Emotion Personification Party

This week we read "Shame" by Nancy Casteneda and "Fear" by Tracy Waldman. The students and I discussed personification, and then made a list of some emotions we might want to explore. We talked about how, if the emotion was a person, it would look, act, etc. A few student volunteers had a good time acting this out and entering the room as their emotion. Then, they used their own powers to transform their emotion into a person via words:



Ms. Cole 6th grade
Week 12
02/14/08


Rude
written by: Ms. Cole

Rude is flippant
and inappropriate. She
smiles slyly. She
bursts on the scene
loud and boisterous
not knowing what to
do. Rude red ridiculous
ready for everything
prepared for nothing.




Joy
Louise D.

Joy is a girl who
is happy all the time, loves
to play, loves to sing, she loves
to eat hot dogs. She loves to hear
the sound of a bird singing in
the morning. Joy loves to smell good.
Joy loves to see pretty clothes.
Joy loves to feel good. Joy is
a girl who loves to be happy.




Excitement
Arquesha A.

Excitement is a child
eating ice cream, running
down a hill, playing with
other kids, having fun
in the sun. Excitement
is making cookies,
cake and other kinds
of desserts. Going
to a birthday party and
is always walking in the room
with a smile on her face.




Joy
Miguel A.

Joy is a little boy who has fun all
year round. He comes out of the sky
every day you do something good.
He has been real happy these
past few days, because you succeeded.

Joy confronts you like a friendly
dog being sensitive to you.
Joy makes you be happy and excited.

Be careful! If you are not joyful,
he’ll hunt you down and get you
to be joyful.




Ms. Harris 6th grade
Week 12
02/14/08



Scary
Rayumos H.

Scary is a man who
creeps around like a
worm. He comes out
of nowhere scaring
kids when it’s night.

Scary has a mask on
and goes into people’s
dreams and makes them
into nightmares. Scary
demands to see people
get scared or he keeps hunting
you down.

Be scared! Scary is
after you every single
night between time
and future.




Grumpy
Cleorra G.

He comes in the room and is
mad at what you do. He eats
nails and makes you grumpy.
When he walks in, he looks at
everyone with a mean look. He
will say something mean to make
you mean. Grumpy also talks
about you. You can see him
and talk to him, but if you do
make sure to pray he won’t mess
with you.



Jealousy
Da’shana W.

Jealousy is a girl who
can’t stand to see
somebody looking better
than her. She’s looking
around and making faces
at everyone she can’t stand
to see people look at her.
she’s mighty, scary,
suspicious, shy, honestly
she can be grumpy at times.
She can have joy and happiness
too, but she’s jealous of people.



Suspicious
George G.

Suspicious is a man who wears
an overcoat and a mask. He’s very quiet
and doesn’t draw attention to himself.
He’s always quiet. He sneaks up on you
and it is like he isn’t even there.
He’s quiet as a mouse. Suspicious has
secrets in his pockets. He’s like
a ghost. He eats secret recipes.



Ms. Kessinger 6th grade
Week 12
02/14/08

Worry
Deandre M.

Worry is the name
and hating is not
my game. Worry
sometimes
I worry no
time. Worry
this that
this that.
Who worry
I sure did
I love you.



Anger
Jacobi D.

Anger is a man whose skin
goes to red. Anger stands like
a bear growling at something.
Anger tastes like hot peppers.
Anger feels like hell or heat.
Anger smells like burning
wood. Anger is just anger.





Scared
Rae L.

Scared is a woman at night.
It taps your shoulder and hides behind a tree.
Scared comes out and makes you scream.
Scared eats what he calls a good old scream.
It keeps in his pocket a book of new tricks.
Scared smells like fear. Scared looks frightened.
When he comes into the room, he jumps on you.




Regret
Dawn H.

Regret is a woman who sneaks up on
you everyday. She chases you down
the street and holds tight and never
lets go--puts pressure on your back
and pulls you back as you walk, and stays
in your mind each and every day.