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Hoppity

Submitted by adminSQ on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 14:22
Hoppity is a poem by A. A. Milne, illustrated by E. H. Shepard.  It's about a young boy, Christoper Robin, who simply couldn't sit still. You can begin with the poem itself: read it. Or reread it if you've read it before.  What about the word 'hoppity' in the first place?  But you can also look at the pictures.  Can you picture the child who has just learned to skip?  It can seem that they've forgotten how to walk.  And the only time they are still is when they are sleeping!

Ethics: Making Good Choices in Life

Submitted by adminSQ on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 14:21

This is a story about different kinds of choices we make in life, some of them being more consequential than others.  Some choices are primarily a matter of taste.  Others may be more connected with where we grow up, community and identity.  And others are more personal.

Robert Frost narrates two stanzas from his poem, "The Road Not Taken", a classic poem examining the choice between two roads that diverged in a wood, one of which was apparently "less traveled by."  And it made all the difference.

Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken

Submitted by adminSQ on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 14:21
This is the story of Robert Frost's poem entitled "The Road Not Taken."  Meema begins with an introduction to Robert Frost and his poem.  It suggests that, as you listen to the poet read his famous poem, you think about the differences between the two roads.  This is a great story to initiate a conversation about choices you make in life.  What stories do we tell each other to explain the choices we've made?
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West Side Story was an acclaimed and popular Broadway musical in 1959 and then Hollywood film in 1961.  Based on the story of Romeo and Juliette, it is the story of an ill-fated and impossible love between Tony and Maria whose families and communities are at war with each other.