| autumn jasper ( @ 2006-03-19 08:10:00 |
Calling all parents
I need your help for an assignment. I'm taking a Children's Literature course this semester and my assignment is to find as many children as I can and ask them what their favorite poems are and why. I only know three kids (mine).
So, if any of you have or are close to kids, would you mind asking them what their favorite poems are and why and telling me? I would reeeeeeeally appreciate it! I'm desperate!!
EDIT: For those parents whose children seem to have no familiarity with poetry, try asking them if they have a favorite nursery rhyme, or children's songs (a lot of traditional songs come from poems). Lullabies are another example. Of course, there's Shel Silverstein (my favorite). Riddles or jokes that rhyme count. There's also "playground verse", like the rhymes for skipping rope. So if they have no response to "what's your favorite poem" they might have one to "what's your favorite thing that rhymes" ;)
I need your help for an assignment. I'm taking a Children's Literature course this semester and my assignment is to find as many children as I can and ask them what their favorite poems are and why. I only know three kids (mine).
So, if any of you have or are close to kids, would you mind asking them what their favorite poems are and why and telling me? I would reeeeeeeally appreciate it! I'm desperate!!
EDIT: For those parents whose children seem to have no familiarity with poetry, try asking them if they have a favorite nursery rhyme, or children's songs (a lot of traditional songs come from poems). Lullabies are another example. Of course, there's Shel Silverstein (my favorite). Riddles or jokes that rhyme count. There's also "playground verse", like the rhymes for skipping rope. So if they have no response to "what's your favorite poem" they might have one to "what's your favorite thing that rhymes" ;)