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Vowel Boot Camp

Ohanian Comment: You need to go to the url below to get the full impact of the militaristic approach to vowels. The "movie" shows vowels dressed in military garb, singing "Sound Off."

Here are the song lyrics: Write to your PBS station, protesting this glamorization of war images.

Vowel Boot Camp

A E I O U
Sometimes Y is a vowel, too

Sound off!
A E
Sound off!
I O U
Sound off!
A E I O U
Y, too!

All right, letter heads! Move it, move it, move it, move it, move it! This isn't Camp Nappy-packy-wacky Lake! This is vowel boot camp! Now, sound off!

A!
E!
I!
O!
U!
Y!

On the double, A, and I'm not talking batteries! State your long and short sounds!

"Ay" is my long sound and "ah" is my short sound, Sir!

Exactly. But what if you're flanked suddenly by an M and an N. Sound?

Ah!

Word?!

Man!

Well done, soldier. But what if an I slips through the lines and stands next to you? What's the general rule, soldiers?!



When two vowels stand side by side
The first one says its name with pride.

Right. So what's your sound now, vowel A?

Ay!

Word?!

Main!

Correct! You are my main man! Vowel Squad, let's go make some words! Forward, march!

That was a "vowel" thing to do. Oh...

A E I O U
Sometimes Y is a vowel, too

Sound off!
A E
Sound off!
I O U
Sound off!
A E I O U
Y, too!

PBS television
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http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/vowelboot_qt.html

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