Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich
~
Shel Silverstein
“A hippo sandwich is easy to
make.
All you do is simply take
One slice of bread,
One slice of cake,
Some mayonnaise
One onion ring,
One hippopotamus
One piece of string,
A dash of pepper-
That ought to do it.
And now comes the problem…
Biting into it!”
Summary:
Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich was published in 1974 in a book called "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein. This poem is an interesting and amusing. The creativity in this poem about a Hippopotamus sandwich is brilliant.
Genre:
Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich is a rhyming poem. I find this poem to be a great example to use in a classroom.
Personal Response:
Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich is a rhyming poem. This poem was entertaining and
imaginative. While reading the poem I
kept on thinking what would a hippopotamus sandwich look like or taste.
Sheldon Allan Silverstein
Bio:
According to New York Times writer Edwin
McDowell, on November 8, 1981 “Silverstein ‘for several years now…has refused
interviews and publicity tours, and he even asked his publisher not to give out
any biographical information about him.’”
However, what is known about him is in 1932, he was born in Chicago
Illinois. He had one daughter and was
unfortunately divorced. Shel Silverstein was known for his unique style of poetry, creativity, and imagination.
Motivation Activities/Readers Response Questions:
Students will make Hippo paper bags and do a puppet show.
If you were a hippopotamus what color would you be? Explain why.
What did you learn from this poem?
What type of poetry is this poem?
Bibliography:
Silverstein,
S. (1974). Where the Sidewalk Ends (pp. 114-115). New York, NY: Harper
Collins Publishers. Social Design. (2012). Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich by Shel Silverstein. In All Poetry. Retrieved November 29, 2012, from http://allpoetry.com/poem/8538979-Recipe_For_A_Hippopotamus_wbr__Sandwich-by-Shel_Silverstein
1. The students will make their own hippo sandwich by first discussing the item(s) that may need replacing. Such as string; we might substitute that with the string cheese or twizzler candy; instead of cake, use a cookie; instead of mayonnaise use melted marshmallow. After finalizing the list; the student will make and taste their mini sandwich.
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I really like your firt idea. Your second is also great. I would definitely use your ideas
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