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The Plastic Tree by Michael Rosen
Let's take a break from reading non-fiction texts about plastic!!! Here is a poem instead!! Michael wrote this poem whilst on a train on an Autumn day. He had been looking out the window and seen lots of trees with plastic bags trapped in their branches. This poem is a response to how that made him feel.
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Write your first name below:
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Hello! How are you feeling today?
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Great, thanks! I'm a 1.
Fine, thanks! I'm a 2.
Ok, I guess. I'm a 3.
Not great. I'm a 4.
I'm upset. I'm a 5.
Watch Michael Rosen perform his poem "The Plastic Tree".
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The Plastic Bag Tree by Michael Rosen
Here is the poem. Read it in full. Read it aloud to hear the rhythm and rhyme of the poem!
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Often, words that rhyme end with the same sound e.g. sheep and peep, clang and hang, Which two words rhyme in the first verse?
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ripe and tree
tree and far
far and see
tree and see
In the first verse, what phrase does Michael Rosen use to tell us that there are lots and lots of plastic bags?
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What metaphor is the poet using? He is telling us that the plastic bags are:
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the leaves of the tree
the fruit of the tree
the roots of the tree
they are stuck in the tree
Why does the poet want us to shake the branches of the tree?
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What does the word "panic" mean in line 22? You might need to look it up in a dictionary.
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In the poem, how does the poet make us feel that the problem of plastic in the environment is huge and widespread?
He repeats the word plastic a lot!
He uses the phrase there is plenty on the shelf in the 6th verse
He repeats the phrase "Bags as far as the eye can see" at the end of the poem.
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How do you think Michael Rosen feels about plastic?
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How does this poem make you feel?
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Joyful! I love the rhyming and descriptions!
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Sad - I am worried about the environment
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