Latin America Special Issue
Page
58
Words by
Isaac Marshall, age 8
Pictures by
Milly Ruddenklau, age 11
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El sol brilla y resplandece
se abren camino por la idílica escena
Vienen miles volando
una tormenta naranja y negro
Ahí viene el ejército
es la batalla de las mariposas
Los árboles son las primeras víctimas
caen las hojas en todas partes
Se escucha el agitar de la hojarasca
su siguiente víctima, el cementerio
Llegan como en carretera
en hora pico de tráfico
Un tornado en un aleteo de alas
regresa la gran tempestad
Monarcas con una misión
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Isaac has captured the wonder of the mass migration of monarch butterflies to warmer areas in winter. Read his poem with your class and identify the metaphors and similes he uses.
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Write a poem about monarch migration using awesome metaphors and similes, like Isaac.
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Make butterflies of different sizes using cardboard and crayon. Colour them on both sides. Using invisible thread, hang them from your classroom ceiling at different heights to give a sense of mass flight.
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