Students montaged their experience of their gender using rich imagery informed by the senses.
Ms. Hernandez, 7th grade, 1st period
Sweet Girl by Kimberly G.
Girl looks sparkling like
shimmer.
Girl feels cold as winter
smooth as paper.
Girl tastes like sweet
yummy donuts.
Girl smells like sweet strawberry
cake,
sweet girl.
Untitled by Jacob A.
Boy smells like deodorant and summer.
Boy feels like a smooth counter.
Boy looks like dogs playing and jumping.
Girl’s Life by Jamirayah L.
Leggings, jogging pants
heart stickers, and
hot summer days.
Rolling in the
grass, cool air,
the feeling of key
board keys touching
your finger and
rubbing my dog.
Sweet tea milk
shake, the taste
of opening your mouth
when it rains.
Dove body wash,
lavender, the back
of old earrings.
A Boy by Jared M.
Smooth skin on a hot summer day.
Outside playing basketball and enjoying life.
Spending time with family and joking.
Eat all of the food they could get to.
Snacks all day and play video games.
Play lots of sports.
We are boys.
El Niño by Adrian M.
El niño se ve como una flor, una flor
para otra flor. El niño huele como una mujer.
El niño se siente helado como tu corazón.
El niño se escucha llorar como la luna sin
su sol.
Girl by Daniela G.
groans, laughter, & constant sighs.
all desserts you could think of and more.
looks tired, hungry, & side-eying glances.
feels like soft & warm dough, good enough to eat.
smells minty, oranges, and raspberry aroma.
Life Montage of a Boy by Enrique P.
The tastes of a boy
is stuff that is glorified,
Also of high most respect.
The tastes of a boy
is Jarritos coolness while on a Mexican barbeque.
The flavor is unlimited and verified.
The smell of a boy
is a mystical rose
pleasant and good.
The looks of a boy
is average man with chin
chiseled chin that’s what
The sounds of a boy
Rock’N’Roll
jamming art
The feels of a boy
is a comfy bed with bedbugs
looks fine but it’s bad.
Ms. Hernandez, 7th grade, 2nd period
Outside by Emanuel R.
Boy feels the wind from the soccer
ball flying by, he smells the fresh air
like an eagle in the mountains.
Girl smells the flowers like a bee in
summer. Boy feels the air like a dog
in the park. Girl eats the yummy
sandwich. Boy hears the birds chirping
boy and girl are outside.
Boy Poem by Lucas T.
Boy feels as rough as scales.
Boy smells like fresh cut grass.
Boy tastes like old, rotten fruit.
Boys by Emarian W.
Boys look strong like hulk some slim like a snake
Boy feels better than everyone, rough as a rock
and feels like they get pushed hard on.
Boys taste like fresh coconuts in Hawaii.
Boys smell like sweat, odor, and cologne.
Boys think Big, about Death, and just how in general
Boys love sports, clothes, winning, girls, memories.
Untitled by Devin R.
Boy feels as prickly as a cactus, and as soft as a bed.
Boy smells like fresh cut grass, and diarrhea
Boy looks like a beautiful painting, and a maggot
filled trashcan.
The Senses by Tommy H.
The boy, tastes like food fading from the plate
The boy, looks mad like fire
The boy, feels fast like lightning, slow like a turtle
The boy smells like fire, water and air,
The boy looks sweet as candy, sour like lemons
The boy sounds like raindrops falling from the sky.
