potato mashup--a fun little "mash up" idea for a poetry unit
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This is a short, but fun, little idea to create a Poetry Mash upTRANSCRIPT
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