Lesson Note: ‘In a time of crisis, poetry can help focus our fears and transform ‘noise into music’ … In effect, poetry “aims in every possible way to reaffirm the world that we actually inhabit, in all its vital, messy, beautiful, tragic reality. Mar 10, 2020, The Washington Post
Ms. Munoz Period One, 9th Grade
Everything
Pink
White
Thick
Hard
Small
yet
Flashing
Capturing
Electric
Brings
Memories
Flashbacks
Enjoyment
On the bottom shelf
small
thick
leather
book
old memories
my home in Europe
reminisce
Within grey leather
Lies
Cushioned
Leveled
Smooth
This makes me feel
Calm
Happy
Peaceful
Be aware of what is within you…
football
is
brown
stiff
old
dark/bright
hard
to
kick
easy
to
throw
Football
Old
Big
Thin
Wide
Green
Case
Big
Black
Screen
Turn
On
Bright
Gold
Snow
Eiffel tower
Glass
Small
Delicate
Heavy
Round
pretty
Ms. Munoz Period Two, 7th Grade
CREEPY
Thick
Red
Blue
Spiderman
Piggybank
Always
Around
Concerning
In
Wonderful
Disney Land
Small
Colorful
Joyful
Chain
Dances
With
Wind
On
Summer
Day
The
Round
Short
Plain
But yet
So
Wonderful
Peace
Fills the room
With a
Smell
That will
Hypnotize you
Enough
To put
You to
Sleep
Above
on
gold
shiny
cool
detailed
quickly
fire
fly
still
amazing
Tennessee
Clean
Throughout
Numbers
Ticking
On
Loud
Dazzling
Always
target
Black
Phone
Soft
Blue
Old
Phone
Holder
Carry
Massachusetts
Mimicking
Beanbag
Ms. Munoz Period Five, 7th Grade
Among
of
golden
round
shiny
small
stack
plenty
change
money
sitting
Mona lisa
sometimes
Along
beneath
colorful
decorating
shiny
notes
Sanrio
gleaming
beautifully
Resting
on
glass
soft
delicate
moist
fresh
zesty
sweet
citrusy
juicy
tangy
Eaten
Write
as
you
will
With
White
and
splotches
of
color
Silver
lining
on
Yellow
erases
all
Over
in
blue
calm
wet
seas
lies
Mr. Gray
gracefully
swimming
around
Ms. Munoz Period Six, 9th Grade
Against
wall
waiting
orange
heavy
Loud
Distorted
yet
Tangy
Strum
play
repeat
Aside
the
couch
silently
falling
behind
sturdy
yet
aged
IKEA
is
near
Farewell
Because
of
green
heavy
fragile
lion
trapped
as
Gemstone
Forever
Inside
A
Frame
Sits
With
Photos
Sitting
Upright
An
Image
I
See
Dark
Dim
Bright
The
Amazing
Light
On
And
Off
Day
Or
Night
Beautiful light
Ms. Munoz Period Eight, 7th Grade
Green
Messy
Leaves
Within
Brown
Leaves
The
Leaves
Seem
Everywhere
The
Plant
Within
The
White
Pot
The
Lucious
Brown
Stem
With
The
Messy
Leaves
The
Plant
With
The
Stem
Looks
Messy
But
Beautiful
On
Its
Own
bouncing
flying
it
slows
bound
tight
still
knows
electric
sticks
weakly
wander
forever
fleetingly
around
dull
fluffy
small
colorful
corner
rolls
June
there
forever
Near
Around
Small
Dark
Small
Chunky
Easy
helps
common
Tool
Sharpen
Smoothly
Beside
Me
On
Verizon
Glowing
In
Dark
Loudly
Ringing
Cased
Small
Convenient
Mobile
In
Next
Long
Blue
Smooth
Ink
Write
December
Calmly