Haiku

Maghar High School A

Today I woke up

Want to drink something maybe

Milk or maybe tea.

-Laith Abo Abed

I saw a singer.

He’s Enrique Iglesias

He is very cute

-Aya Saleh

I read a story

About a little bunny

It was very nice

-Aya Saleh

I have two sisters,

One young niece and two brothers

I am so happy.

-Nisreen Tawafri

The birds fly away

Can you tell me why they fly?

I’m so happy. Why?

-Ramah Khrandi

It’s deep down you know

Can’t stay long as I want to

But I’m not afraid

-Sahar Abo Aed

Call when you need me.

Don’t call me; I don’t want you.

Can you call me now?

-Sahar Abo Aed

Summer is sunny

Gray sky in autumn looks sad

Seasons come and go

-Heba Raed Abu Nimer

Fall in a deep sea

Drown, but trying to be calm

East girls don’t drop tears

-Heba Raed Abu Nimer

I want to go home.

Sun is down, time to sleep deep.

Mom is calling for me.

-Heba Raed Abu Nimer

Our Christmas tree’s big

With golden balls, golden lights

Bringing joy along.

-Wesal Talhami

I have one sister.

I like computers.

I have a big home.

-Anhar Jradat

I have one sister

I enjoy computer games.

I have a big home.

-Zhoor Shini

I read a story

About a little bunny.

It was very nice.

-Rawar Tawafra

I’ve a nice garden

The garden is colorful

Butterflies are nice.

-Mohamad Twafra

Deep in the blue sea,

Fishes swimming without me.

I want to be free.

                -Ryan Kalel

Five birds are flying

And two cats running so fast.

People, in nature.

                -Jihan Hana

I love the blue sea

Because I enjoy swimming.

I want to go there.

                -Jlal

Haiku

Bueine Nujeidat Jr. High

Yesterday, me and

My family went to the

Park. What a good time!

-Mahmoud Soleman Foqara

Three brothers and no

Sisters; we have a good time;

Every day, we play.

-Mohammed Omar Hmody

I have one brother

And four nieces and nephews.

They are beautiful.

-Dallashi Jehad

On a sunny day

We all went to the beach; and

It was a fun trip.

-Jihan Soliman

My family’s nice

And warm; dad travels a lot.

He takes us with him.

-Mnar Tkatka

In my family,

There are three sisters; and I

Am a lonely boy.

-Nadeem Soliman

Two brothers and no

Sisters; we always play to-

gether in our home.

-Safi Ramzi Sleman

My family ‘s warm.

I have two sisters and I

Have five brothers. Nice!

-Amel Amer

I have three brothers

My oldest brother is tall;

The second one, short.

-Adan Khaled Nujedat

At eight I went to

My bed and I slept and dreamed

A beautiful dream.

-Ayat Khalil Foqara

At seven o’clock,

I went to school and met my

Best friend and her dad.

-Ayat Khalil Foqara

I have two brothers

And one sister; they are such

Kind and good people,

-Ayat Khalil Foqara

Last week, I went to

The beach with my family.

We had a good day.

-Bayan Jameel Dallashe

I have one brother

And I have two sisters. Nice.
I love my parents.

-Rana Jasser Dallashi

I have one sister.

I love my only sister.

Sister, father, love.

                -Saja Soliman

Mother, father, love.

Me, my sisters, my brothers

Playing together.

                -Rajaa Falah Faqara

My name is Mahmod.

I don’t have any brothers,

Or any sisters.

                -Mahmod Soliman

A small family;

Mother, and father, and I.

I like my fam’ly.

                -Amal

My father is good.

Mom is the best in the world.

My sister is cool.

                -Mai Serhan Baker

My name’s Entesar.

I have only one sister.

I have two brothers.

                -Entesar Adel

I have two brothers.

And one beautiful sister,

Sleeping alone.

                -Eman Amen Shaker

A big family;

Eight sisters and one brother,

Amazing parents.

                -Ghada Suliman

I have nice brothers.

My family-  so funny.

I have good sisters.

                -Salam Hamody

My father is cool.

My brother is super nice.

I have such nice friends.

                -Salam Hamody

Last week, I went to

The beach with my dad and mom,

And two boys and girls.

                -Shade Abo Salem

I have two sisters

Two brothers; I love them both.

I love Dad- the best!

                -Eman Ali Dallashi

My family is

So very happy. We have

Two boys and two girls.

                -(Shade) Ahmad Taha

Barcelona; it

Has eleven good players.

Example: Messi.

                -(Shade) Ahmad Taha

I’ve a nice mother.

I have two little brothers.

Sister’s a good girl.

                -Amneh

My teacher’s Jesus.

He is very beautiful.

I love him so much.

                -Abed Hamody

I have three sisters.

And I have three brothers, too.

I love them so much.

                -Reem Fokra

I have two sisters.

My brother is beautiful.

My name is Ahmad.

                -Ahmad Affan

I have three brothers.

My mother is beautiful.

I have one sister.

                -Israa

Real Madrid’s good.

With thirty cups in the league

And a championship.

                -Adam Hafir

My family is:

Five sisters and no brothers.

Happy Family.

                -Romaisaa

Haiku

Bueine High School

I have six sisters

One brother, mother, father

Brother plays football.

                -Rasha Hamody

I have two brothers.

We’re not a big family.

I study in school.

                - Khalad Dallesheh

I have twin sisters

And one brother in my small

Family. Perfect.

-          Bayan Zake Nujedat

Mother, a teacher.

Father, he’s a bus driver.

I have no sisters.

                -Fatma Jamal Soleman

Mommy makes breakfast.

My father is a teacher.

Grandmother is dead.

                -Nosaibah Klel

I have two brothers

And I have three sisters but

I don’t have nieces.

                -Hamza

I have three sisters.

My father constructs buildings.

I have one brother.

                -Anwar Nujedat

I have one brother

And have three pretty sisters

And a mom and dad.

                -Asmaeel Fokra

I have no sisters

I have two lovely brothers

They are comfortable.

                -Rami Qadri

I have two sisters.

I don’t have any nieces.

I have one brother.

                -Khaled Nujedat

I have no sisters;

I have five lovely brothers,

All, so very good.

                -Ibrahim Suleman

The girls in class;

I want to go to the school;

The people are good.

                -Mohammed Abedalla Foqra

Father and mother,

Two brothers and three sisters.

Family – I love.

                -Gadeer Dallasheh

Brother, learns in school.

Dad, manager in Haifa.

Mother, works at home.

                -Gadeer Dallasheh

My dad and my sweet

Mother and grandmother, home.

The teacher is nice.

                -Maram Najar

I have no sisters

There are two brothers and me.

Brother plays football.

                -Karam Foqra

My father likes to

watch TV; the  family

likes to watch TV. 

                -Karam Foqra

Father and mother;

Father, building constructor.

 Mother, homemaker.

-Karam Foqra

Brothers and sisters;

I have two sisters

I have only one brother.

Brothers like football

 Sisters like food;  my father

likes action movies.

Two working parents;

Father, a restaurant worker.

Mother works at home.

                -Hisham Amen Shaker

"A lot like whom we used to be"

"A lot like whom we used to be" 

by Heba Raed Abu Nimer
Comprehensive School"A", Village of Maghar

When time is on
We play for fun
On the beach, and under the sun
There is no limited time
If we are late, it's not a crime
If we're bored…we buy ice-cream
Enjoy it…sing and scream
Without feeling lazy...just getting crazy
Run as fast as we can
Not as a woman and not as a man
But like a children who run fast and free
'till we get to the blue sea
Play in salty water...if we get wet, it doesn't matter
We play hide and seek
Our happiness is like a fling streak
At the end of the day
Near the beach we lay
Watching the sunset
The sky is burning ... but no fire yet
It's time to say goodbye
To the sand and the blazing sky
We are home now… tired, and start to yawn
Lights are shut… sun goes down
Now...we might be in our beds
but the lovely memories... still in our heads

"...my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little rosettes..."

This short story is one of the many wonderful vignettes found in Sandra Cisnero's The House on Mango Street. After reading and discussing this poem in class, students were drafted thier own version of this story by describing how they see their siblings' and their parents' hair.

He said, "NO to plaid!"

This poem was an exercise in "pronunciation": the crazy pronunciation rules that make up the English language. We often think that we know how to pronounce a 'new' word because it looks like a word we're familiar with... but we're not always right. Take a look at this poem and see if you can read it correctly. Don't get your tongue all tied up!

The Chaos
By Gerard Nolst Trenité 

Dearest creature in creation
Studying English pronunciation,
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse.

I will keep you, Susy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy;
Tear in eye, your dress you'll tear;
Queer, fair seer, hear my prayer.

Pray, console your loving poet,
Make my coat look new, dear, sew it! 10
Just compare heart, hear and heard,
Dies and diet, lord and word.

Sword and sward, retain and Britain
(Mind the latter how it's written).
Made has not the sound of bade,
Say - said, pay - paid, laid but plaid.

Now I surely will not plague you
With such words as vague and ague,
But be careful how you speak,
Say: gush, bush, steak, streak, break, bleak...

... Finally, which rhymes with enough,
Though, through, bough, cough, hough, sough, tough??
Hiccough has the sound of sup...
My advice is: GIVE IT UP!

More Than Just A House

We are in the middle of reading "The House on Mango Street" with a couple of groups. Students were asked to create questions about the story their reading, partly to get them out of the routing of reading-and-answering-questions, and to give them ample time to compose, edit, and pose questions to one another, and, of course, to work on their answers. They were encouraged to come up with questions that require more than a one-word response, beyond a simple 'name', 'date', 'place', or 'yes/no' answer. They struggled at first, but, with time on their side, they were able to generate appropriate questions that encourage their partners to make inferences based on the text, instead of merely looking up an answer that is spelled out for them in the story.