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So Much Depends Upon…
16-word poems inspired byWilliam Carlos Williams’“The Red Wheel Barrow”
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The Red Wheel BarrowWilliam Carlos Williams
so much dependsupon
a red wheelbarrow
glazed with rainwater
beside the whitechickens.
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This poem may make you want to ask, “Why does so much depend on that red wheel barrow, Mr. Williams?”
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Brainstorm
What are some reasons a wheel barrow might be so important to someone?
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Jack’s Poem
In the book Love That Dog, we read the poem that Jack wrote after reading “The Red Wheel Barrow.”
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The Blue CarJack
So much dependsupona blue carsplattered with mudspeeding down the road.
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Miss Stretchberry asked Jack why that blue car was so important.
“Why does so much depend upon a blue car?”
By the end of the book, we know.
That blue car killed Sky.
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Quickwrite
Make a list of some of the things that are important to you.
What things do you really depend on?
What items stand out in your memory?
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Start Thinking!
We will be creating our own 16-word poems.
But before we start, let’s look at a couple of examples from other 7th graders…
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Nicole A.So much depends uponLonely dew speckled roseLaying in pale handsOf a sleeping boy.
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Sarah D.So much depends uponThe little silver ring,Glistening under the light,Sparkling with diamond’s truth.
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Amy R.So much depends uponThe silver moon wolf,Running swiftly through the trees,Never forgetting his destiny.
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Now it’s your turn…With your group, discuss word choice
using one of these three poems.
• Adjectives are excellent and thoughtful.• Image-forming verbs are used.• Nouns are precise.• Not afraid to take a risk with new words.• Used a few color and texture words to
describe.