POETRY FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

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Dedication

Introduction

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Cat Ate The Dumplings

Cock Robin

Pit-A-Pat-A-Parrot

I Feel Very Lonely

I Want A Dog

The Bird

The Little Black Rabbit

Fishes Come Bite

Birds Of A Feather

Poets’ Biography

Acknowledgement

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DEDICATION

This booklet of anthology “Poetry For Young Learners” is specifically dedicated to all our beloved young learners including other participants of the course by members of the group namely Norshamsinar binti Haji Aji, Nor Izam binti Mubin, Sumathi d/o Vengadesan, Subha d/o Balakrishnan , Hazlina binti Muhammad and Zainudin bin Mesran . We would also convey our gratitude and appreciation towards our facilitators, Puan Zurina , Miss Elaine Pang Ling Ling and Mr Ramesh who have successfully guide us along the way.

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INTRODUCTION

Poetry commonly appears as a sequence of lines arranged in stanzas rather than a sequence of sentences within paragraphs. It is ultimately characterized more by how it communicates than by what it communicates.

poetry relies on the sound of the spoken language poetry relies on figurative language.

Poetry can tell a story, describe an object or situation, narrate an event, or simply express feelings. Whatever the substance of the remarks and the ultimate message, poetry is characterized by linguistic elements that go beyond standard sentence structure.

The objectives in teaching poetry in the classroom include:

to motivate the students’ interest in learning English Language thus appreciating the beauty and uniqueness of poetry simultaneously.

to build self confidence in oral skill by expressing themselves by taking part actively during the recitation of poetry.

to enjoy the lesson in a more creative way besides the formal lessons to enhance the students knowledge in various cultures through

interesting and exciting method .

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BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP

Baa, baa black sheepHave you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir.Three bags full.

One for the masterand one for the dame.

And one for the little boyWho lives down the lane

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CAT ATE THE DUMPLINGS

Pussy-cat ate the dumplings,Pussy-cat ate the dumplings!

Mamma stood by ,and cried Oh fie!

Why did you eat the dumplings?

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COCK ROBIN

Cock Robin got up early,At the break of day,

And went to Jenny's windowTo sing a roundelay.

He sang Cock ROBIN's loveTo little Jenny Wren,

And when he unto the endThen he began again.

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PIT-A-PAT-A-PARROT

Pit-a-pat-a-parrot

On her parrot back

Pit a little pat a little

don’t forget to scratch a little

don’t forget to chat

A little

She will learn the knack a little

If you pit-a-pat-a-parrot

If you chit-a-chat-a-parrot

While you scritch and scratch a parrot

She will chit and chat right back.

Grace Nichols

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I FEEL VERY LONELY

I feel very lonely

Now my hamster’s dead

We buried her this morning

Beside the flower bed.

She had a good life and died of old age,

But I cry every time

I look at her cage

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I WANT A DOG

I want a dog

Any sort of dog

A watchdog,

A sheepdog,

A guard dog,

A gun dog,

A work dog,

A fun dog,

But I want a dog!

Michaela Morgan.

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THE BIRD

Here are the legs that walk along,

Here is the beak that sings a song.

Here are the wings that flap and spread

And here is the bird

Above my head.

Tony Mitton

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THE LITTLE BLACK RABBIT

Now who is this knocking

At cottontail’s door?

Tap tappit!Tap tappit!

She’s heard it before?

And when she peeps out

There is nobody there,

But a present of carrots

Put down on the stair.

Hark! I hear it again!

Tap,Tap,tappit!

Tap tappit!

Why-I really believe it’s a

Little black rabbit!

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FISHES COME BITE!

Fishes come bite!

Fishes come bite!

I have fished all day;

I will fish all night.

I sit in the rain in my lily-leaf boat,

But never a minnow will bob my float,

Fishes come bite!

F.WARNE

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BIRDS OFA FEATHER

My cat

is old.

All she wants is

food,warmth and a

comfy knee.

My old cat’s a home bird.

Like me. Bernard Young

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Poets’ Biography

Michaela Morgan

Michaela has written many popular books for children. Her work

includes junior fiction, picture books, poetry and non-fiction. She is

an award-winning author. Michaela was a recommended read for

World Book day 2007, was short-listed for the Blue Peter Book

Award and the Children’s Book Award, named an International

Reading Association Children’s Choice and has won a United

Kingdom Reading Association Award. She has contributed to many

school book weeks, INSET courses and conferences. Her work is

published internationally.

Grace Nichols

Grace Nichols is an award-winning poet born in Georgetown,

Guyana in 1950. After working in Guyana as a teacher and

journalist, she immigrated to the UK in 1977. Much of her poetry is

characterised by Caribbean rhythms and culture, and influenced by

Guyanese and Amerindian folklore.

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Charles Thompson

Charles Thomson (born February 6, 1953) is an English artist,

painter, poet, photographer. In the early 1980s he was a member of

The Medway

Poet. In 1999 he named and co-founded the Stuckists art

movement with Billy Childish. He has curated Stuckist shows,

organised demonstrations against the Turner Prize, run an art

gallery, stood for parliament and reported Charles Saatchi to the

OFT. He is frequently quoted in the media as an opponent of

conceptual art. He was briefly married to artist Stella Vine.

Tony Mitton

Tony Mitton was born in 1951 in North Africa, the son soldier. Until

he was 9 he lived mostly in Africa, Germany and Hong Kong. He

went to state boarding school in Suffolk and went on to do an

English Literature degree at Cambridge University. He then trained

to be an English teacher before making the switch to primary

school teaching.

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Bernard Young

Bernard is a poet and performer who leads writing workshops for

children (and sometimes adults). He's performed in schools, libraries,

leisure centres, pubs, playgroups and supermarkets! and many

literary festivals including Hull, Ilkley, Lancaster and the Young

Readers Birmingham Festival. His poems feature in numerous

anthologies for young readers (including The Works, Poetry Store,

Wizard Poems, Pet Poems, Family Poems, Space Poems, How To

Survive School, The Secret Life of Pants, The Jumble Book) and have

been broadcast on local and national radio and on TV.

School visits usually begin with a performance in the hall followed by

workshops. (But I'm very flexible and fit in with what you want and, as you

can see from my picture, I accompany some of the poems with guitar).

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Acknowledgement

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomson_(artist)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Nichols

Foster.J (1999)Pit-a-Pat-a-Parrot and Other Poems; Oxford University Press

John L.Foster & T.Carol (1996) Finger Rhymes; Oxford University Press

John L.Foster (1987) Poetry 2 Macmilan Education Limited

Sadler and Hayllar (1983) Enjoying More Poetry; Macmilan Education

Australia Limited

www.classactagency.co.uk/authors_profiles/michaela_morgan.php - 17k

www.jubileebooks.co.uk/jubilee/magazine/authors/tony_mitton/

tony_mitton_writing_process.asp - 26k

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