Sam's+Love+That+Dog+Responses

**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 poems because only girls write them.

Why do you think the blue car was important to Jack?
The Blue car poem was important because, maybe it was the color of his parents car, or he has seen the same speeding blue car. It was the car that ended his dogs life.

**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 liked his first poem because, she keeps telling him to put published and some his own poems together to make better ones, and maybe his poems make a mystery in Mrs. Strechberry's mind.

** 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 like this, he feels sad about what happened to his pet and does not want to write about his dog, because it would bring out a lot of emotion and he is not in the mood for it.

**make your own poem**
My Cats By: Sam Eckart

So much depends upon my cats because if I didn't have them I'd be sad:(

He borrows poems because it helps him form his own poems. Does borrowing help? Yes it does. ex #1:
 * 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. **

Poem #1 So much depends upon a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road

ex #2 Poem #2 Blue car, Blue car, shining bright in the darkness of the night who could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky I could see you in the night blue car, blue car shining bright I could see you speeding by like a comet in the sky He wants his poems to be anonymous because, he wants his early poems anonymous because he thinks only girls write poems, he expects his classmates to react as though he is a girl because he thinks only girls write them, and sometimes I have a hard time about sharing my work but most of the time I just don't care. Jack says that he wheelbarrow poet was making pictures with words. He said the same about Mr. Robert Frost. He is forming pictures with his words now. He thinks of some of his own experiences and puts them together. Love That Dog, Blue Car, Blue car blue car ** 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 reader with a poem, the authors audience for this book is probably a child at any age, the POV is the kid named Jack, the author probably chose the format and plot because she is in touch with her childhood, maybe this was what kind of stuff usually happens at the authors school, she just wants to entertain the kids with a book she wanted to write, or the author has always wanted to write a book like this on Jack describes his street as quiet, thin, and trafficless in the poem he wrote
 * 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? **
 * 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. **
 * 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. **

__My Street__ My street is quiet usually I hear crickets the wind blowing cars driving by birds chirping thunder and rain then there is the bad noises like these teens they yell and scream in the middle of the night Jacks feelings about poems started has made him want to put his name on his work, because he had told the teacher to put his name on this dog poem he had wrote. In my binder He loved the "Love That Boy" poem because his dad calls him like in the poem, and it reminded him about his yellow dog because he used to call his dog like that.
 * 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. **

Love That Computer By: Sam Eckart

Love that computer like water loves to flow I said I love that computer like water loves to flow love to log in and play games. Jack used his blue car poem, he used the hey there son poem they can be found on the second and third page he used his blue car, blue car poem.
 * 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? **