Song of the vagabond tomato II

Song of the vagabond tomato II

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This task is about using the text and illustrations to answer questions about a poem.
Read the poem "Song of the vagabond tomato", page 42, School Journal, Part 2, 1993, and look at the picture to help answer the questions.
 
a) i)
 
ii)
Draw a circle around the lines in the picture which show the tomato has "tumbled".
 
Draw an arrow pointing to some lines in the picture which show the tomato is "rolling".
 
 
 
b) Line 6 says, "I feel no remorse". This means the tomato does not feel sorry for what he has done. How has the artist drawn a part of the tomato's face to show this?

 
 
 
 
 
c) i) What is likely to happen to the tomato?

 

 

 
 
 
 
  ii) What word(s) in the poem suggest this?

 
 
 
 
 
  iii)
What in the illustration suggests this?

 
 
 
 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
 
You will need to provide students with a copy of the poem "Song of the vagabond tomato", page 42, School Journal, Part 2, 1993.
The numbers 5, 10, 15, 20 need to be written at the end of the 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th lines of the poem.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Viewing
Keywords: 
illustration, movement, comprehension, poem, poetry, SJ-2-4-1993
Description of task: 
Students read a poem and make links between its written and visual information. SJ-2-4-1993.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (07/1999)
a) i) Circle drawn around tumbling lines.

 moderate

 
  ii) Arrow pointing to rolling lines.

 moderate
b)   Any 1 of:

  • A grin has been drawn.
  • The eyes are looking to the side/look sly.
 difficult
c) i)
ii)
iii)		 Either he falls in the drain or gets run over by the truck/gets squashed.
"gurgle, gurgle, squish".
Either he is rolling towards the drain or a truck is coming towards him.		 very easy
moderate
moderate