Poetry Pals

for Social Awareness

Mrs. Bercaw
School Librarian

South Brunswick Reads for Social Awareness proudly presents... Poetry Pals!

Poetry Pals is the brainchild of Mrs. Edna Bercaw, Monmouth Junction Elementary School librarian and came about with support from SBHS librarians Mrs. Lisa Manganello and Mrs. Kate Hanusosky. Ms. Stefanie Marchetti, high school English teacher, was able to assist in this partnership with the voices of her students from her two College Public Speaking classes.

Many of the SBHS students featured are graduates of South Brunswick's elementary schools. While their faces may have changed, their enthusiasm and passion for education has certainly not.

We hope that you enjoy this very special video collection of students reading their favorite poems.

Mrs. Manganello
&
Mrs. Hanusosky
School Librarians

Rohit Harish.mp4

Rohit
"All That"
Hoop Queens by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Nisha Sodhi.mp4

Nisha
"A Lesson from the Deaf"
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Maamie Boateng-Mensah.mp4

Maamie
I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes

Rana Artis.mp4

Rana
"To Dark Eyes Dreaming"
The Random House Book of Poetry

Samantha Ollinger.mp4

Samantha
"Beanstalk Poem"
A Writing Kind of a Day by Ralph Fletcher

Alyssa Lauri.mp4

Alyssa
"Hector the Collector"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Aayush Amin.mp4

Aayush
Earth Sounds by Myra Livingston

Nicholas Shuchman.mp4

Nicholas
"Traffic Light"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Alex Mandryk.mp4

Alex
"Who Am I?"
by Felice Holman

Shagun Arora.mp4

Shagun
"Forgiveness"
Can I Touch Your Hair by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, Sean Qualls and Selina Alko

Krishi Patel.mp4

Krishi
Earth Dance by Joanne Ryder

alison pascasio.mp4

Alison Pascasio
"Fambly Time"
Night on Neighborhood Street by Eloise Greenfield

malek elgohary.mp4

Malek
"Scout's Honor"
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Sharanya Sarkar.mp4

Sharanya
Earth Dance by Joanne Ryder

Arushi Thakur.mp4

Arushi
"The Good Neighbor"
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Ira Kulkarni.mp4

Ira
"Adventures of a Frisbee"
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

MysteryReader2.mp4

Tavi Gandhi
"Bad Cold"
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein

Nidhi Ummettala.mp4

Nidhi Ummettala
"Colors"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Siyona Bhardwaj.mp4

Siyona
"The Lunchroom"
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Samuel Rios.mp4

Samuel
"Homework Machine"
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Sriram Santhapuri.mp4

Sriram
"One Last Little Leaf"
It's Snowing! It's Snowing! by Jack Prelutsky

Anuj Tirunagari.mp4

Anuj
"No Grown Ups"
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein

Annabella Deak.mp4

Annabella
"The Voice"
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein

Satvik Modem.mp4

Satvik
"Seahorse"
In the Swim by Douglas Florian

Rithvik Gowda.mp4

Rithvik
"Bad Weather"
A Writing Kind of Day by Ralph Fletcher

Annabella Curto.mp4

Annabella
"Star I Wish On"

Kunal Shukla.mp4

Kunal
"Eye to Eye"
African Acrostics by Avis Harley

Smaira Sanduja.mp4

Smaira
"Shoe Surprise"
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Katelyn O'Rourke.mp4

Katelyn
"Bad Weather"
A Writing Kind of Day by Ralph Fletcher

Michael Kurilla.mp4

Michael
"Here Comes"
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Gauri Yelishetti.mp4

Gauri
"Scale"
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein

Arefa Khajanchi.mp4

Arefa
"Peanut Butter Sandwich"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Madeeha Saleh.mp4

Madeeha
"Somebody Has To"
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Megha Talanayar.mp4

Megha
"True Story"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Archita N.mp4

Archita
"One Inch Tall"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

mystery reader 3.mp4

Shruti
"A Battle in the Sky"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Hara Makropoulos.mp4

Hara
"Fambly Time"
Night on Neighborhood Street
by Eloise Greenfield

Mystery Reader 4.mp4

Neha
"The Lunchroom"
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Saranya Lester.mp4

Saranya
"Lester"
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Ramona Chatterjee.mp4

Ramona
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

Sanjana Athreya.mp4

Sanjana
Earth Dance by Joanne Ryder

Aiden Liao.mp4

Aiden
"Spring Song"
Author Unknown

Akshay Iyer.MOV

Akshay
"It's Snowing! It's Snowing!"
It's Snowing! It's Snowing! by Jack Prelutsky

As noted in the "Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Poetry" created by the Center for Media and Social Impact

"Members of the poetry community recognize that whether or not it qualifies as “criticism,” the teaching of poetry at every level of the educational system benefits the field. They recognize that whether teachers accomplish it through the use of anthologies and textbooks, photocopied materials, or online course sites, giving students’ meaningful access to the texts under discussion is critical to the educational enterprise.

PRINCIPLE: Under fair use, instructors at all levels who devote class time to teaching examples of published poetry may reproduce those poems fully or partially in their teaching materials and make them available to students using the conventional educational technologies most appropriate for their instructional purposes."

We believe that the examples posted above fall under Fair Use Guidelines.

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