Bridget's+Love+That+Dog

__**Bridget's Love That Dog Page**__ __My Basketball__ So much depends upon an orange basketball bouncing on the floor ready to fly through the air

**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 because he thinks that only girls write poetry. **

**Why do you think the blue car was important to Jack?**

 * I think this blue car was important to Jack because it could've been a a family member's car that died. **

**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 Stretchberry was probably interested in Jacks first poem because she thought it was really good for not liking poetry. Miss Sretchberry encourages Jack to get him to keep writing poems. **


 * 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 doesn't want to respod when Miss Stretchberry asks him to write about a pet because he doesn't have a pet anymore and he's probably sad about it. I think Miss Stretchberry insists Jack write a poem because Mrs. Stretchberry might want to know more about Jack's personal life. **


 * 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 borrows from others poets' works because he's having a hard time coming up with ideas since he is embarressed about poetry. I think borrowing ideas helps him develop his own style because he'll soon learn from other poets. Some ideas Jack borows is "Blue Car" and "Red Wheelbarrow". **


 * 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? **
 * Jack wants his poems to be anonymous because he's embarresed about writing poetry. He expects his classmates to think his poems are weird. I usually don't have a hard time sharing my work because it's not very personal. **


 * 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 about the "wheelbarrow poet" and Mr. Robert Frost that maybe the wheelbarrow poet was just making a picture with words and someone else like maybe his teacher typed it up and then people thought it was a poem because it looked like one all typed up like that. Yes, I think he is beggining to make pictures with words because he describes the dog he saw at the pound. Some examples are that he described the dog by saying "he had a wag-wag-wagging tail". Another one is "big black sad eyes". One more is "The dog was yellow". **


 * 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? **
 * I think the authors purpose is to entertain. I think the audience would be 2nd grade through high school because it might be a little mature for 1st graders and under. The story is from Jack's point of view or 3rd person. The author chose this point of view so the book can describe Jack's thoughts. **


 * 9. How does Jack describe his street. What are some words he uses to describe it? **
 * Jack describes his street as thin. A few words he uses to describe it are thin and houses. **


 * 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. **
 * I would describe my street as calm. **
 * M y Street **
 * Y ** **oung people playing**
 * S o few cars **
 * T ons of signs **
 * R andom fun **
 * E veryone having a fun time **
 * E njoying the street **
 * T he street is calm **


 * 11. How are Jack's feelings about writing poetry changing? How do you know? Use evidence from the story to support your answer. **
 * Jack's feelings about writing poetry are changing because Jack is starting to like poetry more than he did at the beginning of the story. I know because he's starting to write more poetry than before. Like when he wrote the concrete poem about his yellow dog. **

** 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 his dog Sky and his dad. Jack said this "Because of two reasons I liked it one is because my dad calls me in the morning just like that: He calls "Hey There Son!" **  ** 14. Use the first page in your packet to write a poem modeled after Walter Dean Myer's poem, Love that Boy. **   ** Love those Friends **   ** like a kangaroo likes to jump **   ** I said love those friends **** like a kangaroo likes to jump **   ** Love to go shopping with them **   ** Love to tell them **   ** "Lets 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. **** This poem builds on previous poems because he mentioned the blue car splattered with paint that came speeding down the road and the blue car was in his "So much depends upon" poem. Some lines that were inspired by other poets is the blue car because Jack used that in his poem that was inspired by a famous poet. **
 * 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. **