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Hands on Stanzas, the educational outreach program of the Poetry Center of Chicago places professional, teaching Poets in residence at Chicago Public Schools across the city. Poets teach the reading, discussion, and writing of poetry to 3 classes over the course of 20 classroom visits, typically from October through April. Students improve their reading, writing, and public speaking skills, and participating teachers report improved motivation and academic confidence. You can contact Cassie Sparkman, Director of the Hands on Stanzas program, by phone: 312.629.1665 or by email: csparkman(at)poetrycenter.org for more information.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Halloween Poems
Fifth grade students read David Trinidad's "The Munsters" and Rachel Zucker's "My Beautiful Wickedness." We talked about scary movies and books that may inspire a stanza or two.
Report Card
by Shahzeb C.
Zombies, Frankenstein, Mummies
are not scary but something
that changes people mentally,
(the Report Card)
the worst thing it can
do to you is a papercut
but it can kill people from
the inside. Example (1) Mary
was scared of everything
but her worst fear is not the
Report Card its her mom
after it.
by Haithanh T.
I was in a room
telling scary stories
it was very dark
then suddenly I heard a noise
it sounds like someone crying for help
the voice was raspy
the sound grew louder and louder
I then heard footsteps
we were all so scared
it finally came and………
boo! it was my friend!
Chucky
by Lauren B.
He haunts you in the middle of the
night. Throw him in the fire and
he stays alive. Be careful, he's smarter
than you think. Once he turned a
child into a doll and it became his
bride. And they became an evil couple.
Will he ever be defeated?
Halloween Nightmare Poem
by Qasim A.
I'm walking through the alley
thinking what was that song last
night. I hear it again. I walk
through the alley I run
through the alley. Then I
see Frankenstein he was the
one singing.
Report Card
by Shahzeb C.
Zombies, Frankenstein, Mummies
are not scary but something
that changes people mentally,
(the Report Card)
the worst thing it can
do to you is a papercut
but it can kill people from
the inside. Example (1) Mary
was scared of everything
but her worst fear is not the
Report Card its her mom
after it.
by Haithanh T.
I was in a room
telling scary stories
it was very dark
then suddenly I heard a noise
it sounds like someone crying for help
the voice was raspy
the sound grew louder and louder
I then heard footsteps
we were all so scared
it finally came and………
boo! it was my friend!
Chucky
by Lauren B.
He haunts you in the middle of the
night. Throw him in the fire and
he stays alive. Be careful, he's smarter
than you think. Once he turned a
child into a doll and it became his
bride. And they became an evil couple.
Will he ever be defeated?
Halloween Nightmare Poem
by Qasim A.
I'm walking through the alley
thinking what was that song last
night. I hear it again. I walk
through the alley I run
through the alley. Then I
see Frankenstein he was the
one singing.
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