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We read “La Muralla/The Mural” by Nicolas Guillen, and we are talking and thinking about symbols. In this poem Guillen writes the story of how a mural was made and what the images on […]

We read “La Muralla/The Mural” by Nicolas Guillen, and we are talking and thinking about symbols. In this poem Guillen writes the story of how a mural was made and what the images on […]

This week we built upon our introductory foundation of last week’s work with simile, with our this week’s work with metaphor. We read Nikki Giovani’s poem, “Poetry”. Students thought about what poetry is to […]

This week we built upon our introductory foundation of last week’s work with simile, with our this week’s work with metaphor. We read Nikki Giovani’s poem, “Poetry”. Students thought about what poetry is to […]

We are reading these poems about personification and questions & answers: Has My Heart Gone to Sleep? Antonio Machado Has my heart gone to sleep? Have the beehives of my dreams stopped working, the […]

We are reading about personification: Has My Heart Gone to Sleep? Antonio Machado Has my heart gone to sleep? Have the beehives of my dreams stopped working, the waterwheel of the mind run dry, […]

Mrs. Nazimek 6th   Cooking Leah S. A woman carefully choosing ingredients from a shelf full of dozens. A woman carefully analyzing each and every spatula eagerly waiting to be chosen to stir the […]

Mrs. Nazimek 8th   Free Write ¨The Thoughts¨ Joel C.   I am the one Who thinks about the beyond As if it were right around the corner The one who thinks about free […]

Mrs. Nazimek 7th | Thoughts & Actions       Free Write Alex D. Gardening… growing plants… tilling the dirt breathing in fresh air… in the hot sun… digging and planting the plants… waiting […]

Mrs. Nazimek | 7th Grade inspired by: “Bilingual/Bilingüe” , By Rhina P. Espaillat     Group Poem recited together Isabella, Dylan, Marisa, Yuria, Platon   There are five people at a table Each have […]

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