Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: Fun with Poetry

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Fun with Poetry

I love teaching poetry! It is such a wonderful way to express thoughts, whether they are serious or silly. Words can be used so beautifully, and poetry is an excellent example of that.

All classes had lessons on Onomatopoeia, which is a big fancy word for when words sound like their meaning. Words like:

Boom

Crack

Sizzle

Click

Honk

Splash

I bet you can think of a hundred more!

The "Budding" class had the assignment to fill in the blanks about the season of spring. The "Awesome" classes were challenged to use Onomatopoeia, and at least one more tool, like rhyme, repetition, or alliteration. Enjoy these samples!

by Audrey, 3rd grade

Purring

by Sophia (6th grade)

Cats they purr

Their beautiful fur

Warming in the sun

Outside

All the day they run

Inside

Sleeping is their idea of fun

Rulers of the house they preside

And when our day is finally done

We do our work; they sit beside

And when our day again has begun

Never to us does it occur

They watch us

Purring

Swish! By Dhruv, 6th grade

Swish! the ball falling through the net,

Pound, slap! that’s a foul, ref!

free throws

Whoo, deep breath

Bang! it's good!

next shot, slap!

and one!!!!!!

for the win . . . . .

the buzzer ticking down

tick, tick, tick,

down by 2 . . .

other team cheering . . .

“Haha, they have no chance”

my muscles tense, eagerness

boils up . . .

3 . . . 2 . . .

1 . . . . . . . all or nothing . . . . .

pull-up three . . . . . .

SPLASH!!!! Swish!!!! Bang!!!! MO-NEY!!!!!

Crowd erupts, buzzer confirms our win with a BEEEEEEEEP . . . .

A Fine, Ferocious, Furry Friend

By Liam (5th grade)

In the Arctic, where it snows,

The animals only saw one fire glow.

The little Eskimos were filled with delight,

Even on this dark and gloomy night.

The Eskimos could've sworn,

A little cub was about to be born.

They crept up to the den, not making a tweet,

For this adorable cub was asleep.

They knew this was the greatest miracle of l life,

This truly was the greatest night.

A Raindrop's Day
by Tyler (5th grade)

I was born in a cloud

So dark and proud

My brothers and sisters

Cuddled and talked in whispers

Then my mom set us free

And then we screamed, "Wheeee!"

Down to the Earth we fell

We knew our day would end well.

In a field of flowers we landed

The flowers drank us all up

I was happy I could help them sup.

Poetry Madness

By: Lucas (5th grade)

Scritch Scratch goes the pen,

It’s poetry time again.

I’m so mad at Mrs. Huff,

She makes us write this stuff!

A poem I cannot write,

Not a chance that I might.

But after all this time,

To write a poem sounds fine.

Ancestral Journey

By Veronica (6th grade)

Primitive instincts come back to me

as the heavy load

trailed swiftly behind

a corner comes up and

I’m

ready

swerve.

The dogs after me

sprint swiftly

as the musher shouts

and whips

all about.

Sometimes

serving is a pride,

but other times

passionless

work.

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About the Teacher

Mrs. Huff has taught Language Arts for over 20 years. After being a classroom teacher for 12 years, she chose a new career path in teaching writing workshops and tutoring in order to stay home with her young children. She loves teaching creative writing, reading, and grammar. She specializes in teaching elementary school grades, but enjoys assisting older students with their writing as well. She offers both in-person and online workshops and tutoring sessions. Mrs. Huff is Barton trained and certified, and has experience tutoring dyslexic students. She loves to see their growth and improvement in reading, writing, and spelling.

Mrs. Huff's hobbies include coaching volleyball, photography, scrapbooking, writing, and spending time with her family. She has a daughter and a son, both "graduates" from the "Authors and Artists" program!

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