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As the end of our twenty weeks together near the end I felt it was a proper time to focus on how to deliver their lyrics. We started the day by warming up their […]

Today the poets from West Park Academy transformed into chefs as they wrote recipes on what makes a good friend. This lesson focused on extended metaphors; not just including metaphors in your writing but […]

After reading “Death of Snowman” by Vernon Scannell the poets from West Park Academy learned about persona in poetry. This poem was written from the point of view of a snowman. Up until this […]

The poets from West Park Academy wrote on how they saw themselves. They were asked to use metaphors to describe themselves. Enjoy!   Andrea V. I am a Sun Not fire I am sky […]

The poets from Latino Youth High School will embark on a new project for their final 4 weeks. They were selected by a multi-disciplinary project that aims to unite North Lawndale and South Lawndale. […]

The poets from Latino Youth High School were asked to bring in some their own pieces they’ve worked on outside of our weekly meetings. In a change of pace from our usual class, we […]

As we near the end of our 20 weeks together I felt it important to review the lessons we had learned. The poets from Latino Youth High School we asked to identify line, lyric, […]

The 5th grade poets from Avondale/Logandale wrote anonymous poems to their classmates for St. Valentine’s Day. After studying rhyme, they used the ABAB rhyme pattern to create friendships poems. They then put all of […]

This week the poets from Latino Youth High School studied couplets. Rhyme is the one of the most used literary devices in poetry and Hip Hop music. After listening to Tupac Shakur’s song “Changes” […]

After watching Amanda Gorman deliver her powerful performance of “The Hill We Climb” for President Biden’s inauguration, the 7th grade poets from West Park Academy wrote an open letter describing some of the societal […]

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