This week the sixth grade writers have been working on sensory detail poems modeled after Knoxville, TN by Nikki Giovanni. The mini-lesson today was on endings, and the importance of adding a final thought to let the reader know the significance of the place and time these poets chose as their topic.
At this age, theme can be a little too abstract for many kids, but some of them captured their message quite nicely:
...and close your eyes and wish to stay there forever
...and think that everyone should have a monument for the great things they accomplished in their life.
...and be brave and scared at the same time
...and say good-bye to the ocean and welcome back dear home
...and start a new beginning, not only when you wake up in the morning
...and laugh and feel like the luckiest person in the world
...and feel like you can do anything, because you can
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