ESOL / Outside: Art and Poetry Exhibit 2002

Outside: Art and Poetry by ESOL Students of Pineview Elementary School
May 10--24, 2002
Florida State University
Oglesby Union Art Gallery

Opening reception: Friday, May 10, 2002, 6:30--8:30pm

For our special joint project with the FSU Museum of Fine Arts, ESOL students wrote a Japanese-style haiku poem about a photograph they took in the backyard of the school. First they visited a website to read samples of haiku poetry written by other young students. Then they made a paper viewfinder to practice composing their image. Using the viewfinder, students sketched an outdoor scene behind the school and practiced composing a haiku poem. After that, they used a digital camera to photograph a scene in the back of the school. Finally, students composed a haiku poem about the image. Each student's image and poem were printed on 8.5 x 11 white photo paper and exhibited without a frame.

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First Grade	Haiku
Abelardo	The brown house is tall And the awesome trees are green. The sand pile is small.
Carlos	A crawling ant grows Up to a big one and it Climbs inside a tree.
Hani	Monkey bars are fun. I play under all the trees. We stand on the ground.
Irving	I am on the slide. With my best friend we play ball. I like the playground.
Katarina	The green slide is bright. Playing on the bridge is fun. Ms Williams likes it.
Lun	The kids are running. I see the PE teacher. Ms Williams whistles.
Miguel	The talking students Were playing exercises. They were walking through.
Ran	The leaves are falling. That sand is in the playground. I like to play there.
Sief	I can drive with it And it is so good to play On the ground all day.
Weiming	Under the sunshine There is a big monkey bar Below the green trees.
Yi	The tall monkey bars Are in the playground and shine. That white slide is long.
Zain	The green slide is good And it is very happy. I like that yellow.
Second Grade
Diana	Se ve borroso. Hay un arbol muy grande. Es todo verde.
Maribel	Shadows on the roof, Pineview is good for children, For ESOL students.
Paulina	The tree is so large And it has lovely green leaves Because of the sun.
Rand	I play on the bridge. My brother stands on the ground. We climb up two trees.
Rosa	The trees are pretty In the sunny light, growing In the green grass field.
Tania	I play with the tire. The playground is wonderful. There are many leaves.
Yannick	The round tree is nice. I see they're making the house. The grass is good too.
Third Grade
Ahmed	The school is so good And I do my math in class. Then I do reading.
Genesis	The tree has branches That move gently in the breeze, Leaves and moss on them.
Jose	The playground is big. The place is colorful and The slide is longer.
Kevin	The trees are huge and They are brown and very thick. Spooky the kids scream.
Kiet	The colors of the Playground are yellow and green. People are hiding.
Walther	Today is sunny And I like to play outside With all of my friends.
Ziyan	Colorful big slide, It's like a brown elephant Walking in the park.
Fourth Grade
Bibek	The wind is blowing, So the tree is shaking hard, And something dropped down.
Jefan	Kids have fun in spring. They can't even see the blue sky, The huts cover them.
Luis	Hay tres arboles Y el juego es grande. Es precioso.
Nora	The flowers are pretty Because they smell like candy And are colorful.
Qianru	Trees stand tall and strong. Green leaves covered this playground, Make the roof very green.
Fifth Grade
Andy	I feel very good, When I go to the playground Because I have fun.