Creech, S. (2001). Love that dog. New York, NY:
Harper Collins.
This
novel in free verse is about a boy named Jack who is reluctant to write poetry. He thinks poetry is not for boys but soon realizes that he, in fact, is writing poems in his responses to his teacher. With her encouragement, the story of the loss
of his dog, Sky, plus a visiting poet all come together to help Jack realize that he
is a poet and his perseverance helped him get there.
Assignment #6 - Compare and Contrast
Appeal to my readers:
This is an excellent book about a boy named Jack who isn’t sure that he
likes poetry. He thinks poetry is for
girls. It is written in free-verse, very
easy to follow and a quick read. He
discovers that poetry is for everyone and even write a poem invitation to a poet
inviting him to come visit his school, which he does. Poetry is a powerful thing. Find out, just like Jack did.
Other books by this author: This author has written Walk Two Moons, Absolutely
Normal Chaos, Pleasing the Ghost, Chasing Redbird among others. She has written mostly novels along with a
few picture books. She also wrote Hate That Cat which is a continuation of
the story Jack which her readers begged for her to do, another book in free
verse.
Love That Dog and Brown
Girl Dreaming are both novels done in free verse. Although Brown
Girl Dreaming is autobiographical you can see how both characters develop
their craft of writing in each book. Jack, the boy in Love That Dog is a reluctant writer of poetry and needs a lot of
convincing to write poems. Jackie, the
author of Brown Girl Dreaming was a
reluctant and struggling reader who perseveres and discovers her passion for
writing. Jack’s perseverance is illustrated in the end with his beautiful and
heart felt poem “My Sky” about his dog that died. Love
That Dog is fiction and Brown Girl
Dreaming is autobiographical. Brown Girl Dreaming is a book of
memories, some bittersweet and some joyful but these are the things that make
you who you are and help you understand how the past helps you in the future.
Teacher's guide from the Author: http://www.sharoncreech.com/pdfs/LoveDogHateCat_TG.pdf
Resource Sheets: http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/Drama/14-16/NewWindmillsFiction/Resources/K-O/LoveThatDog.pdf
Discussion Guide: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/love-dog-discussion-guide
Book Trailer:
Interview with the Author:
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