Listening,readinganddiscussing1
Listentothepoem‘I’vesavedthesummer’andanswerthesequestions
(answersarefree)1)Doyouthinkthespeakerinthepoemismorelikelytobeagirlfriend/boyfriendorparent
2)Doesthepoemhavearhythmicpattern
3)Doesthepoemhaverhymingwords
4)Whenyouwerelisteningtothepoem,diditmakeyoufeelsomethingorthinkaboutsomething
Whatdiditmakeyoufeelorthinkabout
Nowread“I’vesavedthesummer”
1)Circlethewordsthatrhyme
Whatisunusualabouttherhymingwordsinthelastfourlines
2)Listentothepoemagainandclapthestrongbeats
RodMcKuenI’vesavedthesummerAndIgiveitalltoyouToholdonwintermorningsWhenthesnowisnew
I’vesavedsomesunlightIfyoushouldeverneedAplaceawayfromdarknessWhereyourmindcanfeed
AndformyselfI’vekeptyoursmileWhenyouwerebutnineteen,Tillyou’reolderyou’llnotknowWhatbraveyoungsmilescanmean
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