History (in third person)

Today we read Tomaz Salamun's poem "History." We talked about writing in third person to gain some distance and a new perspective. We also talked about how imagining one's own history could be interesting, especially when the poet chooses vivid images. The students wrote great poems of their own imagined histories. Take a look!

Ms. Mitchell 5th grade
Week 15
3/25/08

My History
Cecilia F.

Cecilia is a hero.
She is a blue book being read.
Some people think she’s crazy.
Maybe she is a healthy carrot
or maybe even a parrot that is
blue! She could even be a famous
singer that she would never be.
Cecilia is taking her stubborn
step sister to the store to
buy a Bratz diamonds doll.
Cecilia is a yellow bright
star in the sky.
She could even be a bright
and sweet strawberry, even
though she is a sour lemon.
But people say: oh look
the devil is coming to the baker
to buy a cake for her family.

History
Thalia V.

Thalia is a cat.
Thalia is a bush.
She sits down watching
TV. People and I, we both
look at her amazed. We wish
her well. Maybe she is an image
you can’t describe. But,
next year, she will be at home
in Mexico or Las Vegas.
This is Thalia.
But in Las Vegas, peoples
say: look. But Thalia
just walks away following her mom.

History
Arniece W.

Arniece is a drama queen.
Arniece is a red ruby shining bright.
She’s like a star shining bright
like a celebrity.
She’s like a stubborn girl who sometimes would like to
leave Chicago.
Arniece is like the queen of celebrities, because
she is a beauty and glamorous and has it all.
Next year, she will probably be in college
like a student in Atlanta or New York.

Ms. Kennedy 5th grade
Week 15
03/25/08

History
Michaela C.

Michaela is a princess.
Michaela is a star shining at night.
She sees people saying it is beautiful.
People and I look at her crazy.
They wish she was a real
live person. Maybe she is punished
from the biggest star in the
universe. Maybe she is a spy
in the sky. Next year, she
will probably be on vacation
and relaxing because she
is stressed out. But, she’ll
be okay for the rest of her life.

What is He?
Alan R.

Alan is a ball that bounces.
Alan is a big scary giant.
He lies down in the shade.
People say: He is a bull
running in the street.
I say: Next year he will
be in Mexico at the beach.
People think he is a big snow-
storm. But the next year
he is at school getting his grades.
But he is still planning to
go to Mexico before he dies.
He is a door not letting
anything go in.


History
Noemi O.

Noemi is an angel.
Noemi is a light turning off and on.
She lies in the night.
Swims in the morning.
Noemi is a cheetah chasing
its prey. She is like a spider
waiting for a bug to get
on her web. Next year
she will be in Puerto Rico.

Ms. Schaeffer 5th grade
Week 15
03/25/08

History
Tyriona W.

Tyriona is a T-Rex
that is running for meat.
Tyriona is a chandelier
dangling in the air.
She is a sour apple
that makes you shiver.
Next year, she would be
a high mountain that no one
can reach. Maybe she will be
a gummy worm that slithers
on the ground. But,
people say she is going to be
a little, tiny bird.
Next year, she’ll probably be
a big hole. There’s
a possibility that she might be
a dancing leprechaun.
But other people say she will
be a singer and a queen that people
will examine in the future.
But she says that she is going
to be a successful person.

History
Guadalupe C.

Guadalupe is a plant.
Guadalupe is a gummy bear
running up and down.
She goes to the pool and
calls her plant.
People look at her weird.
They wish her will and to not
get sick again.
They will give her energy.
When leaves fall to the floor,
she can only show petals
that should be taken in winter.
She will die.
That is history about Guadalupe.

My History
Vanessa E.

Vanessa is an angel.
She might only be a sad story.
Possibly she should be a Chihuahua.
Next year, she’ll be in Europe. In Paris.
But people will say: look there is
Vanessa walking down the street
drinking some latte.
She will always be someone
to trust and she will always
be nice to people.