Ce semestre, les élèves de 4ème ont étudié les excuses pour ne pas faire les devoirs à la maison en anglais. Ils ont lu le poème “All My Great Excuses” de Kenn Nesbitt et ont créé leur propre poème avec leurs excuses. Que pensez-vous de leurs excuses?
All My Great Excuses
I started on my homework
but my pen ran out of ink.
My hamster ate my homework.
My computer’s on the blink.
I accidentally dropped it
in the soup my mom was cooking.
My brother flushed it down the toilet
when I wasn’t looking.
My mother ran my homework
through the washer and the dryer.
An airplane crashed into our house.
My homework caught on fire.
Tornadoes blew my notes away.
Volcanoes struck our town.
My notes were taken hostage
by an evil killer clown.
Some aliens abducted me.
I had a shark attack.
A pirate swiped my homework
and refused to give it back.
I worked on these excuses
so darned long my teacher said,
“I think you’ll find it’s easier
to do the work instead.”
–Kenn Nesbitt
Homework and Excuses 403
I started on my homework
But there was an alligator in my house!
I started on my homework
And then the alligator ate a mouse!
My homework was too difficult
I waited for my corona result
My sister burnt and threw my homework in the toilet
A ninja turtle cut it up and told the adult!
I started on my homework
But the ink spilt on my book
I started on my homework
But it was eaten by a duck
I started on my homework
But my dog ate my book
I started on my homework
And I didn’t even look
I started on my homework
But my cat sold it
I started on my homework
But an evil clown killed it
I started on my homework
And then I fell off my bike
I started on my homework
My arm broke on the hike
I started on my homework
But I didn’t understand
A bird flew with it
And left it on the band!
Homework and Excuses 402
I started on my homework
But I was eating pasta
I started on my homework
And then I met a rasta!
The FBI took my homework
Then my dad sold it
My homework flew away
And I didn’t even care one bit!
I started on my homework
When my brother came and cut it
I started on my homework
But my rabbit came and ate it!
I started on my homework
But the volcano exploded
I started on my homework
But my paper had eroded
I started on my homework
But it got wet
I started on my homework
I lost the bet!
I’m sorry but my playstation called me
To play call of duty,
I know it wasn’t free
But I tried to do it for my country!