Silverstein, Shel. 1981. A light in the attic. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 006025673.
The Meehoo With An Exactlywatt is a wonderful poem in two voices.
The Meehoo With An Exactlywatt
1: Knock knock!
2: Who's there?
1: Me!
2: Me Who?
1: That's right!
2: What's right?
1: Meehoo!
2: That's what I want to know!
1: What's what you want to know?
2: Me who?
1: Yes, exactly!
2: Exactly what?
1: Yes, I have an Exactlywatt on a chain!
2: Exactly what on a chain?
1: Yes!
2: Yes what?
1: No, Exactlywatt!
2: That's what I want to know!
1: I told you�Exactlywatt!
2: Exactly what?
1: Yes!
2: Yes, what?
1: Yes, it's with me!
2: What's with you?
1: Exactlywatt�that's what's with me.
2: Me who?
1: Yes!
2: Go away!
1: Knock knock
Extension
Have kids write their own knock knock jokes.
Module three focuses on poetry performance. Poems selected for this module include: