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Haiku Inspired by Sonia Sanchez

For two Poetry Thursdays, we have been working on creating haiku inspired by Sonia Sanchez and her project with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Peace is a Haiku Song. You can visit some of our poems at the project's website!

Editor's Note: These are not all strictly 5-7-5 situations, but they are all irresistible! Love, Ms. W

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Congratulations, President Obama!

On Wednesday, November 7th, our class celebrated the victory of Barack Obama by watching his acceptance speech and making cards. It was a very happy day! 

Our Election Predictions! And One Campaign Speech!

Nikki Giovanni, Patricia Smith, G Yamazawa Lifetime Accomplishments

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Narrative Poems Inspired by Patricia Smith

A few weeks ago, we wrote poems about our loved ones, inspired by Patricia Smith's "When the Burning Begins." Here are just a few of the poems we came up with!

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Vocabulary Art for "From Miss Ida's Porch"