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Hands on Stanzas, the educational outreach program of the Poetry Center of Chicago places professional, teaching Poets in residence at Chicago Public Schools across the city. Poets teach the reading, discussion, and writing of poetry to 3 classes over the course of 20 classroom visits, typically from October through April. Students improve their reading, writing, and public speaking skills, and participating teachers report improved motivation and academic confidence. You can contact Cassie Sparkman, Director of the Hands on Stanzas program, by phone: 312.629.1665 or by email: csparkman(at)poetrycenter.org for more information.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Week 1: Nobody knows...

Drawing on our reading of Pablo Neruda's "III" from The Book of Secrets, we invented the secrets of inanimate objects (plants, machines...) and revealed them, using "Nobody Knows..."

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My Secrets
Zamira M.


Nobody knows that…the TV is
a person that doesn’t talk.

Nobody knows that socks talk to
me because they are my friends.

Nobody knows that Halloween is a big
ghost that is a friend of winter.


Nobody Knows
José A.


My rug takes me to
places ’cause it’s magic.

My car can transform
into a bumblebee.

My kitchen makes me
food whenever I am hungry.

My refrigerator gives me
water when I am thirsty.


Nobody Knows
Janet G.


Nobody knows that a house can hug a giraffe.

Nobody knows that a snake can touch a sky.

Nobody knows that a bus can fly in the air.

Nobody knows that a car can drive by itself.

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Nobody Knows
Jennifer R.


Nobody knows that the Brazil
flag is a picnic.

Nobody knows that the rat
is in a ball.


Nobody Knows
Moises A.


Nobody knows that my house has
a brain in the attic. Nobody knows that my
house has four legs and a
nose as a window. It can fly
and we would think that we would
still be on the ground and when we try
to go outside the house the house fastly come
down.

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Nobody Knows
Kimberly P.


Nobody knows that trees are baby blue.

Nobody knows that babies are turtles.

Nobody knows that fish are dinosaurs.


Nobody Knows
Kevin C.


Nobody knows that a garbage can eats
the garbage you throw inside.

Nobody knows that clouds are
seeing us.


Nobody Knows…
Esmeralda P.


Nobody knows that the tree
is stuck.

Nobody knows that the
stars move.

Nobody knows that the
tomato is green.

Nobody knows that the
clouds dance.

1 comment:

maggie said...

I enjoyed reading the different poetry styles from the various students. Keep up the great work- teachers and students!