potato mashup--a fun little "mash up" idea for a poetry unit

Mashed Potatoes and CheeseA Poetic Odyssey

Begin with one poemOde to the

PotatoOde to the Potato

O practicalpotato,

vegetablemost like earth,

among elegant asparagus,fashionable

you are unpretentiouslyspud.

Tasting only of stoneyou have nothing to hide,

are merely functionala most puritanical root.

O wave your green flagsdemocratic potato,

you the equalof any other

potato.

Choose a complementary second poem:

Ode To CheeseOde to Cheese

Which Makes Us Smile, When Camera's go Clack.

Ode To Cheese, Which make us taste,

The greatest of flavors, the wackiest of whack.Ode To Cheese,

Blue, Gorgonzola, American and Cheddar.

Ode To Cheese, Beja and Feta,

In all types of weather.Ode To Cheese,

For those on a diet, or trying to get fatter.

Ode To Cheese, with crackers and wine, with grapes can flatter.

Ode To Cheese, when you're sad and happy,

Cheese just fits.Ode To Cheese,

Mountains and Mountains, or bits and bits.

Ode to the Cheese, To appreciate,

eat, and take pictures.

And weave them together in a way that makes a new and magical poem:

Ode to the PotatoO practicalpotato,

Ode To Cheese, Which Makes Us Smile,

When Camera's go Clack.vegetablemost like earth,

Ode To Cheese, Which make us taste,

The greatest of flavors, the wackiest of whack.

among elegant asparagus,fashionable

you are unpretentiouslyspud.

Ode To Cheese, Blue, Gorgonzola,

American and Cheddar.Ode To Cheese, Beja and Feta,

In all types of weather.

Or, chose some images...

...and create a visual mashup

Ode to the PotatoO practicalpotato,vegetablemost like earth,

among elegant asparagus,fashionableyou are unpretentiouslyspud.

Tasting only of stoneyou have nothing to hide,

are merely functionala most puritanical root.

O wave your green flagsdemocratic potato,

you the equalof any otherpotato.

Next Steps....Add Music

Add Narration

Create characters digitally or 3D

Film, photograph, create

Post to Moodle

Share and Enjoy

ReferencesOde to Cheese http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-cheese-2/ Retrieved April 3 2014

Ode to Potato http://www.phatpoetry.com.au/poetry-vault/poems/ode-potato-0 Retrieved April 3 2014

burlap-bag-with-potatoes.jpg http://images.wisegeek.com/burlap-bag-with-potatoes.jpg

Buttermilk-Mashed-Potatoes-with-Asparagus1.jpg http://notenoughcinnamon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Buttermilk-Mashed-Potatoes-with-Asparagus1.jpg

img_2153.jpg http://foodprepper.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_2153.jpg

potato-happy-face.jpg http://jnelander.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/potato-happy-face.jpg

Potato.jpeg http://oregonrural.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Potato.jpeg

Potatoes w eyes 1.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Xp5P0x-E_U/Td23sUBT4tI/AAAAAAAAHP0/Mbtqbz7jl7c/s1600/Potatoes%2Bw%2Beyes%2B1.jpg

red-potato-salad.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BizpeaUzxq8/Sj7NVp6HUWI/AAAAAAAABJ4/SCUkaOXvqLQ/s800/red-potato-salad.jpg

Potatoes in Dirt https://www.google.ca/search?q=potatoes+in+dirt&client=firefox-a&hs=OfQ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=r9RKU6-aCqnT2wW6jYCABg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1277&bih=1023#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=VTTGVntV3-s23M%253A%3BqVT-7cs24ll_1M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffoodprepper.files.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F05%252Fimg_2153.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffoodprepper.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F05%252F09%252Fi-have-golden-edible-tubers-on-my-table-the-harvest%252F%3B2592%3B1944

Couch Potato http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090614070101/uncyclopedia/images/3/30/Couch-potato.gif