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ODE<br />
<strong>Ode</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Pizza</strong><br />
Your melted cheese,<br />
so smooth<br />
and thick,<br />
makes golden threads<br />
that glisten and stick.<br />
Your pepperoni<br />
in chunk after chunk<br />
adds circles of spice<br />
with extra spunk.<br />
Your crust that crunches<br />
crisp and loud<br />
is puffy inside<br />
like a cumulus cloud.<br />
Oh, luscious pizza,<br />
I don’t think twice.<br />
I always gobble<br />
slice after slice!<br />
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Writing an <strong>Ode</strong><br />
Activate Prior Knowledge<br />
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Invite children <strong>to</strong> list some positive feelings, such as feeling happy, loving,<br />
excited, proud, and grateful. Explain that when people like someone or<br />
something very much, they usually feel this way for a reason. Perhaps they<br />
love a dog because it is warm, loving, and playful. They might like ice<br />
cream because it tastes sweet and feels cool and smooth.<br />
Share the Poem<br />
…………………………<br />
1. Tell children that <strong>to</strong>day’s poem<br />
is called an ode, a poem in which<br />
the writer shares feelings about<br />
someone or something that he<br />
or she really likes or loves.<br />
2. Show children only the title of<br />
the poem. Read the title aloud,<br />
and ask them <strong>to</strong> tell some<br />
wonderful things they enjoy<br />
about pizza.<br />
<strong>Ode</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Pizza</strong><br />
Your melted cheese,<br />
so smooth<br />
and thick,<br />
makes golden threads<br />
that glisten and stick.<br />
Your pepperoni<br />
in chunk after chunk<br />
adds circles of spice<br />
with extra spunk.<br />
Your crust that crunches<br />
crisp and loud<br />
is puffy inside<br />
like a cumulus cloud.<br />
Oh, luscious pizza,<br />
I don’t think twice.<br />
I always gobble<br />
slice after slice!<br />
3. Distribute copies of the poem<br />
(page 45), write it on chart<br />
paper, or copy it on<strong>to</strong> an overhead transparency.<br />
4. Read the poem aloud once and then a second time with children.<br />
Ask: “How does this poet feel about pizza? What parts of the poem<br />
tell you that?”<br />
5. Point out that in this poem the writer describes parts of the pizza by<br />
comparing it <strong>to</strong> other things, saying, for example, that the melted<br />
cheese makes “golden threads,” and the crust is as “puffy” as a<br />
“cloud.” By comparing the pizza in this way, the poet gives the reader<br />
a vivid picture of what he or she has in mind. The poet is able <strong>to</strong><br />
describe it well in just a few words.<br />
6. Point out that in keeping with the form of an ode, the writer is<br />
speaking <strong>to</strong> the pizza, just as he or she might tell her feelings <strong>to</strong><br />
a person.<br />
ODE<br />
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Scaffold Using the Graphic Organizer<br />
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1. Explain <strong>to</strong> children that they will be writing their<br />
own odes. First, you will write one <strong>to</strong>gether.<br />
2. Pho<strong>to</strong>copy and distribute the graphic organizer<br />
(page 48). If possible, copy the organizer on<strong>to</strong> an<br />
overhead transparency or enlarge it so that you can<br />
model how <strong>to</strong> use it.<br />
3. As a class, choose a food <strong>to</strong> write your ode about.<br />
Try <strong>to</strong> choose a food that many students like, such<br />
as macaroni and cheese, chocolate chip cookies, or<br />
bubble gum ice cream. Write its name at the <strong>to</strong>p of<br />
the organizer.<br />
4. Ask children <strong>to</strong> close their eyes and picture the food<br />
in their minds. Encourage them <strong>to</strong> remember what<br />
the food looks, smells, and tastes like, and why they<br />
like it so much.<br />
5. Have children open their eyes and talk aloud <strong>to</strong> the<br />
food, as if it were there in the room with them. Use<br />
the organizer <strong>to</strong> write down what they say. Encourage<br />
them <strong>to</strong> describe their food by comparing it <strong>to</strong><br />
whatever it reminds them of.<br />
6. Help children number the ideas in the order they<br />
want <strong>to</strong> write about them. As a class, write the ode<br />
in that order on a sheet of chart paper.<br />
7. On the same day or during another session, revisit<br />
your ode and remind children of the steps they<br />
<strong>to</strong>ok <strong>to</strong> write it. Then give them a fresh copy of the<br />
organizer. Following the same techniques used above,<br />
help children use the organizer <strong>to</strong> plan their own<br />
odes. When you feel children are ready, have them<br />
write their poems on a separate sheet of paper. Then<br />
have them illustrate their odes and attach the poems<br />
<strong>to</strong> the pictures.<br />
Name __________________________________________ Date ________________________________<br />
Graphic Organizers for Teaching Poetry Writing © 2008 by Betsy Franco, <strong>Scholastic</strong> Teaching Resources page 48<br />
Plan Your <strong>Ode</strong><br />
1. Choose a food that will be fun <strong>to</strong> write about:<br />
___________________________________________.<br />
2. Write about your food below. Use lots of detail!<br />
My food looks _________________________<br />
_______________________________________.<br />
My food feels ________________________________<br />
____________________________ in my mouth.<br />
My food smells _________________________<br />
________________________________________.<br />
My food reminds me of _______________<br />
_______________________________________.<br />
I really like this food because it _________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________.<br />
3. Number your ideas in the order you want <strong>to</strong> write about them.<br />
TIP TIP<br />
POETRY<br />
POETRY<br />
<strong>Ode</strong>s are highly effective<br />
when the poet relies on<br />
simile and metaphor <strong>to</strong><br />
paint a vivid picture with<br />
words. Simile occurs when<br />
the writer uses “like” or “as”<br />
<strong>to</strong> compare two items, as in<br />
The sun glowed like a ball of<br />
fire. Metaphor involves the<br />
writer actually saying that<br />
the subject is another item,<br />
as in The cloud is a pillow<br />
under my head.<br />
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Name __________________________________________ Date ________________________________<br />
Plan Your <strong>Ode</strong><br />
1. Choose a food that will be fun <strong>to</strong> write about:<br />
___________________________________________.<br />
2. Write about your food below. Use lots of detail!<br />
My food smells _________________________<br />
My food looks _________________________<br />
________________________________________.<br />
_______________________________________.<br />
My food reminds me of _______________<br />
My food feels ________________________________<br />
_______________________________________.<br />
____________________________ in my mouth.<br />
I really like this food because it _________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________.<br />
3. Number your ideas in the order you want <strong>to</strong> write about them.<br />
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