Love+that+Dog

[|Love That Dog by Sharon Creech book trailor] [|Poems from Love That Dog]

[|Book Chat] - Fri. 1/18 - click here and enter the username and password Mrs. H. gave you to participate in the online chat on Twiducate

//** I will read aloud from Love That Dog and you will partner read. You will put responses online, but you may also take notes for responses in your LA binder to add online at a later date. **//

Here are the prompts and questions you will be responsible for answering on your student page on the wiki. Please answer each question by numbering and restating the question in the answer on your page.

You will also be writing your own poems modeled off of the poems in the book and adding your own feelings and interpretations on your page.

Here is a link to a Poetry Collaborative Wiki that highlights the book Love That Dog and original works and responses to the book by students from around the United States including 2nd graders from Wilson Elementary. (2008-2009).

**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.**
__**Writing Poetry**__
 * 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.**


 * The Red Wheelbarrow BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS


 * so much depends **


 * upon **


 * a red wheel **


 * barrow **


 * glazed with rain **


 * water **


 * beside the white **


 * chickens. **

|| Title by line

//Line 1// So much depends //Line 2// upon

// Line 3 // (choose an important item in your life to write about)

// Line 4 // (describe the item as you see it. ie: color, size, appearance)

// Line 5 // (describe the location of the item) || __**With your partner read pages 12 - 21 and the poems "dog" and "The Pasture" after page 86.**__


 * 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?**


 * __Reread some of pages 1-21 and the first three poems after page 86.__**


 * 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.**


 * 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?**


 * __Read pages 22-30.__**


 * 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.**


 * 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?**


 * __Read Street Music and pgs 31-34__**


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


 * 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.**


 * __Read the poem The Apple and pages 35-41__**


 * 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.**

__**Read the poem Love That Boy by Walter Dean Myers, then read pages 42-52.**__


 * 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.**


 * __Read pages 52-74__.**


 * 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__.**


 * [|RWT - Theme poetry]**