Dear Leaf and Potato - unusual exercise, fantastic results.

Trevor Hill asked his students to pretend that they were leaves falling from a tree. Then he asked the leaves to write farewell letters to the trees. Later on, students made friends with real potatoes. Just as they got to know each other, Trev asked them to return their potatoes and write poems about their friendship. Here are samples of our students work coming out of this unusual yet fantastic activity.

FAREWELL LETTERS

Hi!

I'm one of your leaves. I'm free! But not really happy because I don't know where I am going. The wind decides. We have passed many good moments and some bad ones but I really miss you.



Your leaf.



Dear Tree,

I feel so left out, the leaves lying next to me are all making fun of me because I'm dark blue, and the other leaves are all dead....

Do you think I could come back, I'd rather be the only one on your tree than feeling left out like this, I would like to bring my girlleave with me, I'm so in love. You understand...

Please, can I?

POTATO POETRY

I thought we were meant together

I thought you'd stay until with me until the end

I thought you were good

I thought you were special

I thought you liked me

I thought you loved me

But no, you're just a potato

Goodbye

I'm trying to forget,

Everything we've ever had,

Can't get you off my mind,

Coz you you were always so kind,

Broke my heart in the end,

You should've never took my hand.

Oh Potato, smile

Cause that's when ur the prettiest.

potato, my dear,

it's no matter for me

maybe you will die in the sea

maybe you won't miss me

I didn't love you

I didn't know you

I won't miss you

I won't see you

You will be happy with other potatoes

I know

someone will eat you

but who, I don't know.

Dear Potato Cherie

Potato

I love you so much

That I want to see you

Ever-y-day

Potato

You're so good looking

That I could eat you

Ever-y-day

I feel so wrong

Without you, potato

I'll starve if you,

Don't, come back

Potato

all my love

Paul

Lalala

These are just some of the marvellous pieces created. Congratulations to all participants!