I AM
Exploring Identity Through Poetry with Charles R. Smith, Jr.
4th Grade #CRSJr Writers
LeShaun
I Am
I am one of six kids.
I am a big brother to one brother and two sisters.
I am a protector for my family.
I am the Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
I am Raleigh, the capital city.
I am chicken fried rice.
I am building train tracks to travel my world.
I am an L.A. dreamer.
I am sunny side up with a smile that shines.
I am the author in a world of books.
I am Call of Duty missions.
I am a pistol.
I am lucky.
I am fresh.
I am sharp as a knife.
I am quick as a flash, mind always moving.
I am strong as King Kong beating my way through life.
I am a tall handsome black boy.
I am me!
Didier
I AM
I am Messi.
I am big bedrooms.
I am Fifa 17.
I am chocolate ice cream.
I am fate and the furious.
I am the ripper.
I am great saves by Nuer.
I am the foot like Neymar.
I am ten books.
I am a pretend nerd with glasses.
I am multiplication.
I am UNC.
I am Barcelona ball.
I am a cool reader.
I am Minecraft.
I am scary Movies.
I am ME.
Isaiah
I Am
I am All Star Isaiah Thomas.
I am working to be a millionaire.
I am feathers of wisdom.
I am lights of heaven.
I am African American history of my world.
I am an eagle of fate.
I am tires of flame.
I am number one.
I am hip hop.
I am second child of my god.
I am the greatest child alive.
I am pictures of gods.
I am the child of hope.
I am trees of life.
I am Roblox.
I am me!
Michael
I Am
I am dutch.
I am ripped.
I am cut.
I am weights.
I am money.
I am BBQ.
I am funny.
I am fractions, king I am.
I am day light as the sky.
I am green grass, super speed flash.
I am blue, sweet as mellow yellow.
I am talented.
I am a glazed honey bun.
I am a baller.
I am America.
I am life.
I am super.
I am Michael Jackson.
I am always relaxin'.
Don't you see?
I am me!
Michelle
I Am
I am Minecraft.
I am the feet and head of Messi.
I am ooey gooey butter cake.
I am dusk blue.
I am El Salvador.
I am Mexico.
I am Chapel Hill.
I am dreaming big.
I am loving pandas.
I am red pandas.
I am a cute hopping energizer bunny.
I am a navigator steering my ship.
I am a shooting bullet.
I am Roblox.
I am me!
Mia
I Am
I am black hurricanes.
I am braided, twisted hair.
I am June 20.
I am mint chocolate ice cream.
I am the sweet in an icy Coca-cola.
I am the Boss Baby.
I am a black Nissan moving from place to place.
I am Chinese fried rice.
I am self-assured.
I am red roses in the garden.
I am a beautiful black QUEEN.
I am Mia Desiree Noel.
I am ME!
Jasiah
I Am
I am TCBY mint.
I am Cavaliers.
I am teal blue.
I am fast like jaguars.
I am a drawer of lions.
I am a monkey jumping high.
I am a baseball runner.
I am a basketball layup.
I am Big Nate.
I am an independent reader.
I am inside out feelings.
I am a neat writer.
I am hard-working at math.
I am a brave athlete.
I am a great sport.
I am responsible for the rooms in my life.
I am a great friend maker.
I am big win basketball.
I am rewards for good actions.
I am the red in Clifford.
I am Legos on a green Lego board.
I am relaxed on the warm beach.
I am white and black striped Adidas jackets.
I am matched every day.
I am a laugh challenger.
I am Jasiah Keray Noel.
I am ME!
Jordan
I Am
I am Kemba Walker’s jump shot.
I am the lead on a pencil sketching my life.
I am UNC championship titles.
I am the fire on the sun.
I am the sign on a pair of Jordans.
I am Odell’s touchdown dance.
I am the eyes of a wise cat.
I am a shark’s sharp tooth.
I am the color of the Charlotte Hornets.
I am the glowing white of heaven
I am me!
Josue
I Am
I am Origami Yoda.
I am great saves from De Gea.
I am great celebrations from Ronaldo.
I am Guardians of the Galaxy.
I am Baby Groot, small but furious.
I am Lamborghini fast as Flash.
I am UNC champions.
I am Carolina panthers tackling.
I am a one digit number in life and on the field.
I am the soccer of Gareth Bale.
I am the goals of Real Madrid.
I am the fire breathing dragon scoring goals.
I am Carolina blue.
I am the talent of Lionel Messi.
I am me!
Makai
I Am
I am the stitched mouth from Coraline.
I am Allen Iverson dribbling skills that impress.
I am the Grinch on Mondays.
I am alpaca hair.
I am Kobe Bryant cross-ups.
I am Jimmy Butler navigating life without love.
I am Devin Booker's fade aways.
I am rainbow ice cream with swirls.
I am a 3D printer building pieces of my life.
I am me!
Natalie
I Am
I am the sleepy days of weekends.
I am pepperoni, hamburger and sausage pizza.
I am the voice of Trey Songz.
I am the swag of Beyonce.
I am a chapter of Dork Diaries.
I am a strong big sister.
I am an artist painting my world.
I am birthday cake ice cream.
I am the sweet in cold iced tea.
I am a bright red tulip growing strong each day.
I am a National Champion Tar Heel.
I am ME!
5th Grade #CRSjr Writers
Avery
I Am
I am contortion on wood blocks.
I am chalk on hands with rips.
I am rodents surrounding my heart.
I am bright and colorful hair.
I am a ying-yang sign.
I am loud and I shout.
I am Picasso.
I am Sofie Dossi.
I am always hanging from a rope or hoop.
I am Annie LaBanc.
I am Simone Biles.
I am horseback riding.
I am caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
I am the beautiful butterfly landing on the trophy in the center of the stage.
I am sausage and pepperoni pizza.
I am Greek language in love.
I am like a rubber band.
I am a choker.
I am Harley Quinn.
I am me!
Brandon
I Am
I am from a purple world.
I am Roblox where adventures start.
I am WWE with a phenomenal forearm.
I am stuffed animals fluffy as clouds.
I am yummy shrimp with steak.
I am September were leaves fall and crunch on your feet.
I am football catching and throwing all day long.
I am Tarheels wrecking teams to the top.
I am glasses and blind as a bat.
I am Call of Duty Shartor15.
I am Super Smash Bros nothing can beat me.
I am an active person sweating like crazy.
I am anime with cool power and magic.
I am movies with sad and happy endings.
I am me!
Chanmeeyae
I Am
I am a lazy cat.
I am a T-Rex.
I am a cool stylish jogger pant-wearing 5th grader.
I am a fast Veneno Lamborghini.
I am an algorithm solver.
I am a beast mode Call of Duty gamer.
I am a fast feet jump roper.
I am a Thailand rice eating kid.
I am a beef biting boy.
I AM ME!
Jayden
I Am
I am Stephen Curry's shot.
I am blue hover boards.
I am basketball goal swishes everyday.
I am beast every time I lift weights.
I am delicious State Fair turkey legs.
I am Golden State Warriors.
I am Chris Brown dances.
I am Michael Jackson moonwalks.
I am blue and gold of U.C.L.A basketball.
I am Kobe Bryant's fadeaway.
I am long video game weekends.
I am Super Mario Logan movie.
I am Xbox One live card.
I am a shiny golden Lamborghini Aventador.
I am the Carolina blue of UNC basketball.
I am the hip hop break dancer of my school.
I am cheese fries and mild wings from Outback.
I am die-hard Tar Heel.
I am me!
Joel
I Am
I am forgiving.
I am a lazy cat.
I am Durham, Chapel Hill and New York City.
I am from a mom who cares.
I am the oldest of four.
I am a lion king.
I am Lebron shooting hoops.
I am me!
Joseph
I Am
I am Ronaldo.
I am a red Corvette F1.
I am a face plant on my dirt bike.
I am the youngest of five.
I am carne asada tacos.
I am Lukas Modric.
I am a wall like Navas.
I am a pupusa.
I am a German Shepherd.
I am friends of all.
I am from two parents of El Salvador.
I am a reader of everything.
I am a James Rodriguez victory dance.
I am me!
Kahlei
I Am
I am the protective hands of covering up my growing chicks.
I am an old dirt road left battered and broken.
I am a spiral design as unique as a butterfly.
I am a BFG.
I am Albert Einstein.
I am a pink rose starting to bloom.
I am bold and beautiful.
I am young and running wild.
I am the footprints in the beach sand.
I am the song in my heart.
I am a motionless zombie.
I am a young mind.
I am dynamite about to explode.
I am me!
Lance
I Am
I am Marshawn Lynch trucking everybody.
I am Odell Beckham Jr.
I am a soaring airplane over my bed.
I am the comfort of my Lab Retriever dog.
I am my caring mom.
I am my grandma’s laugh.
I am the fun in my dad.
I am Kobe Bryant shooting threes.
I am Micheal Jordan dunks.
I am Walter Payton outrunning everybody.
I am three shots and dunks of Vince Carter.
I am cheeseburgers.
I am Carolina Panthers at the Super Bowl.
I am number eleven.
I am Babe Ruth hitting home runs.
I am shoeless Joe Jackson.
I am a wolf howling in the forest.
I am NBA 2K17 shooting threes in people’s faces.
I am Madden 17 Odelling over everybody.
I am Tyran Matthew intercepting the ball.
I am Brandon Marshall mossing everybody.
I am my football always getting played.
I am blue Gatorade.
I am my PS4 playing games.
I am Rocket League kicking the ball in the goal.
I am fresh like ripe strawberries.
I am me!
Mieyari
I Am
I am Bull City.
I am a tall gypsy.
I am Rosa Parks.
I am blinged out.
I am one of twelve children.
I am a pit bull.
I am Tamela Mann.
I am gospel.
I am a tiger.
I am my grandma.
I am Charlotte’s Acura.
I am the Migos.
I am Hargraves.
I am October.
I am grape soda.
I am chocolate ice cream.
I am a corset.
I am red roses.
I am blue sky on a sunny day.
I am a bee.
I am Gabby Douglas.
I am Jan Brett.
I am the spotlight.
I am Dr. Seuss.
I am a traveler.
I am Clifford.
I am happy feet.
I am my brown world.
I am a colorful world.
I am two place gold.
I am a blue & white Tar Heel.
I am Miedas.
I am me!Robin
I Am
I am a drizzy queen nothing but myself.
I am the Smith family tree.
I am red leaves in the fall.
I am awake in the ocean breeze.
I am a chapter in a book of Dork Diaries.
I am a vase not easily broken.
I am the creator of my mind.
I am a believer in my mind.
I am the youngest marcher.
I am one of four.
I am the capital of North Carolina.
I am a beautiful box braid queen.
I am the word “powerful” in the dictionary.
I am a blue and white Tar-heel.
I AM ME!
Sa'Chi
I Am
I am my mom's hugs.
I am my sister's mean words.
I am Saturday morning pancakes and waffles.
I am Red Sox shortstop.
I am a gentleman waiting and holding doors.
I am a nerd with big glasses.
I am a hot July bouncing baby boy.
I am steak on Monday nights.
I am apple on a hot summer day.
I am fishing in spring.
I am baseball in summer.
I am basketball any day.
I am The Cat in the Hat movie.
I am Green Eggs and Ham.
I am the Magic Kingdom.
I am celebrating UNC on Franklin Street.
I am me!