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Annabel's "Love that Dog" page

__Responses__ Jack doesn't want to write poetry at the beginning of the book. Why doesn't he want to?
 * 1) 1. The reason Jack does not want to write poetry is because he says its for girls only.
 * Why do you think the blue car was important to Jack?**
 * 1) 2 I think the blue car is important to Jack ,because it was the color of the car that hit his dog named Sky.

__ **Writing Poetry** __ __My Poem__ So much depends upon shoes Covered in sequins and studs. Sitting in my closet next to my clothes.
 * 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.**
 * 1) 3 Mrs.Stretchberry was intrested in Jack's poems because she wanted to know what was the blue car and why did so much depend on it.Mrs.Strechberry encouragages Jack by asking him about the blue car and things like that.
 * Write your own poem modeled after //The Red Wheelbarrow// by William Carlos Williams. Use the template below. Under your poem, tell why you wrote about the item you chose. **

I wrote about my shoes because you can't really go anywhere without your shoes.


 * 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?**
 * 1) 4 Jack's reaction was not happy when he was told to write about his pet Mrs.Strechberry.I think Mrs.Stretchberry wanted him to write about it because she wanted to know more about his dog.


 * 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.**
 * 1) 5 Yes, borrowing from other poets helped jack develope his own style.He copied of the Robert Frost poem and the So much depends upon.. Poem.


 * 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?**
 * 1) 6 Jack wants his early poems to anyomous because he is embarrsed about his poems because he thinks only girls write poetry, he expects his classmates to not react well and he iss afraid he might get made fun of. Sometimes I have a hard time sharing my work because I am afraid people won't react well and won't like it.

Jack says he does not understand the wheelbarrow poet.He also says he thinks Mr.Robert frost has a little too much time on his hands.Yes, he is beginning to make pictures with words.For example #1. He describes what the blue car looks like.
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 * 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.**
 * 1) 2. He is becoming more decribing in poems. #3. He is writing longer poems.


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 * 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? **

I think the Author's purpose is to entertain the audience.The audience for this book is children moslty.The author is the telling the story in 1st person .The story is told through the main character, Jack's point of view. I think the author chose this point of view because they wanted to show what its like for Jack and how he feels about what is happening to him.


 * 9. How does Jack describe his street? What are some words he uses to describe it? **

9.Jack describes his street as being thin and narrow.Also as being calm and quiet ,with houses lining the street on both sides.


 * 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. **

10. __**My** **street**__ Many house line the street Yellow signs and red signs giving directions

Screaching of wheels Trees swooshing and swashing in the breeze Roars of engines starting up Eeeeeeeeeeks! and giggles from children playing Electric lines giving us power Tall houses and short houses Jack's feelings on poetry are changing slowly.He is slowly starting to like poetry.I know this because in the beginning, Jack had very strong feelings on poetry, that poetry was only for girls.Over time that feeling slowly changed.He started to like poetry. Jack liked the Walter Dean Myers poems much because, it inspired him.Also the poems reminded him of his dead dog named ,Sky. It inspired him because he thought Walter, was a good poet.It reminded him of his dog ,because of the "Love that Boy" poem.He would say "Hey there, Sky." My Sky builds on his previous poems ,because this poem is very detailed it is describing how his dog died.This poem you can see was inspired by other poets because their is repetitive sayings in it and he says "Hey there, son" which is from "Love that Boy".
 * 11. How are Jack's feelings about writing poetry changing? How do you know? Use evidence from the story to support your answer. **
 * 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. **
 * 14. Use the first page in your packet to write a poem modeled after Walter Dean Myer's poem, Love that Boy.**
 * 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**