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Table of Contents*This product includes poems in the 2nd-3rd Grade Common Core Text Complexity Band. Each poem and question set is 3 pages long.
1. RL.2.4 Anchor Chart / Journal Page2. My Brother’s Not a Werewolf by Ken Nesbitt3. Little Things by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer4. My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson5. Picture-books in Winter by Robert Louis Stevenson6. Halloween by Edwin C. Ranck7. Caterpillar by Christina Rossetti8. The Rainbow by Christina Rossetti9. Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson10. Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni11. Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost12. Test
• Young Night-Thought by Robert Louis Stevenson• Eletelephony by Laura Richards
2nd Grade
©Julie Bochese
My brother's not a werewolfthough it often looks that way.He has to shave his whiskersalmost every single day.
His feet are getting furryand his hands are sprouting hair.His voice is deep and growlinglike a grumpy grizzly bear.
He often sleeps throughout the dayand stays up half the night.And if you saw the way he eatsyou'd surely scream in fright.
His clothes are ripped and dirtylike the stuff a werewolf wears.His socks and shirts are shreddedand his pants have countless tears.
If you should ever meet himyou'll discover what I mean.My brother's not a werewolf;he's just turning seventeen.--Kenn Nesbitt
"My Brother's Not a Werewolf" copyright © 2012 Kenn Nesbitt. All Rights Reserved. From The Armpit of Doom. Purple Room Publishing. Reprinted by permission of the author. www.poetry4kids.com
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My Brother’s Not a WerewolfBy Ken Nesbitt
Poetry
©Julie Bochese
1. What is the main idea of this poem?
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2. Tap out the rhythm of the poem. Describe the rhythm. What mood does this create?a. The rhythm is even and slow. This creates a sad mood. b. The rhythm is steady and repeats. This creates a calm mood. c. The rhythm is slow and uneven. This creates a mysterious mood. d. The rhythm is fast paced and repeats. This creates a humorous
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3. What are examples of words that rhyme in the poem? Why do you think the author chose to rhyme these words?a. day and night rhymeb. hair and bear rhymec. grumpy and grizzly rhymed. werewolf and way and whiskers rhyme
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Words and Phrases in Poetry
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4. What words or phrases does the author repeat? Why?
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5. Which phrase uses alliteration? Why did the author use alliteration?
a. “His feet are getting furry”b. “My brother’s not a werewolf”c. “His voice is deep and growling”d. “His clothes are ripped and dirty”
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6. Describe the meaning behind this poem. How does the author’s choice of language contribute to the meaning?
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Words and Phrases in Poetry
©Julie Bochese
Little ThingsBy Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Little drops of water,Little grains of sand,Make the mighty oceanAnd the pleasant land.Thus the little minutes,Humble though they be,Make the mighty agesOf eternity.
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ______________________Poetry
©Julie Bochese
1. What is the main idea of this poem?
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2. Tap out the rhythm of the poem. Describe the rhythm. What mood does this create?a. The rhythm is even and slow. This creates a sad mood. b. The rhythm is steady and repeats. This creates a calm mood. c. The rhythm is quick and even. This creates a lighthearted mood. d. The rhythm is fast and uneven. This creates an exciting mood.
3. What are examples of words that rhyme in the poem? Why do you think the author chose to rhyme these words?a. sand and land rhymeb. ocean and land rhymec. water and sand rhymed. make and mighty rhyme
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Answer the following Questions. Underline the text evidence in the color shown.
Words and Phrases in Poetry
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4. What words or phrases does the author repeat? Why?
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5. Which phrase uses alliteration? Why did the author use alliteration?a. “Make the mighty…”b. “Little grains of sand”c. “Little drops of water”d. “And the pleasant land”
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6. Describe the meaning behind this poem. How does the author’s choice of language contribute to the meaning?
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My ShadowBy Robert Louis Stevenson
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.He stays so close beside me, he's a coward, you can see;I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ______________________Poetry
©Julie Bochese
1. What is the main idea of this poem?
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2. Tap out the rhythm of the poem. Describe the rhythm. What mood does this create?a. The rhythm is uneven and slow. This creates a scary mood. b. The rhythm is steady and repeats. This creates a calm mood. c. The rhythm is fast and uneven. This creates an exciting mood. d. The rhythm is quick and repeats. This creates a lighthearted
mood.
3. What are examples of words that rhyme in the poem? Why do you think the author chose to rhyme these words?
a. me and head rhymeb. head and bed rhymec. heels and head rhymed. sometimes and shoots rhyme
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Words and Phrases in Poetry
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4. What words or phrases does the author repeat? Why?
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5. Which phrase uses alliteration? Why did the author use alliteration?
a. “He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,”b. “He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head”c. “And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.”d. “The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—”
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6. Describe the meaning behind this poem. How does the author’s choice of language contribute to the meaning?
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