Title: Don’t Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies (Silverstein, S. (2008). Don't bump the
glump!: and other fantasies. New York: HarperCollins).
Author: Shel
Silverstein
Copyright 1964, renewed 1992 Evil Eye, LLC
Published by: Scholastic
Inc., New York
Reading level: Grades 4 – 6, Reading Level Grade level
Equivalent: Not Available, Lexile: Not Available
Suggested Delivery: read aloud or guided small group read
Description: poetry
Humorous,
Harmonious, Artistic, Stimulating, Entertaining
Electronic resources to support reading:
a. This
website is excellent for teacher and parents to gain information to support the
learning of literature through poetry.
It provides lessons and activities, a Silverstein biography, events,
games, kits, and other resources to build upon to support comprehension of Don’t
Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies.
a. This
is a resourceful website for teachers and students alike and includes
information about the author, Shel Silverstein, author interviews, book guides,
and lesson plans.
Teaching suggestions:
1.
Vocabulary:
a. Disguising
b. Wrath
c. Pronounce
d. Crude
e. Gregarious
f. Ridiculous
g. Preposterous
h. Serene
i. Matronly
2.
Teaching strategies:
a. Before
reading: Introduce students to the basic structure of poetry. For many, this will be a review of poetry
elements. The following list of
vocabulary words should be introduced to provide students a basic foundation:
i. “poem:
Writing that is imaginative and condensed by using words chosen for their sound
and meaning, with phrases that have a certain pattern made with rhythm and
rhyme.
ii. rhyme:
Words that, at the end of a line of a poem, sound alike.
iii. rhythm:
In poetry, a pattern created with long and short, soft and loud, weak and
strong sounds.
iv. cadence:
A balanced, rhythmic flow of words.
v. meter:
A rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern.
vi. verse:
A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem.
vii. stanza:
A part of a poem with similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later
in the poem.
viii.
Rhyming: Two lines of a poem together with the
same rhythm
ix. couplet:
and same rhyme at the end” (http://shelsilverstein.com/mc_teachers.swf).
b. During reading: By visiting http://shelsilverstein.com/mc_teachers.swf
teachers can download the Don’t Bump the Glump! event kit which includes games and puzzles for the students to complete
while interacting with the poetry and magical made up words of Shel
Silverstein. Students will be able to
gain valuable exposure to some of the unique elements of poetry as seen in Don’t
Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies. Students can visually locate
made up words in a crossword puzzle and draw pictures of characters after
reading the short poem “The Gletcher”.
c. After
reading: To further engage and increase
comprehension of the text, a drawing activity can be very motivation and fun
for students to complete after reading Don’t Bump the Glump! and Other
Fantasies: “Drawing/Art Activity: Make copies of the
pages and give them to your class to draw. Students can work in pairs, two
people drawing on the same page if you have a big class, or one page per person
if your class is small. When you’re finished, tape the pages together in the
same order as the book to make one long illustrated poem” (http://shelsilverstein.com/mc_teachers.swf). Students can deepen their understanding of
the text by supporting their comprehension with a detailed illustration.
3.
Writing activity: Students can create their own poem to share
with the class and transcribe onto a poster board to be displayed in the
classroom or hallway for the entire school to view. To encourage creativity, explain to students
that a poem can be the beginning of many other ways to express oneself. A poem
could become a song, a drawing, or even a play.
Students can provide a drawing to accompany their poem. (A list of pre-writing activities is included
on http://shelsilverstein.com/mc_teachers.swf
if students are not familiar with writing poetry).
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