As the bonsai unit ends, it's always fun to look back at the high-lights. With this
second course, we wanted to show the range of stylings made possible because of the
introduction of three potted stylings. So each of the two classes selected three of
their classmates to be featured as winners in their categories.
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- "HAWAIIAN DRAGON!"
- . . . swirling twirling trunks with creature-like
qualities!
Ashley (8A) |
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- "SUMO!"
- . . . short and stocky but a picture of health like a
Japanese sumo warrior!
no photo (8A) |
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- "ROOTS!"
- . . . long strong roots allow new design possibilities!
Milly (8A) |
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- "HAWAIIAN DRAGON!"
- . . . swirling twirling trunks with creature-like
qualities!
Kevin (8C) |
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- "SUMO!"
- . . . short and stocky but a picture of health like a
Japanese sumo warrior!
Johnathan (whose in-progress photos are
in the previous Part II |
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- "ROOTS!"
- . . . long strong roots allow new design possibilities!
Jennie (8C) |
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HAIKU! |
- Paco the Bonsai
- This little tree grows
- In all these crazy patterns,
- Waiting to be pruned.
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~Zack
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- Tender like a child
- With no worries in it' world
- Waiting to be loved
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~Derek
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- Roots clinging to soil
- Reaching, growing, and digging
- Like fingers searching
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~Russell
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- Big strong bonsai
- Growing tall and green
- Always and forever
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~Melly
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- Needing love and care
- Slowly growing tall and strong
- My bonsai you are
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~Teryn
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- My Tonto
- My little Tonto
- You are beautiful to me
- The lord shall bless thee
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~Cody
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- Reaching for the sky
- Your beautiful stems, they grow
- Reaching straight and tall
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~Heather
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- You are like a mole
- You love to dig in the dirt
- Your roots are gorgeous
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~Brittany
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COMMENTS BY ANGELA ON HAIKU:
The
Haiku section of our Bonsai unit is probably one of my favorites! Simply
stopping what we are doing, sitting still, and focusing on our plants and what they mean
to us. The students not only surprised me with the sincerity of some of the poems,
but themselves as well!
It
seems that the connection each student has with his/her Bonsai over the 6 week long
lesson, develops and grows right along with the plants. Initially, I heard
complaints when the students were given the assignment to "write" about their
bonsai, but afterwards, you could tell they were quite proud of what was accomplished.
Haiku tends to be a turning point in this unit. Care and love for the
plants always intensifies after the students express on paper what the plant means to him
or her.
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