Poetry from Mrs. Walser's 4th Grade Class
Shorewood Elementary

Mrs. Walser's class wrote poems and then keyed them using the AlphaSmart keyboards. They were then put onto disks, edited and graphics were added. The students tried different poetry styles, including: acrostic, cinquain, diamante and windspark. Here are some samples:

School (diamante)
     Educational, fun
     Writing, reading, learning
     Social studies, math, science, language
     Smiling, playing, thinking
     Hectic, busy
     Teacher

by Marcy Carpenter

SY
     HI,
     I'm Sy
     Yes I can drive,
     And if I see you,
     ZOOMING by,
     I'll wave you hi!
     Now b-by!

by Joe Malone

Dogs (acrostic)
     Dirty
     Outrageous
     Great
     Smart

by Kathryn Huo

Grass (acrostic)
     Growing
     Rising
     Adding
     Shiny
     Shaking

by Kathryn Huo

Windspark (windspark)
     I dreamed
     I was a dancer
     On stage
     Moving
     Having fun

by Meagan Rhode

Anole (cinquain)
     Green, brown, soft, quiet
     Mealworm eater, yum, yum
     Beautiful, peaceful, gentle, nice
     Lizards

by Chantelle


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