By Lee Bennett Hopkins
I lunge.
I plunge headfirst.
Sailing, soaring, falling
I go
d
o
w
n
into the
blue
below.
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| Introduction: Introduce students to word play and explain that words are sometimes used to show motion. Give the following examples: Write the word "circle" in the form of a circle on the board. Next write the word "snake" in the form of a snake on the board. Read the following poem. | ||||||||||||
| High Dive By Lee Bennett Hopkins |
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| Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Sports! Sports! Sports!. HarperCollings: New York. 1999. | ||||||||||||
| I leap. I lunge. I plunge headfirst. Sailing, soaring, falling I go d o w n into the blue below. |
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| Extension: Write the poem on the board and read it again. Read the poem a third time with students joining in. Have students work in pairs to create their poems using this type of word play. Have them share their poems. | ||||||||||||