Poetry Friday round-up is with Michelle at Today’s Little Ditty..
I’ve been reading aloud Kwame Alexander’s Newbery Award winning book in verse, The Crossover. This is a great book to read aloud, but it’s also visually appealing. I don’t think there is a name for this form of writing when the written words express the feeling of the word. But my kids got it! Such a fun way to write about sports. Of course, I wrote about dancing. Have some fun with the way the words look on the page, Kwame style!
Karate by Breighlynn, 3rd grade
I kick the ball
and watch it
f
a
l
l
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we yell
cause that’s where it
f
e
l
l
I take a glance at my team
And realize we look like we’re from a meme
It’s up to me to save the Day
Cause if we don’t win
This is where our
G
r
a
v
e
s
will lay
I Kick
b u c s
It o n e
And I scream, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will my team really loose?
Will they think we’re fools?
NO, NOT IN THIS LIFE NOR THE NEXT!!!!!!!
Jayden, 5th grade
by Margaret Simon, 2018
Reflections on the Teche 