Poem for Two Voices

Went to the Intesol Conference in Indy this weekend. Was phenomenal! Best one I've been to yet! One great activity that we did was in Katie Brooks and Maggie Robillard's presentation--we wrote a poem for two voices. While I'm an avid poem writer, I've not yet tried this type. I worked with two inspirational writers/teachers; here's what we came up with:

Social Studies Class

by Denise Anderson, Ana Arroyo (both IPS School 15), and Sarah Steele

I sit every day                                    I stand every day

listening                                                talking

                                                                 About American ideals

About America's ideas

                                                                 The Founding Fathers

They found padres?

I'm lost                                                  My students are lost

Here we go again                               Let's try again

I have a question                              Shh!

                                                                 We have to get through this lesson

But, but who are the padres?      THE   F OU N D ING  FAA THERS

But                                                          You're interrupting

Stop!                                                       Stop!