dog poems

The dog poems were my favorite poems we read the whole semester. they were really interactive for the class too. for each dog poem we read, someone had something to say about it! they even had things that related to it. of course each person is going to have their own opinions on the situation or story, and that doesnt mean they are right are wrong. but when one person would say something about the poem, that would encourage another person to say something, and it would just be a chain reaction. i think some people are afraid to speak up in a classroom, so when we read poems like these that everyone can relate too.. they probably feel comfortable talking about it! especially when everyone else is. otherwise everyone will just sit there like crickets on a lake and it will be a long class and a boring one.