We have many interesting ideas on the blog. I have enjoyed reading and thinking about them. I would like to take the thinking to a higher level. So, I have a new question:
What connections can you make between the comments on the blog? The connections that you make need to help us understand the question of the blog - the power of words and actions. The last sentence of your post should say what your connections have taught you about the power of words and actions.
For example:
Some of the comments in response to Ms. Panagopoulos' post about the Big Ideas in Books talk about never giving up. This connects to Martin Luther King's 'I have A Dream' speech when he says "even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream". Dr. King is talking about how talking about your dreams, and working together can help us to change the world for the better. Barack Obama becoming the president of America is a symbol of how words and actions have made a difference - the words and actions of thousands of people (including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, the ordinary people who boycotted the buses in Montgomery, everyone who marched for civil rights and many, many more) contributed to this event. I didn't see the play 'The Forbidden Pheonix', but I wonder if there are any connections to the idea of dreams and working together helping change the world.
From these connections, I have learned that words and actions are powerful when we share our dreams and work together, without giving up, to make them come true.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Forbidden Phoenix
Hey Grade 4's,
Think back to the play we saw yesterday at the Lorraine Kimsa Young People's Theatre. Think about how words and actions affected the Monkey King, Monkey Prince, and the empress. The time where the empress tried to brainwash the Monkey Prince is a very good example of how words affect us - the empress made the Prince believe that his father was not important and he did not even recognize him...
Looking forward to your reply.
Ms. Panagopoulos
Think back to the play we saw yesterday at the Lorraine Kimsa Young People's Theatre. Think about how words and actions affected the Monkey King, Monkey Prince, and the empress. The time where the empress tried to brainwash the Monkey Prince is a very good example of how words affect us - the empress made the Prince believe that his father was not important and he did not even recognize him...
Looking forward to your reply.
Ms. Panagopoulos
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