“No me digan que cambie”

This past week at Lawndale the 6th grade continued to explore the world of odes and similes. They wrote in appreciation of everything from erasers to themselves, with similes as dynamic as they are. The 8th grade explored the meaning of slang, and the language of their everyday lives. We talked about familial, generational, and Chicago-specific words through a “translation” game, taking words as simple as lie and making lists of all their different forms, from cap to storytelling. We also watched Denise Frohman’s slam poem “Accents” to explore how culture and language intersect, and what it means to take pride in how we speak. Please enjoy Carlos’s arepas, Kamari’s math book, and Kenderly’s celebration of being herself.