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3. Script the poem.
After you have chosen a poem, divide it into speaking parts. This is called scripting.
Original Poem 🟪 Let’s use Sara Kelly’s short poem “At the Zoo” to show you how to script. First read the poem, and then see how it was made into a script.
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At the Zoo
Let’s take a trip down to the zoo
to feed the goats, and rides trains, too!
Let’s ape around with chimpanzees
and bray along with old donkeys.
And then we’ll watch the dolphin show!
They speak and laugh like us, you know.
Lions and tigers and bears—hooray!
![Zoo Animals](/sites/k12/files/onlineHandbooks/WriteonTrack/AttheZoo.png)
© Thoughtful Learning 2025
At the Zoo
Let’s take a trip down to the zoo
to feed the goats, and rides trains, too!
Let’s ape around with chimpanzees
and bray along with old donkeys.
And then we’ll watch the dolphin show!
They speak and laugh like us, you know.
Lions and tigers and bears—hooray!