Litter Poem by Levi Tafari WORKSHEET A Well hello everybody how do you do? I d like to introduce myself to you! My name is LITTER I dwell in the gutter I m comprised of glass, wood, metal and paper I m getting larger hour after hour you ll find me lurking in your area." "I move around the city I make it untidy to human beings I m very unhealthy I m not very pretty in fact I m quite ugly some people even say I m dirty so I do what I can to upset man I m unpopular I m not a part of his plan a menace to society I m very naughty I m like poison I m quite deadly vermin love me I make them feel secure I m produced by the rich thrown out by the poor I ve been around yes a real long time even though you ve made dropping me a crime and if you think I m rough you ain t seen nothing yet I ll get up to your neck and make you sweat Well this is a promise it is not a threat yes you can call me names say I m no good but it won t stop me messing up your neighbourhood. Because My name is LITTER from the gutter and my mission is to make you SUFFER.
WORKSHEET B Understanding the poem Find words or a phrase in the poem that means: Meaning Words in the poem The place along the side of a road Unclean Small animals such as rats or mice Something that can make you very sick 1. I am getting larger hour after hour 2. I m really unhealthy 3. I m produced by the rich/ thrown out by the poor
WORKSHEET C1 Task 3 UNUSUSAL FORMS OF POETRY TASK 3 OTHER FORMS OF EVERYDAY ART You might be surprised by the everyday subject of this poem. Usualy poetry is associated with romanticism and the sublime, but you can use just everything to make art. Go the internet and look up some examples of everyday art. Visual arts: Fountain by Marcel Duchamp Campbell by Andy Warhol Fish air by Servaas Poetry Did you know there is even a genre in English called grocery list poetry? Guess what? Check it out online. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/short/grocery_list Why do you think it is called grocerylist poetry? This poem Litter by Levi Tafari is an example of socially commited poetry. People like to talk about what s happening in their daily lives. There are a great number of social engagement poems. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/best/social Levi Tafari wrote more poems about waste. Click on the link and experience how much fun poetry can be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evm-iuzpgsi
WORKSHEET C2 Plastic Fantastic Levi Tafari PLASTIC, PLASTIC IT S FANTASTIC MANMADE CHEMICALS JUST LIKE MAGIC ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT THEY TAKE IT THEY MAKE IT PLASTIC S FANTASTIC SO PLEASE DON T BREAK IT Anything you want can be made out of plastic it s versatile it s really fantastic laboratory tested it s scientific I wrote this in an attic to make it poetic Some plastics are soft some plastics are hard people out shopping with their plastic cards buying plastic plates and plastic spoons vinyl records with plastic pop tunes plastic combs and plastic phones plastic bins to put more plastic in leather trainers with plastic tags sold to you in plastic bags plastic stereos and video games arty pictures in plastic frames I went to the shops to buy some plastic shoes There were so many styles which ones should I choose? PLASTIC, PLASTIC IT S FANTASTIC MANMADE CHEMICALS JUST LIKE MAGIC ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT THEY TAKE IT THEY MAKE IT PLASTIC S FANTASTIC SO PLEASE DON T BREAK IT
father gave his daughter a birthday gift he was a plastic surgeon he gave her a facelift he gave her a plastic nose to match her plastic clothes he gave her plastic BOOBS from a silicone tube her name was Cindy she had plastic skin plastic all over down to her colouring now she thought she was trendy because she was bendy but don t believe the hype it was all plastic surgery PLASTIC, PLASTIC IT S FANTASTIC MANMADE CHEMICALS JUST LIKE MAGIC ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT THEY TAKE IT THEY MAKE IT PLASTIC S FANTASTIC SO PLEASE DON T BREAK IT Now big men acting like little boys having lots of fun with their plastic toys soldiers playing with their plastic guns plastic bullets and their plastic bombs the war on the streets is synthetic drugs the police infiltrate with their plastic bugs while the government acts all lardy-dardy running this country like a Tupperware Party their legislation tears the people apart if stress creeps in get a plastic heart people are not remote control, automatic we re skin, flesh, blood and bones we re not made of plastic PLASTIC, PLASTIC IT S FANTASTIC MANMADE CHEMICALS JUST LIKE MAGIC ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT THEY TAKE IT THEY MAKE IT PLASTICS FANTASTIC
WORKSHEET D WHAT AM I? Task 4 In this poem Litter Tafari chose a certain style figure where he treats something that is not human as a person. We call this..? Now work in pairs and play the game : What am I? Write down the name of a phenomenon on a sticky note and attach this on your partner s forehead. Your partner has to find out which phenomenon he or she is by asking closed questions (yes / no) Example: the weather
WORKSHEET E Task 5 write your own poem LITTER Well hello everybody how do you do? I wanna introduce myself to you! My name is LITTER I dwell in the gutter I m comprised of glass, wood, metal and paper I m getting larger hour after hour You ll find me causing problems..
WORKSHEET F Task 5 write your own poem LITTER Well hello everybody how do you do? I wanna introduce myself to you! My name is LITTER I dwell in the gutter I m comprised of glass, wood, metal and paper I m getting larger hour after hour You can stop me growing if only you..