About Hands on Stanzas
Hands on Stanzas, the educational outreach program of the Poetry Center of Chicago places professional, teaching Poets in residence at Chicago Public Schools across the city. Poets teach the reading, discussion, and writing of poetry to 3 classes over the course of 20 classroom visits, typically from October through April. Students improve their reading, writing, and public speaking skills, and participating teachers report improved motivation and academic confidence. You can contact Cassie Sparkman, Director of the Hands on Stanzas program, by phone: 312.629.1665 or by email: csparkman(at)poetrycenter.org for more information.
At Burroughs Elementary School, Margaret Chapman works with Ms Rodriguez's third grade classroom, room 105 and with Mr Gonzalez and Ms Griffin's fourth grade classrooms, rooms 306 and 002.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Book of Questions
Third Grade Book of Questions
Would you eat an annoying frog from Starfox the game or would you eat a breakfast burrito?
Why do dinosaurs eat trees? Why do they eat dinosaurs?
Why don't we have writing on Tuesdays?
Why does a duck have TV?
How does a sunflower grow the leaves ad the petals?
How many dinosaurs lived before we lived?
Who made the world?
What is the 26th president of the united states?
Is there anything sadder than a person in your family that did die?
Why do trees asks birds a question?
Why do people ask trees questions?
Who is that coming? Why?
How do you begin poetry?
How did you make the poem?
Tell me why the dinosaurs were extinct?
Why to pumpkins have lines?
Why is ice cold?
Tell me, does a tree grow fast?
Tell me, how is the football playing with the Bears versus who?
Tell me, why do you have a pencil?
Why are trees brown and green?
Why do trees have feelings?
What's Hulk's favorite pet?
Tell me, is a watermelon better than a celery?
Tell me why you're so nice?
Why are trees called trees why can't trees be called birds?
Can the trees grow with the flower?
Could the Earth swim?
Fourth Grade 002 Book of Questions
Tell me if my big dog saw a star in the mall?
Tell me if my cat and dog are in the house?
Does the poet teach poetry and rhyming?
Why don't stanzas rhyme with reading?
Are flowers naked during winter?
Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress?
In poetry why are the always rhyming and stanzas weird?
Who averted the star today?
Tell me, why does the moonbeam look like a star wearing shoes?
Tell me, how do you write poetry that rhymes on a homework sheet?
Tell me, is football easy?
Who was the woman who bumped into the wall, who saw the raw cheese, who went to the mall?
Tell me, did my teacher read us a story in class?
Tell me, is it true that I will die in 26 days?
Fourth Grade 306 Book of Questions
If there were bunnies in your house, will you scream?
Tell me why people just go to baseball to get a baseball?
Tell me why lions roar when they're mad?
Is a rose a pokemon?
I like to play a game of pokemon in the gameboy.
Why did the north pole hide?
Tell me is the park big or little?
If sunlight fun to love?
Are cats and dogs the same as a tiger?
Tell me does sunlight and fun make you lovely?
Do they have a game boy?
Are happy sunshine snowflake?
Tell me, have you ever seen the whole family love school?
Is a cat in a mat more dumb than a man?
What do you love the most your mom or you dad?
Have you ever seen a happy rose that is soft as a cloud?
Tell me who is cool and who is sad and who wrote poetry?
What kind of game is there?
Do you hate or love your family and friends or do you think they are embarrassing?
Is the dog naked or is that his only dress?
Tell me why the dolphins always like to be in the water?
Why is school for learning?
Tell me why Pokemon play soccer, study and read books at the same time?
Why is the dog chasing the cat and the cat playing with the caterpillar?
Why are cats scared of dogs and dogs scared of lions?
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