GESS Sec One Express/NA LITERATURE June Holiday Assignment

Read the instructions below carefully. Your grades from the submitted assignments will be included as part of CA2. Part A View the following videos (you will require an internet connection to do so).
1) 'Big Yellow Taxi' by The Counting Crows, a song about environmental destruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99YP8Jmwhc8 2) A video about the destruction of animals natural habitats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS29dsOz1JQ&NR=1

Now read the poem below carefully, and answer the questions that follow. You should type your answers in a Word Document and upload them in the AsknLearn Portal by 25 June.
The Day the Bulldozers Came The day the bulldozers came Rooks were building Crazy egg baskets in the oaks; Green flies sizzled by the pond And a cold-eyed toad Waited for them. The day the bulldozers came Squirrels were scattering Up tree trunks, And leapt from branches That were hardly there. The fox Stirred in his sleep As the ground trembled. Haha! he thought, Im quite safe, Deep down in the Earth No one can get me here. Then the bulldozers came. David Orme

Note: Use the videos to help you in your answers. Your answers should be at least 300 words in total. Please write in paragraphs and quote from the poem in your answer (P-E-E).

1) What impression does the poet give of nature in the first two stanzas? 2) Why do you think the poet has written this poem? 3) How do you feel after reading the poem?

Part B For students who have the book Poetry for Pleasure, please read Chapter 16 Limericks (pages 184-190). A limerick is a funny poem of five lines, usually about a silly person. You can write about nearly anything you like, except that it should follow certain rules. Lets look at this popular example: An Old Man from Peru There was an old man from Peru Who dreamt he was eating his shoe He awoke in the night In a terrible fright And found it was perfectly true

o Limericks generally begin with There was a. or There was once a or There once was a. o Notice that the 1st, 2nd and last line rhyme with one another; while the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme with each other. o The 3rd and 4th line are also generally shorter than the other lines. o The last line is special because it is the funny onethe one that contains the surprise or punchline. Here are three more examples: The Canoe-builder There was a young man from Crewe Who wanted to build a canoe He went to the river And found with a shiver, He hadnt used waterproof glue.

A Lady Named Rose There was a lady named Rose Who had an extremely long nose. When she walked around It would drag on the ground And get tangled up with her toes.

A Young Girl from Gloucester There was a young girl from Gloucester Whose parents thought they had lost her From the fridge came a sound And at last she was found The trouble washow to defrost her.

Task: Write your own original limerick. Decorate it with pictures, use fancy fonts, link it to a video, make it hilariousgo crazy! (but remember the rules!) Submit it in the same word document as your answers to the Bulldozer questions. Upload your completed work to AsknLearn by 25 June 2011. Please send a message to your Literature teacher via GESSportal if you have any questions. Thank you.