Grandmother by Seemaneh Shirazie

English Literature

GRANDMOTHER

poem by Sameeneh Shirazie

INDEX

the poem

pre-reading

vocabulary

basic understanding

point of view

Theme

Compare and Contrast

Distinguishing Different Perspectives

bridging text and context

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post-reading

reflection

Summative Assessment

What do you think when you hear\read the word "grandmother"?

https://answergarden.ch/1709171

Write 5 sentences about your drandmother.

You may use the words cloud and a dictionary.

GRANDMOTHER \ Seemaneh Shirazie

I hadn’t asked her much, just how she felt, and she told me all about her day, and how she’d washed the sheets, and how she could not understand why the towel got so heavy when it was wet. She’d also sunned the mattresses, such tired bones and so much to do, and my eyes filled with tears when I thought of how I was simply going to say “Salaam” and walk away and so many words would have been trapped inside her. I would have passed by as if what lay between those bedclothes was just old life and not really my grandmother.

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verbs

nouns

• felt
• washed the sheets
• sunned the mattresses
• filled with tears
• thought
• passed by
• lay

• towel
• tired bones

adjectives

• heavy
• trapped

connector

• as if

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filled with tears

1. After cleaning my bedroom, my mother

washed the sheets

tired bones

2. I came out wet from the pool, and looked for my

towel

3. He felt __________ in prison.

heavy

trapped

thought

pass by

4. Every time I ______ my friend's house I smile.

5. They looked at me as __ were crazy.

as if

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GRANDMOTHER \ Seemaneh Shirazie

I hadn’t asked her much, just how she felt, and she told me all about her day, and how she’d washed the sheets, and how she could not understand why the towel got so heavy when it was wet. She’d also sunned the mattresses, such tired bones and so much to do, and my eyes filled with tears when I thought of how I was simply going to say “Salaam” and walk away and so many words would have been trapped inside her. I would have passed by as if what lay between those bedclothes was just old life and not really my grandmother.

So,what is it all about??

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GRANDMOTHER \ Seemaneh Shirazie

So I want to understand...

I hadn’t asked her much, just how she felt, and she told me all about her day, and how she’d washed the sheets, and how she could not understand why the towel got so heavy when it was wet. She’d also sunned the mattresses, such tired bones and so much to do, and my eyes filled with tears when I thought of how I was simply going to say “Salaam” and walk away and so many words would have been trapped inside her. I would have passed by as if what lay between those bedclothes was just old life and not really my grandmother.

asynchronous lesson

1. Who is the speaker in the poem? 2. Who is the speaker talking about? 3. What does the old woman do during the day? Name two things. 4. Paraphrase (write in your own words) the following words: “so many words would have been trapped inside her” 5. What do we learn about the old woman's life?

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Theme is an underlying message or the big idea of a story. ... Many stories have more than one theme. There are several ways a reader can piece together the story's theme.

Shelley Vassels, English.com

THEMES IN MOVIES

Think positively!

Never give up

friendship

THEMES IN ART

light in the darkness

human desire to touch the sky

A struggle- between earth and heaven

THEMES IN LITERATURE

How do we find the theme?

1. We look for the main idea

2. We ask ourself- What does the writer want to convey?

THEMES IN LITERATURE

What is the main idea of "Grandmother?"

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THEMES IN LITERATURE

We ask ourself- What does the writer want to convey? What is the message in the poem "Grandmother"?

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point of view

point of view

A story about point of view

Two shoe sellers were sent to Africa to open up new markets. After the first one arrived he sent an e-mail to his cmpany, saying:

"I'm returning on the next flight. I can't sell shoes here. Everyone goes barefoot."

The second seller arrived, and also sent an e-mail to the office.

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point of view

Point of view is the perspective from which the incident is told. We can find the point of view by asking: "Who is telling the story/poem?"

Every story/poem is told by someone. That person is called the narrator. There are several kinds of narrators.

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Kinds of narrators

Omniscient: The person telling the story is not in the story at all. This person knows everything about everyone (what they think or feel) and knows what is happening to everyone at every second of the story.

3rd person: The person may or may not be a character in the story/poem, but he tells the story/poem about other people not about himself.

1st person: The person telling the story/poem is a character in the story and uses the word “I” in his storytelling.

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Compare and Contrast

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