Grasshopper Poetry Lesson P1
Theme-Story 1 Grasshopper Story & Poetry Lesson 1Kids, did you know creating poetry can help improve your overall writing ability? Well, MyStoriesAndPoems.com is here to show you how reading simple stories and then writing about them can be fun and educational at the same time. So, get ready to write your first Theme-Story Poem by reading the following little story, "Grasshopper". Then follow the Poetry Lesson 1 Instructions immediately after the story.  GrasshopperA Theme-Story and Poetry Lesson by R. Renée BembryA grasshopper landed on the sidewalk while Jenny was jumping rope. She was on jump number twenty-seven when she saw it. Even though the grasshopper was long and brown, it almost blended with the color of the sidewalk because the sidewalk was gray and dirty. Jenny let her rope slide on the pavement as she knelt to examine the bug. Its wings were close to its body, it had long antennae, and it had big round eyes. The grasshopper looked so fascinating to Jenny she decided to pick it up. Jenny was holding the grasshopper for only a few seconds when brown tobacco juice came from its mouth. She put the bug back on the sidewalk because she did not want the slobbery substance on her hand. Jenny got a stick that was long enough for the insect to climb on without touching her fingers. Gently, she pushed the twig against the insect's legs so it would crawl up the stick. Then she hurried to the backyard, carefully carrying the bug on the stick. In the back yard, Jenny set the stick with the grasshopper on it in a patch of tall grass. Now the grasshopper would be safe from her jumping feet and out of the way of her slashing rope. Grasshopper Poetry Lesson 1 Instructions (Part 1) Kids...Now that you've read the story, follow the steps below to write your Grasshopper Theme-Story Poem. Then you may enter your poem for a free poetry critique and find out how to earn a free Poetry Collection Cover Sheet at the bottom of this page. Follow the steps below to complete the Grasshopper poetry-writing lesson. Step 1 -Figure out the story's theme. The theme is what the story is about. If you think the story is about Jenny's fascination with a grasshopper, you are correct! Therefore, Jenny's fascination with a grasshopper is the theme. The theme is what you want your poem to be about. Step 2 - Rewrite the story as if it were a poem. Now that you know what the story is about - what its theme is - think of how you can write about the story and make it sound like a poem. Your perception of the story, that is, what you think about it, should steer your ideas about what to write. Example Writing Ideas for Grasshopper Theme-Story:
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