8th

Name: ___________________________________ Date:________________

The poems we are going to learn were written by a poet named

Shel Silverstein. Before we read the poems,

I want you to read about the poet.

Go to www.google.com and do a search for Shel Silverstein.

Find out the following information about him:

Be sure to write the URL’s of the sites you use.

1. Where was he born?_________________________________________

2. Was he married?____________________________________________

3. Does he have any children?___________________________________

4. When did he die?____________________________________

5. Find a list of the books and poems he has written. Have you ever heard of any of them? I’m SURE you have: think of the translations, and figure them out. Write a list of works by him that you are familiar with.

6. What other talents did Shel Silverstein have?_____________________

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7. Read a poem that you can find here- write a review for it.

One. The poem I read is called:_________________________

Two. It talks about: ____________________________________________________________

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Three. Copy the poem on the back of this page (or copy and paste it to a WORD file, and print it out).

Four. Did you enjoy the poem? Explain.

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Your grade will be given according to this rubric (be sure you use it while working to see that you are doing all of the tasks, and hand it in with your work at the end):

Name:________________________________ Date:___________________