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The Abandoned Mansion
Here is a powtoon of a found poem I wrote in response to "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez:The one time we had stopped here on the way to La Cumbre we saw El Jefe’s concrete mansion...
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Brave Smiles: A found poem
Here is powtoon I wrote as a found poem. This is response to one of the Mirabal sisters, Dede, who I learned about from the book "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez. Brave Smiles...
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Sinita's Gift: A Found Poem
rachel_found_poem.mp3This poem was written in response to "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez. In this scene, one of the Mirabal sisters is going to sleepaway school and meets a girl...
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Patria's Courage: A Found Poem
axel_found_poem.mp3Written in response to "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez, a found poem by Axel Batiz.Patria's CourageThat glass,guns fire, machetes, guns hunted our campesinos across...
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Walk Home from School: A Found Poem
Here is a powtoon Bairon Arriola and I animated using a found poem we wrote in ESL class:I didn’t know about this senor Yo no sabía sobre este señor He gives me five pesos, I examined in amazementÉl me...
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Minerva's Death
Here is a found poem I wrote in response to Minerva Mirabal's death in the novel "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez.All the radio stations transmitting the tragedy all day The murders...
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She Easily Sees it Happening
Here is a found poem I wrote in response to "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez:MInerva easily sees it happening, I give in little things, El Jefe his mind getting the wrong meaning out...
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Learning to Dance: A Found Poem
Here is a prezi I created with my classmate Shu Qi. It is a found poem that we wrote in response to "The Color of My Words" by Lynn Joseph.
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Learning to Dance:A Found Poem
Here is a prezi I created with my classmate Iqra Bhatti. It is a found poem that we wrote in response to "The Color of My Words" by Lynn Joseph.
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Looking for Father
Here is a found poem we wrote in response to "The Color of My Words" by Lynn Joseph:
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Coming to America
Coming to America“I went to school in Moncada,Tarlac in the Philippines. Usually we start to learn English in elementary school so it was considered our second language, it was easy to adapt to it. We...
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Escape: A Found Poem
Found Poem May 31, 2016 Escape“I can’t miss it,” Enrique says to himself. How can he escape? Migrants agents are standing nearby. Sees an old bicycle, he climbs on top. Jumps and the soles of his feet...
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Enrique's Willpower: A found poem
Enrique’s Will PowerMigrants riding on the moving train... hungry and mouth swelling all they found was yellow water. Thousands of migrants who rode were caught by the migra the luckiest made it to...
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Introduction
My name is Elmer Alexander Guillén, and I am from El Salvador. For me, it is important to be happy and be with my family and friends. One important moment in my life was when I met my parents earlier...
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An Introduction
My name is Edwin Jerez Gonzalez, and I was born on September 8, 1998 in Guatemala. The most important thing for me was to reach the United States - it was a dream and came true. I realized at that...
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