These fourth graders have been creating their own poetry based on the ideas and styles of the famous poems that Miss Stretchberry makes Jack read. Students have worked hard to find meaning and connections in these poems. Then, they created their own words and proudly present them to you! Check out the following activities.

Activity 1: …Just Make Short Lines….

Students found poems they could “fall in love with”. They found the meaning of their poem and wrote their thoughts about the poem. Students take their thoughts, write them down, and edit the thoughts to make short lines to create poetry. Here is their finished product.

Bang-clang Funny word O’flang, what a funny name. Nailing nails all day, Have to do. Fine. Charlie got a nail in his head, Really, really sad. Hurt Keep working Until you sleep Man I would be tired. By Preston Haddow
		How gross, To pin your underwear to a wall. How funny, To have a bee in your tea. How funny, To have a pipe full of gun. By Isaah Abeyta
			Cool Shot gun Car was a lemon Drove it for 20 minutes Not kidnapped Wasn’t true By Jordan Helms
	Crocodile at the dentist, His tooth hurt. The dentist pulled out The wrong tooth. Snapped, closed his mouth. Dentist went North South East West Funny Part! Ouch, stop that! By RaeDawn Foreman