Agenda 4.8 Journal: Nursery rhymes & Spring Break Discuss Journal Pictures of nursery rhymes & guess Example of nursery rhyme + origins (discuss h/s context - questions) Groups: (will go into tomorrow) Learn about nursery rhyme & discuss H/S context Modernize nursery rhyme based on current events (discuss) & share?

Welcome back from Spring Break!  Monday, April 8, 2013 Welcome back from Spring Break!  JOURNAL Write down any nursery rhymes you know (example: Mary Had a Little Lamb). Write out as much of the rhymes as you can. Select a favorite moment from Spring Break and write about it in detail (5-7 sentences minimum).

F.Y.I. Grades are updated – check the board AFTER class. Please see Powerschool or talk to me AFTER class if you have questions. I graded journals before SB. Remember, you are required to make up any journals you missed during an absence. Literature Circle groups meet this Friday.

Discuss Journal

Humpty Dumpty

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE

ROCK-A-BYE BABY

LITTLE JACK HORNER

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY

BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

RING AROUND THE ROSY

RING AROUND THE ROSY

Humpty Dumpty First printed in 1810 At the time, humpty dumpty = clumsy person (not necessarily an egg), so the nursery rhyme was meant as a riddle Possible meanings: King Richard III and his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Charles I, toppled by the Puritan majority in Parliament The downfall of Cardinal Wolsey at the hand of King Henry VIII A large cannon?!

Questions Historical Context: What is one potential TIME PERIOD and LOCATION the nursery rhyme originated from? First printed in 1810 (19th century), in England Historical Context: Using the time period from question one, what was the potential meaning for the rhyme?  Defeat of important person (king, cardinal, etc) Instrument of war Social Context: What does the rhyme reveal about people’s thinking during that time (example: what they valued and/or believed)? Possible Answer: People used rhyme to make fun of political leaders (SATIRE, POLITICAL CARTOONS)

Next, MODERNIZE it! NEXT: When you’re finished, create your own MODERNIZED version of the rhyme (on the back of this paper or on another sheet of paper). Create a visual if you have time! Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall The structure of the wall was incorrect So he won a grand with Claims Direct.

Your Turn In your groups… Complete the questions for your assigned nursery rhyme Modernize it!