Stories and Poems

Seven Poems and a Story

The wonderful work on this page is the result of a collaboration between an English teacher, Pre-service teacher, Science teacher, Media Specialist, and the creative 7th grade students at Philip Livingston Magnet Academy in Albany, New York, US.
Click on the page numbers above to see stories written by grade school students.

Phantdogg by Aunri My animal is fun to play with But he's vicious. If he bites you You'll need a million stitches. He's so big that when he tries to hide You know that he's missing. My dog is mad smart. He can even go fishing!	The Alabiemon by Jermel The Alabiemon eats everything on earth! Even the dirtiest dirt! He often makes a sound like a dog. Some people mistake him For a giant bullfrog!
The Ketah by Kevin Ketah likes to eat a Big gazelle or zebra Sleeping all day, Prowling all night, He'll growl if he doesn't Get his way!	Poem by Lucy Zog was a good pet, He never growled when going to the vet. Zog lived a long time ago, Given to children, tied with a bow. Zog used to yip, he did it a lot. He had many stripes, but not one dot. Zog was a good pet, But now he's extinct.
Chelekey by Stephanie Chelekey is not a burgler. Chelekey eats hamburgers. She sleeps well, has friends, but makes no noise Except when she sees a cute boy! She makes the best cookies you've ever eaten. Sometimes she helps with the egg beating. Chelekey is full of love. She likes to sit in the clouds above.	The Zebrachee's Day Out by Melvin Zebrachee is yellow, black and white. He could probably fly a kite! The Zebrachee always hunts at night Because, to him, it just feels right. But after this hunting, he will go home. He wishes never to be alone!
Zekey by Cassandra Zekey has a bell But it sounds like a key. She is half zebra And half monkey. Sometimes, she is a predator's prey Because she's sweet enough to eat.	The ElZeCheMon by Julia The ElZeCheMon was created a long time ago when some weasels had a little fun. One day, two of the animal creators were at work on four different animals, sculpting them out of clay. This was how all animals were created. Creators would sculpt them out of clay and then sprinkle a "living dust" over them to bring them to life. Now the four animals they were working on were the elephant, the zebra, the cheetah and the monkey. They had just finished and had left them to dry, and had walked away. Out from behind a tree came a mischievous little weasel who was looking for fun. He saw the four wet sculptures and thought of a plan. With the help of all his brothers and sisters, he took apart the wet sculptures and made a new animal of all their combined parts which we now know as ElZeCheMon.

Many thanks to:
Ms. Mary Paley, English teacher	Dr. John Polnak, Principal
Ms. Kamila Smith, Pre-service teacher
Ms. Kara Ford, Science teacher	Ms. Maryanne Malecki, English Language Arts Supervisor
Mr. Neil Shapiro, Media Specialist
Special thanks to all of the student poets and writers who wrote about their switcheroos.