Poetry Competition and Homework
Attached are some poems your child may like to use for this task. A great website for some funny poetry ideas is: http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
I have also included below a pro forma we have been using in school to help the children understand and develop their performance techniques. We hope this is of use in supporting your child rehearse at home.
Have they done these things?
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Self assess
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Peer assess
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Teacher assess
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Changed the pace (speed)
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Changed the tone (soft /harsh)
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Changed the volume (how loud)
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Used facial expression
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Used hand gestures
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Next time I would ……………………………………………….…………………………………
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Peer marked by …………..
They have done these things really well …………………………….............................................
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To make it even better, they could…………………….………………………………………….
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I Think My Dad is Dracula
I think my dad is Dracula
I know that sounds insane,
but listen for a moment and
allow me to explain.
We don't live in a castle,
and we never sleep in caves.
But, still, there's something weird
about the way my dad behaves.
I never see him go out
in the daytime when it's light.
He sleeps all day till evening,
then he leaves the house at night.
He comes home in the morning
saying, "Man, I'm really dead!"
He kisses us goodnight, and then
by sunrise he's in bed.
My mom heard my suspicion
and she said, "You're not too swift.
Your father's not a vampire.
He just works the graveyard shift."
-Kenn Nesbitt
I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack
I bought our cat a jetpack
which I think she liked a lot.
She strapped it on and instantly
she took off like a shot.
She zoomed around my bedroom
then she blasted down the hall.
She ricocheted off every piece
of furniture and wall.
Our dog freaked out and ran away.
Our hamster squeaked and fled.
I even saw my sister hiding
underneath her bed.
Our cat is so fired up
I almost hate to break the news:
She'll never catch our mouse;
I bought him rocket powered shoes.
Flying Popcorn
and flew across the kitchen like Superman.
It ping-ponged back and forth between the oven and the freezer.
Then it shot up to the ceiling like a daredevil trapeezer.
I tried and tried to catch it, but it never missed a trick.
So finally I gave up and ate a licorice stick.
The Fifth Grade Talent Show
Tim can wiggle both his ears.
You probably shouldn’t try,
‘cause when he flaps them very fast,
he soon begins to fly.
Tyler likes to cross his eyes.
He soon is going to find,
that if he crosses them too much,
the poor kid might go blind.
That Explains It!
I went to the doctor. He x-rayed my head.
He stared for a moment and here's what he said.
"It looks like you've got a banana in there,
an apple, an orange, a peach, and a pear.
I also see something that looks like a shoe,
a plate of spaghetti, some fake doggy doo,
an airplane, an arrow, a barrel, a chair,
a salmon, a camera, some old underwear,
a penny, a pickle, a pencil, a pen,
a hairy canary, a hammer, a hen,
a whistle, a thistle, a missile, a duck,
an icicle, bicycle, tricycle, truck.
With all of the junk that you have in your head
it's kind of amazing you got out of bed.
The good news, at least, is you shouldn't feel pain.
From what I can see here you don't have a brain."
Rules for My Dog
Don’t bark when I’m sleeping
Don’t eat off my plate.
When grandpa goes fishing,
don’t eat all his bait.
Don’t drool on my slippers.
Don’t chase your own tail.
Do not bite the mailman
or we won’t get mail.
Don’t tackle my brother
‘cause he’s such a wimp.
Don’t nip at my ankles,
‘cause you’ll make me limp.
