Count That Day Lost

What makes a day ‘well spent’?

• Doing something good for yourself

• Earning lots of money

• Doing something good for someone else

• When someone does something good for you

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a day ‘worse than lost.’?

• Losing money

• When someone says bad things

• When you do bad things

• WHen you don't do anything for someone else

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Give two examples of good deeds we can do during the day.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does the second paragraph start with the word ‘but’?

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What time of day is mentioned in the poem?

• morning

• afternoon

• evening

• night

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which words that mean ‘made someone happy.’

• 'brought the sunshine to one's face'

• 'count the acts that you have done'

• 'sit down at the set of sun'

• 'self denying deed'

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

At the end of the day you should….(-)

• sit down at sunset

• count the sunset

• think if you have done something good for someone else

• say yay or nay

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the message of the poem? Do you agree?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The poet calls the poem ‘Count That Day Lost’ to tell us not to…(-)

• sit down at sunset

• count the day

• waste the day

• do good deeds

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The poet compares a glance to sunshine (lines 6-7) because….

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9