This book is written as the poetry journal of a
young boy named Jack. He starts off thinking that
he can’t write poetry. He encounters several poems
and tries to copy their format and style. As his
journal progresses, he opens up and realizes poetry
isn’t just a bunch of words organized neatly on a page.
With the help of the memory of his pet dog Sky, and
the influence of an encouraging poet, Jack discovers
that he can write his own poetry.
“Love that Dog” would be a great book to help
introduce students to poetry because it would be easy
for children to relate to. The fact that this book is
written in journal form makes it all the more personal.
Once students have read this book, or have had it read
to them, they will be able to better understand what
poetry really is. It’s really neat to be able to read Jack’s
thoughts and then turn to the back of the book to read
the poems that he was journaling about. I thought this
story was very cute and I will definitely have it on a
bookshelf in my classroom.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
"Love that Dog" by Sharon Creech - reviewed by Suzanne (Post #1)
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3 comments:
I enjoyed reading your review! I have not read this yet, but I am very excited to. I was wondering, is it a chapter book or a short story? What grade levels would it be most appropriate for? When I was learning about poetry, my teacher had us make a portfolio of poetry, this helped me learn and appreciate it. I still have all of my work in the portfolio! I think that if I were going to be teaching a lesson about poetry, or even have students make their own portfolio, I would begin by reading this to my class. Thanks for the review!
Joanna - The book is more of a short story. It's exactly like reading a students poetry journal. I think it would be best for second grade or third grade.
I am reading this book for class and you are right! It is an excellent book and is great for teaching poetry. It shows students that poetry is not just for girls and it is neat to watch him grow as a poet. I really like how he adds lines or mimicks lines from the poems he learned about in class, it shows that he was really paying attention and was appreciating them. I cannot wait to read it again to my class and myself!
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