April 23 - Hula Poems

This week we got to hula! Write a poem about hula. Remember to use descriptions that help your reader visualize the movement of hula. 

Happy hula,
Mrs. F.

April 24 - Musical Poetry

We had the pleasure of a musical guest today in our writing class. Dale Ladouceur came and played for us to inspire our poetry. Below is a quick video of Dale. 

What kind of poem did Dale inspire you to write?

Cheers,
Mrs. F. 

April 22 - Earth Day

April 22nd is EARTH DAY! Write a poem inspired by the earth. Here is our class brainstorm to help you get started:

Brainstorm:
- recycle, RRR, pollution, compost, 
- nature
- stream,  waterfall, water, ocean, river, lake, sea, rain, pond, snow, fog, mist,  precipitation

- sky, wind, lightning, thunder, clouds, sun, moon, storm

- trees, moss, roots, plants, weeds, shrub, crops, flowers, seeds
- Mother Earth
- Grass, dirt, soil, bedrock
- insects
- animals
- Epic, unique, one of a kind
- grow
- lava, volcano, mountains, rocks, pebbles, hills, cliff, coulee, hoodoo, gulle, ravine
- people

April 30th - Hip Hop

We are learning to hip hop dance for the next two weeks.  Write a poem describing your experience learning the dance.  Remember to include feelings, descriptive words and language to make your reader feel how you felt.  Happy writing!

Mrs. Swelander (in for Mrs. Flasha because some days, you just have to go with the flow.)