PUT SOMETHING IN
Memorizing and Repeating
Vocabulary:
poet - a person who writes a poem
nutty - doesn’t make sense
mumble-grumble - complain ‘under your breath’ about something, but the words aren’t clear.
looney-gooney - silly, crazy, foolish
‘cross - across
ain’t - (slang) isn’t
Whistle through your comb - making a ‘musical instrument’ with a comb (see link)
Pre-reading:
1. Draw a crazy picture and describe it in English to someone close by.
2. Write a short ‘song’ about something you are NOT happy with. Sing it to the melody of a famous song. What is your song about? What famous tune did you use?
3. Did you enjoy drawing it? Why?
4. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
Put Something In
Draw a crazy picture,
Write a nutty poem,
Sing a mumble-grumble song,
Whistle through your comb.
Do a loony-goony dance
‘Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain't been there before.
Understanding the poem
What does the poet want you (the reader) to understand?
Do you think this connects to being in Mofet? If yes, how? If not, why not?