by juan.c age11
I am a caring person
I am nice
I am respectful
I am a movie fan
I am a toy player
I am water flowing
I am wind around people
I am a good person
I am a teacher cousin
I am a gmail kid
I am a my space fan
I am a web
I am a virgo
I am a friend
I am some kind of stupid
I’m not skinny
I’m not a girl
I’m not perfect
I’m not a teacher
I’m not a teenager
I Am Poem
by Salvador S., age 12
I AM A BOY.
I AM NOT BORED.
I AM NICE.
I AM NOT A SELFISH BOY.
I AM CURIOUS.
I AM NOT EVIL.
I AM SMART.
I AM NOT MEAN TO MY SURROUNDINGS.
I AM INTENT TO PLAY VIDEOGAMES.
I AM NOT LAZY.
I AM MY LEGO TOYS.
I AM NOT GOOD AT HOMEWORK.
I AM MORE SKINNY THAN FAT.
I AM NOT A GOOD EATER EXCEPT AT THE CHINESE BUFFET.
Inspired by Nikki Giovanni’s poem “Woman,” I asked the students to write poems talking about the things that they are, and the qualities that they possess, both real and metaphorical. Marisol’s poem is below; more to follow.
My I’m
Marisol D., age 12
I’m a sun
I’m not too perfect
I’m a bright star
I’m not that dumb
I’m a sunflower
I’m not a smelly fish
I’m like the sea of course
I’m not that smart
I’m a sky
I’m not the grudge
I’m a little cute
I’m not a model
I’m a smarty-pants
I’m not a nerdy
I’m kind of fat
I’m not skinny
I’m athletic
I’m not lazy
I’m so cool
I’m not bored
by Juan C., age 11
I am a boy who is very honest
I don’t say any lies or do bad stuff
I love my family and friends
I wouldn’t want anything to happen to them
If something happened to them I would be sad
I wish something hadn’t happened to my cousin
He almost died because a car hit him
We went to his house he was ok we took him a stuffed animal. He was so happy he could barely move we had a great time. We actually had a good time together. My friend also got hurt. She broke her hand when she was playing soccer with her little brother. My cousin broke his hand with his bicycle he fell with the bicycle on top of him
Showed me the broken hand the next day I went to see him. I said, what happened to you? I wish this never happened.
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Inspired after reading Versos Sencillos by Jose Martí.
by Alberto S., age 12
I am a sincere boy.
I am always between fights.
Always get in to fight.
I am not a shy boy.
I always stand up for myself.
I am strong as a tree.
I never back down,
If I failed on things I
Stand back up and try again.
Giving up is not my thing.
I am not a 5 years old, I am
12 years old. I am not
The tallest, I am not the shortest.
In school I am between
The tall and the short. I am the
Tallest in my house not the shortest in
My house. I am not oldest, but
I am the youngest in my house.
THE END
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This poem was inspired after reading Versos Sencillos by Jose Martí.
