Kily's+Love+That+Dog

=This is my Love That Dog page!!= Dirty Soccer Ball By: Kily Egan

So much depends upon

a dirty soccer ball

covered in mud

sitting in my garage

**1. Jack doesn't want to write poetry at the beginning of the book. Why doesn't he want to?**
Jack doesn't want to write Poetry in the beginning because he thinks that boys don't write poetry, girls do.

**Why do you think the blue car was important to Jack?**
I think blue car was important to Jack because Jack may have had a memory in a blue car. **3. What caused Miss Strechberry to be so interested in Jack's first poem? Describe what Miss Stretchberry does to get Jack to write more poems, especially about the blue car.** === Miss Strechberry was so interested in Jack's first poem because liked how even though he was stubborn at first and said he couldn't do it and boys don't write poetry, he still wrote a poem. Miss Stretchberry reads poems to Jack and that gives him more and more ideas to write. ===

**4. How does Jack respond when Miss Strechberry asks him to write about a pet? Why do you think Miss Strechberry insists Jack write the poem, despite his reaction?**
Jack responds to Miss Strechberry by saying he doesn't want to because he doesn't have a pet anymore. I think Miss Strechberry insists he writes the poem because she wants to hear what the poem will tell her about how Jack feels about his old pet.

**5. Jack borrows some ideas from other poets' works. Why? Does borrowing from others help him develop his own style? Give two examples of Jack borrows the ideas of others.**
=== Jack borrowed ideas from other poets' work because it helped him write poetry and it inspired him to think more. Yes, borrowing from others does help him with his own style because he is developing poetry so he can get good at first. He borrowed the ideas from The Red Wagon poem and the The Tiger poem. ===

==**6. Jack is nervous about having his work displayed in the classroom. Why does he want his early poems to be anonymous? How does he expect his classmates to react? Do you ever have a hard time sharing your work? Why?**==

=== He wants the poem to be anomynous because he doesn't know how his classmates will react. He thinks his classmates will think he is weird for writing poetry. No, because I do not care what other peoplof ie think about my work. As long as I am proud of it, I will share it. ===

** 7. What does Jack say about the 'wheelbarrow poet' and Mr. Robert Frost? Is he beginning to make pictures with words in his own writing? How? Give three examples. **
=== Jack said maybe the wheelbarrow poet was just making a picture with words and someone else typed it up and then people thought it was a poem because it looked like one. He thought the same thing about Mr. Robert Frost and his poem. Yes, Jack is beginning to make pictures with words in his own writing by describing the dog he saw at the pound. He described the dog as a yellow dog, with a big long tongue hanging out, with big black sad eyes, and a wag-wag-wagging tail. ===

==**8. What is the Author's purpose? Who is the author's audience for this book? From who's point of view is the author telling the story? Why do you think the author chose this point of view and format for the story?**==

=== The authors purpose is to entertain. The authors audience is mostly 2-6 graders, teens, and adults, some younger kids may not understand the story as well as the older ones may. The author is telling the story through Jacks point of view. I think the author chose this to show how Jack was feeling about writing poetry and how he didn't want others to know he wrote the poetry he wrote. ===

**10. How would you describe the sights and sounds of your street or neighborhood in a poem? Write an 8-15 line poem with short lines describing your street or neighborhood.**
My Neighborhood By: Kily Egan

My neighborhood is quiet. Lots of people walking dogs. It is peaceful. Kids running, Cars speeding Old houses and New houses Barking Laughing Smiling My neighborhood is happy.

11. How are Jack's feelings about writing poetry changing? How do you know? Use evidence from the story to support your answer. === Jack is starting to like poetry and write more of it and I know this because now Jack said that his teacher can put Jack's name on it and he is starting to say more good things about the poems they read in class rather than the bad things. === 12. Read the poems First Jump and the other examples of Concrete poetry in your packet, then complete the Poetry with a Twist activity sheet.

** 13. Why did Jack like the poem by Walter Dean Myers so much? Use evidence from the book to support your answer. **
===** Jack liked the poem by Walter Dean Myers because it reminded him of two good memories. His dad would say "Hey there son!" to him. Jack would say "Hey there Sky!" to his dog, his yellow dog whose name was Sky. **===

** 14. Use the first page in your packet to write a poem modeled after Walter Dean Myer's poem, Love that Boy. **

 * Love that friend **
 * By:Kily Egan **


 * Love that friend **
 * Like a dog loves to run **
 * I said love that friend **
 * Like a dog loves to run **
 * Love to share our secrets **
 * Love to have some fun **

==** 15. In his poem on May 14 called //My Sky,// Jack tells in vivid detail what happened to his dog, Sky. How does this poem build on previous poems Jack has either written or read? How does Jack reuse his own words, and where can you find lines that were inspired by other poets? __Cite evidence__. **==

===** In the poem My Sky he tells about the blue car speeding down the road which was in his first poem and the poem about his street shows the words thud thud thud and the poem by Mr. Walter Dean Myers called Love that Boy when his dad calls Hey There Son! The parts thud thud thud and Hey there Son were inspired by other poets, The thud thud thud was inspired by the poem called Street Music and the Hey there Son was from the poem Love that Boy. **===