Hello! Welcome to the STUDENT WORK page! This page has samples ot work created by students at the American Cooperative School, and has been posted with their permission. Because the students are minors their last names have been left off for privacy. Enjoy your time here-- the student writing is fantastic!

Descriptive Poems

Students were to create a description of a place that included sense words, exact words, a simile, a metaphor or personification, and a motif.

1. Michael P (describing Houghton, New York)
2. Kanako (describing Suriname)
3. Esfandani (describing Indonesia)
4. Alejandro (describing Mexico City, Mexico)
5. Ragini (describing India)
6. Jonathan (describing Gastonia, North Carolina)
7. Example Piece (by Mr. Dickens, describing Chicago)

Extended Metaphors

Students created their own extended metaphors. An extended metaphor is one which is carried through an entire paragraph.

1. Micheal R. (life is a book)
2. Abhishek (school is a mosquito)
3. Esfandani (life is a basketball)
4. Michael P (science is a cold cube of ice)
5. Jonathan (emotion is a river)
6. Example (by Mr. Dickens, A relationship is really a cup of coffee)

Identity Poems

Students were asked to write a poem about themselves, defining who they are as a person.

1. Michael P. (Who Am I?)
2. Esfandani (My True Color)
3. Nitin (Indian)
4. Rebecca (I'm Me!)
5. Emily P. (Me)