Think about this part of "The All-American Slurp." Why
is everyone looking at the narrator and her family at the
end of this passage?
Highlight details that help you find the actions.
There was only one problem: long strings ran through the
length of the stalk, and they got caught in my teeth. When
I help my mother in the kitchen, I always pull the strings
out before slicing celery.
I pulled the strings out of my stalk. Z-z-zip, z-z-zip. My
brother followed suit. Z-z-zip, z-z-zip
Suddenly I realized that there was dead silence except for
our zipping. Looking up, I saw that the eyes of everyone
in the room were on our family.
They seem to enjoy celery more than any other
food.
O They imitate all of their hosts' actions.
O They offer more attention and praise than would be
expected
O They eat celery in a way that is unlike what others
expect.
Done
Intro

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: