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I Dream Poems – Yo Sueno @ Moos Fall 2019

During the fourth week of the Chicago Poetry Center residency at Moos Elementary 3rd graders were encouraged to remember and imagine scenes and out of the ordinary ideas to create I dream poems. Ms. […]

A Ninja Is Like A Mouse – Comparison Poems @ Moos Fall 2019

During the third week of the Chicago Poetry Center Residency, students used comparative language and collective brainstorming activities to create poems. Ms. Sanders 3rd Grade   Untitled John F.   My hair is like […]

I Hear – Yo Escucho Poems @ Darwin Fall 2019

How do you make noise on paper?/ ¿Cómo haces ruido en el papel? In our second week of poetry class, we explored using poetry to express the soundtracks of our lives. We read a […]

I Wish – Yo Deseo Poems @Avondale Logandale 3rd & 4th Grades – Fall 2019

Ms. Lozada 3rd Grade   Yo Deseo Yamileth D.   Yo deseo que mis papas ya no se enojen Yo deseo que yo me vaya a Ecuador Yo deseo que mi familia sean ricos […]

A Day in My Life – Avondale Logandale 5th Grade – Fall 2019

For the first session of our Fall 2019 Poetry Residence we read Eve L. Ewings “notebook kid”. We reviewed poetry elements like line, stanza, rhyme, comparison, and similies. Ms. Pannell’s 5th graders then wrote […]

I Wish Poems @ Darwin Fall 2019

Ms. Tasior 3rd Grade #1 I Wish Zury R. I wish for an iPhone I wish for a fruit Yo deseo ir a Disneyland Yo deseo dormir con mi papa I wish to go […]

I Hear – Yo Escucho Poems @ Moos Fall 2019

How do you make noise on paper?/ ¿Cómo haces ruido en el papel? In our second week of poetry class, we explored using poetry to express the soundtracks of our lives. We read a […]

I Wish Poems @ Moos Academy Fall 2019

In the first week of our Fall 2019 poetry class, we discussed what the Hands on Stanzas poetry class residency is (art class with words) and we can expect during our time together – […]

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