Shakespeare 101
type of poetry that describes a color
What is a color poem?
Mrs. Baker agreed to fix some of Mrs. Ray's pillows and stuffed pillow friends. However, when she brought them back on Monday, she had sewed the arm on Mr. Hippo on his head and don't even get Mrs. Ray started on the giant unicorn. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. tattle to Mr. Baker and make sure Mrs. Baker is grounded ALL weekend
b. take over her classroom; it's cuter than Mrs. Ray's
c. thank her profusely for taking the time to sew for Mrs. Ray and go with the new look on her stuffed animals
d. have her fired immediately
no rhyming, no set number of lines, write whatever you want
What is free verse?
SOMEONE drank Mrs. Ray's last monster and she is NOT HAPPY. What should she do?
a. question EVERYONE- students, staff, people on the street. EVERYONE. EVERYONE.
b. drink all the drinks in the entire building because why not?
c. accept that mistakes happen and move on; Mrs. Ray can buy another monster
d. is riding at dawn still an option?
candy that Mrs. Ray is currently out of
What are hi-chews (I know it's disgraceful)
LOOKS like it would rhyme, but when said aloud it does not
What is an eye rhyme?
Ms. Motzkus lives off hi-chews and air. Mrs. Ray would like to say something to her, but doesn't want to hurt her feelings. What would be a good approach?
Ms. Motzkus lives off hi-chews and air. Mrs. Ray would like to say something to her, but doesn't want to hurt her feelings. What would be a good approach?
a. continue to let her live like that; it's her life
b. educate her on food groups
c. gather everyone together and humiliate her publicly
d. express my concern for her in private and educate her on the food groups
Line 1: noun
Line 2: adjective
Line 3: -ing action words
Line 4: 4 word phrase or feeling
Line 5: 1 synonym for your topic
What is cinquain?
Mrs. Martino saw Mrs. Ray's vegetarian snack in the fridge and took it. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. do nothing; she was obviously hungry
b. kick Ms. Martino in the leg
c. punch Ms. Martino in the throat
d. talk kindly to Ms. Martino and ask why she took Mrs. Ray's snack
"Taste the rainbow"
What are Skittles?
type of poetry in which for each subsequent line (after the first line), you take one letter off the ending word
smart
mart
art
What is diminishing verse?
The students keep telling Mrs. Ray how much they love Mr. Mentzer's class becuase he tells such great jokes and he's sooooo funny and blah, blah, blah. Mrs. Ray is sick. of. it. What's the plan?
a. We ride at dawn!!!
b. It's okay that students enjoy another class; it's wonderful that teachers have a positive impact on students
c. What is Mrs. Ray even talking about now?
d. What class is this again?
type of poetry where you describe an object WITHOUT naming it
What is a kennings poem?
Mr. Mentzer woke up in a grumpy mood. Mrs. Ray did not laugh at his dad joke. Mr. Mentzer went to his classroom and cried. What should Mrs. Ray do?
a. make fun of Mr. Mentzer for being a crybaby
b. tell Mr. Mentzer "sorry" that he is having a bad day
c. do something nice for Mr. Mentzer
d. say "sorry" and do something nice
another name for laughs, giggles, etc.
*Side note: Mrs. Ray's favorite candy
What is a Snickers?
5 line poems that rhyme and use the line/rhyme scheme AABBA (1st and 2nd lines rhyme, 3rd and 4th lines rhyme, and the 5th line rhymes with or repeats the 1st line)
What is a limerick?
Mrs. Ray spent 16 hours cleaning up her room and making it nice for students. They came in and destroyed in .2 seconds. As Mrs. Baker would say, Mrs. Ray lost her "schmitt." What should Mrs. Ray do to repair with her students?
a. technically, she's an adult and adults don't apologize
b. it's her room and she should make the students clean and organize everything
c. detention for EVERYONE
D. apologize profusely to the students and take accountability for her actions; mistakes happen
your favorite type of poetry this week
What is???
Mrs. Ray is having a hard day and came to school in a bad mood. She yelled at her students. She needs to take a break, but refuses to take one. How would you respond?
a. tell staff to get Mrs. Ray in the time away room because she obviously needs a break
b. ignore Mrs. Ray's negative behavior
c. call Mr. McGuire
d. remind Mrs. Ray that it's okay to need a break because everyone needs breaks at times
has a right and left side (for some reason); made up of chocolate and caramel
What is/are Twix?
Japanese form of poetry that follows a strict syllable format of 5,7,5
What is haiku?
Mr. Baker made Mrs. Ray a very nice 3D alligator and a student (accidentally) broke it. What should Mrs. Ray do? (THIS DID NOT ACTUALLY HAPPEN. IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE).
a. scream and yell and demand that they never talk to that student again
b. make the student promise that they will NEVER come within 10 feet of Mrs. Ray or her desk again
c. Mrs. Ray needs to accept and realize that mistakes happen and that things get broken; life happens. Items can be replaced
d. Make that student live in a shoe
your favorite type of poetry this week
The situation with Mrs. Ray escalated (got worse) and Mrs. Ray is now throwing furniture and cursing. What should happen?
a. call for Mrs. Baker or Ms. Martino to help calm Mrs. Ray down
b. call for Mrs. Baker or Ms. Martino to help get Mrs. Ray out of the classroom and into another room
c. ignore Mrs. Ray's negative behavior
d. all of the above
made of caramel, nougat, and the outside is peanuts
What is a payday?