Where the Sidewalk Ends

The dark street...

• is measured and slow

• is where the chalk-white arrows go

• is where the sidewalk ends

• winds and bends

Who knows where the sidewalk ends?

• the middle schoolers

• the teenagers

• the children

• the adults

We will read the poem together.

Click on Stanza 3.

We will read the poem together.

Click on Stanza 1.

We will read the poem together.

Click on Stanza 2.

Use the pen tool to circle any examples of alliteration you see in the first stanza.

(Example: The cat climbed on the counter.)

Use the pen tool to identify any examples of alliteration in the second stanza.

Use the pen tool to identify examples of alliteration in the third stanza.

According to the narrator's descriptions, how does "a place where the sidewalk ends" and "this place" differ?

• "The place where the sidewalk ends" is scary and unknown, while "this place" is familiar and comfortable.

• "The place where the sidewalk ends" is dangerous because it is new, while "this place" is dangerous because it is old.

• "The place where the sidewalk ends" requires accompaniment by children, while "this place" does not require accompaniment of any kind.

• "The place where the sidewalk ends" is unknown and inviting, while "this place" is dirty and unwelcoming.

How does the point of view differ between the speaker and the person he is speaking to?

• The speaker doesn't know where the end of the sidewalk is, but the person he is speaking to does.

• The speaker knows about the end of the sidewalk, and wants to make sure the person he is speaking to doesn't find it.

• The speaker has heard of the end of the sidewalk, and is asking the person he is speaking to for help finding it.

• The speaker knows about the end of the sidewalk, and wants to show it to the person he is talking to.