During our fifth poetry workshop for the 5th graders, we talked about space poetry a couple of weeks after watching the eclipse. We first learned all about the United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s collaboration with NASA to send a poem to one of Jupiter’s moons! Then we learned about odes and read her poem “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” in addition to watching the special animation video made for the project. After that, students wrote their own odes. Check them out below.
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Mrs. Child’s Classroom
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SZA
by Victoria G.
SZA, she is amazing she is inspiring
She sounds amazing her voice is beautiful
I love SZA
She is beautiful I know all
her songs word by word
She is phenomenal I love her songs
She is very creative I love her
style when me and my cousin
are listening to SZA sometimes we cry
We always wanted to go to one of her concerts
I love SZA.
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Grandma and me make tamales
by Cecllia G.
I love to make tamales
with my grandmother. I love green
tamales. I like red but not as much.
I like the smell of green sauce so much.
When my grandmother and me make tamales
the dough feels soft and at the same time sticky.
I like to eat tamales because
it feels hot when you eat it,
just like it sounds
and it’s a little sticky but… I love tamales.
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Nirvana
by Francisco M.
Nirvana is a band I like
that plays a different type of music
called grunge it’s kind of like rock
but more metallic
the reason I like it
is because I like their lead singer
and guitarist Kurt Cobain.
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Soccer Game
by Alex
I love soccer
The history
So many have changed the game
for people and me
It is a fast-paced game
Don’t take your eyes away!
You might miss a goal or a play.
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Mr. Goldner’s Classroom
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Space
by Jordan
Space is the best.
In space, we never saw pests,
so many things yet to test.
Space is just great.
So many things not known.
Though if you go into a blackhole
it can break your bones.
But here on earth you have to pay loans.
The sun is super hot
just like my mom’s cooking pot.
Space is big just like the hole I dig.
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In Praise of My Dad
by Sofia G.
This an an ode to my dad
He always makes me laugh
and whenever I am sad
He always cheers me up.
We always hang out with each other
We’ll go on the swings together
We’ll even go on the trampoline together
this is an ode to my dad.
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The Music
by Sophia N.
I hear the music going through
my eye I can feel the mood
in the song it is so loud
and good I love music
It is like watching a video
Just not with people in it
Just you and me feel the music
in your mind
Feel it like in real life
Have fun with the music
Make it look like a play
not just a song, a play.
