1. 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?

2. 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).

3. 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.

4. Discuss Journal

5. Humpty Dumpty

6. SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE

7. ROCK-A-BYE BABY

8. LITTLE JACK HORNER

9. MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY

10. BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP

11. MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

12. LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

13. RING AROUND THE ROSY

14. RING AROUND THE ROSY

15. 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?!

16. 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)

17. 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.

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