Students read Truth Serum by Naomi Shihab Nye before penning their own special recipes and serums via poetry!
Lesson Note: “When you put something out there onto a piece of paper, what you’ve actually done is taken something out of your head and enabled you to look at yourself. And that takes you beyond feeling satisfied; it takes you into a kind of serenity. And it may not last, but as you do that moment of looking, there is a kind of peace that comes to you.”– Michael Rosen, ‘Creativity is…’ Podcast
Ms. Wright, 7th Grade
Impossible
By Jiahui C.
Everyone makes mistakes,
take that, put it in the pot.
A page of homework you didn’t do,
take that, put it in the pot.
A toy you found from your childhood,
take that, put it in the pot.
A hint of regret from the past,
take that, put it in the pot.
Stir until you see the sunset, seems
Impossible doesn’t it? Too bad.
You’ve gone too far.
When the sun sets, pour the potion
in a cup. Drink it, nothing happened.
Take the potion, put it in the trash.
It’s impossible to change the past.
Untitled
by Jaden C.
I had made a potion from the bottom all the way up from scratch; for my base, I use oil and hot water, then turn on the heat
Ms. Wright, 8th Grade
Potion
by Serena L.
Wind, air, and atoms are such a need to make these kinds of potions
Some optional ones are grass, sun, water, and mint leaves
I like to think that those are just the touches to what makes the potion
As long as there is wind, air, and atoms everything should be fine with the potion.
With the final touches being added to the bowl it starts to change color
Purple
Blue
Red
Green
It starts to boil even harder than normally till it becomes a thick mixture
That is when you know it’s done.
After being served in the glass container its left to sit on the table for a while
But once you turn back the dog has already consumed the potion.
Magic Potion
by Corinthus N.
I made it from scratch this potion was the best
Potion I’ve ever made it gives people the power to live forever
To make this potion I used leaves, acid, cars, and dust.
