Nursery Rhyme
Lesson 16
Lesson 16
Today, we will be reading, studying , analyzing, and writing about Nursery Rhymes.
is a short rhyme for children that often tells a story. There is normally some type of rhyme pattern.
I'm a Little Teapot
by Clarence Kelley
I'm a little teapot,
short and stout.
Here is my handle,
Here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up,
Hear me shout.
Tip me over,
And pour me out.
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Hey Diddle Diddle
by Ray Evans
Hey diddle diddle
the cat and the fiddle
the cow jumped
over the moon
The little dog laughed
to see such a sport
and the dish ran away
with the spoon
Mary Had a Little Lamb
by Sarah Josepha Hale
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
by Jane Taylor
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, Twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Use the Google Doc to analysis a nursery rhyme. Remember to make a copy and save it in your writing folder.
Use your Google Doc to write a nursery Rhyme. Write it in the box provided. You may use color and add a picture. You MUST include a metaphor in your poem. You will keep one poem per page, so your nursery Rhyme will start on page 12, and all your poems will be written on the same Google Doc that you already saved in your drive. I Recommend you first write your poem on paper and work on it. When you are happy with it, you can add it to the Doc.
When you are finished with the assignment, here is what you can do:
Just keep writing.
Keep adding seeds.
Add to a already started seed.
Decide to take a seed through the writer’s process.
Reread your writing.
Edit your writing.
Work with a writing partner (with permission).
NEVER say "I am finished"
You need to be writing for a minimum of 30 minutes.