EPIK 365 Day 173: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

Two magpies outside my classroom window.  I know they are not considered to be the luckiest animal there it, but I like them.

EPIK 365 Day 171: White Day

Today is White Day…in Korea Valentine's Day is the girl's problem, but White Day is the boy's deal.  I went all day without candy…sad…and had assumed I would not be getting any, but as I got ready to leave for the day one of my sweet students gave me my only candy for White Day.   Aww!

Topsy-Turvey Poems

I am pretty sure that my students hate that I like poetry.  And more that that I like making them write poetry because I think it is good for them to think creatively and individually.  More than that, it shows that there is more to English than rules and grammar.  I feel like it helps them use the language in a realistic way.

So I had my winter camp girls write sentences using a magnetic poetry-like exercise.  Then I made them use their sentences to make poems as a team.  Here they are:

Doctor
Doctor sees gold
Doctor is angel
Angel is gold
So gold is doctor.


Love
If love finish
We act without purpose
with desperation
but
we overcome sadness


Topsy-Turvy Poem
Learning is success
Success is freedom
Freedom saved the war

Books make good man
The man is wise more than other human

Privilege make others think
The violent privileges never change others.


And the last one played a little fast and loose with the guidelines of the activity, but the result is astounding!

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You can't forgive the man isn't you?
Someday, sometime
You had opportunity of happiness

Angel has eternity
But not the peoples.
Poor angel
Your love is eternal, but
his love is joy

Yes, I know you can't forgive the man
Ii know what will you say
"I wish you keep sorrow all the time."
What a poor, stupid angel.

Nature Poetry 8 (2013)

I am a cloud
I wonder why people are always busy
I hear people's talking.
I see earth
I want many people live relaxed

I am air
I pretend to
I feel all biology's breath
I touch all biology's body
I worry that to be pollute
I cry when I dirty

I am a turtle
I understand my slow body
I say to live slow
I dream to get rabbit's liver
I try to get it
I hope rabbit will be caught by me.

I am cat

Honest Poetry 2 (2013)

I am lonely boy
I wonder Christmas
I hear "happy Christmas!"
I see Christmas tree
I want happy Christmas with her

I am boy
I pretend cool boy
I feel loving
I touch my cellphone
I worry how rotten for her
I cry "I love you"

I am Jincheon high school student
I understand math
I say "that's easy!"
I dream math teacher
I try to study
I hope enter university

I am (student's name)

Creative Poetry 8 (2013)

I am white snow
I wonder what the people do
I hear Family's laughter
I see Family's smile
I want happy Christmas

I am Father
I pretend Santa Claus
I feel expectation
I touch my son
I worry my son doesn't like these presents
I cry with small voice "Merry Christmas"

I am Jincheon High School student
I understand why teacher say "You should do night study"
I say "I want to go home"
I dream I want to go home
I try to escape school
I hope happy day

I am Happy Christmas

Honest Poetry 1 (2013)

I am sky
I wonder what will happen for me
I hear a lot of sound in the world
I see everywhere
I want to be a great person

I am 17 years old
I pretend to be an adult
I feel very proud
I touch my book in the school
I worry about my life
I cry for the difficulty of my life but I have hope

I am volunteer
I understand to many poor people in the world.
I say that the world of peaceful
I try to be honest
I hope the world without concern

I am a space