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Summary And Analysis Of Pig's Aplenty Pigs Galore

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On an average quiet evening spent reading, the narrator suddenly hears the sound of feeding. Investigating further, he slips on a banana peel and lands on a pile of pigs! Looking around he notices there are pigs on the floors, and in the cupboards, pigs aplenty and pigs galore! Following a rhyming pattern the narrate goes on to describe the type of pigs that are in his house including pigs wearing kilts, tutus, on stilts, even the king and queen of the pigs show up. Continuing to arrive by plane, bus, and train, the narrator grow increasingly frustrated with his houseguests and snaps upon receiving a bill for all the pizza they ordered. Yelling at the pigs to get out, they cry and beg to stay, and the narrator relents only if they clean up the mess they made. Cleaning until they are exhausted the piggies get ready for bed, and …show more content…

For some students, the only exposure they may have had up until this point is with Mother Goose and nursery rhymes. Showing children that poetry can be fun, and appropriate for a variety of ages would be my goal for presenting this book to a classroom. Due to the rhyme and rhythm of the text in Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! it makes for an easy read aloud book and one I would like to use in a choral class reading. Starting out the lesson with a choral reading would give the students an idea of rhyming words they wouldn't typically put together, as well as keeping their interest with a humorous story. Since the majority of the book is told in verse, as an interactive writing activity, my idea was to give each student a few flashcards and have them write a simple word on each. From there, they would interact with their friends and attempt to find someone that has a word that matches on of theirs. In doing so, I hope that I can help the students understand rhyme more than the did before as well as keeping them interested in the lesson and not distracted by using interactive learning

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