B6 English 10--Tuesday, January 8

Objective: What are some of the meanings of silence? How does silence affect us?

1- Mrs. Jaynes read a short story to you from the book "When Women Were Birds." Students listened for the main idea and then answered the following three questions:

• What happened to the Narrator's Mother?
• Why do you think the journals are empty?
• What do you think the following quote means? "I kept expecting Mother to appear. Her absence became her presence."

2- Looked at Mrs. Jaynes powerpoint "Defining Silence"--click on link below to see powerpoint

https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/file/d/0B56Yxn-bJzoVNm1UaGdJY2kxYk0/edit

The first time we looked at the photos, we noticed just what was there. However, when we looked at the pair of pictures, we noticed the things missing because we can see they were once there.

3- We read the poem "Silence" by Thomas Hood.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B56Yxn-bJzoValpiNEt6aVZJRDg

The definition of silence-- silence is the absence of something that was once present, or of something that should be present.

4- Students wrote their own example of this kind of silence (the absence of something) in their journals. Examples:

• silence of chocolate--I would write about how I used to really enjoy chocolate, but since adopting a more healthy lifestyle, I am no longer eating it. So I miss it- it was once there, but it's now gone.
• silence of a friend--I had a best friend last year who has recently moved away. I now feel her absence. I am experiencing a silence of her.

5-Book Talk Share--Students wrote Book Talks last period. They will now share those with small groups in the class.

Homework: None