Mrs. Nazimek | 6th Grade (first period)
inspired by: “Bilingual/Bilingüe” , By Rhina P. Espaillat
Group Poem
recited together
Bella E., Gia R., CJ V., Jonathan R.
I’m quiet when I’m by myself.
Sitting in my room, listening to music.
I like when no one bothers me.
I’m quiet when I’m by myself,
but when my cousin comes over we’re loud.
We laugh together, we mess around
and we play games.
I have many different personalities when I am at school
and when I am gaming or playing sports
all these different personalities make up who I can be,
competitive and loud
or silent and listening.
Group Poem: Be Yourself
recited together
Nathan C., Joseph F., Lucispher C., Natalee R.
In Chicago I act the same,
but sometimes I’m not aware.
I can be myself when I’m at school,
but having to wake up early can change my mood.
It feels like I am living in another person’s body.
[to be continued]
Group Poem: School vs. Home
recited together
Delilah C., Ismael P., Marianna S., Acron
Home can be relaxing
but school can ruin it, boring.
Home can be fun with crafts, legos, and art.
Relaxing and sleeping.
School is not the same.
It can be boring at times.
School is boring mostly with rules and learning.
Challenges can happen but they can help us grow
when school is not relaxing.
Group Poem: Sports In General
recited together
Alejandro M., Payton W.
In all sports we have to focus on whatever material we use to
play with and to be poised, composed, and focused,
running, sweating, taking breaths, pushing your limit,
listening to your teammates and coach,
in order to be a good teammate
you have to listen and have each others back,
coaches yell, play, and tell what position to play.
Group Poem: Reading and Math
recited together
Isaias and Ricardo
Reading is as quiet as math
asking us questions
(NO RESPONSES)
asking us to read a paragraph,
a poem, or a math problem.
(NO RESPONSES)
Reading is as quiet as math,
math is as boring as reading a book.
Group Poem
recited together
Ernesto, Adrian, Kenneth, Yisel
We eat tacos on Fridays,
pupusas are made on special days
abuela is Guatemalan, the colors she wears
light blue and white,
abuelo is Mexican, the colors he wears are
green, white, red.
Mirando la águila y libertad, 16 de septiembre with the Quetzal bird,
the eagle is eating a snake.
We shower in Mexico with a bucket outside
but in the U.S we shower inside in a tub,
Me gusta comer tacos aya en Mexico pero here I like to eat hot pockets.
It is so hot in Mexico every day but in the USA the weather changes.
My favorite food is pozole and pizza,
I speak English, my parents speak Spanish,
On TV I watch soccer and football
I ask for a chocolate or gansito,
going to the plaza downtown.
My brothers make me mad
I see my blue hair it makes me happy,
taking tests makes me mad but I can try to do it.
Doing chores I get mad but I control myself when I get mad.
I love myself.
