![]() ![]() I emphasized the meaning of “world wishes” as being more than just wishing you could eat candy everyday. My class then had an in-depth conversation about what kind of changes they wish to see in the world. ![]() We deciphered the “secret message” of the poem. Instead I used the book to begin a unit on poetry. You may want to use this book to study that topic if you have not previously done so. ![]() The students had studied it previously so I omitted those parts from my lesson. Therefore I chose not to spend a long time discussing the issue of gender inequality and many of the vocabulary words that otherwise may have been challenging for third grade. My class had been studying ancient China for months. As a result of the poem she ends up being one of the first women to attend a University in China. Ruby writes a poem explaining her frustration with her unjust world. Women are trained to be married and serve their families. She wants to go to a University, but only men go. As she gets older she realizes that life is not equal for men and women in her culture. It is about a Chinese girl who loves to learn. Literacy/Poetry Lesson - Ruby’s Wish/Wishes for the World ![]()
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