Unit 6 Week 5 Poems

The poem "The Drum" is about?

• a girl who wants to sing

• a girl who is going to overcome the world

• a girl who should give up

• a girl who likes to run

"...the world is a drum, tight and hard," means...

• the world is wonderful and loud

• the world is polite and helpful

• the world is tough and hard to live in

• the world is round in the solar system

"The Birdfoot's Grandpa" is about

• A grandpa saving frogs

• A car drive to the beach

• A family fighting in the car

• A boy with his friends

"Birdfoot's Grandpa" says "..you can't save them all, get back in." What is the meaning?

• Grandpa is using his time wisely.

• You shouldn't touch toads, they are dirty creatures.

• You CAN save every toad. Try hard!

• You can't save every toad on the road. You should give up.

"From My Chinatown" shows a girl feels what way towards her mother?

• content

• dismayed

• disenchanted

• eager

Why would the girl describe her mother's sewing (From My Chinatown) as a lullaby?

• It's a sound that comforts her because it happens every day.

• It plays music

• The sewing machine makes squeaky sounds that hurts the ears

• The mother sings as she sews

What is the common theme in these three poems?

• You should be a hard worker

• What people do shapes who they are

• The less you complain, the happier you will be

• Life gives you lemons, and you should make lemonade.