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Ms. Sachs: I think what you and your students are saying here at this Padlet is really neat. Thank YOU for not minding that I've jumped in and made so many comments! Stay healthy and safe, everyone!!(Janet Wong)

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Ms. Sachs: I think what you and your students are saying here at this Padlet is really neat. Thank YOU for not minding that I've jumped in and made so many comments! Stay healthy and safe, everyone!!(Janet Wong)

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I think that maybe the birds represent a sign of hope in the hard times of Covid, and in the poem it sounded like the author felt like the birds brought sanctuary.

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Janet, we're so honored you're responding to our posts.  We're seeing them come in as we muddle our way through our first days of returning to in-person school again (SO much hand-washing!!!) and they are bringing us such joy.
Ms. Sachs

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A Comment from Janet Wong: Yes, Grete: I have felt the same thing when looking at "pre-COVID" photos where people are not wearing masks. By the way, I have a mask in my Poetry Suitcase, and when students "choose" it, I share a couple of great poems about mask-wearing by Shanah Salter and David McMullin from the anthology HOP TO IT: Poems to Get You Moving (by me and Sylvia Vardell). I imagine that we all can write very heartfelt and original poems about wearing masks!

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A Comment from Janet Wong: Yes, Grete: I have felt the same thing when looking at "pre-COVID" photos where people are not wearing masks. By the way, I have a mask in my Poetry Suitcase, and when students "choose" it, I share a couple of great poems about mask-wearing by Shanah Salter and David McMullin from the anthology HOP TO IT: Poems to Get You Moving (by me and Sylvia Vardell). I imagine that we all can write very heartfelt and original poems about wearing masks!

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Comments from Janet Wong: Dori: Great idea to make a time capsule! Do it!!   Delaney and Zxavian: Yes, we forget about too many things. Write about the things you want to remember!   Ellie, Owen, Lily, and Billy: Thanks for your compliments!   CeCe: Exactly! It takes TIME to stop and appreciate something. (But you can write a poem in 5 mins to do that!)   Sarah: Thanks for the sweet thought! And yes, sometimes it's fun to be a little mysterious or ambiguous in a poem.   Elena: Right! I like to tell the same stories (to my son) that I heard when I was a child.   Amani: I agree: "Even the smallest things have some of the strongest memories." Wise words!   Samantha and Charlotte: Thank you and I hope you'll look for my books in your library. A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED & MORE would be a good choice, or TWIST: YOGA POEMS.   James: I have a LOT of items that I store in my Poetry Suitcase(s)!!!

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Comments from Janet Wong: Dori: Great idea to make a time capsule! Do it!!   Delaney and Zxavian: Yes, we forget about too many things. Write about the things you want to remember!   Ellie, Owen, Lily, and Billy: Thanks for your compliments!   CeCe: Exactly! It takes TIME to stop and appreciate something. (But you can write a poem in 5 mins to do that!)   Sarah: Thanks for the sweet thought! And yes, sometimes it's fun to be a little mysterious or ambiguous in a poem.   Elena: Right! I like to tell the same stories (to my son) that I heard when I was a child.   Amani: I agree: "Even the smallest things have some of the strongest memories." Wise words!   Samantha and Charlotte: Thank you and I hope you'll look for my books in your library. A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED & MORE would be a good choice, or TWIST: YOGA POEMS.   James: I have a LOT of items that I store in my Poetry Suitcase(s)!!!

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I like this one a lot because the drawing is so cool how he uses watercolor. It is also kind of funny!

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I like this one a lot because it is funny and informative. I am now interested in reading his books!

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This reminded me of a project that I did in second grade, when I wrote down things that I would put in a special box, that related to the five senses. I really like this artwork because it also makes me think of making a time capsule, so that you can look back on your life.

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I really enjoyed this because, a lot of things we forget about over time. This is a way to remember them at a later date.

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i really like this

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I like how it shows how we forget about other things in your life

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I like this piece of poetry because I think it helps you appreciate random things or old things that you normally wouldn't have taken the time to appreciate.

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I like the style of art

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That is a beautiful poem it shows how we run away from things we need and love

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I really like nina laden's stuff in general. also, if u r seeing this nina, its me, 4billy from the island.

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it is so true how when you think of it, you always hear story's from older people and you always think that these are just so old, but when we have grand children we will tell the same story's

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this is good.

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It's amazing how little things have big meanings and memories in them. Even the smallest things have some of the strongest memories. The teddy bears with stitches on them have stitches of memories, the broken things have golden meanings, and the brand new things have an adventure waiting for them on the next page. Each thing has it's own path, and when they walk through that path, you'll always remember the moments that you had together.

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I think it is interesting because it is a beautiful poem. It may not be clear, but I do think that makes it even better.
Sarah

I like this one because it points out all the modern problems of the world that are not talked about very often.

Ellie
I love how the words blend into each other but it is different, and not something you would see everyday.

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I love this poem because it is so creative . It  makes me really want to see more of their work.

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i like this one because it reminds me so much of when i was young at my grandmas. i always had to have these weird toys and things

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I think it is cool how there is a lot of stuff in the suitcase and there is a lot of meaning so I think each thing in the suitcase represents a little part of the poem.

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I like this one a lot because it is very meaningful. I think This writer is amazing. I hope to look at some of her books.

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Lois: I remember that you once told me (and others attending a conference in Vancouver) that you used to memorize and recite poems as a very young child. I think the world needs a WHOLE collection of poems by Lois Lowry!!! (Janet Wong)

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Lois: I remember that you once told me (and others attending a conference in Vancouver) that you used to memorize and recite poems as a very young child. I think the world needs a WHOLE collection of poems by Lois Lowry!!! (Janet Wong)

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I like your comment about how we draw away from things we love . . . and how you lightened the tone of the comment with a Minecraft example! I'll bet that many people could fill whole suitcases with video games and VR stuff!

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Thanks for your comment, Koa! Yes, I love traveling, too—and I especially miss visiting the Pacific Northwest. If you were to put a favorite toy, book, or other object (from your childhood) into a suitcase, what would it be? What would you write about it?

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Thanks for your comment, Koa! Yes, I love traveling, too—and I especially miss visiting the Pacific Northwest. If you were to put a favorite toy, book, or other object (from your childhood) into a suitcase, what would it be? What would you write about it?

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I liked this one because I thought the piece had a creative way of expressing a poem through collage.

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I really like the line "I pray to the birds because they remind me I love, not what I fear." I think this is so awesome because it is just so meaningful. I also like the art a lot. The picture of the birds looks amazing and I would like to look at some of her other art.

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I loved this piece of artwork, because I think that the idea of taking a quote from a favorite book and making a piece of artwork to go with it is very creative. I have never thought of birds in this way before, and it was nice to hear someone's perspective on them.

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It was really cool to watch Matt Phelan's art process

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It was really cool to watch Matt Phelan's art process

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I like this one a lot because it is so well done. I think they are trying to show that the flower is affected by covid.

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This one was so cool! the way you could see the sketches, and how neat the water coloring was- how it shows what helps during Covid. I really loved the art.

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I love this poem because it does a really good job of showing how hard it is to be apart from the people that you love, how that changes emotions, and how it changes how you might look inside.

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I thought that this description of the picture was very sweet, because it shows that even though we can't be physically together, our love for each other will still find a way to make it to others.

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I really enjoyed watching this. I thought it was really funny!

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This one was really funny because the kid knew more than the author. This shows how good this book is because the kid read it more than once.

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I never really thought of Covid and Mars together, so this really made my mind open outside of it's self. when ever I think of Covid, I think of bad, scary, and other negative things, but this kind of reminded me that in bad situations there's usually some bright side, we can learn from Covid and use those stories and mistakes to improve ourselves, and some day get to Mars!!

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this poem was so powerful, and thought-provoking. it makes me think about how media will perceive what's going on today, in a couple decades, will it be exaggerated in some form? or because of the technology we have, will it stay the same?

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I think it is interesting because it is a beautiful poem. It may not be clear, but I do think that makes it even better.

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I thought this was a really good art piece and how it makes sense right now because everyone is alone and everyone is alone together.

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I like this one because it points out all the modern problems of the world that are not talked about very often.

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he looks scared

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I think this one is about when your so close to each other but you are so far away.

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I really like this one because it show that eventually things will go back to normal and we can "come out of our hives and be free."

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I love how the words blend into each other but it is different, and not something you would see everyday.

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I thought that the art piece was really good and i liked how it had writing underneath. I think the meaning is how we have been locked up for this long.

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When you're stuck in your house and you wish that you could be where you're looking.

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i really the art in the the book

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that you can make a difference

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I feel like this art relates to being stuck in quarantine and taking time to look at the world around you.

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I liked this one because I think it is a way of showing that we are all different and do different things!

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I liked this one because I think it is a way of showing that we are all different and do different things!

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Gabby

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I think that this picture is about a leap of faith because you need to have faith within yourself when people don't believe in you.

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This looks really peaceful. It looks like the bee wants to get out.

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I think this one means when you're scared don't be afraid to take a leap of faith.

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One by one they get vaccinated.

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I really like this type of cartoonish and in the piece it seems like people aren't fighting for change except for one girl.

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This one is great in these times because it shows how all these people are trying to get busy and connect from window to window.

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I also think this is about uncertainty. I think it is about how in these times we are trying to make tough decisions. And, in the bee's case, whether or not they should go outside.

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I really like this one because it makes you remember that month and remember what happened and what you did. I really like how she made like a calendar of Covid

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I like this one because it reminds me that even though we're not really together we are, we're working together, and bit by bit getting things done.

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I like this art because it reminds me that there's tons of other people in the same situation as me, all quarantine holding on to hope, hoping for this virus to get better. inside there house trying to live there lives safely.  --- CeCe

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I thought that this art piece, and the story that goes with it definitely connects to what we are experiencing now. We can't go outside, and things are uncertain. The question "Will we fly?" is translated in my mind to "Will things go back to normal?". It's a question that is hard to answer, because it is hard to predict when COVID-19 will go away.

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I think this is really cool because it is such good art. I like that he has the writing underneath it because it is a good story. I think this person is right about what they have written underneath the art.

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i like this one because i think they spent a long time on this and it paid off really much so.
also i get this weird sense of loneliness in the picture.

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I'm not positive what the deeper meaning behind this art but maybe it has to do with how we all feel isolated in this pandemic, also the art is just so pretty.

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I think that she did an amazing job at representing how Covid is affecting people and how the two dance that would probably have been dancing together are across the building dancing.

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At first I could not relate to the honeybee, but, I guess I can sort of now, will he fly, and will things ever return to normal, it might be hard to relate, a lot of things that seem kind of random you can relate to.

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think its interesting, I like the ballerinas on the roof like the same and different. I like how they are still together, but in heart are one.

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i liked the art, and that everybody is like near, but far.

its a cool peice of art.

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i like this one because they are looking outside but they cant go out anywhere

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I think that this one is about taking a "leap of faith," and doing things others don't think you can do.

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I think that this poem is about covid and having hope in the pandemic.

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I think that this poem is about covid and having hope in the pandemic.

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As I looked at the artwork, I saw that there are cotton workers of color, and this reminds me of slavery. And then I saw the rocket ship. The slaves are looking up at it, probably thinking how it isn't fair that they can't be up in it.

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The isolation we have to face today. from our friends, our family, from everyone. Today, we have to wear masks, on Mars, we have to wear space suits. If we can't handle isolation, then do we deserve to live on another planet if Earth was made to be our succes?

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I think that this piece is about online learning during the pandemic. There are many bees in the hive but only one of them is looking out into the blank space, like how it is in zoom meetings, where you can't really know if anyone else is there.

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I think that this piece is about protesting and standing up for what you believe is right! The girl is standing out because she is acting different than all of the other people and is trying to get your attention.

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I really likes this one because it it's like alone together in I like that because we are alone together in class like technically were alone but work together at the same time so it's like we're alone together I know she doesn't really mean that but I just think it's cool to think of it that way. I also love this piece of art because it has dancers and the watercolor is just really good and I might look at some of her other art because this art is very beautiful.

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I really like this piece of art because it has such bright and brilliant colors. I also like it because I really like animals I like dogs, I like cats, so I really like that there's like dogs and cats wearing masks I just think it's really cute and I love it they have each others faces on their masks!

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I thought that this one was hilarious and amazing how is showed what happened each day, the drawings I thought where so incredible, I really thought this one was great.

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If you look close on this you can the animals have a mask on the one on the lest is a cat it has a dog mask on i think this represents you have to wear a mask and you don't show the real yourself.

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i like this peace of work because i think it shows that we are all different in good ways and i also that is is showing that in covid we all handle it different. 

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i like this peace of work because i think it shows that we are all different in good ways and i also that is is showing that in covid we all handle it different. 

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gabby

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This is a really cool, family friendly idea because it is arts and crafts supplies provided.

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I think this is a beautiful book. I helps us really appreciate the Earth, which I feel like we need to do more often.

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I think that this is a really cool idea. You get to enjoy art but you also get to make a book.

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I thought this painting was cool because it makes you laugh in a time where you need to laugh. I think the meaning of it is you need to go in someone else's shoes.

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remind me of how sad and mad i was when covid came

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I thought this painting was really unique because most people would put the dog mask on the dog and the cat mask on the cat but they are switched around. I think this represents how people in the real world have to have masks on and 6 feet apart.

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I like this piece because it looks funny, like the dog with a cat mask and the cat with the dog mask.

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I liked it because it made me feel calm.

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every one who has COVID19 in your family.

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I thought the this art work was good and i think it is related to social distancing and still have fun

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i think this piece is about how we can still be with friends but we just have to be safe about it.

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fox +red =rage

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I thought that this was a powerful really cool picture that could inspire a lot of people. I think that the picture means there needs to be change in today society.

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I think this represents black lives matter protest and how things changed so much.

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I thought this was a really cool drawing of George Floyd and it represents how he changed the world and how when he got killed everyone changed.

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blm protests

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I like this piece because the title on the bottom of the art and the background really emphasizes that change is needed.