Peter's+Love+That+Dog

This is my __Love That Dog__ page

1. Jack doesn't want to write poetry at the beginning of the book because he is afraid kids, especially the boys, will mock him for being bad at poetry, or, as he said at the beginning of the book, boys don't write poetry, girls do.

2. I think Jack writes about a blue car because his family owns or used to own a blue car, like my family has two convertibles(old and broken so my Dad fixes them in his spare time as he really likes to do that) and my Dad would take me and my brother on joy-rides around the neighborhood. My favorite part about that was //Vroom//, where we said vroom and my Dad would slam down the accelerator. Either that or Jack couldn't stop thinking about cars and blue is his favorite color.

3. Ms. Stretchberry wanted to know more about the blue car, so she makes it obvious she likes the idea by asking more about it.

The Little Train by Peter Lefkovitz so much depends upon a little train with rainbow pegs and barrels on the shelf upon the wall. 4. Jack responded "no" when Ms. Stretchberry asked him to write about a pet. She insists because she thinks Jack will have more confidence in his poems if they have good inspration. 5. Jack borrows ideas from other poets most likely because his teacher would have an activity where after hearing a certain poem the class would write their own poem. Jack is making his own style as he is sticking with ideas of a blue car and that could cause him to be famous for car poems.

6. Jack wants his work to be anonymous because he is afraid other kids will taunt him for "being girlish", or not being good at poetry. I was nervous about playing at a piano recital because I was afraid I'd mess up. 7. Jack says that the "Wheelbarrow Guy" and Mr. Robert Frost started just like him, by putting words together and having their teacher put it on the board, which caused the to look like poems. Jack is now putting words together by rewriting poems with different topics, such as The Pasture with the dog shelter,the car with the tiger, and again the car with the wheelbarrow. 8. The author's purpose is to entertain and inspire us to become poets. The author's audience is mainly kids so he can inspire them to be poets. The author's put the point of view in to Jack, so that we can see his reactions to the writings.

A connection I had was when Jack was getting a dog. I remembered that when my family went to get a dog, the people running the kennel just brought the dogs into the room to show us. I wanted the Golden Retriever, but my family didn't want that one, mainly because he peed on the trash can with such force he knocked over,so we chose a different one, Mulligan, who was one of the best dogs ever. My Dad says he was incredibly smart, like how he would steal a juice box. Instead of ripping it open and spilling juice everywhere, he would gently press the container, and lap up the drop that formed at the top of the straw. He also would howl in tune with Charlie when he played the Saxophone. Sadly, he became insane, such as not only biting the leash when we went for a walk, but instead jumping about five feet in the air and bite it. We called that the Mully Dance. We had to put him down though, because he bit someone REALLY hard(Said person had to go to the Hospital). He did it because said persons brother was at our house, and it was time for him to leave. They were not exactly the nicest kids though, so Mulligan instantly sensed danger and bit him.

9. Jack Describes his street as being very small, with children playing in the road. The words he uses are thin and small.

10. My Neighborhood by Peter Lefkovitz Two Parts Top and Bottom Top is antisocial all adults and very young kids lots of jocks many cars passing through no parties Bottom is fun parties and imagination chalk on road with no cars private drive hill causes fun biking 11. Jack's feelings are changing about poetry. He is now writing poetry much more confidently, and he is allowing Mrs. Stretchberry to sign his name when she posts it on the board. 12. Fox With A Top Hat by Peter Lefkovitz

Top Hat  Fuzzy   Awesome   Silver Line   E IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Worn IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII E   A IIIIIIIIIII Base Base Base IIIIIIIIII A   R Head Amazing Fuzzy Fox R   Furry Mammal Bushy Tail   Best Eye Animal Eye Ever   Awesome As Weasels   Orange And White   Dog-Like   Growl   Bark   Eat 13. Jack loves the poem by Walter Dean Myers a lot because he can relate to it. His Dad calls him the same way, and Jack called his dog, Sky, the same way.

14. Love That Minecraft by Peter Lefkovitz Love that game Like a loser loves to win I said I love that game Like a marker loves to draw Love to build a castle in the day so Creepers don't get me. 15. Jack retells what happened to is dog in the poem My Sky. What happens is that they were playing in the street, and a car comes by and hits Sky. Jack uses ideas from his previous poems such as the //blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road//, and he uses ideas from other authors as well. There is the slightest hint of Snowy Woods when Jack writes //many miles to go//.