With copy change, you bascially borrow another writer’s structure and use it as the skeleton for your own work.  The following are examples of copy-changes made to poems by Shel Silverstein.  These were created by my AVID students during the 2008-2009 school year.

In the style of “Captain Hook”-

The Horse by Allison

In the style of “One Sister For Sale”-

One Cute Cat For Sale by Leticia
Giraffes to Love by Chloe
Kitties for Sale by Alyssa
Monkey by Allena
Skateboard for Sale by Jacob
Trade Me That Cat! by Jennifer

In the style of “Hug O’War”-

Christmas by Tatyana
My Best Friend by Andrew
My High Score by Damian
Summer by Paola
A Typical Story by Yasmin
Valentine’s Day by Hailey