Mrs. Spinelli's Class

Bruce Lansky:
My Teacher Loves Her iPod
What I Left Where

Joyce Armor:
Things I'm Going to Do to My Brother

Mrs. Tuohy's Class

Brod Bagert (pictured at right):
The Time I Learned to Ride My Bike

Bruce Lansky:
Turn Off the TV!
Forgetful

Marci Ridlon:
That Was Summer

Georgia Herd:
Whale Chant

Mrs. Kent's Class

Shel Silverstein:
Sick
The Farmer and the Queen

Bruce Lansky:
Pigs in Space

FAVORITE POEMS

"This unit encourages students to look at the world with a 'poet's eye' and value its worth," states Mrs. Kent. Above is a sample of some of the "favorite" poems that students in each of the three second grade classes at Roanoke Avenue School chose for their poetry books. Some of the students used their favorite poet as a mentor poet and their poetry reflects some of the same conventions of poetry. "The Poetry Jam was great!" states Hollique Smith-Johnson. "It was better than T.V."