Count That Day Lost Bridging

Count That Day Lost Bridging

Open Ended

Count That Day Lost is a poem about:

Count That Day Lost

• If you sit down at set of sun

• And count the acts that you have done,

• And, counting, find

• One self-denying deed, one word

• That eased the heart of him who heard,

• One glance most kind

• That fell like sunshine where it went --

• But if, through all the livelong day,

• you've cheered no heart, by yea or nay --

• If, through it all

• You've nothing done that you can trace

• No act most small

• That helped some soul and nothing cost --

• Then count that day as worse than........

Multiple Choice

worse than...?

• cost

• lost

• most

• socks

For this literature section (count that day lost) we have finished:

pre-reading

basic understanding

analysis and interpretation

post-reading

What do we have left?

Bridging text and context

Summative Assessment (מבחן מסכם)

Multiple Select

What does bridging mean? (two correct answers)

• to play the card game bridge

• to connect between two things

• לגשר

• an expression for picking your nose

Multiple Choice

What is context?

• הקשר

• גשר

• פלילי

Poll

So what do you think bridging text and context means?

• connecting between the poem and my favorite poem

• connecting between my poem and how I understand the poem

• Connecting between the poem and another poem written at that time

• connecting between the poem and new information about the writer/time of the poem

Bridging text and context means - connecting between the poem and new information about the writer/time of the poem

לגשר בין השיר שלמדנו לההקשר שבו נכתב

This is what we are going to do now. Read about the context.

Part 1 of Context (out of 3)

The Victorian age in British history is named after Queen Victoria, who was Britain's queen from 1837 until 1901. Life was quite difficult for children in this period of time. Many children went to work, not to school. A lot of people lived in crowded, poor neighbourhoods. Many families had 10 or more children. Sadly, many children died as babies, mostly from diseases.  

Multiple Choice

Who was the Victorian Age named after?

• Victoria Secret

• Queen Victoria

• Becky and Veronica

• Victoria Beckham

Multiple Choice

Where did the Victorian era take place?

• USA

• Israel

• France

• Britain

Multiple Select

What was the Victorian era like? (two correct answers)

• happy population

• educated population

• suffering population

• sick population

Let's read about it again

The Victorian age in British history is named after Queen Victoria, who was Britain's queen from 1837 until 1901. Life was quite difficult for children in this period of time. Many children went to work, not to school. A lot of people lived in crowded, poor neighbourhoods. Many families had 10 or more children. Sadly, many children died as babies, mostly from diseases.  

Open Ended

What were the people from the Victorian Era suffering from?

How does this information about the Victorian Era connect to our poem? Think about what inspired George Eliot to write or what she was trying to accomplish?

Part two of Context (out of 3)

Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880) wrote the following words in one of her novels:  “You may try, but you cannot imagine what it is to have a man's force of genius in you, and to suffer the slavery of being a girl.” These words are spoken by a character in Daniel Deronda, a novel written by George Eliot in 1876. “Slavery” is a strong word, but it captures clearly the way many women felt about their position in Victorian times. At that time it was almost impossible for women to get their writings published. Therefore, Mary Ann used a male pen-name, George Eliot, in order for people to take her seriously.

Multiple Select

Who is this a picture of?

• Mary Ann Evans

• Lisa Simpson

• George Eliot

• Sarah Netanyahu

Open Ended

Why did Mary Ann Evans use a man's name to publish her writings?

Part two, again

Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880) wrote the following words in one of her novels:  “You may try, but you cannot imagine what it is to have a man's force of genius in you, and to suffer the slavery of being a girl.” These words are spoken by a character in Daniel Deronda, a novel written by George Eliot in 1876. “Slavery” is a strong word, but it captures clearly the way many women felt about their position in Victorian times. At that time it was almost impossible for women to get their writings published. Therefore, Mary Ann used a male pen-name, George Eliot, in order for people to take her seriously.

Multiple Select

Why does George Eliot mention slavery?

• Because she thinks it needs to be abolished

• because she thinks women weren't free like men were

• Because they were in the Victorian age

Bridging

How does this information about the Mary Ann Evans/George Eliot connect to our poem? Think about what inspired George Eliot to write the poem or what she was trying to accomplish by writing it?

Part 3 of Context (out of 3)

Mary Ann's books often point out the differences between wealthy landowners and poor country people, and often criticize the behavior of the upper classes. Understanding and helping others is a main theme in her books. She was concerned about the responsibility that people should take in their everyday lives and with the moral choices they must make.  

Poll

Which topics does she address in her books? (There are 3 correct answers)

• The difference between upper and lower class

• helping others

• Queen Victoria

• moral choices

• writing poetry

Part 3 of Context one more time

Mary Ann's books often point out the differences between wealthy landowners and poor country people, and often criticize the behavior of the upper classes. Understanding and helping others is a main theme in her books. She was concerned about the responsibility that people should take in their everyday lives and with the moral choices they must make.  

Bridging

How does this information about George Eliot's writings connect to our poem? Think about what inspired George Eliot to write the poem or what she was trying to accomplish by writing it?

BRIDGING TEXT AND CONTEXT

how do we do it?

Three parts of your answer (but answer together, not as three separate questions)

• Summarize the new text (the context) - the part that connects to the poem

• Explain how it connects to the poem!

• How did the context add to/change your understanding of the poem?

• Summarize the new text (the context) - the part that connects to the poem: "From this text I understand that..."

• Explain how it connects to the poem! "This connects to the poem because/when..."

• How did the context add to/change your understanding of the poem? "This information changed my understanding of the poem because..."

YOU CAN DO THIS

5 pointers - at least 100 words

4 pointers - at least 70 words

Show me what you understood about the context and how it connects to the poem. Keep the questions in mind - what were George Eliot's goals when she wrote the poem? Where was she sitting to write it, what was going on around her? What was she thinking/feeling? What effect did she hope the poem would have on her readers and why?

The more you use this new information we read together to think of her as a real person with feelings and motivations the easier it will be to write this answer.

Send me a picture of what you have done by the end of the lesson

Call me if you need help.

This part is very important!! Take it seriously! Remember, this grade goes into your bagrut average!!