MCCULLOCHSCREATIVEWRITING

SPRING2016/MARINECITYHIGHSCHOOLVERSION1.4

SUMMARYOFEXAM:

YouaretocomposeTHREE(3)childrenspoemsinthestyleofRoaldDahl,ShelSilverstein,orothermajorchildrens
poets.Eachpoemistohaveano
riginal illustration
.(TheillustrationCANbebyyouORbyyoungersibling,
cousin,kidyoubabysit).

ThefinalprojectwillbemadeintoaGooglePresentation(orotheronlinepresentationtoolthathasanembed
codethatcanbepostedtoourclasswebpage).
Wewillpresentthesepoems/projects(somehow)onourexamdate:
6/15/16

THEPOEMCHOICES:

Poem #1
)
Imaginary Monster/Friend (Inspired by Lewis Carrols Jabberwocky)

Createanimaginarybestfriendormonsterthatinfluences(whethergoodorbad)thebehaviorand/oractions
ofachildinthis
NARRATIVE POEM
.Invent,asCarroldoes,someimaginarywordsthatthefriendormonster
saysthatonlythechildnarratorcaninterpret/define.

SPECIFIC Requirements:
YourpoemmustbeaNARRATIVEPOEM,toldinfirstpersonbythechildthathastheimaginary
friend/monster
FullPage(orlonger)poem
PoemanswersALLofthefollowingquestions:Whatisthefriendsmonstersname?Whatcolor,shape,
clothing,etc..doesithave?Wheredoesitlive(underthebed,thecloset,ontheroof)?Whatdoesiteat?

Whatdoesitencouragethechildtodo?Howdoesthechildrespond?
Createaspeciallanguageforthemonster/friend.
JABBERWOCKY
LewisCarroll
(fromThroughtheLookingGlassandWhatAliceFoundThere,1872)
`Twasbrillig,andtheslithytoves
Didgyreandgimbleinthewabe:
Allmimsyweretheborogoves,
Andthemomerathsoutgrabe.

"BewaretheJabberwock,myson!
Thejawsthatbite,theclawsthatcatch!
BewaretheJubjubbird,andshun
ThefrumiousBandersnatch!"

Hetookhisvorpalswordinhand:
Longtimethemanxomefoehesought
SorestedhebytheTumtumtree,
Andstoodawhileinthought.

And,asinuffishthoughthestood,
TheJabberwock,witheyesofflame,
Camewhifflingthroughthetulgeywood,
Andburbledasitcame!

One,two!One,two!Andthroughandthrough
Thevorpalbladewentsnickersnack!
Heleftitdead,andwithitshead
Hewentgalumphingback.

"And,hasthouslaintheJabberwock?
Cometomyarms,mybeamishboy!
Ofrabjousday!Callooh!Callay!'
Hechortledinhisjoy.

`Twasbrillig,andtheslithytoves
Didgyreandgimbleinthewabe;
Allmimsyweretheborogoves,
Andthemomerathsoutgrabe.

Poem #2) Bad Child/Horrendous Things Happen

InthestyleofShelSilversteinsJimmyJetandhisTelevisionSetandRoaldDahls
TheTummyBeast(seeyourpacket),writeapoemthattellsofbadchildrenorbad
thingshappeningtochildren.Tellthepoetictaleofachildthatcommitsabadbehavior
andwhathappenstohimorherintrueSilversteinianandDahlianstyle.

SPECIFIC Requirements
:

Narrativepoem
FullPageinlength
Beginwiththebadattributesofthechildorhowthingsbegantogethorrible.Endwiththeresults.
Tonsofdelicious,gooeydetail
RhymeScheme

THETUMMYBEAST
RoaldDahl

OneafternoonIsaidtomummy,
"Whoisthispersoninmytummy?
"Hemustbesmallandverythin
"Orhowcouldhehavegottenin?"

Mymothersaidfromwhereshesat,
"Itisn'tnicetotalklikethat."

"It'strue!"Icried."Iswearit,mummy!
"Thereisapersoninmytummy!
"Hetalkstomeatnightinbed,
"He'salwaysaskingtobefed,
"Throughouttheday,hescreamsatme,
"Demandingsugarbunsfortea.
"Hetellsmeitisnotasin
"Togoandraidthebiscuittin.
"Iknowquitewellit'sawfullywrong
"Toguzzlefoodthewholedaylong,
"ButreallyIcan'thelpit,mummy,
"Notwiththispersoninmytummy."

"Youhorridchild!"mymothercried.
"Admititrightaway,you'velied!
"You'resimplytryingtoproduce
"Asillyasinineexcuse!
"Youarethegreedyguzzlingbrat!

"Andthatiswhyyou'realwaysfat!"

Itriedoncemore,"Believeme,mummy,
"Thereisapersoninmytummy."

"I'vehadenough!"mymothersaid,
"You'dbettergoatoncetobed!"

Justthen,anicelytimedevent
Deliveredmefrompunishment.
Deepinmytummysomethingstirred,
Andthenanawfulnoisewasheard,
Asnortinggrumblinggruntingsound
Thatmademytummyjumparound.
Mydarlingmothernearlydied,
"Mygoodness,whatwasthat?"shecried.

Atonce,thetummyvoicecamethrough,
Itshouted,"Heythere!Listenyou!
"I'mgettinghungry!Iwanteats!
"Iwantlotsofchocsandsweets!
"Getmehalfapoundofnuts!
"LooksnappyorI'lltwistyourguts!"

"That'shim!"Icried."He'sinmytummy!
"Sonowdoyoubelievememummy?"
Butmummyanswerednothingmore,
Forshehadfaintedonthefloor.

Jimmy Jet And His TV Set

byShelSilverstein

I'lltellyouthestoryofJimmyJet
AndyouknowwhatItellyouistrue.
HelovedtowatchhisTVset
Almostasmuchasyou.

Hewatchedallday,hewatchedallnight
Tillhegrewpaleandlean,
From"TheEarlyShow"to"TheLateLateShow"
Andalltheshowsbetween.

Hewatchedtillhiseyeswerefrozenwide,
Andhisbottomgrewintohischair.
Andhischinturnedintoatuningdial,
Andantennaegrewoutofhishair.

AndhisbrainsturnedintoTVtubes,
AndhisfacetoaTVscreen.
Andtwoknobssaying"VERT."and"HORIZ."
Grewwherehisearshadbeen.

Andhegrewaplugthatlookedlikeatail
SowepluggedinlittleJim.
AndnowinsteadofhimwatchingTV
Weallsitaroundandwatchhim.

Poem #3) YOURE THE STAR

CreateapoemthatusesyourFULLNAME(JamesMichaelMcCullochwasalittlebrat/Heatesomuch
McDonalds/Thathebecameterriblyfat.).Itisuptoyouwhetheryournarrativepoemwillbeaboutamischievous
childoragoodone.

SPECIFICRequirements:

Useyourfullnameinthefirstline(LikeSarahSylviaCynthiaStout)
Toldin
third person
Tellsastory(narrative)
Employstonsof
imagery
and
onomatopoeia
(wordsthatconveysounds...BAM!ZAP!)
TheothertwostudentsinyourclassmustmakeaBRIEFguestappearance.
Mustbea
FULL
pagelong(atleast)

SARAHCYNTHIASYLVIASTOUT
WOULDNOTTAKETHEGARBAGEOUT

SarahCynthiaSylviaStout
Wouldnottakethegarbageout!
She'dscourthepotsandscrapethepans,
Candytheyamsandspicethehams,
Andthoughherdaddywouldscreamandshout,
Shesimplywouldnottakethegarbageout.
Andsoitpileduptotheceilings:
Coffeegrounds,potatopeelings,
Brownbananas,rottenpeas,
Chunksofsourcottagecheese.
Itfilledthecan,itcoveredthefloor,
Itcrackedthewindowandblockedthedoor
Withbaconrindsandchickenbones,
Drippyendsoficecreamcones,
Prunepits,peachpits,orangepeel,
Gloppyglumpsofcoldoatmeal,
Pizzacrustsandwitheredgreens,
Soggybeansandtangerines,
Crustsofblackburnedbutteredtoast,
Gristlybitsofbeefyroasts...
Thegarbagerolledondownthehall,
Itraisedtheroof,itbrokethewall...
Greasynapkins,cookiecrumbs,
Globsofgooeybubblegum,


Poem #4)

Perspectives Poem

Cellophanefromgreenbaloney,
Rubberyblubberymacaroni,
Peanutbutter,cakedanddry,
Curdledmilkandcrustsofpie,
Moldymelons,driedupmustard,
Eggshellsmixedwithlemoncustard,
Coldfrenchfriedandrancidmeat,
YellowlumpsofCreamofWheat.
Atlastthegarbagereachedsohigh
Thatitfinallytouchedthesky.
Andalltheneighborsmovedaway,
Andnoneofherfriendswouldcometoplay.
AndfinallySarahCynthiaStoutsaid,
"OK,I'lltakethegarbageout!"
Butthen,ofcourse,itwastoolate...
Thegarbagereachedacrossthestate,
FromNewYorktotheGoldenGate.
Andthere,inthegarbageshedidhate,
PoorSarahmetanawfulfate,
ThatIcannotnowrelate
Becausethehourismuchtoolate.
Butchildren,rememberSarahStout
Andalwaystakethegarbageout!
ShelSilverstein,1974

ShelSilversteinoftensetupadynamicrelationshipbetweenoppositesinapoemsothereaderwouldexplore
bothpointsofview.Theinsightgainedbystudentsisimportantinhelpingthemtoexperienceempathyandto
developsocialskills.
After reading People Zoo, write a poem where one group of people, animals, or things switches
places with another. Make a list of things that could switch places (poor with rich, health foods with
sweetsjust think that eating ice cream sundaes could be good for you). As you tell of this switch, be
sure to get across some sort of theme. Remember this is for children, so do not go grossly deep in this
poem.

People Zoo
Igotgrabbedbytheelkandthecaribou.
Theytiedmeupwithavinelassoo
AndwhiskedmeawaytoAnimaloo,
WheretheylockedmeupinthePeopleZoo.

NowI'mhereinacagethatisassmallascanbe
(youcan'tletwildpeoplerunaroundfree),
AndI'mfeedbreadandteaatquartertothree,
Andtheanimalsallcomeandganderatme.

Theypointandtheygiggleandsometimestheyspit
(there'sbarsonmycage,sotheycan'tpokeorhit),
Andtheyscream,"Doatrick,"butIstubbornlysit,

Notdoin'nothin'...butthinkin'abit

Soifyoucomevisit,justhowl,honk,ormoo
Andtrytopretendyou'reananimal,too,
'Causeifyou'reaperson,they'llthrowyouintoCageTwo
ofthezoohereinAnimaloo.

SPECIFICRequirements:

Aminimumoffourstanzas
USEOFARHYMESCHEME
PLENTY O IMAGERY

Poem #5) An Animals Tale (Based of Roald Dahls collection

Dirty Beasts)
ellthepoetictaleofananimal.Namehimorher.ReadthroughDahlspoems,The
T
Pig,TheCrocodile,TheCow,justasthesethreecharactersdoFANTASTIC(orhorrible
thingslikeTheCrocodilethatlunchesonsixchildreneachlunch).Makethesefunand
entertaining.

SPECIFICRequirements:
NARRATIVEPOEMTOLDINTHIRDPERSONABOUTTHEANIMAL
FULLPAGEINLENGTH
USEOFRHYMESCHEMEANDIMAGERY

ThePig

InEnglandoncetherelivedabig
Andwonderfullycleverpig.
Toeverybodyitwasplain
ThatPiggyhadamassivebrain.
Heworkedoutsumsinsidehishead,
Therewasnobookhehadn'tread.
Heknewwhatmadeanairplanefly,
Heknewhowenginesworkedandwhy.
Heknewallthis,butintheend
Onequestiondrovehimroundthebend:
Hesimplycouldn'tpuzzleout
WhatLIFEwasreallyallabout.
Whatwasthereasonforhisbirth?
Whywasheplaceduponthisearth?
Hisgiantbrainwentroundandround.
Alas,noanswercouldbefound.
Tillsuddenlyonewondrousnight.
Allinaflashhesawthelight.
Hejumpeduplikeaballetdancer
Andyelled,"Bygum,I'vegottheanswer!"

"Theywantmybaconslicebyslice
"Tosellatatremendousprice!
"Theywantmytenderjuicychops
"Toputinallthebutcher'sshops!
"Theywantmyporktomakearoast
"Andthat'sthepart'llcostthemost!
"Theywantmysausagesinstrings!
"Theyevenwantmychitterlings!
"Thebutcher'sshop!Thecarvingknife!
"Thatisthereasonformylife!"
Suchthoughtsasthesearenotdesigned
Togiveapiggreatpieceofmind.
Nextmorning,incomesFarmerBland,
Apailofpigswillinhishand,
Andpiggywithamightyroar,
Bashesthefarmertothefloor
Nowcomestherathergrizzlybit
Solet'snotmaketoomuchofit,
Exceptthatyoumustunderstand
ThatPiggydideatFarmerBland,
Heatehimupfromheadtotoe,
Chewingthepiecesniceandslow.
Ittookanhourtoreachthefeet,
Becausetherewassomuchtoeat,
Andwhenhefinished,Pig,ofcourse,
Feltabsolutelynoremorse.
Slowlyhescratchedhisbrainyhead
Andwithalittlesmilehesaid,
"Ihadafairlypowerfulhunch
"Thathemighthavemeforhislunch.
"Andso,becauseIfearedtheworst,
"IthoughtI'dbettereathimfirst."

RoaldDahl

TheCrocodile

Noanimalishalfsovile
AsCrockyWockthecrocodile.
OnSaturdayshelikestocrunch
Sixjuicychildrenforhislunch,
Andheespeciallyenjoys
Justthreeofeach,threegirls,threeboys.
Hesmearstheboys(tomakethemhot)
Withmustardfromthemustardpot.

Butmustarddoesn'tgowithgirls,
Ittastesallwrongwithplaitsandcurls.
Withthem,whatgoesextremelywell
Isbutterscotchandcarame.
It'ssuchasupermarvelloustreat
Wheboysarehotandgirlsaresweet.
Atleastthat'sCrocky'spointofview.
Heoughttoknow.He'shadafew.

That'sallfornow.It'stimeforbed
Liedownandrestyoursleepyhead
Ssh!Listen!WhatisthatIhear
Gallumphingsoftlyupthestair?
Golockthedoorandfetchmygun!
Goon,child,hurry!Quickly,run!
No,stop!Standback!He'scomingin!
Oh,look,thatgreasygreenishskin!
Theshiningteeth,thegreedysmile!
It'sCROCKYWOCK,THECROCODILE!

RoaldDahl,DirtyBeasts

Poem #6) Social Commentary from childs perspective

YoufinalpoemCANalsobeashortbenedictionofsorts.InthestyleofHugOWar,endyourbookletwith
somesortofhumanitarianstatement,somethingthaturgesloveorpeaceorkindness.Thispoemshouldsenda
childonhisorherwaywithapositiveactiontocommit.

Hug O War

Iwillnotplayattugowar.
Idratherplayathugowar,
Whereeveryonehugs,
Insteadoftugs,
Whereeveryonegiggles

Androllsontherug,
Whereeveryonekisses,
Andeveryonegrins,
Andeveryonecuddles,
Andeveryonewins.

SPECIFICRequirements:
Userepetition(AndeveryoneAndeveryone)
Useofrhymescheme

DUEDATE:___
Wednesday,JUNE15,2016
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