Anansi Learns a Lesson
Who is Anansi?
Anansi is a spider.
Use the word "fabulous" in a sentence.
Answers vary.
Which type of poem has 3 lines, using 5-7-5 syllables?
Haiku
Chero?
Chore?
Chour?
Chore.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
i walked my dog to the store.
I
What did Turtle want to eat with Anansi?
Fruit.
What does "unique" mean?
To be one of a kind or unlike anyone or anything else.
Which type of poem uses a rhyming pattern in five lines and generally funny?
Limerick
Carve?
Charve?
Carv?
Carve
What is wrong with the following sentence?
You should do your all of your chores
No period (.)
What did Anansi do to Turtle?
Anansi tricked Turtle into washing his hands. While Turtle was washing his hands, Anansi ate the fruit.
Name something you could "offer" to do.
Examples: offer to help someone
offer your time
offer your skills
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No rhyming or patterns.
Free verse
Atist?
Artist?
Artirst?
Artist
What is wrong with the following sentence?
My friend bob went fishing for lunch.
Bob (Proper Noun)
How did Turtle feel when Anansi ate all the food?
Upset, in dismay, unhappy, sad - all acceptable.
Describe a time you felt "dismay".
I felt dismay when.....
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This poem can rhyme is many different ways using the ending sounds.
Rhyming Poem
Spert?
Sprot?
Sport?
Sport
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Sally said, you better get out of my room!
Quotation Marks " "
Summarize the story in at least 3 sentences.
Anansi played a trick on Turtle. Turtle asked Fish to help come up with a plan to get back at Anansi. Turtle and fish work together to get back at Anansi by having him float and unable to eat the food.
When do you need to be "watchful"?
When you need to be very focused or pay attention to something.
Repeating the same sounds at the beginning of the words: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
Orrchart?
Orchart?
Orchard?
Orchard.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Lunch is at 1150, said Mr. Niero.
"Lunch is at 11:50," said Mr. Niero.