The Bugs Are Out

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The Bugs Are Out

• Poem By Kalli Dakos
• Yesterday my friend told me that she was so sick!
  She said that she caught a bug. What does it
  mean when you catch a bug?

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• Jane went home with the chicken pox,
• While Sue had a bloody nose,
• Marcos cried when his stomach hurt,
• And Jack threw up on his clothes.

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• There is no doubt,
• The bugs are out,
• Theyre striking kids
• And teachers out!

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• Rick turned white and feeble,
• And crawled down to the nurse,
• While Johns head was pounding,
• So much he thought itd burst.

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• Sarahs body shook with chills,
• And rattled when she spoke,
• While David answered questions
• With a Croak, croak, croak.

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• There is no doubt,
• The bugs are out,
• Theyre striking kids
• And teachers out!

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• The bugs are surely winning,
• Oh, thats the way it goes,
• Kathy just discovered
• One measle on her nose.

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• Ms. Hogan is fading
• As fast as all the rest,
• Shes greener that the grass,
• Another bugs success!

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• There is no doubt,
• The bugs are out,
• Theyre striking kids
• And teachers out!

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• The janitor just ran by
• With a bucket in his hand,
• When the bugs get in our school,
• He is always in demand.

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• But hell never bring those buckets,
• To help a kid like me,
• Though my stomachs started aching,
• And wants to disagree!

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• PUKE!
• PUKE!

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• THERE IS NO DOUBT,
• THE BUGS ARE OUT,
• THEY JUST STRUCK
• THIS KID OUT!!

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Vocabulary

• Feeble
• Having no strength
• Rick turned white and feeble,
• And crawled down to the nurse.

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Vocabulary

• Fading
• Lose freshness becoming weak
• Ms. Hogan is fading
• As fast as all the rest,

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Vocabulary

• Pounding
• beating throbbing heavily
• While Johns head was pounding,
• So much he thought itd burst.

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Vocabulary

• Metaphor
• A comparison without using like or as
• With a croak, croak, croak
• Is a metaphor comparing Davids sore throat to
  the sound of a frog.

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Vocabulary

• Italics
• Slanted print (The author uses italics to help a
  reader look at particular words carefully and
  understand they are different for a reason.)
• He is always in demand.
• But hell never bring those buckets,
• To help a kid like me,

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Vocabulary

• Case
• print type or letter size (The author uses case
  as a visual sign for the reader. The reader is
  asked to read this section differently.) The
  author wants us to use a louder voice when
  reading this section.
• THERE IS NO DOUBT,
• THE BUGS ARE OUT,
• THEY JUST STRUCK
• THIS KID OUT!!!

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Proper NounsA noun that names a certain person,
place or thing. They are always capitalized.

• Pick out the proper nouns.
• bug sarah doubt jane
• rick nurse teacher cathy
• janitor

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Possessive NounsNouns that show ownership.

• Pick out the possessive nouns.
• Theyre Sarahs stomachs
• Shes thats bugs
• Johns

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Short Answers(written in complete sentences)

• What does the author mean when she says
• There is no doubt,
• The bugs are out,
• Theyre striking kids
• And teachers out!

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Answer

• The author means there is a virus making the kids
  and teachers everywhere sick.

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Short Answer(Written in complete sentences)

• Why are these words written in all capital
  letters?
• THERE IS NO DOUBT,
• THE BUGS ARE OUT,
• THEY JUST STRUCK
• THIS KID OUT!!!

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ANSWER

• The words are written in all capital letters
  because the author wants the reader to read in a
  strong voice.

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