Not but hours ago, Lawndale traveled around the world and the US in a workshop inspired by Joy Young’s travel poetry lesson and John Balaban’s “Passing Through Albuquerque”. We started with a game of Name That Place, where students had to guess and identify cities from around the world based on a collage of images. This ended with a spirited discussion of what a Chicago collage would and should include. Balaban’s words helped us further explore what makes a place beyond its name and geography, from the weather to the people. Below you’ll find their descriptions of places around the country and the world.
Ms. Barker
6th Grade
“ecuador”
by Jhongleis P.
su clima tan cálido
sus flores tan hermosas
campos, casas, personas super buenas
en el amanecer se escucha los tambores
la gente cantando
las personas hablando
al lugar quita se le vista a sus familiares
o solo de paseo
“New York”
by Jamyah J.
New York
Weather warm hot cold
It is big rats
Black people
White people
They fight
They beat up
Ms. Barker
8th Grade – Class B
“Dubai ❤️“
by Jada M. & Zaria G.
Dubai, Dubai
Oh, I’ve never been
Dubai, Dubai I wonder how it
feels to be in Dubai when it
rains it pours all in Dubai
I wonder how the food tastes
or can everybody swim
I wonder are the animals loose
I wonder if Dubai is what
they make it seem
I wonder if Dubai is as calming
as I imagine it to be
Dubai, Dubai
“Peoria”
by Demarkus J.
Peoria the buildings very high the
weather exuberantly hot especially in the
summer the sights are like my hometown
parks and corner stores spread around
through the neighborhoods
Ms. Barker
8th Grade – Class A
“lugares de honduras”
by Karina A.
viajar a honduras a un lugar de los animales
visitar los lugares más bonitos de honduras
mirar las montañas de lo alto
“Passing Through Kansas”
by Kaemarion S.
In Kansas the sky is mostly
clear sometimes dark it be
flowers it be possums, lizards,
and dogs I see trees, football
fields and football players I only
hear dogs barking it be all
kinds of people they play
sports and all other things.
