Eng 309W – R. Wahlstrom Audience Exercise
 
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
 
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
 
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
 
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry;
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
The teacher did reply.

For this writing activity, do number one. Then, assigned students will choose one other to complete.

1) Write an anecdotal description of the events for your friends.

Group A

2) Write a summary narrative of the poem for your boss.

3) Write a letter to your legislator supporting a law in favor of/against allowing lambs in school

4) Write a letter to the school board addressing your concerns about the incident.

Group B

5) Write a “letter to the editor” about the event.

6) Outline a five-paragraph essay about the event.

7) Rewrite the poem in academic prose.

8) Write a brief essay on this theme: The implications of allowing lambs in school.

Now choose another nursery rhyme to do the same (addressing the specific content and not lambs) http://www.zelo.com/FAMILY/NURSERY/