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I am not who you think I am

In this lesson, written by Joy Young, poets were asked to write poems as if they were someone else, or something else, besides themselves. We analyzed and dissected the persona of poems. Enjoy! 302 […]

Alliteration in Action!

The poets from Mrs. Gonzalez’s 7th grade class at Logandale Middle School have created tongue twisters using their name! This activity is an exercise in using alliteration.   302 Untitled Noemi R. Noemi’s nest […]

Making Sense of the World

The poets from Mrs. Gonzalez’s 7th grade class at Logandale are using their senses to describe the world around them. But! They are using their senses in 2 different ways…The first stanza of each […]

Of Similes and Metaphors

Similes and metaphors are a couple of the most used literary devices in writing. The poets from Mrs. Gonzalez’s class at Avondale-Logandale created several lines of similes and metaphors mostly using nature as their […]

Making Sense out of the Senses

The creative poets from the Evening Reporting Center wrote poems based off of their senses. Each poet wrote a 2 stanza, 10 line poem. In the first stanza they described something using each of […]

2 Sides of the Same City

One thing all of these poets have in common is the city they live in, Chicago. Chicago can be a marvelous town full of wonders and a cold crippling city with danger around every […]

Silky Similes

One of the most used literary devices in poetry are similes. One of the topics most written about is love! This week the poets explored both. Poets wrote similes about their secret love. They […]

City Poems

One thing all of these poets have in common is the city they live in, Chicago. Chicago can be a marvelous town full of wonders and a cold crippling city with danger around every […]

Haikus from the Hood

Haikus from the Hood are poems that are reflecting on the city and personal lives of the students. They kept to the traditional haiku structure of 3 lines; 1st line is 5 syllables, 2nd […]

Haunted Writings

This week students delved into their deepest fears! Our focus was to think outside of the ordinary and search for ways to break free from the normal things. Please read…if you dare… Each week […]

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