“If I had a Pony” and “Trot Along Pony” Does the speaker in the first poem have a pony? How do you know? What is the pony doing in the second poem? Which poem did you find more interesting? Why?

Question of the Day Day 1: What do you think is an auctioneer’s favorite word? Day 2: Why is the weather important to a farmer? Day 3: What are some signs of hard times?

Question of the Day Day 4: Why is the setting of Leah’s Pony so important to the story? Day 5: How do you think the memory of The Great Depression affected the people who lived through it?

Vocabulary glistened- glowed county- part of a state galloped- ran fast auctioneer- leader of the auction

Vocabulary clutched- grasped bid- offer to buy