This past week at Lawndale the 6th grade continued to explore the world of odes and similes. They wrote in appreciation of everything from erasers to themselves, with similes as dynamic as they are.
The 8th grade explored the meaning of slang, and the language of their everyday lives. We talked about familial, generational, and Chicago-specific words through a “translation” game, taking words as simple as lie and making lists of all their different forms, from cap to storytelling. We also watched Denise Frohman’s slam poem “Accents” to explore how culture and language intersect, and what it means to take pride in how we speak.
Please enjoy Carlos’s arepas, Kamari’s math book, and Kenderly’s celebration of being herself.
Ms. Barker
6th Grade
Arepas por las mañanas
by Carlos E.
como gatos callendo del cielo
como despertar y el viento
fluir como dormir y ver tu cara
me haces arepas todas las mañanas
son tan ricas que me llevan a la luna
Ode to Math Book
by Kamari W.
I love my math book because
it’s a good math book and
I love it and I need
it Monday through Friday
it feels like hard and soft
leather swinging across your
face it looks like a basic
math book with a picture of
people walking in the rain
with their umbrellas on
it smells like fresh dry leather,
paper, fabric it sounds
like papers being tossed around.
Ms. Barker
8th Grade
No me digan que cambie
by Kenderly E.
No me digan que cambie mi
forma de hablar yo no quiero
aparentar como los demas,
tranquilo no me quiero quedar
ni ir a ninguno mas yo
lo unico que quiero es
volver a atras.
