I�m in a Rotten Mood
By Jack Prelutsky
Prelutsky, Jack. The new kid on the block. New York: Scholastic. 1984.
Introduction: Give copies of poem to the students and also have the poem written on the board for students to see. Read the poem out loud to the students once and then have them read the poem to themselves while you read it out loud again. Make a special effort to emphasize the words- I�m in a rotten mood. Finally, have the students read the poem out loud in unison with you.
I�m in a Rotten Mood
By Jack Prelutsky
I�m in a rotten mood today,
A really rotten mood today,
I�m feeling cross,
I�m feeling mean,
I�m jumpy as a jumping bean,
I have an awful attitude�
I�M IN A ROTTEN MOOD!
I�m in a rotten mood today,
A really rotten mood today,
I�m in a snit,
I�m in a stew,
There�s nothing that I care to do
But sit all by myself and brood�
I�M IN A ROTTEN MOOD!
I�m in a rotten mood today,
A really rotten mood today,
You�d better stay away from me,
I�m just a lump of misery,
I�m feeling absolutely rude�
I�M IN A ROTTEN MOOD!
Extension: Have the students stand and read the poem out loud in unison and make rotten gestures- for example, shrug their shoulders, frown, look mad etc.
