Class Work

1. Returning to the topic . . .At your table,  make a list of relationships. The list might include the best relationship you know of. Perhaps it is the love a mother has for her child. Maybe it is the affection one has toward a partner.  It could be the excitement of a new relationship. It might be the love a husband has for a wife and a wife has for her husband after many years of marriage. What about friendship? Love lost even counts.

2. Sharing of Love Songs...do this at your table / Groups of 3 or 4/

After viewing/listening/reading lyrics, share what is similar and what is different about these songs... What makes them  popular?

2. Think about a childhood friendship. Think of the "who, what, when, where, why, and how" of that relationship. ( Group according to birthday months . . . Jan/Feb/March = Group 1, April/May/June = Group 2, July/Aug/ Sept = Group 3, Oct/Nov/Dec = Group 4.

• Tell the others in your group about that friend or those friends. Person with the birthday closest to today begins. Sharing goes around the circle clockwise.
• Now that you have heard the stories of others, what is similar about the early friendships? What differs?

3. Think about your first sweetheart. This might have been a childhood crush. The person might have someone you knew from the neighborhood or from school. Perhaps your first "crush" was on someone who never knew you even liked him or her. Talk about it in your groups. Did the relationship end painfully or happily? Discuss.

Homework: Read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22952-2004Apr18.html "Boy Friend: Between Those Two Words, a Guy Can Get Crushed"

Decide who in your birth-month groups who will be A, B, C, and D.

Answer the following questions:
     A. Copeland refers to the Greek myth of Tantalus who is punished by the god who deny him the ability to reach water to quench his thirst or to pick succulent fruit that hangs just beyond his grasp. Conduct a bit of research on the myth ... read more... and explain why Copeland used this literary allusion in her opening. Are there additional examples in the essay that could be linked to the myth?
     B. How does Copeland support her view that although no one talks about the "friend-crush", it is actually quite common?
     C. Copeland believes that it is usually the male in the friendship who is  "crushed." Why do you think that males are more apt to be the "victims" in a friend-crush . . . or are they? Support with evidence from the article and from your observations in life.
     D. How does Matt Brochu's crush story end? How does the columnist finally come to an understanding of his crush? Was the ending a surprise? Was there evidence in the essay that pointed to the conclusion?

Discuss as a group on Thursday. Share answers. As a group, post in Canvas. List all names on the answer sheet. Post in the person's spot whose name is closest to the beginning of the alphabet. You will post on Thursday. A space will be provided for the posting. Be ready with your part.


4. Think about  your first true love. How did you meet? How long did it last? How did it end, or did it? Discuss at your table.

5. Now it is time to come up with a topic. What one word related to relationships will you define?

6. Begin working on the Definition Graphic Organizer. (handout) For homework, continue your research. Keep an annotated bibliography in EasyBib. www.easybib.com
Don't forget to start a new project before creating entries. I will check annotated bibliographies on Thursday. You will need to call up your project on EasyBib or give me a paper copy. This is a work in progress. There is no space for posting just yet.