Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY
Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY
Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY
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Write-Your-Own Dusk Poems<br />
Materials: Chart paper, chalkboard, or whiteboard<br />
<strong>Read</strong> the poem “Buffalo Dusk” by Carl Sandburg again to<br />
students. Ask them to summarize the poem in their own words.<br />
Ask them what the word dusk means and discuss the mood that<br />
it creates in this poem. <strong>Tell</strong> students that although many poems<br />
do rhyme, they do not all use rhyme as a technique. Explain that<br />
some poets use repetition of sounds or of words and phrases to<br />
emphasize certain things or feelings, such as Mr. Sandburg did in<br />
this poem. Ask students what words and phrases are repeated in<br />
this poem for emphasis.<br />
<strong>Tell</strong> students that they are going to write their own “dusk” poems<br />
about something coming to an end, just as Mr. Sandburg did<br />
about the time of the buffalo and the people who hunted the<br />
buffalo. <strong>Tell</strong> them that their poem may have rhyming words or<br />
repeated sounds or words and phrases. Have them title their poem<br />
“ Dusk.” You may wish to model this exercise on chart<br />
paper, a chalkboard, or a whiteboard. Allow students to share their<br />
poems with the class.<br />
Wagon Train Supper<br />
[Advance preparation required.] Brown one pound ground beef,<br />
one onion, and one green pepper, chopped (optional). Add one<br />
can pork and beans, one-half bottle ketchup, one cup brown<br />
sugar, one tablespoon mustard, and a dash of Worcestershire<br />
sauce. (Optional: You may also want to add 1–2 cups cooked<br />
wagon wheel pasta.) Bake in a dish 30 to 45 minutes at 350<br />
degrees. Serve with cornbread and/or buttermilk biscuits. Ask<br />
students to talk about what it might have been like for pioneers to<br />
cook over a campfire and live on the Oregon Trail.<br />
Note: Be sure to follow your school’s policies about food<br />
distribution and allergies.<br />
156 Westward Expansion CA | Culminating Activities<br />
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