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8th Grade- Tables and Odes Pt. 1

This week we read Joy Harjo’s “Perhaps the World Ends Here” and talked about all of the things that can take place at a table. Whether it’s at home, or in the cafeteria. Some […]

8th Grade- Personification Pt. 2

Last week we got started on poems using personification as a device to approach larger than life ideas. Sometimes, one session just isn’t enough time to create a masterpiece so we continued working on […]

Quiet Poems

It’s almost the end of the school year and students at Perez are excited for their approaching summer vacation. This week we read The Quiet Machine by Ada Limon and talked about what the […]

The Feelings Machine

It’s almost the end of the school year and students at Perez are excited for their approaching summer vacation. This week we read “The Quiet Machine” by Ada Limón and talked about what the […]

Break a Leg It’s Showtime!

This week we combined forces and both of our after school Poetry Clubs came together to have one final practice for the Clissold Student Showcase this Wednesday. Students are practicing poems about recipes, about […]

6th Grade- Where We Gather Pt. 2

Here’s a few more poems by our Foster Park 6th graders inspired by Joy Harjo’s “Perhaps This is Where the World Ends”.   Lunch Table Kenidee F. At the lunch table we talk and […]

6th Grade- The Place We Gather Pt. 1

This week our 6th graders read Perhaps This is Where the World Ends by Joy Harjo and talked about the million and one things that can happen at a table. The living room table, […]

6th Grade- Personification Pt. 2

I was so excited to see how Foster Park’s 6th graders finished up their pieces using personification. This week we had poems addressed to the feeling of being mad, to stars, the earth and […]

6th Grade- Personification Pt. 1

How can we talk about larger than life things and not get overwhelmed by the idea of it? This week we read The Lament by Percy Bysse Shelley and a piece by a former […]

6th Grade- Food Poems Pt. 2

Mouths were watering again this week as our 6th graders continued working on their poems about food. From steak, to meatballs, chicken alfredo and noodles this week’s menu of poems will leave you ravenous! […]

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