The Hardest Part of Love

Novel Ideas  Everybody, get a piece of paper!  You are going to copy what you see in the next transparency.  You will have 3 minutes to brainstorm and write down together possible responses to the question posed.  After one teammate offers an idea, someone else seconds it and everybody writes down the idea.  The papers of each group member must have exactly the same information

Novel Ideas - 2 We think the poem “The Hardest Part of Love” may be about:

Academic Language and Content Chart  I will say the underlined word.  You will repeat the word out loud.  We will read aloud the sentence that uses the term.  Read the sentence and term again and develop a beginning definition of the word.

Hardest Part of Love -Vocabulary   toil – (noun) hard or exhausting work – –And all the toil it takes   reckless – (adj.) utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution – –He goes charging on the cliffs of life a reckless mountaineer.   acorn - (noun) the fruit, or nut of an oak tree – –You cannot close the acorn once the oak begins to grow.   The hardest part of love is the letting go. – –What does this mean to you?   resolve – (verb) firmness of purpose or intent; determination. – –I watched it fly away from me with it's brightened self resolve.   uncharted – (adj.) a place or area not yet mapped, or investigated – –Like an ark on uncharted seas, their lives will be tossed.   It's only in Eden grows a rose without a thorn – –What is Eden?

Focus Questions During Read Aloud  Who is the narrator?  What is this song about?

Playing With Text Jigsaw  1. Read the text given and write your ideas about the three questions.  2. Discuss your answers with the others that had your section of the poem. Revise or add to your answers if necessary.  3. Return to base group. Read each section out loud and fill in answers on the chart until both the poem/song are complete. Discuss.  4. Discuss answers as a class.

Reading with a Focus  Read the poem/song “The Hardest Part of Love individually taking notes in Compare/Contrast Matrix.  Share your findings with your partner, adding to or revising your matrix as needed.

Mind Mirror Rubric Performance Indicators OutstandingPassingNeeds Revision Content *Includes two or more relevant quotations that represents the characters state of mind *Includes two or more phrases that synthesize important ideas about the character’s situation. *Includes two or more symbols that communicate relevant ideas about the character. *Includes two drawing that communicate relevant ideas about the piece. *As a whole, the mind mirror successfully communicates relevant ideas about the chosen character’situation and state of mind. *Includes two quotations that represent the character’s state of mind. *Includes two phrases based on the selection *Includes two symbols *Includes two drawings *As a whole, the mind mirror successfully communicates relevant ideas about the chosen character’s situation and state of mind. *Lacks two or more of the following: - quotations - phrases - symbols - drawings *The words and pictures are unrelated to the project idea. *The mind mirror does not communicate the chosen character’s situation and state of mind. Presentation *Each member of the group contributes to the mind mirror and any verbal presentation. *Mind Mirror uses a creative design and creative wording to persuade the viewer of the chosen character’s situation and state of mind. *Mind mirror effectively uses color and shading *Product is neat *Each member of the group contributes to the mind mirror and any verbal presentation. *Mind Mirror uses color and shading. *Product is neat *One or more members of the group has not contributed to the mind mirror or any verbal presentation. *Mind mirror does not use color or shading. *Product is sloppy.

Mind Mirror   In groups, you are now going to collaboratively create a mind mirror for 1 of the two characters in the song, “The Hardest Part of Love”   The Mind Mirror should show the character’s situation, thoughts, concerns, wishes, dreams, or dilemmas.   To present the character’s state of mind your Mind Mirror should contain at least: – –Two quotes from the song properly marked with quotation marks. – –Two original phrases created by your group about the character that fits the circumstances of the song. – –Two symbols that relate to the song and the character’s situation. – –Two relevant drawings.