Rock 'n' Roll Band worksheet with a poem and questions about children's imagination of forming a rock band.

Let me work through each question step by step based on the poem "Rock 'n' Roll Band" by Shel Silverstein.

Question 1: Who are the main characters in the poem?

Looking at the poem, it says "We're just seven kids in the sand." The poem is told from the perspective of these children who are imagining being a rock band. So the main characters are seven kids/children.

Question 2: What do the children in the poem want to become?

The poem repeatedly says "If we were a rock 'n' roll band" - they are dreaming about and imagining what it would be like to be musicians in a rock band. They want to become a rock 'n' roll band (musicians).

Question 3: What instruments do they mention in the poem?

Reading through the poem carefully:
- "With homemade guitars and pots and jars"
- "And drums of potato chip cans"

So they mention: guitars, pots, jars, and drums (made from potato chip cans)

Question 4: How do the children feel about their imagined band?

Looking at the positive language in the poem:
- "We'd travel all over the land"
- "We'd play and we'd sing and wear spangly things"
- "people would here us and love us and cheer us"
- "Hurray for that rock 'n' roll band"
- "we'd have a million fans"
- "We'd giggle and laugh and sign autographs"
- "people would all kiss our hands"
- "We'd be millionaires"

They feel excited, happy, proud, and enthusiastic about their imaginary band. They imagine fame, success, and adoration.

Question 5: Do the children actually have the instruments they talk about?

Looking at the last stanza:
"But we ain't rock 'n' roll band, We've just seven kids in the sand, With homemade guitars and pots and jars And drums of potato chip cans, Just seven kids in the sand, Talkin' and wavin' our hands, And dreamin' and thinkin' oh wouldn't it be grand, If we were a rock 'n' roll band."

They have "homemade" instruments - guitars made at home, pots and jars, and drums made from potato chip cans. These are NOT real professional instruments. They are using everyday objects as pretend instruments. So no, they don't have actual real musical instruments - they only have makeshift/homemade ones.

Final Answer:

1. The main characters are seven kids/children.

2. The children want to become a rock 'n' roll band (musicians).

3. They mention: homemade guitars, pots, jars, and drums made from potato chip cans.

4. The children feel excited, happy, and enthusiastic about their imagined band. They dream about being famous, having fans, making money, and being loved by people.

5. No, the children don't have real instruments. They only have homemade/makeshift instruments - guitars they made themselves, regular pots and jars, and drums made from empty potato chip cans.