Welcome to Our Blog!

Our classroom blog was created as a place where we can meet online together to reflect on and explore ideas, share opinions, discuss various topics and also create! I am so excited to be a part of all the learning that is going to go on here and I hope you are, too! Now, what about the name of our blog? The Read Wheelbarrow was chosen as a "play on words" and refers to a very interesting poem (I think) by William Carlos Williams called The Red Wheelbarrow. It is the first of many, many poems we will read and discuss. With it our blogging adventure begins...so, happy blogging everyone!

Friday, November 4, 2011

The Poem that Started Our Blog

The Red Wheelbarrow
by William Carlos Williams

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens

...hmmmm. This is a poem I would like you to read and consider. Here are some questions to get you started:
What do you think about it?
Why do you think the poet wrote it?

19 comments:

  1. I love this poem becuse it is really FUNNY!!!!!

    This poem reminds me of the barn becuse it talks about a chicken!

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  2. Roses are red Volits are are blue Rememberence Day is coming so poppies are good to!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. I don't really get this poem.(Especially the "beside the white chicken" part.) I guess my favourite part was "glazed with rain water" because I love to swim and water reminds me of swimming. I wonder why the poet wrote this poem?

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  4. I think this poem interesting even if it is also a little confuseing.I liked the part when it said so much depends upon the red wheelbarrow this is a very nice poem.

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  5. This poem was odd.It was also funny.My favourite part was when they seed the white chicken.What glazed mean.I liked this poem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. I thought the poem was... was... interesting. I liked the part when they talked about the chickens. The part about the rain was cool,too. I think the poem was very, very,VERY, COOL! I don't understand it, but I think it was nice.

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  7. I don't understand the first paragraph. The last part it is very interesting some parts are very funny. I don't know what glaze means. The chicken part is very funny. I don't understand what depend means either.

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  8. why did you put chicken in the poem.I also don't get the poem that you made.why didn't you make it rhyme so it will be more interesting to lots of people and make it more longer so people will think it's awsome!

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  9. I think the poet wrote it because he or she saw a wheel barrow and rain was falling beside the white chicks. I really liked it.

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  10. I like this blog because it has lots of games and lots of fun things to do.And you get to make lots of music!!I think the poet wrote this is because to let kid's have fun on this blog.

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  11. I think the poem was funny because the chickens. Chickens go BOCK, BOCK, BOCK.Once Jimmy saw pink, blue and yellow chickens.Somtimes I say chicons,I like saying chicons.Its funny.

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  12. I like this blog because I think it is a fun web site because It has games and you can rite your own poem and watch funny videos.The reson he rote the poem was he liked poems and he liked red weelbarrows.

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  13. I think it is awkward especailly the part that says beside the white chickens.I don't get it
    because it kind of does'nt make sense because the part that says beside the white chickens.I get the first part so much depends opon a red
    wheel barrow glazed with rain water.But beside the white chikens I don't get that.

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  14. not the best poem.but still maybe good.sounds like a ruerl place.i want a chiken to eat.

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  15. I think it is funny because the chickens are funny! Chickens go 'bock, bock'. I wish that the chickens could fly. I wish chicken could be your pet. I wish cickens could sing! (edited by Ms. K.)

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  16. This poem is funny because the title is by William Carlos Williams and his first name is the same as his last name! I have a poem for you, too! "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, Just like you!" I love this poem! (edited by Ms. K.)

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  17. I really don't understand the poem, but I really like it. I don't know why. It just sounds so...peaceful, somehow. I also like the chicken part. The part was funny The rest wasn't so funny....(edited by Ms. K.)

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  18. I think the poem is interesting. I think that, but I don't get the part about the chickens. Another thing is this: Why is the wheelbarrow the main object in the poem?

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  19. I dont understand this poem but I like the chicken part it was funny. The rest was not funny. I think it should be longer. I think it would need more work on this poem. I wonder why it is call the red wheel barrow.

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