Image, Imagination, Imagery!

So far – in addition to covering LINE, STANZA, and SIMILE – 3rd graders at Twain have learned that poems can be inspired by likes [and dislikes], as well as curiosities and dreams. Today we talked about “out-of-the-box thinking,” and looked at the word IMAGERY for clues about our sessions’s focus. Right away students said they were reminded of the words image and imagination. We talked about how poets aim to paint vivid pictures (images) with words, and read “I Would Like to See,” by Ethan B., a student poet. Together we brainstormed lists of nouns (including emotions and furniture) that could be linked with other nouns to create unusual images in our minds. What do you notice about the linking words or phrases?

Mrs. Murphy 3rd Grade

I would like to see Matilda C.

I would like to see an alien dog wrecking a house
’cause he’s afraid of a mouse
named Jack
who broke his back
when running from a cat in the hat
who plays baseball and always subs for a cat
who is supposed to bat
but flies to space
to win a race
for $46,741 bucks
what luck
wait
Sam said DUCK!
Good bye for now to the bench
that knows French

Things I would like to see Mateo G.

I would like to see a zebra fighting a shoe
I would like to see a car eating a dinosaur
I would like to see my turtle doing jumping jacks
I would like to see my classroom eating nothing

Would you like to see this? Isabella L.

Would you like to see
a dog made of paper
a cat that says rawr
a ramen full of flowers
a person made of tables
a dinosaur that says meow
A theater full of flags
a TV made of sticky notes
a pup that says boo!
a rainbow full of houses
a leg made of fingers
a pizza that says “cheese!”

I would like to see Natalia S.

I would like to see hair made of noodles
I would like to see a poodle made of pizza
I would like to see a clock made of paper
I would like to see a house made of popsicle sticks
I would like to see a farm made out of popcorn
I would like to see houses that are built out of balloons
I would like to see a cow made of cheese
I would like to see a hornet made of a stack of moldy cheese
I would like to see a book made of lava
I would like to see clouds made of cotton candy
I would like to see a house bark
I would like to see cars fly
I wish you can ride on Earth
I would like to see a dog made of cake

Ms. O'Reilly 3rd Grade

Let Us Show You (a collaboration)

Let us show you
a water bottle full of flowers
a lion wearing a pink bow and sitting in a chair
a flower tying a bow
a park made of beige bows
a lion made of dining tables
a bunch of dining tables having a dance-off
a golden retriever made of water bottles pooping
sunflowers