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Katya falls ill with a mysterious, crippling disease called polio, and her dancing dreams are put on hold--perhaps forever.
Pre-reading:
Our world has changed in the past 100
years. What are some things we
have today that our grandparents didn't have?
Our great-grandparents?
Do you think you would have liked to
live in the early 1900s? Why or why not?
Knowledge:
Today we call Katya's illness polio.
What was it called when Katya became ill?
Anna's parents didn't want Anna to go into Katya's
room when Katya was sick. Why?
Application:
Find pictures in magazines, or draw a picture of
something you like to do, or would like to learn to do.
If you couldn't walk, what are some of the problems you might encounter at
home or at school?
Analysis:
When Katya's mother took Katya to
Minneapolis
, why do you think Papa and Anna didn't go
with them?
What types of chores might children have to do on a
farm?
What types of chores do you do?
Do you think Katya will dance again? |
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Verbal/Linguistic:
Anna made up a short song about dancing.
Write your own song or poem about something you like to do.
Prepare questions and interview a grandparent about
what things were like when they were a child.
Auditory:
Katya and Anna would have enjoyed being read to just as children do
today. One of the poems they
might have liked is The Duel by Eugene Field. Find the poem on the
Internet and listen as your teacher reads the poem out loud to you.
Logical/Mathematical:
The costs of some items in 1940 were:
Loaf of bread – 7 cents
Pound of butter – 41 cents
Pound of cheese – 31 cents
Pound of coffee – 25 cents
Dozen eggs – 39 cents
Gallon of milk – 60 cents
5 pounds of sugar – 50 cents
10 pounds of flour – 50 cents
Look for grocery store advertisements in your newspaper.
What do these items cost today?
Visual/Spatial:
Katya and Anna liked a painting called The Dance Class by Edgar
Degas. Do some research at the
library or on the Internet to find that painting.
Find other paintings by this artist.
Body/Kinesthetic:
Learn some simple square dances. |