Friday, April 24, 2015

Today the students of Emanuel Lutheran's 4th grade class wrote poems inspired by the work of William Carlos Williams. We finished reading Love That Dog by Sharon Creech, in which Creech references Williams' poem "The Red Wheelbarrow". The class then wrote their own poems. These are just a few of the amazing poems that were written. Great Job 4th Grade!


The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens


The New Born Baby By Hannah

so much depends
upon

a new born
baby

crying in the
hospital

in my mothers
arms





The Lonely Person By Lianah

so much depends
upon

a lonely
person

walking beside
a sidewalk

near a
railroad





The Pot Hole by Thorston

so much depends
upon

a pot
hole

in my grandmother’s
backyard

unnoticed in the
ground




The Dark Gloomy Hospital By Anastasia

so much depends
upon

a dark gloomy
hospital

a big thunder
storm

on the hospital bed
he lays