I said, ‘I am not too sure turkey But it’s nothing to do wid Christ Mass Humans get greedy an waste more dan need be An business men mek loadsa cash’.
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas Invite dem indoors fe sum greens Let dem eat cake an let dem partake In a plate of organic grown beans, Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas An spare dem de cut of de knife, Join Turkeys United an dey’ll be delighted An yu will mek new friends ‘FOR LIFE’.
Understand
1. According to the speaker, in what way are turkeys like people? 2. Name one thing that turkeys want to do. 3. Find an example of a poetic device in the poem.
Explore 1. What do you think the title ‘Talking Turkeys!!’ means?
2. Write out the first stanza with the correct punctuation and with full words instead of abbreviations. Now read it aloud. What do you think is lost by taking away the poem’s original style?
3 3. Do you like this poem? Explain your answer. Create
1. Write another stanza to complete the poem. Begin with ‘Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas …’.
2. Create an advertising campaign to stop people eating turkeys at Christmas. You can use whatever media format you wish (poster, social media page, video, etc.). You may wish to consider some of the following:
