6th Grade : ALL ABOUT MY WORLD PROJECT

 FRIENDSHIP IN WRITING 

Learning objectives:

1. To learn and use adjectives to describe people.
2. To learn words for the parts of a story or a poem.
3. To read and understand a short story, a poem and online comments, and answer comprehension questions.
4. To work in pair or individually to write a poem or short story about friendship and put them together to make an article for the school magazine.

1. What are your favourite types of literature to read?

2. Have you read short stories or poems?

3. What do you like / dislike about short stories and poems, compared with novels?

4. Can you name any author who write short stories or poems?

Examples of a poem:

Circle of friends

Why do we call it a circle of friends?

The reason is it always bends.

The shape won’t change with someone new

If there are many or just a few.

 

A circle is strong, it can shrink or grow

As you meet new people you’d like to know

Or lose a friend in a silly fight

There are others there; it will be all right.

 

A circle never runs out of space

Come and go, there’ll be a place.

A gap can close and open again

To be filled by you, no matter when.

 

There’s always room for another one

Another person to share the fun

Another person who you can share

Your feelings with, who will always care.

 

Inside the circle, the space is free

To play with one or two or three.

Skates and scooters, books and toys

To share with different girls and boys.

 

Other shapes have angles and lines

You really can’t change those designs.

Bend like the circle, make it wide

You’ll find a world of friends inside.

 

Gillian Craig

La Tarara

Lleva la Tarara
un vestido verde
lleno de volantes
y de cascabeles.
La Tarara, sí;
la tarara, no;
la Tarara, niña,
que la he visto yo.
Luce mi Tarara
su cola de seda
sobre las retamas
y la hierbabuena.
Ay, Tarara loca.
Mueve, la cintura
para los muchachos
de las aceitunas.

Federico Garcia Lorca

Example of a short story

BOND OF FRIENDSHIP

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Lynn who loved to have friends at school. One day, she met a girl called Lauren, a creative and studious girl always helped by others.

One day, Lynn asked Lauren to be friends, and Lauren said:

– Of course! I have always wanted to be your friend.

As time passed they became very good friends, until Lauren´s dad received unexpected news. He had been transferred to another city, and Lauren would have to leave.

Lynn was very sad when heard the news, and told Lauren that she would always remember her as a great friend even though they could not see each other.

Years passed and Lynn and Lauren were still very good friends, always talking on the phone even though they could not see each other.

They had understood the importance of friendship and the big bond of friendship they had even though they were very far from each other.

After many years, they went college, and decided to go together. Both of them wanted to be doctors to save people´s lives, so they could see each other and were very good friends forever.

THE END

Look at the copy sheet and anwser questions 1 and 2:

The poem and the story are inspired by the work of two famous Spanish writers:

Federico Garcia Lorca: was a poet and a playwright. He was born in Fuente Vaqueros in the province of Granada in 1898. His famous works were his poetry collections, such as Romancero Gitano (Gipsy Ballads) and plays like Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding). He also wrote several poems for children. He was executed in the Spanish Civil War in 1936.

Elvira Lindo: is a journalist and writer. She was born in Cádiz, moved to Madrid at the age of twelve, and now lives in New York. One of the most famous novels is Manolito Gafotas (Manolito Four-Eyes), the first of a series of novels which inspired a film and TV series. The humurous story, in first person, focuses on the adventures of Manolito. a boy who can't help being different and spends time avoiding getting into fights with the school bully.

Now answer the questions of activity 3 in pairs.