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 2:  The Red Wheelbarrow

 

A Pink Skateboard by Jordan Helms

 

So much depends

Upon

 

A pink skateboard

Riding through the skate park

 

Beside the gray

fence

 
Students read The Red Wheelbarrow, by William Carlos Williams.  Students found their own objects that so much depends on…..

 

A Sparkly Bike by Raedawn Foreman

 

So much depends

Upon

 

A sparkly bike

Cruising through the neighborhood

 

Beside the brown

Dogs

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Ugly Cat  by Skyler Anderson

 

So much depends

Upon

 

An ugly cat

No fur no purr

 

He has no friends

Or no pens

 

He has no food or

No mood.

 

 

An Invisible Pink Dog by Isaah Abeyta

 

So much depends

Upon

 

An invisible pink dog

Snooping in the house

 

Beside the orange

Cat.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A yellow Floaty by Preston Haddow

 

So much depends

Upon

 

A yellow floaty

Bobbling against the shore

 

Beside the bloody

Shark