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@ 2008-03-07 07:11:00
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Poetry Friday: The Grammar Lesson by Steve Kowit
In honor of National Grammar Day, which was March 4th:

A noun's a thing. A verb's the thing it does.
An adjective is what describes the noun.
In "The can of beets is filled with purple fuzz"

of and with are prepositions. The's
an article, a can's a noun,
a noun's a thing. A verb's the thing it does.

- The Grammar Lesson by Steve Kowit

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TadMack says: :)
(Anonymous)
2008-03-07 11:43 am UTC (link)
I could have used this one teaching English! Of course, during every grammar test everyone would be muttering, "The noun's the thing... the verb's the thing it does... which really wouldn't be that bad!

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Re: TadMack says: :)
[info]slayground
2008-03-07 03:08 pm UTC (link)
Let's put it to SONG!

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Re: TadMack says: :)
[info]saralholmes
2008-03-07 09:29 pm UTC (link)
And you, of course, to sing it! :)

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Re: TadMack says: :)
[info]slayground
2008-03-07 09:31 pm UTC (link)
Twist my arm, Sara.

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[info]kymbrunner
2008-03-07 12:18 pm UTC (link)
Cute poem, but I'm not so sure it would help my fifth graders learn their grammar rules. Might make them even more confused, which is really hard to imagine because they seem to equate parts of speech with deciphering an ancient Middle Eastern script. I'm definitely going to give it a try however, along with my favorite teaching tool: the School House Rock videos. :) KYM

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[info]slayground
2008-03-07 03:09 pm UTC (link)
Three is the magic number!

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Cloudscome says:
(Anonymous)
2008-03-07 02:30 pm UTC (link)
I just can't stop thinking about that can of purple fizz now. Why is it fizzy? What happens if we drink it?

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Re: Cloudscome says:
[info]slayground
2008-03-07 03:09 pm UTC (link)
Oh, don't drink it.

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[info]kellyrfineman
2008-03-07 03:01 pm UTC (link)
Oh, squee! Another villanelle to love. And so very witty and fun!

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[info]slayground
2008-03-07 03:09 pm UTC (link)
I like that you're squeeing over grammar. Woo!

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[info]kellyrfineman
2008-03-07 03:31 pm UTC (link)
I am squeeing over the form of the poem, actually, but I love the wit and humor in it and his decision to "teach" grammar rules inside the form.

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[info]slayground
2008-03-07 03:38 pm UTC (link)
:)

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[info]jamarattigan
2008-03-07 03:07 pm UTC (link)
What a fun poem. Purple fuzz is definitely good for you.

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[info]slayground
2008-03-07 03:08 pm UTC (link)
Purple is my favorite color, and beets I like just fine, but if the beets are fuzzy, I might pass on them . . .

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[info]simpleordinary.blogspot.com
2008-03-07 04:21 pm UTC (link)
Very cute poem!

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[info]slayground
2008-03-07 04:24 pm UTC (link)
Agreed.

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