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Internal Rhyme

This week, students continued experimenting with internal rhyme. Mr. Alzola third grade Rhyming By Oscar J. I went to Taco Bell and they sell well and after my food fell and I found a […]

Inspired by the Visual

Students viewed “Moving Day,” a painting by Norman Rockwell and wrote the following insightful poems. Mr. Alzola third grade Kids By Angelique The kids saw the kids who were moving out and they said […]

Food poem

Students thought of their favorite foods and created beautiful poems. Mr. Alzola third grade By Shebiyn My favorite food is pizza My favorite is watermelon My favorite food is strawberry My favorite food is […]

Collaborative Poetry

Students each contributed a line to write a poem together. Here’s what they created. Mrs. O’Claire third grade Closing Time Goodbye school year, See every body soon Have a good summer break I love […]

My favorite meal

The students at Nixon Elementary reminisced about their favorite meals and wrote poems inspired by Kwame Alexander’s “Fried Chicken.” They also reviewed how to create similes in their poems to describe their favorite foods. […]

I Wish

Students wrote poems displaying their wishes. Mr. Aguirre’s class third grade I Wish By Nathalie I wish my birthday come I wish go vacations I wish not to go to school I wish to […]

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