Poem
Can’t
Edgar Albert Guest
Can’t is the worst word that’s written or spoken;
Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
On it is many a strong spirit broken,
And with it many a good purpose dies.
It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning
And robs us of courage we need through the day:
It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning
And laughs when we falter and fall by the way.
Can’t is the father of feeble endeavor,
The parent of terror and half-hearted work;
It weakens the efforts of artisans clever,
And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.
It poisons the soul of the man with a vision,
It stifles in infancy many a plan;
It greets honest toiling with open derision
And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.
Finish Reading!
Finish Reading Island Of the Blue Dolphin.
Archeologist Collection Of You!
I had a college professor say to our class, “We dispose of our stuff so carefully that someday nobody will even know we existed.” That stuck with me and it is kind of funny to think about. Could you put together a collection of things that represent you and your life? Think of things archeologists could dig up and know about you and your family. Bring those to share.
Similes
A simile is a comparison. It is saying one thing is like another. There are lots of similes in Island Of the Blue Dolphin. The author described the things she was seeing by comparing them to things she knew. For example, starting with a simile in the second sentence (the ship seemed like a small shell afloat on the sea) and a metaphor in the third (the ship was like a gull with folded wings.) Can you complete these similes, describing them from things Karana would know about.
As smelly as ____________________.
As painful as _____________________.
As jagged as ______________________.
As bitter as ________________________.
Weeds To Eat 🙂
Karana was knowledgeable in the ways she survived and acquired food. Amazing! I think of the knowledge our ancestors had that allowed them to survive and how so much of that knowledge and wisdom is lost.
I want you to find a common weed that you recognize, could eat and that grows in our area. Print out a picture or sketch it and bring it to show us. ( Your family may have a book that shows edible plants or you can just Google it.)
Here’s your checklist!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m06bFZebfJ9f8wVn6NYZwAjbYZLmNo09yY-W8if5WXY/edit?usp=sharing
