This week discussed personification—talking about something that isn't human but in human terms. We read Alberto Blanco's poem, The Parakeets and talked about the ways the birds were described in the poem.

Students were then asked to imagine they were something other than a human, either living or inanimate, and write a poem as if they were that thing.

The Grasshopper
Michael D.

Everyday the same thing
kids try to squish me
adults spraying poison all
over the grass the dirt
and the cement
there is no food
people try to kill me because
of my loud chirps
I look for food in the
house. When they spray
the poison, the people
die and I stay with
all the food.
I finally won.

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Erik G.

I am an elephant I could talk to
animals and speak to them I see
my friends meant to see
you and I like peanuts I use
my trunk to suck them so I
could slide it and I use my
trunk to slide water so
I take a bath so I can
not smell bad and I swim better
and I play with my friends and I'm
big and I walk and I could see
trees and people.

Elephant
Adrian M.

If I was an elephant I will
see the whole world and see what
is going on above me and see what's
going on around me. I will play
around in the water with other
elephants. I will play fight with
other elephants. I will walk
around the world with other elephants
and eat plants and drink water.

I Am a Monkey
Alexsandra R.

I'm a monkey jumping
to tree to tree and
I can see a lot of
animals but some
animals are not
the same because
they don't jump
tree to tree and
only the monkey
and I can
from the tree
a big world I
can see persons
and I see
some zebras
and elephants
and I don't
know why they
don't jump from
tree to tree
and I like being a monkey.

Ms. Rodriguez, 5th Grade

The Dog
David C.

They talk always with a
bark
they get scared at lightning
storms.
They get excited, they
need exercise like us and
have to take baths.

They see everything black and
white like prisoners do.
They smell their favorite food
right away.

But only the nice ones go
away first.

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Marco G.

They're on your face
they help you
see.
Don't drop me or
you will break
my glass eyes.
Don't step on
me you will break
my legs.
If you lose me
you won't be able
to see.

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Hilary O.

There was a little ant sitting
on a beach he was trying to climb
the fence it was as tall as the sky.
He saw children climb it
really easy so he tried and tried until
his friend the eagle helped him.

Spider
Teresa P.

If I was a spider then
I would not like people
killing me and it is cool
throwing spider web and making
spiderweb houses for me to
live in but I sometimes
hate people who kill my
other friends (spiders).

Ms. Montoya, 5th Grade

Ant
Raymond C.

I am an ant. I see people that are big, please
don't step on me I'm just an ant. I need help!
Someone help me find shelter. I need help
before people squash me. I fly into the air and
jump on a guy's head. He goes home and I
jump off time to eat. So I eat his food he finds
me and I hide in a box he doesn't find
me.
I am an ant I see a beetle we talk
to him he said he's been there for a long time.
I say wow. I think I better go cause I don't
want to get squashed.

Dog
Maritza R.

I am strong
I am super
I am a runner
I chew bones.

I don't like cats
I am playing in the
park.

I lay down in the
grass.
I like dirty dirt to
put my bone.

I like to swim in
the water. I am
walking in the park.

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Zalma R.

Don't use me I just get smaller
and when I finish I will be dead.
Please oh please
don't use me.
I will cry each time you sharpen me.

I am like everyone else
—I the pencil—
all day I pray that you don't use me
and at night I get bad dreams.

With my eraser (my hair) I get less each day.
Nice lead and nice everything.
My heart is in a hard place
until you break it.

I'm like everyone
—me the pencil—.
The ones that work the best
are in your desk.

Flag
Daniel T.

I am a flag and I want
to know how you see the
world.
I see it high sunny and even
snowy. I never get to walk
or talk to somebody. I wish I
was you let's switch bodies. No, why?
Not cause I have a family. I don't care
come here. I am going to call the
cops.
They will never believe you.
I am going to call them.
Come back.