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Six Men Reader’s Response (War)

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This week, Division 2 had the powerful book Six Men by David McKee read to them. Students were asked to write down powerful words from the story, or words that caused a picture to appear in their minds. Students then chose 7 words from their lists and arranged them into a Word-List Poem. A Word-List Poem is simply a collection of words arranged in an order that makes sense and is powerful. The results were impressive! Here are a few of the poems:

Clashing
Peace
Fear
Farmers
Soldiers
River
Watchtower
Fight

War Beginning to End
Guard
Trained
Soldiers
Armies
Killed
Battle
Ended

Rich and Powerful
Peaceful
Power
War
Began
Army
Soldiers
Death

The War
Peace
Rich
Worried
Soldier
Battle
Attack
Killed

Dark Horrible War
Soldiers
Fight
Fear
Army
Battle
Power
Ruled

The Battle of the Guards
Peaceful
Fortunate
Defending
Battle
Guarding
Power
War

The Castle
Build
River
Powerful
Greed
Army
Battle
Mighty

Powerful, Together
World
Peace
Captured
Killed
Battle
Ended
Quiet

Greedy War
Peace
Riches
Soldiers
Greed
Power
Battle
Killed

The Beginning of War
Rich
Worries
Defending
Greed
Killing
Dying
Destroyed

In the Midst of Battle
Plan
Fear
Killed
Power
Capture
Traveled
Peace

The Power
Peace
Fear
Strong
Battle
Enemy
Killed
Unhappy

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Nov. 5 – 9, 2012 Read-a-Louds

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Since Remembrance Day is this coming weekend, we will be reading stories about war and tolerance. The Kindergarteners and Grade 1’s will be reading a wordless picture book called NO! by David McPhail. “Wordless, but speaking volumes, No! dramatizes conflict and its alternatives in a language that’s accessible to everyone, young or old.” (From the book jacket)

Grades 2 and up will be reading Six Men by David McKee. This is a powerful story about a group of men who become greedy and the consequences that occur when one group of people takes over another’s land. The story is accompanied by simplistic black and white drawings that really pack a punch!

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May 2 – May 6 Read-a-Louds

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This week, all primary students will be reading Rukhsana Khan’s Big Red Lollipop, a story about birthday parties and including family. The characters in the story came from Pakistan, and their mother is not familiar with North American birthday celebrations and customs, such as inviting classmates to a party. This book is based on a true story that happened when the author was younger. Big Red Lollipop is also an example of a “circular” story that ends in the same way that it started.

The intermediate classes will be listening to and discussing Janet Wilson’s nonfiction book, One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists. This book has been nominated for a Red Cedar Award.

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Reader’s Response

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Divisions 2 and 3 read Good Night, Commander by Ahmad Akbarpour this week and the students were asked to create a Word-List Poem based on the characteristics and feelings of the main character. The poems were powerful! Here are a few:

Imaginative
Brave
Unafraid
Sad
Angry
Proud
Commander 

Bravery
Playtime
Fake war
Big imagination
Young
Boy
Commander

Aware
Legless
Imaginative
Upset
Strong
Loving
Commander

Miserable
Disabled
Brave
Proud
Childish
Imaginative
Commander

Handicapped
Young
Imaginative
Avenging
Upset
Loved
Commander

Threatened
Tortured
Unlucky
Strong
Brave
Young
Commander

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Apr 4 – Apr 8 Read-a-Louds

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Do boogers and slime catch your attention? Well then I have the perfect book for you! This week we’ll be reading Richard Was A Picker by Carolyn Beck. Richard picks his nose constantly, and one day, he gets his finger stuck! Richard turns into a giant booger-ball! How does he get himself out of this mess? You’ll have to wait and see!

For the grade 7’s this week, we will be reading Good Night, Commander by Ahmad Akbarpour, translated from Farsi. It is a sombre tale from Iran, set during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). It tells of an Iranian child dealing with the loss of his mother, and a new physical handicap; he lost his leg in the war, presumably due to a land mine. He acts out a battle scene in his bedroom with his toy soldiers, while showing the picture of his mother that he is brave and will avenge her death. It is a powerful story about innocent people caught in a war.

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