You're a Poet and Don't Know It

Well, this week was poetry! First up was a shot at limericks... here are a few of the best!

Linda was this week's winner, she writes,

"There was a man from Peru,
Who dreamed of eating his shoe,
He awoke with a fright,
In the middle of the night,
And found that his dream had come true."

Then Laura wrote,

"There once was a big brown cat,
He got all round and fat,
That he liked to eat a lot of mice,
Because they tasted so nice,
He don't like to eat a small rat."

Finally, Jassy writes,

"There was a swift centipede, Pete,
Who wanted to run in a meet,
But it took several weeks,
To lace up all his sneaks,
By then Pete was too late to compete!"

The next part of the assignment was an open-range kind of poetry, here are the more interesting entries:

Ray writes,

"Monkey monkey monkey,
They are pretty,
And look naughty,
I see they cries,
Oh... why.. why they look like you."

Then Claire writes,

"Losing all as my breath I can see nothing remains,
Closing your eyes slowly away my mind confuse,
And I stand alone."

Finally Pat writes a Poem entitled "My Mom"...

"So far, how is everything?
So long, we've been separating,
I'm so missing my home and Mom.
Separate too long, when would I come,
Oh my dear Mom, you've ever known?

Since I was you little baby,
Never forget how you concerned me,
Now I am in civilization,
Distance from house, without any fun.
When missing you, my tears pour down,
Want to be back, to make you proud,
And sleep on my dear Mom's lap.

Bury my face in your embrace,
And say to Mom, "I affectionate",
It will be my most happiness,
To be staying in your embrace.

Not to long Mom, I will be back,
Accompanied with my hurting heart,
And throw away the chaotic past,
And throw away sad memory here.
Forget someone whose hear uncleared,
Turn back to home, to Mum, my dear."

Squiggles

Again, as part of the creativity training, the students were given a paper and drew an undecipherable squiggle on it. The next student then had to make something out of that tangle of lines! Here are the winners:

Our first artwork was submitted by Claire.

Our second masterpiece was submitted by Briony.Our third piece was submitted by Amy.

Create a Creature

In class, as part of the "creativity training", the students were given a piece of paper, then each student drew a different part of a creature... nose, eyes, mouth, etc... the results were... amazing.

Our first piece was submitted by JennyOur second masterpiece was submitted by Pookie.

New Calendar Design

The assignment was to create a new calendar. Here was the winner submitted by Pat.

Why is this Happening?

Two scenarios, the students had to explain what was happening...

1. Robert is guilty of no crime, but he is surrounded by four men in uniform, one of whom hits him until he cries. Why?

Kate- Robert is guilty of no crime, but one men in uniform makes a crime because he hits Robert until he cries because Robert wears a shirt which write, "Who dare kick me?"

2. One morning, a woman runs into a very nice art gallery and damages several of the gallery's most expensive paintings. Later, instead of being arrested, she is given a reward by the gallery's owner. Why?

Avril- Because she is a mad lady given a reward. The owner of the gallery regulated a rule that the 99th one of the people to enter the gallery will be rewarded. The rule is regulated for promoting this first opened shop. There is no exception in order to forbid mad people, ill people and others to join the contest, so the winner is the mad lady.

Got a Lot on your Plate?

The assignment goes as follows: "She's got a lot on her plate. Maybe you have heard this expression. It is used often in English speaking cultures. But sometimes it is used too much. the meaning of this phrase is simply that somebody is too busy. What is a more creative way to say somebody is too busy?" Here is what came back from the students...

Ray
- The monkey has too many bananas to manage
- He has many guitars to play for his one hand
- Her busy is more than smoke
- Busier than Dr Slam (a music group in Thailand)

Ashlee
- Busier twenty-four seven than Einstein's hair
- Busy all day as twenty-five hours

What if Everybody Told the Truth?

This question probed a little deeper. It asked, "What if everybody told the truth ALL THE TIME? What would it be like?" Today's winner is Alena, who pretty much summed up her thoughts rather concisely,

"It would be like a robot".

Other runners up were...

"If everybody told the truth ALL THE TIME I think this world must peaceful. The population are happiness and the importance things is a global warming problems will to clear." - Pookie

"If everybody told the truth all the time I think it's good. The truth is make their life be better. Truthfulness makes us be a friend a long time. The truth it be like a good food. Everybody needed a good food for good health. When they eat only a good food it's make a good life they can stay longer without sadness or suffering." - Kate

"I think that it would be madness. The fact is I believe that no one tells the truth all the time. I have never seen anyone like in this case. I think that anyone who tells the truth all the time, could be crazy. If someone betrayed his girlfriend and then he told the truth, I expect this could cause a break up between them." -Claire (Ex-Taya)