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Another Voice

For their 6th poetry session Hamline 6th graders explored persona poetry. I asked students to imagine seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. The word persona refers to the mask actors wore in ancient […]

Planets, Solar Eclipses, & Poetry

This week all Hamline 6th graders could talk about is the solar eclipse that’s happening on Monday, April 8th. During an eclipse the moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, which will block […]

Emotions in Motion

For our 4th week of poetry, Hamline 6th graders focused on their emotions. I asked students to pick an emoji that described how they felt that morning. There were six emojis: 😐🙂🥰😠😞😂to choose from. […]

If I Could Turn Back Time …

Hamline 6th graders traveled back in time for their third week of poetry. We explored how to use our five senses (touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight) to recall memories. I showed students photos […]

Painting Self-Portraits

For our 2nd week of poetry, Hamline 6th graders explored the concept of self-portraits. Students looked at the artwork of famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who was known for creating unique self-portraits of herself. […]

Wonderland Thoughts

It was great meeting Hamline Elementary 6th graders last Wednesday. A few students had some experience writing poetry with their teachers. They already knew various poetry terms and styles such as rhyme, simile, and […]

Haunted Hamline Pt. 2

As promised, here are the scary poems from Hamline. Do not read in the dark… The Rose by Sandra I was trying to plant a rose because my mother told me so. And I […]

Haunted Hamline

Haunted Hamline! Some of the earliest forms of horror stories came in the form of poetry. The young poets at Hamline School read some scary classics in poetry like “The Cremation of Sam McGee” […]

Back of the Yards got Bars

Couplets are a common rhyme scheme used in poetry and, especially in rap music. They are two lines of poetry that rhyme. After listening to lyrics performed by the Tupac Shakur and Bad Bunny […]

Who are we in Hamline?

In poetry when we write through the point of view or perspective of another character as if it was our own this is persona. After reading “Death of Snowman” by Vernon Scannell we discussed […]

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