The trouble with boys.....

So yesterday I finished my Literacy lesson thinking to myself, how mature my class are, how encouraging it was that we could have a mature discussion about Shakespeare, his plays, his poetry, how even though they are only 9 and 10 it was amazing that we could read, understand and appreciate sonnets and ballads.....

I then left them to have a go at writing their own version of a sonnet or a ballad, obviously, I knew that this would be very difficult for them to do as they are so young, but I thought they could give it a go. "Can we write about anything?" I was asked, "Yes, of course," I say, thinking that the task itself was difficult enough, let alone giving them a subject matter as well.

So today I collect the poems in, and am generally amazed at how good the poems actually are! As I work my way down the pile of poems I discover that perhaps some of the boys have not quite grasped the general 'feeling' of Shakespeare and his writing....one child had written a poem entitled:

'The ballad of the UEFA Champions League Final (last year)'

A sonnet: 'Ronaldo'

Ok, I think to myself!! But even those poems didn't didn't quite prepare me for George's "sonnet"

I am not quite sure if this classes as a sonnet, it is certainly unlike any other sonnet I have read before...I shall leave you with the "sonnet" for you to read and enjoy and decide for yourself!!


Snot 'n' Bogies


Stick your finger up your nose
Snot pours down like a big fat hose
Crusty bogies, slimy snot
All comes down in a big fast shot
A clump of snot all down your clothes
Next thing you know it's down to your toes,
Meteorites of snot hit the ground
Alien goo climbs the mound
There's a bogie all fat and round
A swamp of snot all in your hands
Stretches like an elastic band


Well it cheered up my otherwise quite depressing week!!!

Lots of love xx