March
31
ELA 30: Mar 31 More poems on love, discussion of human qualities, exam marks returned…
- After a quick (and loud) summary of some of the holiday happenings during the break, we moved straight along with our consideration of a handful of poems. For each, we had to answer what type of relationship was displayed in the poem, who was involved, what the tone of each poem was with evidence to support our answer, and each student had to pick a memorable line or phrase that stood out to them. It seemed like quite an enjoyable and humorous class with several of the boys sharing their “interpretation” of certain poems.
- We also looked at a diagram I had drawn on the board of a wall of bricks. Each brick contained one of the types of human qualities. Every person is born with the same qualities; they are inate and part of our existance as humans, not animals. There are reasons, though, why some people’s more darker human qualities are more readily on the surface while other people’s brighter qualities stay at the top. Our experiences and interactions through relationships leave impressions on us. At times, those impressions leave people disappointed and therefore they create barriers or guards for themselves. In doing so, their negative qualities rise to the top and that directs how they respond in life. It’s interesting to consider, when you look at it in a literal sense, such as through building blocks.
- Students had a look at the exams they wrote just before the break. (A few students need to write them yet so they will be returned at a later date.)