Have you ever taken a moment to celebrate yourself? For this week’s session at Perez Elementary we read Nikki Giovanni’s “Ego Trippin’ and talked about how she uses exaggeration and metaphor to celebrate herself in this poem. Students than had time to write their own pieces celebrating themselves, using some of the same poetic devices that Ms. Giovanni does in her piece.
8th Grade- Group 1
I Am
Alonzo T
I was born in Chicago
I am the windy days
of mid fall
Cool like water flowing through
a river
I am so fast that
I can teleport
I am sneaky like a
lion hunting its prey
I am short like the
John Hancock tower
next to the Willis tower
I am not
Lizette P.
I am not as calming as fall but also not
As chaotic as a racoon
Or as sensitive as water
What I’m Like
Anailyn C.
I am as lazy as a panda, not the kung fu panda,
And as hungry as an elephant.
I hide away in my room sleeping as
quietly as a bear in hibernation.
I like to be alone doing whatever entertains me,
Alone in my room.
Still I am the outside, doing one of my favorite exercises, running
Just as fast as a cheetah.
8th Grade- Group 2
If You Knew Me
Angel L.
If you knew me you would know that
I am as lazy as a cat, so I lay in bed and play video games all day.
I am as quiet as fall, that one can hear themselves breathe.
I’m like that one bright star on a very dark night when the moon is out and shining.
I’m as determined as Tom when he tries to catch Jerry
I Am
Angel Lo.
I am so smart
That I can teach better at Harvard than any other teacher.
I feel like the best
That I sat on a throne
I am like fire
That I destroy everything in my path along the way
I am just like winter
Because I am very calm and sometimes bad
I am like a bird
Cause I can fly high in the sky
I am an eagle
The way I can see everything
I Am
Jay A.
I am El Salvador
The fresh cold breeze that hits your face
On a hot sunny day
The plants are green
The warm spring air
That makes you crave
Cold ice cream
7th Grade
I Am
Carmen P.
I am so strong the HULK is jealous
I am so fast the cheetah cant see me
My life is like a
P
O
O
L
chaotic but fun
My life is also like hills bumpy
my talent for swimming and water polo is up to the
M
O
O
N
I am as smart as the smartest person on earth
When i get mad it’s like a
volcano
My emotions are like CHICAGO weather
Up and down
every day
I AM
Karen A.
I am a wildfire
BIGGER
Than a house
Shorter than a
FIRE ANT
I am quiet as a
MOUSE
I have every
POWER
Just because yo mando
When
I’m
MAD
I
get
WILD
I could burn down a
CITY
Not knowing why I’m mad
Just know I’m
MAD
When I’m stressed
No need to worry
FOOD
cures my
STRESS
I am
BRIGHT
as an ocean
WAVE
in
PACIFIC OCEAN
The Elements of Miggy.D
Miguel D.
I am fire not like a candle in a room
But like the Chicago fire
The way I melt the controller
When I lose the game
All the TV’S I broke
As if it has no feelings
I am an ostrich the way I cross people on the court
“Swooosh”
My shots on the court are smoother than butter
Although I am not always fire
Sometimes I’m water
Like a small drizzling in the spring
I am elements I am an animal I am a texture
I AM MIGGY
