After reading William Blake’s poem, The Tyger, the students wrote a poem to a strange and mysterious animal. We set the scene: for one day, you and this animal speak the same language! Ask the animal any questions you like! Enjoy–
Ms. Pease
4th Grade
The Shark
Jaliyah T.
Shark what do you do under the nice cool sea?
Do you love to eat turtle?
Do you love fish it is so good?
Do you love to have a big party under water?
Shark do you have a lot of friends?
You’re so cool to me shark.
Mrs. Turtle Abby
Gerald S.
Turtle, Turtle, moving so slow
traveling around the sea
such a dark place
Turtle crawling around what
are you doing Mrs. Turtle Abby
so green why are you in a dark place
Mrs. Turtle Abby why are you so green
the prettiest thing
I have ever seen
The Chameleon
Heidi V.
How are you Talking?
Wow, I can talk to you now
I need to show my parents
Do any more animals talk?
How old are you?
What do you name yourself?
Where are you parents?
Where is your family?
Do they talk like you do?
Why are you finally talking now?
How do you blend in with things?
Are you okay with me asking questions?
What do you like?
What food do you like?
Are you smart?
Do you like flowers?
Ms. Lozada
4th Grade
The Hummingbird
Verniyah G.
Why are ou so fast? As the rocketships
out of space
Why are you so colorful? Like
the rainbow in the sky
Why do you love nectar? Like I
love drawing
Fox
Ivette G.
How are you very
very smart?
How can you
hunt?
How can you
really see in the night?
How can you
hear when you’re hunting?
White Tiger
Jeremiah C.
White tigers are soft
Do white tigers bite?
White tigers are white
What do white tigers look like?
White tigers are nice
What do white tigers look like?
Ms. Afzal
4th Grade
Lion
Isander G.
If a lion is in my house I would
say to him hey lion. I would
give him food, play with him, give
him a very good shower, read
him books, treat him very good.
Panda
Daisy M.
Panda panda light sight
in the grass
In the cute light
where you got the black and white
Bunny
Gloria P.
Bunny bunny are you in a home
or not? Do you take a shower?
Are your eyes black or brown?
Are you intelligent or not? Do you
like to eat or not?
Do you bite, yes or no?
