Activity 1: Purpose
- Revisit the text focusing particularly on the first two double pages. Highlight the sentence structure for students, especially the use of adjectival clauses beginning with “who”, eg “He liked Mrs. Jordan who played the organ.” (RS1.7)
- Brainstorm possible names of characters who could live at the old people’s home. Use a similar text sentence structure to that used by the author to draft a sentence that captures the essence of that character (Innovate on text), eg He sat with Mrs St. Clair who rocked in her chair. (Refer to Rap sheet 5). You might like to ask students to draw and label their character or to design a photo album portrait to assist them to determine the characteristics they are describing. (WS1.9)
Activity 2: Responding to text
- Revisit the text, particularly from the fourth to the seventh double pages and investigate the sentence structure used by the author to describe a memory. “Something as, that, from, etc.”
- Revisit the qualities of a memory offered by the old people. “Something …” and list possible reasons why each character might offer that description. (RS1.5)
- Brainstorm other metaphors to describe a memory, eg ‘Something that fits in a photograph album’. (Refer to Rap sheet 6) Work with the whole class to decide which description best suits the character (TS1.1).
- Based on that choice, ask students to brainstorm possible objects, which Wilfrid may choose to give Miss Nancy. (Refer to Rap sheet 6.) Design a process to reach a consensus as to which particular object he will present. Ask students to reflect on and share reasons for the choice TS1.1.
- List possible things Miss Nancy might remember if Wilfrid presented this item to her. Reach a group consensus as to which particular memory might be stimulated (WS1.13).
Posting response to Rap point 3
- prepare the response to Rap point 3 with the class.
- student/s (rap representative) may word process the response, edit and save.
- teacher facilitates the student/s use of the word processor and blogging procedures to post the response to Rap point 3 once the teacher has approved the final text.
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