Monday, September 20, 2010

Down and Up by Maddie

Down and Up by Max Fatchen is a unique poem in the way it is set and I think that is what the author was going for.

The poem is about reading words that go down and up on the page so that the poem demonstrates down and up by the look of it.

This is a fantastic poem and can be read by children in Kinder and Year 1 but also be a laugh for anyone including adults.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Hist by Gabriella C and Lauren

C.J.Dennis wrote the poem ‘Hist’ in 1921.

This poem is about two children who are lost in the Possum Park, in the dark night and are terrified by the sounds they hear. They then see a light shining through the trees, then they realise that the light is coming from their house.

This poem is wonderful and the rhyming words are clever. We would recommend it to stage 2 students.
We particularly enjoyed the rhyming words.

Life for Women in the Country by Fabian

I think life was difficult in the country for the woman because
they were always left alone to do all the work just like a normal
woman but there was heaps more to be done. If you had a farm
you would have to drive many kilometres to buy food. There are
times when the crops didn’t grow and they were forced to go out
and buy the food.

The Boy from Tangmalangaloo by Julian

I think life was difficult for the boy he probably had to walk miles to get food, he worked a day for about 5 cents, hard labor he did
And a wrecked and smelly house, very cold with no blankets and wrecked clothes.

Hist by Gabriella

Hist, written by C.J Dennis, published in the early 20th century is a very humorous poem. We were extremely impressed with the funny expressions used to describe different things.

Hist is a poem about 2 people walking in the park during the night, who are constantly getting scared of different animals in the park. After many frightening experiences finally reach their destination, home.


We immensely enjoyed this fantastic poem and recommend it to anyone who is interested in great poems like this one. Hist is written by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus otherwise known as C.J Dennis who is known worldwide for his famous poems. He was born in 7th September 1876 and died in 22nd June 1938. His poem was published in 1921 when he was 45 in a book called the Book for Kids.

Hist is about kids in a park at night. It is very dark and the children get scared from the animals. They find there way out from the light in the house and the smell of supper in there house, they then go towards the light and find there way home. The animals they see are a cat, frog, possum, which they get scared from As they make strange noises and come out of the dark.
Some noises they hear from the animals are Mo poke and Kok korrock.

The poem is set in the forest with kids in the dark.
We particularly enjoyed the part when it had

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Hist by Isabella and Lauren

Hist is written by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus otherwise known as C.J Dennis who is known worldwide for his famous poems. He was born in 7th September 1876 and died in 22nd June 1938. His poem was published in 1921 when he was 45 in a book called the Book for Kids.

Hist is about kids in a park at night. It is very dark and the children get scared from the animals. They find there way out from the light in the house and the smell of supper in there house, they then go towards the light and find there way home. The animals they see are a cat, frog, possum, which they get scared from As they make strange noises and come out of the dark.
Some noises they hear from the animals are Mo poke and Kok korrock.

The poem is set in the forest with kids in the dark.
We particularly enjoyed the part when it had

Hist by Laura and Bella

Hist, by C.J Dennis is a poem about two children travelling through ‘Possum Park’. C.J Dennis wrote it for children and had it published in 1921.

The poem is mainly about children strolling through a Possum Park, getting scared by the animals, while trying to find their way back home. The animals in the park include a mopoke, a cat and a frog. The poem speaks of the children taking a stroll and then realising that they are lost and too far from home. They are unprepared, scared, cold and then find it beginning to mist. The poem ends with them coming home to find supper all laid out.

We immensely enjoyed this poem because of the language and detail used to help us picture it in our heads. It was exciting to read and we consider it a great and thrilling poem. We recommend it to people of all ages. We would love to learn more about C.J Dennis and his exciting and thrilling poems!!

Hist by Josh and Claudio

Hist is a poem by C.J Dennis it is about children going out walking in Possum Park. They hear different sound, they were very scared.

I like this poem because it rhymes and it is very catchy. You can never get sick of reading this poem.

I recommend this poem to anyone who likes reading poems and I think this is suitable for all ages

Hist by Hannah and Maddie

Hist is a creative poem about a group of Kids who wonder off in the dark and discover more than they could imagine. The group seem scared as they travel through the night and are delighted when they reach home.

This poem is a very humorous and enjoyable. The Poet has included detailed information to tell us that it was at the night and has taken us through the path that they would have travelled through. This poem can tell us what? , when? , who?

The poem was written in 1921, however it was not published until a few years later. The Poet C.J Dennis has done a remarkable job in writing this poem.

Hist is a very entertaining poem when read aloud both
Maddie and I have enjoyed this poem and have found that it has everything a good poem needs.

We would recommend this to all children as it includes many astonishing scenes and you really get into it. Although we have enjoyed it must be read properly to understand the excitement that we have felt reading it.

Hist by Andrew and Vincent

“Hist”, is a remarkable poem written by the amazing C.J Dennis, creator of the “Sentimental Bloke” and many other classic poems and songs.

Hist tells the story of two children wandering through a park late at night, trying to find their way home. While they were creeping through the park, they came across many strange creatures. By reading the poem you will realize how scared children can get, when left alone in a strange place.

This poem is great for children. All things considered, we were thoroughly delighted by this amazing children’s poem.

Hist by Julian and James C.

Hist
A review by James C and Julian S


“Hist”, is a remarkable poem written by the amazing C.J Dennis, creator of the “Sentimental Bloke” and many other classic poems and songs.

Hist tells the story of two children wandering through a park late at night, trying to find their way home. While they were creeping through the park, they came across many strange creatures. By reading the poem you will realize how scared children can get, when left alone in a strange place.

This poem is great for children. All things considered, we were thoroughly delighted by this amazing children’s poem.

Hist by Isobelle

Hist by C.J Dennis

Hist is an interesting poem that my classmates and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to.

It has a line that it repeats every paragraph and rhymes all the time and is a clever piece of writing by C.J Dennis.

It pulled me in 100% by its clever rhymes and continuous story. It has some detailed information. It describes the wind, coldness and air.

The artistic poetry used in this amazing piece of writing is in my opinion recommended for children or adults in or over stage three as it has moderately hard words and many children below that age would not understand the poem.