Kozminski’s 4th and 5th graders took some time to learn more about spoken word poetry and what makes it so dynamic. Before we dove in on day one, we warmed up with some tableau. In groups, students acted out scenes like capturing a lion escaping from the zoo and alien invasions. After our scenes, we watched a few favorite Brave NewVoices performances. Then, students drafted their own poems to begin prepping for their Mahogany Club premieres. Check out a few below:
4th Grade
Phantom
Darryl T.
I’m like a ghost but i
Don’t need a host
You can see me but
Not be me
I come out at dark
And to mark my spot
I can go through walls
Halls floors doors you
Can find me in the dark
You can see me with a
Spark, I’ll be waiting in
The dark.
Art
Goodness A.
Painting calms me
Down
I paint or when
I am mad I paint.
Like when
I see a white canvas
just sitting there.
I paint and spill
out my creativity
on that canvas.
Painting is like you
meditating but with art.
You can express
your feelings on
just one canvas or another.
5th Grade
I Love Pizza
Azariah F.
If I see pizza I automatically get hungry.
I ask my mom for pizza then she will say no.
Then I ask her one more time and she will still say no.
Then I just start to think about it till I fall asleep.
I love the cheesy taste of pizza.
I love the taste of the bread on the pizza.
And I just love pizza.
My Momma
Darrion W.
My momma is as sweet as cupcakes straight out the oven.
My momma is fun as playing with a dog
My momma is always happy like a kid playing outside
My momma is as cool as someone doing a backflip
My momma food is so good as some hot wings on a Friday
