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West Park Hauntings Part 3

As promised below are the horrific stories from the 7th grade Poets of West Park. Today we put the final touches on our stories then we shared and listen to each other. I hope […]

West Park Hauntings part 2

For this next part of the West Park Hauntings the young poets began to write their stories. This is the most writing-intensive lesson. Here we really dive into the structure of a story while […]

West Park Hauntings part 1

The Poets from Miss Chambers seventh grade class at Westpark Fine Arts Academy took a lesson in horror. No, they were not horrified by the lesson, the lesson was about poems that are scary. […]

Creating Couplets

The poets from West Park Academy became rappers! Today we studied rhyming. After studying lyrics by Tupac Shakur and Bad Bunny we discussed how couplets are on one of the used forms of rhyming […]

The Shape of a Poem

The 7th grade poets from West Park Academy “designed” their own shape poems. Shape poems are poems written in the shape of their subject or inspiration. This is one of the many ways poetry […]

7th Grade Blues

The 7th grade poets from West Park Academy were introduced to one of the oldest genres of American music, the Blues. After listening to several blues songs we discussed the content and the purpose […]

Little Poems with Deep Meanings

The poets from West Park Academy learned about an ancient form of poetry from Japan known as Haikus. These short poems are meant to be thought provoking while keeping to a strict structure of […]

Chefs from West Park!

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 […]

Guess Who

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 […]

What I Am and What I Am Not

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 […]

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I’M FROM THE CITY LIGHTS / STREAMING OUT IN THE NIGHT / AND HUGE SKYSCRAPERS / TOWERING OVER THE LAKE – MELISSA E., 7TH GRADE POET