And we arrived on Monday the 15th to find the internet down. What were we to do? How did teachers teach and students student in the olden days of the 1990's? Aaggghhhh! We survived, just barely, and now I can update the webpage to recap our activities.
Monday/Tuesday: Do you pay attention to those around you who may need help? Brueghel certainly wants to point out how people in society can get so busy with work and life that they fail to notice someone in need, or perhaps certain people in society choose to ignore those others who need a hand. How did we get to this conclusion about the painting? Well, even we are first drawn to the red shirt. We look away from the bottom right corner, just like the farmer and the shepherd do. Usually, we finally notice the legs sticking out of the water- poor Icarus who is drowning! Drowning? Why is no one helping him? And there's the question of the day.
1. Make observations about the painting.
2. Find patterns by categorizing the things we see.
Notice things or people that do not fit in or that stand out as different.
3. Draw conclusions.
Discuss our painting. Read the Icarus story in our Collections Text. Use the story to help us get to the So What? or Big Idea of the painting. Turn in your handout with #3 written in our own words.
Wednesday/Thursday: Interrupted, interrupted, interrupted. These are picture days in English class.
In between pictures, we talk poetry. Wow, you guys mostly have a negative view of poetry in the English classroom. Remember, poetry is just a condensed way to share your thoughts. Sure, poetry can be full of emotion, but not every poem is about emotion (or love!). Today, you interact with 3 poems, all about Icarus.
Read aloud time: p40, "Icarus in Flight"
"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"
"Icarus in Love"
Now, interact with the poem, and not academically. Talk back to that poem! For each poem, choose a sentence stem and write a sentence about the poem. Choose your favorite sentence to share with the classes on a sticky note up on the wall. Fun, fun, fun.
Roses are red
Violets are blue,
Is it Halloween yet?
Booooooooooooo!
Book Talks next week-- be prepared with book in hand each day until you are done.
Monday/Tuesday: Do you pay attention to those around you who may need help? Brueghel certainly wants to point out how people in society can get so busy with work and life that they fail to notice someone in need, or perhaps certain people in society choose to ignore those others who need a hand. How did we get to this conclusion about the painting? Well, even we are first drawn to the red shirt. We look away from the bottom right corner, just like the farmer and the shepherd do. Usually, we finally notice the legs sticking out of the water- poor Icarus who is drowning! Drowning? Why is no one helping him? And there's the question of the day.
1. Make observations about the painting.
2. Find patterns by categorizing the things we see.
Notice things or people that do not fit in or that stand out as different.
3. Draw conclusions.
Discuss our painting. Read the Icarus story in our Collections Text. Use the story to help us get to the So What? or Big Idea of the painting. Turn in your handout with #3 written in our own words.
Wednesday/Thursday: Interrupted, interrupted, interrupted. These are picture days in English class.
In between pictures, we talk poetry. Wow, you guys mostly have a negative view of poetry in the English classroom. Remember, poetry is just a condensed way to share your thoughts. Sure, poetry can be full of emotion, but not every poem is about emotion (or love!). Today, you interact with 3 poems, all about Icarus.
Read aloud time: p40, "Icarus in Flight"
"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"
"Icarus in Love"
Now, interact with the poem, and not academically. Talk back to that poem! For each poem, choose a sentence stem and write a sentence about the poem. Choose your favorite sentence to share with the classes on a sticky note up on the wall. Fun, fun, fun.
Roses are red
Violets are blue,
Is it Halloween yet?
Booooooooooooo!
Book Talks next week-- be prepared with book in hand each day until you are done.
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