On the second day of our 6th Grade poetry residency at Sayre Elementary, we compared stories about what we did over the weekend and what we noticed–in particular: the sounds, sights, smells, tastes, and touches. Then we read poems that focused on imagery and sensory details, and we talked about how we can do that with our own poems. After that, students wrote about what it was like for them when they did an activity they loved and tried to bring in as many sensory details as possible.
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Mr. Smith’s Classroom
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Soccer
By Jazmin C.
I love playing soccer with my cousin.
We always play soccer in the backyard
Or alley, I always hear my brother
Make this particular sound when he hits
The ball… puh puh boom!
And I am a good goalie
But sometimes I get scared
I’m going to get hit!!!
But I love to play
And I always hear
My brother and cousin talk
About soccer players
Like Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Gravity Falls
By Azariah
Watching TV is like watching a magical
Scene. The light brightens in the sea
Of the place with gravity. Gravity falls
Is a place in Oregon that shines and is
Beautiful like a sea orchid. In Gravity Falls,
You see, you can be in my heart as long
As you want to be. The sour, sweet taste
You give me will never be changed and
That’s a fact that will never age.
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Paint!
By Malery D.
Something I love to do is paint things.
A thing enjoy about it is how it turns out,
The bright or dark colors you see
on the thing you’ve painted.
The sound when the brush
moves along your painting.
Sometimes, we accidentally touch the paint
With our hands, and you can feel the cold
And wet paint. Painting makes me feel relaxed,
It’s a fun thing to do with others, or when you’re
Alone. And remember, DON’T DRINK THE WATER
WITH PAINT! It tastes horrible.
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Mr. Hollich’s Classroom
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Fortnight Guy
By Alex
I can’t touch grass, I only
play Fortnight, Fortnight
Is my life. I love it so much
I play it all day to win the
Most games. I crank gas
Until it gets too easy and
I play with my friends
So we all have fun. All
I see is Fortnight. I feel
My keyboard and I’m in
my zone and I taste the air
And smell the food. I love
Fortnight and Fortnight
Loves me too!
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On the Court
By Tamia D.
On the court is where I like to be
The feeling of happiness and focus
Flowing through the air
The smell of sweat shows out determination
And mouths dry from our hard work.
The balls bouncing up and down
On the court and our shoes squeaking
In low-key annoying, the wind rushing
In our faces as we’re running on the court.
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Walking in a Beautiful Place
By Rahma
I like feeling like I’m in a beautiful place
And the air is cold when I smell it
I feel like I’m eating ice cream, and
The sun makes me feel like
I’m in a comfortable place, and the
Smell is like flowers.
