Snowball
En los versos 4 y 5, ¿ por qué el poeta usa las palabras diamentes y diamante?
In lines 4 and 5, why does the poet use the words diamonds and diamond?
To compare the snowflakes to the baseball diamond
El mito Cómo hizo Anansi para conseguir sus historias explica:
The myth, How Anansi Got His Stripes, explains how the:
cómo empezó la costumbre de contar historias entre los asante.
custom of storytelling developed among the Ashanti
¿Qué oración proporciona la afirmación de la selección?
Which sentence provides the claim for the selection?
Recess shouldnt end in elementary school because older students still need free time to play
simile - comparison using like or as
metaphor - comparison saying one thing is something else
hyperbole - exaggeration
personification - giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Según los versos 21 a 24, ¿qué conclusión puede sacar el lector acerca de la voz poética?
Based on lines 21-24, what can the reader conclude about the speaker?
The speaker recently moved
Probablemente, este mito de los nativo americanos viene de una época en la que:
The Native American myth most likely comes from a time when:
en la tribu escaseaba la comida
people did not know any stories
¿Qué oración presenta un hecho contra la afirmación?
Which sentence is a fact against the claim?
on the other hand, bullying often happens in unstructured recess time
Explain the three types of point of view
1st person - narrator is main character
3rd person limited - narrator knows feelings of main character
3rd person omniscient - narrator knows how all characters feel
¿Por qué la voz poética habla de "desierto invernal"?
Why does the speaker say she is "Stuck in a winter desert"?
She thinks winter is too long
Una de las diferencias que hay entre las dos selecciones es que en la historia de Anansi:
A difference between the two selections is that the Anansi story:
aparece el engaño
involves playing a trick
¿Cuáles son algunos de los beneficios según la afirmación?
What are some benefits of the claim?
making discoveries for future learning, learn to get along motivated & communicate
In order to find the main idea, what do you need to find first?
text structure
Al final del poema, ¿por qué el poeta compara lo que ocurre afuera con un juego de béisbol?
At the end of the poem, why does the poet compare what is happening outside to playing baseball?
to show that the speaker changes her mind about the snow
¿Qué tema aparece en las dos selecciones?
Which theme is found in both selections?
Las historias son importante de una cultura.
Animals can be as clever as people.
¿Cuál es el público al que se dirige el autor?
Who is the author's target audience?
school administrations
principals
What does convey mean?
what the author is wanting to tell you
Lee los siguientes versos:
"Y yo asiento: entendio.
La bola rápida está por llegar."
Esos dos versos revelan que la voz poética...
Read these lines from the poem
"And I nod-- code understood.
Prepare for the fastball."
These two lines reveal that the speaker has...
decided to play with her brother
¿Cuál es el mejor resumen para la selección conjunta?
What is the best summary of the paired passage?
En cada uno de estos mitos hay un personaje que le transmite el arte de contar historias a su comunidad. En esas historias, la comunidad encuentra sabiduría y entretenimiento.
These myths each include a character whi brings the art of storytelling to his or her people. The community finds wisdom and entertainment in the stories.
¿Cuál es el propósito del autor al escribir la selección?
What is the author's purpose in writing the selection?
to convince principals that middle school and high school students need recess
what is theme
the lesson or message in a story