Tell+Me+Ma+Examples

Students from grade 6 Lang A (06-07) were asked to model these first two stanzas toc The boys won't leave the girls alone They pull my hair, they stole my comb, And that's all right till I go home**
 * I'll tell me ma when I go home


 * She is handsome, she is pretty,**
 * She is the belle of Belfast city,**
 * She is courtin' one, two, three,**
 * Please won't you tell me who is she?**


 * These are their results:**

Through the jungle I do fly, I hate to go through the open sky, I want to fly ‘till the day I die, Never shall I have to cry.

I love my green wings as they beat, Many marvel at my bright red beak, I hate to land on my talon feet, For I am a rainbow lorikeet.

--wm
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Reflection I continually read the poem out loud until I could read it without looking at the paper. The problem with this method is that it is only short term as I found out the next day. To write the poem I thought of something I like and with the help of Rhyme Zone found some good words to use. The difficult part for me was thinking of a good idea to write about to the rhythm we were given. Over all I think I got an 8/1.

I’ll travel the world and then go home I’ll climb tree tops but not alone My friend and I will travel the globe And we’ll have fun ‘til we go home.

China, Iraq, Vatican City Egypt, India, and Italy Korea, Malawi, and Chile Russia, Australia, Togo and Fiji

--we
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Reflection I did a lot to memorize most of my poem traveling for example practice saying the poem in front of the mirror over and over again until I get it. Writing my poem wasn’t easy because I had to concentrate on rhymes and the beat, and my most difficult part of my poem is writing rhyming countries to the beat. Some of them I used the world map to find. I think my poem was pretty good because I think I did most of them correctly.

I’ll tell me ma as I gaze on I won’t forget them if they’re gone Much showered love and showered care Although with an occasional glare

Those who love you and watch you grow Gave us all the knowledge that we know They watched you grow from five to six Advised you not to join those cliques

--se
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Reflection i read the poem through a few times, then foucused on one paragraph at a time. by reading it then memorizing a line at a time, it takes a shorter time than trying to memorize a whole bunch of words. I did experience some difficulties while writing the poem, like the correct amout of syllables in each line, and yet it still must make sense. to help me write the poem, i used the website for rhyming found in the school's library blog. i think i did pretty well on the poem, including things that parents usually do. it makes sense, it follows the beat, and the poem holds a deep meaning.

I’ll tell me ma when in a boat, With a person and a toad. Down we came from a slippery road, Here we went up the lovely boat.

It was hygienic, it was fast, It was the boat of the beautiful past. It can last for 24 hours, It has lots of strength powers.

--sn
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Reflection I memorized my poem, by sitting in the computer room listening the song, “Tell Me Ma” again and again, till I can get it memorized. I followed the tune of the song and the syllabus to make my poem. The difficulties that I had, was some lines in “Tell Me Ma”, were difficult to say them quickly. Like: ‘Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high’. The resources that I used were the websites and my friends to help me with parts that I had difficulties.

I’ll tell me ma when I get home The school teacher has died alone He was so young, he was so bold The school is sad with out his hold

He was cute, he was a brute He was the center of the school He could teach grades 1-3 Why doesn’t he just become a fool?

--co
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Reflection I memorized the first two stanzas at school. For the last two stanzas I memorized at home. I had trouble memorizing the last two stanzas, so I covered all the other stanzas and looked at that one stanza and peeked at each line afterwards so I could make sure I got it correct. I also put it under my pillow so I can remember it and look at it in the morning. I first thought of a topic which was about the school pet fish, but it didn’t really make sense, so I changed the fish to the teacher. I it was difficult of thinking for a topic because I couldn’t think of any until I got home. I used a website on the library blog to help me with writing. The overall assignment was a little bit hard, but also fun making our own poems but memorizing was extremely hard.

I’ll tell me ma when I go home All my friends call me on the phone You help me now when I’m alone And that’s all right till I go home

Friends are precious friends are pretty Friends are the jewels of friendship city Lets play tag one, two, three Please wont you come and visit me

--ei
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Reflection There are lots of thing I like about my poem these are some of the things I like I love if that I follow all the syllable and I underline the important words. I write a poem that is about friendship I wrote this because I think friendship is the most value thing on earth beside families, and friendship is a very important hing in my life thats why I wrote this. I go the reight beat amd I use rhymes in my poem to make it more attacktive. It is difficult to make the whole poem ryhme and I must also check my spelling. I didn't use an resources but my brain and a friend called "Shermaine".

I’ll tell you when we’re older When the world is a little bit colder I’ll lean on your shoulder Just wait until we’re older

To be honest, to be true I’ll sit here and wait until you get the clue Even when the cows get so mad they moo I’ll always be true

--na
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Reflection This week we have been learning about poetry with Ms.Gourley while Mrs.Bowely was away. We learnt a irish poem named I'll Tell Me Ma. Overall I think it was a nice poem about a humorous idea on boys and girls.I think we can relate to this poem because while we grow up we also face these type of changes.

To memorize the poem I read it many times, until it I could recite it in my sleep. I read it once in the morning and once before I went to bed. I also sang it along with the recording on the internet.

One of the challenges I faced while writing this poem is that we had to folllow a specific number of syllables as well as using rhyming words. I brainstormed words that I could use around my idea, then created a sentence that had around 8 syllables.

I think there things I could do to make my poem better. I think I could have shortened some sentences,and add more to some that were too short, so it would follow the 8 syllable rule.

Oh, tell me ma where I get food On a day I’m in a bad mood I will eat apples, I will eat plumps, I can get them from the slums.

It is yummy, it is good, It is the best of Tianjin’s food, It is dirty, but it’s fine, Please won’t you let it soon be mine?

--la
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Reflection To memorize the poem, I firstly tried to learn the rhythm. After I had memorized the rhythm I read the poem over and over again. It was easier to memorize the poem when I knew the rhythm. Writing the poem was more difficult. It was especially hard for me to find words that rhyme. Writing the correct number of syllables was easier, because I already knew the poem. To make the poem interesting I had to find a good topic. I think my topic is not very interesting, but I like it. Overall, I think I did a good job on this assignment. My rhyming words are in the correct places. However, my rhythm is not exactly same as the one in the original poem. I think I should also make it a bit more interesting, because it is too boring. I enjoy writing poems, it is really fun.

Tell me ma when I get home It is rude to be in a bad mood They broke my comb, playing with foam I only want to tell them stop

They are funny they are amazing Like a bunny they go crazy jumping With some money buying ice cream But they have a naughty feeling today

--hn
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Reflection When I wrote my poem, I thought about how the rhythm goes. Whether it’s short or long. I counted each line. I also thought about the rhyming words that I need to put in. I liked my poem, but I think maybe I need to put in more rhyming words. Sometimes the words are spelled the same but is not really rhyming. Most of the rhythm and syllables are correct.

She always wears a make up, She always thinks she is a princess, She always acts like a shy girl, And she never yells.

She is ugly, she is nasty She is strongest student, In the school, But she thinks she is a princess.

--je
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Reflection I tried to memorize all the poem but i was not able but i understand the poem so i could Say but not exactly. when i was writting my poem I tried to put some same syllables and rymes but I couldn't because my internet was not working and also i didn't have a book that I can find a ryme in it. I think and think to have some ideas and i came up with someone who act like a princess or always caring about the beauty of her self.

I’ll tell me ma I go home now And ask her to bake it right now Friends tease me and I tease them And that’s all right till I go home

She lets me eat one big piece I straightly put in to mouth like geese I swallow one I swallow one another ‘I said only one’ said angry mother

- ay
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Reflection I enjoyed the activity very much. After I wrote some poem, I knew writing a poem is very interesting and fun. I would like to write more poem than writing a story. I really enjoyed singing the poem call ‘I will tell me ma’ and play jumping lop. I specially like a poem that can be song. Writing a rhyming poem is very difficult. So I asked my mom to discuss what kind of topic is god for writing this kind of poem. Write a sentence with a rhyming word the end is very hard so I used ‘Rhyme Zone’ to search a rhyme word. I knew ‘Rhyme Zone’ by Mrs. Gourley. I think when I fix the poem and write more detailed, my poem can be better and more interesting. There are lots of thing to learn and fix and improve. So I would like to have more chance to write the poem.

Oh I’ll tell me ma, when I get home, The girls’ wont leaves the boys alone, They kick my legs, they steal me pens, And that’s all right till I get home.

She is beautiful, she is pretty, She is the belle of IST, She is dating one, two, three Please wont you tell me who is she

--tn
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Reflection I think that I did remember 75% of the poem, and I could use the poem to create another poem quite like the original poem except it was about IST. Like about the “the girl of IST”, it was quite similar to the original poems meaning and vacbulary.

I’ll tell me ma when I go home, I will tale tell it to my mom I will tell my mom to hit them And tell them I am a gem

She is crying, she is very sad She is the crybaby from the grad She is crying everyday, Is anybody can help me slay?

--hg
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Reflection I kind of enjoyed this activity. Because I have learned how to make a poem, rhyming words and playing jumping lop while I’m singing. I have also found a way to memorize things easily. First, I thought it would take my whole life to memorize this I’ll tell me ma poem, but while I was doing my homework and listening to the poem, it helped me to sing with it and memorized it much more easily. I want to learn more about making a poem into a song. I’ll tell me ma was very interesting for me. Because I did not knew that we could make a poem into a song. I want to find more poems that could change into a song and also want to learn more about rhyming words. I goal for this unit is to use lots of different kinds of describing words. I really want my audience can see the image of my poem. I want to improve my thinking skill. I want to have lots of stories that I could put into my poem. I also have a question. My question is that the poem’s grammar and spelling have to be correct?

I’ll tell me pals when I go home That guy won’t leave us all alone He pulls our shirts and begs to stay And that’s okay till I go home

He is smart, he is geeky He is the nerd of Belfast City He is trying to be nice please, Won’t u tell him to go away?

--on
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Reflection The way I memorized the poem was by reading every two lines and memorized them for about 20 minutes and then I moved to the next two lines. The way I made my poem was by thinking about other poems I have heard about and tried to get ideas from. My idea was a smart guy who was not really like the other kids. He was not cool and he never played any thing the other kids played. It was hard to write because I have never really tried to write a poem like this one but it was interesting to try out. Also I never seen a situation likes this but I tried my best to do it and I think I did quite well. I don’t know why I tried this topic but I was quite interesting.

I’ll ask me ma if I can live, To have a cousin, mean as him. I wish he’ll fall a great big cliff, I don’t believe that I can live.

He is stupid, he is nerdy, He’s the pig of fatty city. He’s always blaming you and me, You’d never hit him on his knee.

--yn
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Reflection To memorize the poem, I memorized the key words in the poem to remind me of the sentences in the poem. I also used the rhythm. Using the tune of the song, it made it easier, I also broken the poem into parts. Writing my poem was not difficult because I have an example to use. I thought of an easy and simple topic to write about, chose good adjectives and rhyming words to go with the adjectives. Therefore, I used the poem itself to help me. I think from a rating from 1-10, my poem will be rated 8. As I did it in a short time and it turned out very enjoyable in my opinion, although it does have some flaws.

Cap’n Cap’n me lost me sword me think ye took me lost sword me took yer sword now yer sword is no yers any more

It is strong it is good It is the heart of the worrier It is slaing one two three Please won’t you give it back to me

--ml
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Reflection I memorized the poem by reading it and just repeating it over and over again. When I made my poem it was hard to think of an idea but I just thought of my hobbies and made a poem about one of my hobbies. If I where to do this activity again I would have made the poem in more of the way the author of “I’ll tell me ma when I get home” did his poem and I would have made it in the same rhythm as he did. I think “I’ll tell me ma when I get home is a good and fun poem to learn even though I found it hard to memorize and make my poem.

All the boys say they like her They fight each other ‘cause’ they like her They knock on her door and ring her phone number asking “oh my true love, do you like me?” Out she comes, white as snow Then she walks up to them and says ‘no’

Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high She really hates them, that’s why She can break people’s hearts Just by saying not a chance And if the boys come again They’ll get her famous no…once again.

--rs
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Reflection I tried to make my poem a bit funny. I think mine is ok because it does rhyme. I could have thought more about the structure of the poem and I think I could have found different words to rhyme because the words in my poem make 1 or 2 sentences a bit too long. Over all I am quite pleased with my poem, but next time I think I could do a bit better by taking more time doing it.

I’ll tell me ma when go home That David won’t leave the girls alone He touches their hair and don’t make it fair That’s all he does at school

He thinks she’s pretty He thinks she’s kind That’s all he will think about Till the end of time

--ax
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Reflection I choose to write a poem about my brother because I know a lot about him. I memorized the poem. I used the poetic rhythm of ill tell me ma in some sentences. I had 2 stanzas. I can improve my poem by including more descriptive writing. I can do better if every sentence had the same rhythm as Ill tell me ma. It is hard to make it have the same rhythm. I would get more riming and rhythm next time I do it.

I’ll tell me ma when I go home My best friend Ross is in love with Shermaine He flicks her hair and don’t play fair Till the day ends

He thinks she is pretty He thinks she is kind He thinks she is And that’s all he thinks about till the end of time

---dd
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Reflection I think my poem did not rhyme. I memorized the poem. I thought that my poem was not good because it did not rhyme a lot only my last and third line. I though that my poem was bad because it hurt my friend feelings by saying those stuff. I also thought it was funny at the start but then it was not because I said stuff about other people and could really hurt them. I memorized the poem by reading it lots of times and test my self and see how I can read the poem. To improve I think I could my rhymes to it, make it more sense because mine did not make much sense.

My dog likes to go out and play Get wet and have fun all day When she gets wet she shakes dry After that she licks me and my friends all day

Sniff sniff goes her nose looking for food To chomp chew or bite getting dirty wile at it But having lots of fun Her name is coco I own her

--ab
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Reflection I like my poem. It is about my dog (Coco) my poetic forum is not bad. I think I could have done better. I have never writen a poem before. I think the theme is there throughout the story.