and they are telling me
something surprising
AIN’T NO WAY!
ain’t no way
is what you hear from me
Demian F.
Untitled
Won a fortnite game
Holy Guacamole
Aced the big test
Holy Guacamole!
The new PS V
arrived and you
were the first
to use it
Holy Guacamole!
Holy Guacamole can be
used when you are flabbergasted, shocked
or surprised
Karen R.
Kay
Wherever I go
I always here someone say this word
‘Kay.
At the park
kids saying ‘kay when it’s time to go.
At school
when students say ‘kay for when they want to say okay.
Even my parents,
but not when they want to say okay,
but as a nickname for me.
Kay is always everywhere I go.
Angel L.
Oh My Gatos
I get home and
smell some delicious
enchiladas. Oh my
gatos!
I wash dishes
and drop a plate.
“Crash!” OH MY GATOS!
People fighting
outside my house
“What did you call me.”
“You heard me.” Everybody
at the window looking at
what’s happening. Oh my
gatos.
7th Grade
Angel G.
On God
On God,
ur what I say when I am truthful
I enter the basketball court
dribble my ball
swish
“On God!”
that was for Jonathan, my pet frog
Alex R.
Gyatt!
A word we use to help us say
OMG or Daaaaaaaaa…. like
when we see the biggest
burger we say Gyatt! Or when
we see someone with vanilla
cake we say Gyatt! for delicious
or yummy or when we do
something crazy like
eating a whole onion
and sometimes when we
see something really big we say
GYATT!
Priscilla C.
As You Should
Support others
with my words, as you should.
We are all the same but
different people. Cherish people
and support them, as you
should. Loving the way I
help out others by giving
others compliments.
As you should!
Jesus R.
Que Honda
Que Honda es una
palabra que se usa
mucho en Mexico
y en otros paises
como Honduras el
Salvador y Guatemala
Que Honda es una
palabra que signficia
como estas y asi
la palabra que honda
se usa mucho para
preguntar como esta
una persona.
Alyssa C.
Performance
I hear people
say performance
Are ya’ll ready
for it? Me, no
Priscilla says
we practice
in the
multi-
purpose room
we dance
folklore
we have
cheering and
clapping
We dance to
a big crowd
it’s nerve wraking
but at the end of
the day everyone
is happy.
