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Rhyming Poems – Avondale Logandale 3rd & 4th Grade – Winter 2020

Students worked on rhyme and creative writing they also learned brainstorming techniques and used examples from a group poem to write their own original poems. Ms. Lozada 3rd Grade   Untitled Adrian E.    […]

Rhythmic Poems – Avondale Logandale 5th Grade – Winter 2020

Students learned about rhythm in poetry and to apply this to their work. Students practiced writing to a 4 beat rhythm and to work within a 4 line stanza. Ms. Pannel  5th Grade 8:45 […]

Superhero Poems – Avondale Logandale 3rd & 4th Grade – Winter 2020

During this session of the Chicago Poetry residence Avondale-Logandale students discussed Black History Month, they then discussed leaders from the Black community and their superhero-like qualities. Students then created their own superhero poems and […]

Superhero Poems – Avondale Logandale 5th Grade – Winter 2020

During this session of the Chicago Poetry residence Avondale-Logandale students discussed Black History Month, they then discussed leaders from the Black community and their superhero-like qualities. Students then created their own superhero poems and […]

I Dream Poem @Moos Academy 4th Grade

In the first week of our winter 2020 poetry class, we discussed what the Hands on Stanzas poetry class residency is (art class with words) and we can expect during our time together – […]

Group Poems @ Moos Elementary Winter 2020

During the 9th session of the Chicago Poetry, Residence students were given the challenge of writing a group poem. Students were encouraged to use all the elements of poetry we have been learning to […]

In our feelings Poems – Darwin 3rd Grade – Winter 2020

During the 5th week of the Chicago Poetry Center residency, Darwin students were encouraged to explore their imaginations by creating weird, strange and funny word pairings. Through play and sharing poetry students came up […]

We are Super Heroes – Moos 3rd Grade – Winter 2020

During this session of the Chicago Poetry Center residency at Moos Academy, students stretched their imaginations to imagine themselves as superheroes. Students were encouraged to imagine a world where they have more power to […]

I Dream Poems – Yo Sueno @Darwin Winter 2020

During the fourth week of the Chicago Poetry Center residency at Darwin Elementary 3rd graders were encouraged to remember and imagine scenes and out of the ordinary ideas to create I dream poems. Ms. […]

Love is Poems – Avondale Logandale 3rd & 4th Grade – Winter 2020

Students in Ms. Lozada, Ms. Clark & Ms. Pease classes spent their 6th session in February exploring love through poetry and drawing creative comparisons.   Ms. Lozada 3rd Grade Love Johnnel M.   Love […]

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