Shakespeare's Song of the Witches

After reading the "Song of Witches" from Macbeth, students wrote their own Halloween recipes.

2nd Period

Zaya G.
This is my charm of power and defeat
It may taste bitter; it may taste sweet
Throw in glitter & a few beets
Get some children, candy & sweets
Don't forget those ghosts & ghouls
To make them scream, roll & burn
Throw it in the pot, watch it all smell & rot!
It may taste bitter; it may taste sweet
But I'm sure you'll love my charm of power & defeat

Patrick G.
Bubble, bubble soil and light
Banish evil and make courage take flight
Bravery of the sacred beast,
and part of a dog that scampers during the great feast.
Leaves of the trees that grow in the forest
A fire that burns while the great Goron nourish.

Jonathan H.
Charm of Powerful Funny Pain

Funny, funny, full of fun
Jonny, Jonny has to run
If he runs he just might fall
Into the side of a concrete wall
This charm will cure the pain
Made from ground-up candy canes

5th Period

Nitasha M.
Double double toil and trouble
Santa's sleigh and hot chocolate bubbles
Christmas trees and presents too
Certainly there will not be a boo
The north pole's cold, and the reindeers nose
A warm fireplace to sit by with your hot toes

Double, double toil and trouble
Santa's sleigh and hot chocolate bubbles
Christmas caroling, people jolly
One thing's for sure the grudge won't be happy

Natalia C
Charm of Powerful Lies

Double, triple the lies
Come, come my flies
Swirl, Twirl and spin
In my good magnificent bin
Close you up and kill you now
Don't show me a frown
Down goes jealousy
And my favorite a little wild mousy
Oops forgot te snake
A poisonous cake for people who make these mistakes

Nicole W.
Double, Double bubbles in trouble
pop, pop goes that bubble
put the cauldron
boil and steam
toes of frog
and snake tongue too
Poison darts and flowers too
Boil and steam
'till the thing is made
Stir, stir like it's the end of the world
And it's made
just for you (and the bubbles of course)


7th Period

Jacob S.
Deformed full of warts and smelly
We have a big belly
From eating kids, humans and animals
Such as mammals
Late nights are nice
Even if they are full of ice
Never we open gates to lemurs
for the have no femurs
We like to scare and
we are always there.

Chris B
When this spell is done
There wil be no nickels and dimes
Money will come in time
No more bills to pay
Each man will shout and cry
In the pot there shall lay
A crocodiles eye
Two ounces of toad mucus

Clarice B
This is a spell of love
I won't add in a dove
I'll add something nice
And a powerful spice
This is starting to bubble
For I am in no trouble
Lets add some sugar
Definitely not a burger
Maybe just a bun
For now this spell is done.

Rocio M.
Capricorn of starry night
Right above the sky of fright
Summon those of high and low
Let the magic burst and glow
Marvels, goblins, snakes and toad
Behold the light upon the road
Follow the footsteps that appear
Leave the Earth and disappear

8th Period

Adam W.
Double Double Chicago's sports are in trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
the muscle of a quarter back
make the cauldron turn deep black
add the speed of the best receiver
makes the opponents quiver
get the strength of a batter
that will make the people chatter
Make Chicago all time champs
to make all the others look like chumps


Jes M.
Thanksgiving
Double, double mashed potatoes with gobbles;
Pumpkin pie and stomach grumbles.
When we add some stuff that's good;
We won't want any other food.
When they smell this all together;
People will begin to gather.
But when they all get here;
They will get a great scare.
Because they will realize;
Their food is cover in flies.

Elena H.
Bubble, Bubble Chaos and trouble
Give me some newts and male it double
A poison to make you hazy
don't think that this is crazy
dog fur and rabbit's foot
on the shelf you will put
eye of newt and fang of vampire
through the air you will float higher
as I make the sky turn gray
scare the whole town away
make fools out of them all
from the sky souls will fall
Bubble bubble chaos and trouble
Show me terror I'll give you double