Sorry for the delay in posting, I had a post ready to go for Friday, but the computer shut itself down in the middle of my post and I lost everything. Here is a recap of the work done over the past week and a half.
Poem: To the Mothers and Fathers who Hover: We had a mini-lesson on poetry, students should have notes on this in their notebook. Students learned how a poem is structured as well as the definition of the following poetic terms: simile, metaphor, theme, imagery, and symbol. The poem we studied is metaphorical in nature and focuses on the idea that parents have to learn to let go as their children grow allowing them to make their own mistakes. The metaphor used in the poem was travel. Students had a few questions to answer in their notebooks. The assignment to be handed in involved writing a paragraph to explain the theme of the poem and discuss whether or not you agree with what the author is saying in the poem. Make sure you express why you think the way you do.
Short story Proud Possessions: This story was about a daughter who, as a young girl was angry and disappointed with the fact that her mother could not read or write. In the end, the mother had used all of her daughter's old workbooks to teach herself to write over several years. The end of the story has the daughter discovering this when her mother dies and leaves her a special chest filled with a diary in which she recorded all of the events of her life. This story deals with illiteracy, but more importantly deals with the relationship between the mother and daughter. Students in the class expressed that the main theme of the story is to appreciate the relationships you have because you may not always have them. The story also focuses on respecting parents. There was a question sheet that went with this story and we corrected it in class. This sheet was NOT to be handed in.
Ryan's Story: Click on link for a copy of the story RYAN'S STORY
During the 84 class, we were able to read this story and discuss in class. Students should come prepared to write a fully detailed response to this story.
In the 85 class, we read most of the story and students were to finish reading it on their own. Students should jot down some thoughts, feelings, questions that they felt as a reaction to reading the story.
Responding to Literature
-desire to express their own ideas in informal settings
-ability to gather meaning from reading and relate it to personal interests and experiences
-ability to use sense of story to organize, recall, and make inferences
- ability to ask questions, express thoughts, feelings or opinions
- ability to make connections and synthesize information
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