Does the character in the poem understand money values?
2. Read the poem again but have a volunteer record the money exchanges that happened in the poem on the board. Have volunteers come to the board to figure out how much the character lost with each transaction. 3. Discuss the irony portrayed in the poem. 4. Identify the rhyming pattern used in the poem. 5. Have students write a letter to the boy explaining why he didn’t get a good deal. They should include mathematical sentences illustrating each of his transactions and why they weren’t a smart money choice. Assessment / Evaluation: The teacher can evaluate the students based on the persuasive letter written to the boy in the poem. A rubric can include conventions, how clear were their arguments, and how they illustrated their arguments to help persuade the boy. Differentiated Learning Options: Students could perform a pantomime of the poem. Students could act out the money exchanges of the poem using coins.
