.We dug right in to examine William Carlos Williams’ minimalist Imagist style poem, The Locust Tree In Flower. This poem is inspired by William’s interest in minimal / abstract art of the day (1930s).
Lesson Note: I like using this poem as a starter. As students juggle words and grammar line by line to describe an object, their attention is turned ‘inside the box’ of a simple poetic form. How do we describe something using minimal words/language? What words do we use/make up?
Mrs. Nazimek, 8th Grade
Group 2
Tree In Summer
McKaylie T.
Bright
Full
neathly
new
stiff
branch
The Outside World
Aleksandar S.
Windy
Cold
gloomy
troublesome
winterysounds
stripped
(Extended Version)
Winter is here, trees stripped
of their lucious green
leaves. Cold Icy Sidewalk
as snow crunches beneath
my feet. Gloomy skies
and no shining sun. That is the outside world.
Play in May
Eric C.
Blue
Red
Run
Jump
TagNBash
Mrs. Nazimek, 8th Grade
Group 3
Indecisive
Sent S.
Wall
Solid
surrounding
glass
knock
RESTART
The Lonely Tree
Ryan S.
Bare
cold
lonely
hoping
for
color
Earth’s Surface (ground)
Natalia A.
Blank
Rough
among
the
Earth
Bare
Mrs. Strus, 7th Grade
The Star in the Sky
Kimberly R.
Bright
but
weakstreak
alone
and
dying
4th of July
Sacramento D.
Loud
blue
red
splight
Explosive
Tree in Winter
Sabastian D.
white
gloomy
empter
fun
peaceful
unsprouted
Butterfly in Sky
Mackenzie G.
Orange
Bright
Wings
Highsky
Alone
AndFlying
