7 Years Literary Response
Writing & reading go hand in hand. In order to learn how to become better writers, we look at current writers, find what we like about how those writers write, and then use those techniques in our own writing. Below are poems my students wrote based on the song "7 Years" by Lukas Graham.
Once i was seven old, my sister told me
My other sister was diagnosed with cancer and she was struggling Once i was seven years old I was coming home, ready to see my family, Instead I got some bad news that changed my lifes story, Now were living alone, without my family Seeing dad once a week i felt really sorry -Ricardo C. Once i was 7 years old my mama told me
“You have to move to America or you’ll be lonely” Once i was 7 years old It was a long long flight, but i was sleeping through it I remember looking out and seeing the ocean By 11:00 eating food and drinking water Really sleepy so we went to bed to wake up early -Calum Q. Once i was four years old, I liked staring at the sky,
Both day and night looking at the stars and clouds Once i was four years old I was filled with life, loving the universe more than school The plants,stars and even the clouds, using them as tools I liked listening to stories, started writing them myself Learning the universe made me think of my future and helped. -Daisy S. Soon I’ll be 25 years old
I want to play on my favorite soccer team Soon I’ll be 25 years old It would be an honor playing With Messi, Suarez, and Neymar Jr because They’re one of the best trios. I would love to be Number 13 because that is my favorite number. -Juan R. Once i was 3 years old, my momma told me,
“El Cucuy will get you if you don’t listen” Once i was 3 years old There was a mexican legend that really scared me. Getting told by my momma that it will come for me. She always tried to make me listen by telling me it was gonna get me. I used to always be afraid of the dark because of “El Cucuy”. -Emily C. Once I was 12 years old, my friend told me,
“Go find some new friends, and you’ll be happy” Once I was 12 years old It was different than normal, I was going to middle school, I hope I don’t trip and fall, and act like a stupid fool, Met some new friends, who I thought were very cool, We went to rallies, all the them really ruled -Jessica M. |
Soon I´ll be 14 years old.
Going off to high school continuing my journey. Soon I´ll be 14 year old. I´m still learning about life,dreaming about how successful I'll be I want to follow the steps and succeed how my family showed me Pushing me to the limits and finding a new journey -Malik C. Once I was 5 years old,
Not many people even bother to speak with me Once I was 5 years old I had a very very expressionless face, I didn’t show a lot of emotions So I was always bullied by my older cousins I didn’t play with kids my own age I made a promise to always be happy even if it was fake. -Chanel S. Soon i’ll be 14 years old
will I think highschool is cold or will I have a lot of teachers who won’t bore me Soon i’ll be 14 years old It is a big, big school and there are a lot of students, pushing each other through the hallways i’ll be feeling smaller,something about the sound of this really scares me, hopefully my mom will come and pick me up early just so I could go home early -Haley M. Soon i’ll be 30 years old my dream will be accomplished
I will work at “West Coast Customs” and have a GTR Soon i”ll be 30 years old I always had that dream ever since I was 9 years old Working at “West Coast Customs Then start my own family business Also rebuild and customize a GTR for myself -Omar G. Once I was two years old, my mamma told me,
“Your brother was born and you were jealous” Once I was two years old. I never thought I’d have another sibling with me, but I guess that I was wrong cause then my parents had another child. But as I go older I learned to love my brother -Jazmin G. Once I was 8 years old, I wrote a poem
About how I missed my dad and mom was crying Once I was 8 years old I was in second grade, I wasn’t good at writing My teacher said that I could write about sad poems I thought my dad was dead and wrote a poem about him Now I could only remember that I wrote a poem -Vanessa G. |