Exploring Love That Dog Chapters 35-41

The transcript discusses a student's experience with shape poems, where words form the shape of the poem's subject. The student is inspired by examples like an apple and a house, and attempts to create a poem about a yellow dog. The student reflects on receiving feedback and wonders about an anonymous classmate's tree poem, encouraging them to embrace their work as true poetry.

What is a shape poem?

• A poem that rhymes

• A poem that tells a story

• A poem where the words form a shape related to the subject

• A poem with no punctuation

Which objects were mentioned as examples of shape poems?

• An apple and a house

• A book and a pen

• A tree and a car

• A dog and a cat

What did Jack's poem about his yellow dog include?

• A list of the dog's favorite foods

• Descriptions of the dog's actions and body parts

• A description of the dog's home

• A story about the dog's adventures

What was Jack's suggestion for improving the yellow dog poem?

• Including a picture of the dog

• Keeping the spaces the same and using yellow paper

• Adding more words

• Changing the shape

What did Jack feel when people complimented his poem?

• Proud

• Indifferent

• Embarrassed

• Angry

What did Jack want to know about the tree poem?

• How long it took to write

• Why it was written

• What inspired it

• Who wrote it

How did Jack describe the tree poem?

• Too complex

• Too simple

• Like a real tree with straggly branches

• Fake looking

Why did Jack think the anonymous poet didn't put their name on the tree poem?

• They were shy

• They didn't think it was a real poem

• They forgot

• They wanted to remain mysterious

What did Jack want the teacher to tell the anonymous poet?

• That their poem was really a poem and a good one

• That they should reveal their identity

• That they should write more poems

• That their poem was not good