Thinking About Symbols | Sabin 5th Grade

We read “La Muralla/The Mural” by Nicolas Guillen, and we are talking and thinking about symbols. In this poem Guillen writes the story of how a mural was made and what the images on the mural symbolize. Guillen writes, “Tun, Tun/Knock, knock” and opens the mural to positive symbols and closes the mural to negative ones.

During our poetry workshop we talked about the ways a symbol can represent a group, a person, a story or emotions.

Students talked, wrote and drew, about symbols that are important to them. Here are some of the poems they have written and symbols they have drawn!

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Leímos “La Muralla/The Mural” escrito por Nicolas Guillen, y estamos hablando sobre y pensando en que son símbolos. En este poema Guillen escribe un cuento de cómo se planea una muralla y que simbolizan las imágenes de la muralla. Guillen escribe, “Tun, Tun/Knock, Knock” y abre la muralla a las cosas buenas y cierra la muralla a las cosas malas.

Durante nuestro taller de poesía hablemos de como un símbolo puede representar un grupo, una persona, un cuento o emociones.

Los estudiantes hablaron, escribieron y dibujaron símbolos que tienen importancia para ellos. ¡Mira algunos de los poemas y dibujos!

5th Grade

The Wild Butterflies Renesmee V.

Butterflies mean bad and good
and nature and wild, and the forest,
and all different types of color.

Family Amarii-onna

My mom is my butterfly because i love her
And my siblings are my butterfly
Because everyday when I’m down they put a smile on my face.

Flowers Maliyah

Flowers bloom in the spring
And fall apart in the winter.

Flowers flow beautifully
In the windy weather.

Flowers can be any color
and size, they can be big, small
they can be
blue, purple, pink, red, orange, and yellow.

Flowers smell good.

Un Símbolo de Amor Yeiber

La primera vez que te vi
mi corazón se puso enamorada
mi corazón se paró pero
cuando te acerca
mi corazón se acelera
como el reloj
y los relojes se estén parados y mi cara
si esta enamorada.

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