Week 15: Like You
This week we started off by asking, “Have you ever had a moment of deep appreciation for the world around you? After a few minutes we read Roque Daltons poem “Like You” a piece that celebrates our connection to each other and the world by celebrating some of the simple joys of life. Students then wrote their own pieces about some of the things they share in common with those close to them and people around the globe. I really love the way this exercise asks students to think about what connects them to humanity and all the common threads that connect us. Enjoy this weeks pieces!
Ms. Caplan’s 6th Grade Class
Like You
Jayleen
Like you I love music
and my cozy warm
bed. Flower are beautiful
the way the petals
move when the wind
blows, and the fresh
scent, The moon holds
a powerful glow in
the darkness. People are
deserving of equal rights.
I hate being in crowded places in makes
me feel like I’m
suffocating and there’s no
aire to help me.
Butterflies are amazing
and the way their wings
flap when they
fly and the unique
color of wings each
butterfly holds.
Poema
Alisson
Como tu yo amo algo
tal vez no las mismas cosas
pero amamos algo. Flores, naturaleza, animales
son cosas muy preciosas lo hermoso que
pueden ser estas cosas y animales tal vez
Gracias a la natauraleza por lo que nos
a dado, maravillas, calma. Cuando pienso
en ello me da una ansiedad o nerviosismo
a la vez que una felicidad. La tranquilidad,
calma, y soledad. Ver como aveces pueden
a ver rios en muchas ojas.
Gracias a la vida por las cosas hermosas.
Like you, I love something
maybe not the same things
but we love something. Flowers, nature, animals —
these are very precious things,
how beautiful they can be, these things and animals, maybe.
Thanks to nature for what it has given us:
wonders, calmness. When I think about it,
it gives me anxiety or nervousness,
but also happiness. The tranquility,
calm, and solitude. Seeing how sometimes
there can be rivers among many leaves.
Thanks to life for the beautiful things.
Ms. Murray’s 6th Grade Class
I Love
Martina
Like you, I like
looking at the moon every night
telling you good night.
I like laughing with my friends
until everyone hears us until we
don’t have more air.
Like you I believe in angels that
protect us from the sky, I believe
in after life, if God is giving us
second chances.
Like you, I like pets that
look at you with that look of love
saying thank you for being
with me, I like stars that
make our nights more shining.
I’m like you, and you are like me.
Like You
Landon
Like You I love
pizza with red tomato
sauce and tangy pepperoni
I also love friends that can
make me laugh until I
cry.
I believe that the Earth
is beautiful,l like my mother
will always look beautiful
in anyway.
I believe in God, with
all my heart and I know
he is with me all the time.
And I also believe in forgiveness
and second chances for
all.
I hope humanity and all of
us can find peace and for
all of us to love.
Like You
Julian
I believe in laughing till
you cry, and to sleep to get
away from problems. I believe
in the beauty of white snow
with no dirt and the hills
that are green from faraway.
I believe love can cure
sadness and I believe in the
goodness of people, even
bad people. I believe humanity
can find love and make
peace. I believe in the goofiness
of other people and
how everyone has joy in
them. I believe in the solar
system, how there’s so much
to see, and thunder that
makes the world white.
I believe in the way people
mess with each other, and
when someone does something
hilarious. I believe
in the peace of tea and
decaf. I believe in the joy
in my mind, and when I’m nervous
my stomach is full. I believe in laughter
and how it brings joy.
