Earthquake Poems

This week we have been learning about earthquakes. We all feel very sorry for the people up in Kaikoura and in other places that have been damaged by the earthquakes this week. As a class we have been keeping an eye on the news and discussing all the important facts.
We had lots of questions about earthquake and have begun some research around this topic. Part of our learning was also to create word lists of words we associate with earthquakes. We created see/feel/hear charts, a verb chart and an onomatopoeia chart. During writing we used these charts to help inspire and support our poetry writing.

Here are some of our earthquake poems:

Midnight Earthquake
Babies moaning,
people crawling to safety - it's hell in the city.
Glass is exploding, sirens are calling.
People run out of their houses,
many tripping, many falling - no where to run.
All trapped, all silent like rats being cornered by a cat.
Bash!
The houses shatter - there will be no city anymore.

By Tessa

Earthquake
Boom, crash!
In fright I stare at my home city falling in front of me.
Buildings collapse and go down as fast as lightning.
I'm on my knees now, barely able to stand.
Watching buildings falling and hear the frightening screams
of the young and the old.
Shattering glass - its like a war.
I feel pain in my legs and hands,
only to see blood gushing out.
I yell for help but no one can hear me.
All of a sudden the ground starts to crack - it gets wider and wider.
I run for help.
In the morning people come out and ask if you are alright.

By Angus