Tuesday, March 3, 2015

2015 Semester 2
http://kidblog.org/DorseyCreativeWriting72015S2/


Today:

1. Scribble: Ms. D.

Next time: Sarah A. 


Ms. Dorsey's Scribble -- This is an extensive one!

Limerick is a city in Ireland.  It is also a short form of poetry.  In honor of St. Patrick's Day we are going to write limericks.   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rN3DGMCsE



 Here is a famous limerick by Edward Lear:

Limerick There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, 'It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!'

And more

Limericks by Edward Lear:

• There was a Young Lady of Ryde
• There was a Young Lady whose Bonnet
• There was an Old Man in a Boat
• There was an Old Man in a Tree
• There was an Old Man of Kilkenny
• There was an Old Man of Marseilles
• There was an Old Man of Quebec
• There was an Old Man who Supposed
• There was an Old Man with a Beard
• There was an Old Man with a Flute

From Students in 2010:  Limericks

Your Assignment:

Limericks 2015.doc



2. In the computer lab, type up your best limerick on Google Drive.  Share it with Ms. Dorsey.
3. In the computer lab, finish up a solid draft of your short story on your Kidblog.
         Watch your verb tense.  Decide on past or present tense, then stick with the one you choose.