Poetry
Fifth Grade
On to the fifth grade when I had my first man teacher. This was my last year at one of the local elementary schools that my school district had at the time and it was a year that seemed to require more manners since we were the oldest students in the school. It was 1975 and I remember we actually got some new textbooks for science and health that were up-to-date. We were all just growing up and changing day to day as well as I think seeing others in a new way.
Mark GrahamPublished 4 days ago in CritiqueFourth Grade
Who remembers fourth grade? This was the year that some called Upper elementary, and it did feel like we were not little kids anymore. The subjects got a little more detailed in the information presented and the homework got to be more presentable to the teacher. Fourth grade was the year of starting to really grow in many ways.
Mark GrahamPublished 4 days ago in CritiqueSeptember
September the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall and my favorite time of year the beginning of a new school year. I was one of those people who liked new school supplies, new books, new teachers and seeing and catching up with school friends. September is also when Fall cleanups for started as raking leaves and maybe splitting wood for the fireplace with a sledgehammer and chisel. Believe it or not that was kind of fun at times.
Mark GrahamPublished 4 days ago in CritiqueDinosaurs
Oh, my dinosaurs seem to be everywhere these days even though they are extinct or are they. Dinosaurs are everywhere from schools to parks and everywhere in between. There are many varieties of these large mammals that range in size from the small to the very large. Just ask any preschooler and they can name many of these mammals.
Mark GrahamPublished 6 days ago in CritiqueMother's Day
Even though it is a day late here is a short critique of the holiday Mother's Day. It is a day to honor your mom with however you want to whether with a gift or a dinner or even just a card and a hug. It is a day to give your mom something special thought. I wish my mom was still here but I will see her again someday.
Mark GrahamPublished 6 days ago in Critique"Feedback Frontier"
In the dynamic city of Horizonville, where imagination exceeded all rational limitations and creative articulation flourished, there carried on with a youthful essayist named Alex. Enthusiastically for narrating and a yearn for new encounters, Alex set out on an excursion through the Input Boondocks — a local area of essayists, specialists, and makers who looked to push the limits of their art by investigating inventive skylines through valuable criticism and joint effort.
Natalie A. SmithPublished 9 days ago in Critique"The Typewriter's Legacy,"
Some time ago, in a comfortable loft settled on an old Victorian house, there lived a failed to remember remnant of a past period — a typewriter. It sat upon a dusty work area, its keys covered in recollections of when words were made with ink and paper. The typewriter had seen many years of stories unfurl, yet it held one story near its heart — the tale of its own inheritance.
Natalie A. SmithPublished 10 days ago in CritiqueThe Taliban's Plan To Rule the World
While the turmoil seems to never end in the Middle East, the idea of the return of Al-Qaeda is getting more and more popular, since such a group has a historical ties with the Taliban that reached power in Afghanist in 2021. The dire situation that spells out the fate of the Afghan citizens in Taliban's regime rule hangs in the air with it bringing to mind the global setting of the day regardless of the distance.
Amine OubihPublished 14 days ago in CritiqueThird Grade
So, what about third grade? This is the year that we really started with the new math so to speak. We are now entering multiplication from the threes through the twelves, fractions that include mixed and improper. There is a new subject in social studies known as history which is mainly the colonies and a little of the American revolution, but really only a taste. It was also the first year that we as students had our first achievement tests to see how we were progressing. My first third grade teacher was named Mrs. Bellstrom who for reason it seemed did not seem to care to much about me, but she became a mother and was replaced by Mrs. Donley who did like me and she liked the students to help her with little classroom chores to improve responsibility for we were no longer little ones, but growing up.
Mark GrahamPublished 16 days ago in CritiqueSunny Days
Sunny days keeping the clouds away.... Who remembers the children's program that started each show in this manner. It is a show that is still on that teaches young children their letters, numbers and even foreign language mainly Spanish. Now the program also shares many social issues as well to help learn about cultural diversity. There are many characters that range from a big bird to two friends, a grouch and a 'snuffaluggagus' as well a vampire.
Mark GrahamPublished 16 days ago in CritiqueGuardian Angel
Who believes in guardian angels? I am a believer for there have been many times that I have felt someone following me and there was no one there when I looked. There were a few times when I thought I seen someone who looked familiar but I knew it could not have been them for they were, for lack of a better word, DEAD. Guardian angels to me are angels that one may or may not see who seem to help make decisions or protect us from harm. One experience I had when swimming when I was younger and pushed off the dock into the creek for, I was little and did not know how to swim yet I felt like someone was pulling me up and over to the ladder.
Mark GrahamPublished 16 days ago in CritiqueThe Electric Company
Here is an acrostic for 'The Electric Company'. An educational program I wrote another critique. Teaching, helping, educators to
Mark GrahamPublished 16 days ago in Critique