Midday post

Hi y'all, (although no one reads this except me pretty much)

I'm in a computer lab at school and have time to post something real quick. I've been talking about this poem that one of my students wrote the first week of summer school. I thought I'd post it. He's one of the students taking the class for enrichment rather than because of failure. He's a rising 9th grader whose first language is not English, though when we give him a rule he picks it up and applies it quickly. The poem is called The Most Scariest which, I know, is not grammatically correct, but we were teaching superlatives and so this was his first go. Don't judge. In fact, I like that he called it the most scariest. It just seems better. Anyway, it reads as follows:

The Most Scariest
by Bessena Cabe

I am the spooky man. The
Most Scariest man in town.
I do not get along with
anyone. At night I went
to every child's house,
made them scream like
a baby that just came out
of their mother's belly. Make
them run like a cat that
get wet. I am the spooky
man.

At night you can't see my
body except for my two
red eyes. Look at them.
It's like a dog who's barking
behind you. Make children
dream about me in their dream
and jump. I Am the spooky
Man.


Is that not awesome or what? What a great poem! There's so much I like about it. First, I love his repetition of the line "I am the spooky man." That's awesome. My favorite line, though, is "Look at them." It's so eerie and creepy. I mean, from this poem you must think this kid has a slanted view of reality. I can't emphasize how nice, calm, polite, and intelligent he is, though. Cabe is just a joy to have in class.

Well, I have to go now. Class starts in five minutes in another building. I think I'll write another poem from this Slam poetry video we watched in class. Unfortunately the poem is missing a chunk in the middle, but there are still other parts worth sharing.

Tootles.