ELD 6th - 12th

A World of Love Unit

Dear Student,

I wrote this document to give you a chance to work on ELD on home.  It is not supposed to be busy work, or to cause you extra stress.  You are not required or expected to complete this work, and if you don’t complete it, or only do some parts, do not worry.  Please accept this as, in a strange way, a gift of love, and a hopeful promise that things will get better soon.

Know that you are important and you matter.  If you need help to complete this work, or have any feedback for me about it, please email me.

Robert ("Rob") Hillhouse
 

Tips:

• Remember – if you are watching a video on YouTube, you can read subtitles in any language by clicking “settings” then “subtitles/CC” then “auto-translate” then select your preferred language.  Try it out!
• Remember – if you want to read the lyrics in a language other than English, you can use Google Translate.  The best way to do this is to download the app to your Chromebook as a Chrome extension.

Resource Links:

1. “Danny and Annie” - Storycorp.  Video.  Transcript.
   Can be watched with subtitles in English and other languages.
    
2. “Can’t Buy Me Love” - The Beatles.  Video. Lyrics.
    
3. “I am Offering This Poem” - Jimmy Santiago Baca. Poem.
    
4. “Royals” - Lorde.  Video. Lyrics.
   Can be watched with subtitles in English and other languages.
    
5. “I am Offering This Poem” - Jimmy Santiago Baca. Poem.
    
6. “The Importance of Love” - Kendrick Lamar. Video. Lyrics.
   Can be watched with subtitles in English and other languages.
    
7. “LOVE.” - Kendrick Lamar.  Video. Lyrics.
    
8. “I am Offering This Poem” - Jimmy Santiago Baca.  Poem.
    
9. “I am Offering This Poem” - Jimmy Santiago Baca. Video.
   Can be watched with subtitles in English and other languages.

Activity 1:

• Please read the quote below and write a response to it.  Do you agree with what Oprah says?  Why or why not?
• “Money is worth nothing if it can’t buy you the ability to love more” - Oprah Winfrey

Activity 2:

• Please watch the animated story “Danny and Annie” and then complete the chart below by entering evidence from the story. Video.  Transcript.
• What is the evidence that Danny loves Annie?
• What is the evidence that Annie loves Danny?
• Please brainstorm a list of five adjectives that describe the life Danny and Annie have together.

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.

• What is important but costs nothing?

Activity 2:

• Please watch the Beatles perform “Can’t Buy Me Love” and then notice the language feature highlighted below. Video. Lyrics.
   
• Conditional
  • Example: “I’ll buy you a diamond ring, my friend, if it makes you feel alright”
• “I will … if …”
  • Example: “I’ll give you all I’ve got to give, if you say you’ll love me too”

Activity 3:

• Please read this question and write a response to it.
   
• What is the message of “Can’t Buy Me Love”?  How does the message of this song connect to Oprah Winfrey’s quote from yesterday?  How does it connect to “Danny and Annie”?
   

Activity 1:

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.
• Is love a gift that costs nothing?

Activity 2:

Please read this section of the poem “I Am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca and make a note of two metaphors that he uses.

I am offering this poem to you,
since I have nothing else to give.
Keep it like a warm coat
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,
 
I love you,

Activity 3:

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.

• How is love like a warm coat or a pair of thick socks in winter?

• What is Jimmy Santiago Baca trying to tell us?

Activity 1:

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.
• Celebrities and influencers use media such as Instagram to show us how wonderful and wealthy their lives are.  Why do you think they do this?  How is it designed to make us feel?

Activity 2:

• Please listen to the song “Royals” by Lorde and make a list of the signs or symbols of wealth that she uses. Video. Lyrics.

Activity 3:

• Please read this question and write a response to it.
   

• What is the message of “Royals”?  Does the singer care about money or not?  Use evidence from the song to make your opinion stronger.
   

• Please read the quote below and write a response to it.  Would Lorde agree with this quote?  Would the Beatles?

• “Real riches are the riches possessed inside.” - B. C. Forbes

Activity 2:

Please read this section of the poem “I Am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca and make a note of two metaphors that he uses.

I have nothing else to give you,
so it is a pot full of yellow corn
to warm your belly in winter,
it is a scarf for your head, to wear
over your hair, to tie up around your face,
 
I love you,

Activity 3:

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.
• How is love like a pot of yellow corn to warm your belly?  How is love like a scarf for your head?

• Please watch the video “Kendrick Lamar talks about the importance of love”. Video. Lyrics.

Activity 2:

• Please listen to Kendrick Lamar perform “LOVE.” and then notice the language feature highlighted below. Video. Lyrics.
   
• There may be some expressions that are new to you, for example:
  “riding blade on curb” – driving a car with shiny hubcaps
  “keep it a hundred” – working on a relationship to make it really healthy
   
• Conditional (language feature)
  • Example: “If I didn’t ride blade on curb, would you still love me?”
• “If I didn’t … would you …”
  • Example: “If I made up my mind at work, would you still love me?

Activity 3:

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.
   

• Based on his song “LOVE.”, do you think Kendrick Lamar values love more than money?  Why do you think so?
   

• Please read the question below and write a response to it.

• Reflect on a time you felt lost and someone helped you. How did that make you feel, and what was the effect or result?

Activity 2:

• Please read this section of the poem “I Am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca and make a note of two metaphors that he uses.

Keep it, treasure this as you would
if you were lost, needing direction,
in the wilderness life becomes when mature;
and in the corner of your drawer,
tucked away like a cabin or hogan
in dense trees, come knocking,
and I will answer, give you directions,
and let you warm yourself by this fire,
rest by this fire, and make you feel safe
 
I love you,

Activity 3:

• Please read the below question and write a response to it.
   

• How can love provide direction when we are lost?  How is love like a warming fire?
   

Activity 1:

• Please review your notes so far. You are about to do some writing in the final task of this unit.
   
• Please review the model sentences below. You should make a note of any model sentences that you might like to try out or use in your writing.
   

  • “I always said the only thing I have to give you is a poor gift and it's myself, and I always gave it.” - “Danny and Annie”

  • “I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love” - “Can’t Buy Me Love”

  • “It’s all I have to give, and all anyone needs to live” - “I Am Offering This Poem”

  • “We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair” - “Royals”

  • “Sipping bubbly, feeling lovely, Living lovely, Just love me” - “LOVE.”

Activity 2:

• Please write a rough-draft paragraph in response to the question below.

• What do you believe is true about love?  What do people need to know?