Halloween is this week, a time of candy, costumes, and spooky fun. For their 4th session of poetry I asked Twain 4th graders, “What is something that you want, that seems impossible? How can you get it? Some students imagined having their very own zombie, dinosaur, and Professor Dumbledore’s wand. Other students dreamed of a new puppy, learning how to knit, going to a concert, and a future career in the military.
Together we listened to the audio recording of Laura Mucha reading her poem, “Wanted: Wizard’s Assistant.” The poem is written as a job ad in a newspaper. Throughout the poem Mucha’s uses alliteration, repeating two or more words that share the same consonant sounds in her lines, to show what a wizard wishes for in an ideal assistant. Potent potion pondering/ good at goblin gobbling, wonderful with wobsicles/ frightening frogs on Fridays.
Inspired by Mucha’s spellbinding poem, 4th graders created their poems asking for fantastical things. Readers enjoy the magical poems and pictures below.
Ms. Hayes 4th Grade
Group 1
Wanted: Universe Crushing Bodyguard
Job Application
by Ares C.
Proficient at fighting.
A good cook.
Strong as a black hole.
Strong as a Titan.
Good a writing UFO’s.
Proficient at fighting.
A good cook.
Strong as a black hole.
Strong as a Titan.
Good a writing UFO’s.
Job Description:
No money!!!
Just kidding.
Need to have a heart of a lion.
Smart as an A.I.
Need to be good at cooking.
Deadline for Applications:
67 days ago.
Wanted: The Deer
By Nathalie M.
The deer.
The most mythic creature,
you can ever find.
You will need him, in
the dangers of the forest.
You will have to keep him
out of the light that shines
on him.
He loves the darkness of
the dark sky.
Wanted: A Minion
By Natalia W.
Qualifications
Candidate must be:
good at bringing bananas,
brave at reading spooky stories,
and brave with my dog.
Job Description includes,
but not limited to:
Matching outfits on Monday.
Tacos on Tuesday.
Wand wobbling on Wednesday.
Thinking of new poems on Thursday.
Fries and friends on Friday!
Ms. Drakulich 4th Grade
Group 2
Wanted: Fairy
By Elienai A.D.
She should be a girl,
generous, good at
making kind spells.
She should look tall
or tiny.
She should be pink,
sparkles, loves glitter,
and she is kind.
Lil Peitey
By Gael R.
I like Lil Peity, because he is cute
and small like an ant.
He is smart like a professional
scientist.
I want to have it like a pet.
another reason I like and want
it because I want him to help
me with my homework.
Have A Wolf Like a Pet and Poetry Every day
By Osiel C.R.
How to have a wolf as a pet:
a wolf can protect you from danger.
If you have poetry every day.
You can learn more things
and you can see your poems.
Ms. Williams 4th Grade
Group 3
Wanted: A Monster
By Lorenzo E.
Qualifications
Candidate must be:
able to scare people
must be gigantic and grumpy
able to be under my bed
must be able to come out fast
able to scare my brother
able to scare my sister
must hide quick
Job Description
includes, but not limited to:
scare people on Monday
run on Tuesday
eat on Wednesday
sleep on Thursday
go out and scare people on Friday.
Deadline For Applications:
October 28, 2025.
Wanted: A Pet Cat
By Lamarion W.
When I got it,
it had powers.
It was small and smart.
Small enough to fit in
my pencil case.
It is white and wiggly.
Also, she can jump into
my pocket.
She scared my friends.
Wanted: Unicorn
By Leila P.
A unicorn, modern and magical.
Mighty and magnificent.
Glitter tail and tall rainbows
in the sky.
Unicorns, beautiful and admiring.
Rainbows, rain clouds, and unicorns.
Wanted: A Chocolate Dog
By Lianna U.
My dog is big.
My dog is slow.
My dog is picky,
he won’t even eat pickles.
My dog can only
eat purple chocolate.
My dog is super here.
When I’m in danger.
My dog has a big, long, nose.
Ms. Carther 4th Grade
Group 4
Wanted: Tarantula
by Andy C.
Tarantulas are awesome.
Tarantulas are cool.
Tarantulas are creepy creatures.
Tarantulas have eight legs.
Tarantulas have eight eyes.
Tarantulas are scary.
Wanted: A Dog
by Arleth G.
I want a dog.
A brave, big, and beautiful dog.
My dog would protect me
from strangers.
My dog would be loved
a lot since he is beautiful.
My dog is
a brave, big, and beautiful dog.
My friends would jump in joy.
Skipping, smiling we would
walk my dog.
Wanted: Pheonix
by Aiden G.
Profiencent at palm puzzling,
fire wings and breathing fire,
making a potion with fire.
Magic trees making Mondays.
Breathing fire target Tuesdays.
Flying breakfast on Wednesdays.
Surviving from volcano on Thursdays.
Sleeping on the air on Fridays.
4th grade Halloween Pumpkins
