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Tanka Poems

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Tanka poems date back about 1,300 years ago in Japan.  They are five line non-rhyming poems that follow a certain format.
 
We wrote tanka poems about our favorite subjects in school.  Hope you enjoy them!

Writing
Comedy, adventure
Drafting, editing, publishing
Characters, setting
Having a subject
That is writing
 
by Brandon
 
Math
Division, subtraction
Time, money, fractions
Multiplication, adding
Flying through the
world of math.
 
by Michael
 
Math
Adding, subtracting
I solve problems
I like
Math is fun
Math is great
 
by Allie
 
Art
Wonderful drawings
Wonderful paintings too
Beautiful skies
Easter drawings, paintings
Lots more too
 
by Holly
 
Math
Learning math
Math is learning
Math subjects
Math is awesome
Math is cool
 
by Amy
 
Math
Surprise, multiplication
Crazy, jumping up
Subtraction, plus
Times, dividing, fun
I like math
 
by Royce
 
Math
Add, subtraction
Multiplying, dividing, fun
Math fun
Math is learning
To be true
 
by Wesley
 
Science
Reading, writing
Lots of activities
Fun work
Making cool things
Reading at home
 
by John John
 
Art
Pictures, paintings
Colorful, beautiful painting
Different designs
Fun, enjoying, exciting
Fun with Art
 
by Lindsay
 
Writing
A pencil,
piece of paper,
an eraser,
write your thoughts,
now read it.
 
by Conner
 
Math
Plussing, adding
So much fun,
Times, subtracting,
It's like playing,
Math, oh, math.
 
by Isabelle
 
Writing
Solving mysteries
Writing a poem
Chapter books,
or story books
Never ending ideas
 
by Preston
 
US States
States, Florida
Maine, New York, Michigan
Tennessee, Alabama
Georgia, Mississippi, capitals
cities, states, Hawaii
 
by Ryan
 
War in Iraq
Liberty, pain
America vs. Iraq
Guns, missiles
Muscles, victory, technology
War with Iraq
 
by Max
 
Writing
Writing stories
Adventure if you
Like magical
Places now I
Like writing alot
 
by Chloe
 
Math
Adding, times
Playing math games
Subject, division
All about learning
It is fun
 
by Chris
 
Math
Adding, decimals
Subtracting, times, division
All around
With fraction town
I love math
 
by Kailey
 
Math
Multiplication, subtraction
Math is fun
Math situations
Subtraction is easy
Multiplication is crazy
 
by Raphael