Demonstrate appropriate comprehension skills Use the directory effectively Build a wide range of vocabulary Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow Madam and her madam I worked for a woman She wasnt mean But she had a twelve room House to clean Had to get breakfast Dinner and supper too Then take care of her children When I got through Wash iron and scrub Walk the dog around It was too much Nearly broke me down I said Madam Can it be Youre trying to make a Pack horse out of me She opened her mouth She cried Oh no You know Alberta I love you so I said Madam That may be true But Ill be dogged If I love you African Poetry for schools Intensive Reading