Count That Day Lostby George Eliot

PRE-READING

1. Look at the pictures. Which do you think show a “good day”? Explain why.

2. Suggest other activities that you could do on a “good day”.

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VOCABULARY INTRODUCTION

English Hebrew English Hebrewset of sun שקיעת השמש livelong day כל אורכו של היוםto count לספור, למנות, להחשיב to cheer לעודדacts פעולות yea כןself-denying deed מעשה שדורש הקרבה

מצדךnay לא

to ease להקל to trace לאתרglance מבט חטוף soul נשמה ,נפש ,אדםkind טוב לב, אדיב to cost לעלותsunshine אור השמש worse than גרוע מwell spent שנוצל היטב lost אבוד

1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

A B___1. trace a. act___2. count b. give relief___3. ease c. a quick look___4. glance d. find___5. cheer e. encourage___6. deed f. add together to find the total number

2. Complete a wordsearch.

BASIC UNDERSANDING

1. Match the lines from the poem in column A with their meanings in column B

A B___a. One glance most kind . שום מעשה ואילו הקטן ביותר1___b. If, through it all . מבט אחד חטוף מאד אדיב2___c. No act most small . אבל אם, לכל ארכו של היום3___d. And, counting, find . שהקלה על ליבו של מי ששמע4___e. Then you may count that day well spent . אז תחשיב את היום כגרוע יותר מאבוד5___f. But if, through all the livelong day . אם לאורכו כולו6___g. That eased the heart of him who heard .ובעת הספירה, מוצא 7___h. Then, count that day as worse than lost . אז תוכל להחשיב יום זה כיום שנוצל8

היטב

Stanza-בית בשיר

A group of lines which form a unit in a poem.

2. How many stanzas are there in the poem “Count That Day Lost”?__________

3. Read the first stanza (lines 1-8) and answer the following questions:

a. Who is the speaker talking to?

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

i) The reader.

ii) People who help others.

iii) People who count their acts.

b. What time of day is mentioned in the first stanza?

i) the afternoon

ii) the early evening

iii) night

c. What should you do at sunset?

________________________________________________________________________d. The poet mentions three things that make a day well spent. Name TWO of them.

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e. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

The example of a “self-denying deed” is when….

i) a person visits a sick friend instead of going to a show.

ii) a person gives old clothes he doesn’t need to a homeless person.

iii) a person studies for hours for an important test.

f. Copy the words that mean “made someone feel better.”

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g. Write in Hebrew the meaning of the word “count”

line 2:___________________________line 8:__________________________________

h. CIRCE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

You may think that a day is well spent if you have….

i) smiled with happiness

ii) done one good deed

iii) enjoyed the sunshine

4. Read the second stanza (lines 9-16) and answer the questions that follow:

a. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

At the end of the day, you may discover that you have…

i) had a very long, tiring day.

ii) done bad things during the day.

iii) done nothing for any other person.

b. Give ONE reason why a day is worse than lost.

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c. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

i) You can cheer someone by saying___________________________________

ii) A day is worse than lost when you can’t trace one act that_______________________

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d. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

“That helped some soul and nothing cost” means that….

i) you didn’t have to make a special effort to help someone

ii) you didn’t have to pay a lot of money to help someone

iii) helping someone was not worth the money

5. Tick () True or False

True Falsea. A day well spent is a day in which you don’t help others.

b. At the end of the day, we should count the things that we have done during the day.c. If you didn’t make anyone happy, your day is worse than lost.

d. You should do good things and bad things every day.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

1. What is the message in the poem?________________________________________

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EXPLAINING PATTERNS

Look at the following series of numbers: 1,3,6,10,15, ______

What should the next numbers be? Why?

What should the next shape be? Why?

RHYMESWrite the words from the Word Bank that rhyme with each of the words in the table below.

sun find day word all face

Find as many rhymes as you can in the poem. Highlight the rhyming words.

Stanza I Stanza II

Now write the numbers of the lines that rhyme

Stanza I Stanza II

Rhyme Scheme-תבנית חריזה

Another way to show the rhyming pattern in the poem is to use a letter for each new sound at the end of the line.

third fun grey run call mind bird space pay blind heard base none

What is the rhyme scheme in the poem?____________________________________

HOTS: CAUSE AND EFFECTLook at the picture. What happened? What may be the reason for this to happen?

According to the first stanza (lines 1-8) what are the reasons for a day well spent?

Complete the following graphic organizer. Use the phrases below.

a day well spent

Cause and Effect

An action that makes something else happen is called a cause (this is the reason) and the result of the action is called an effect.

Cause

Dan asked me a question

The box is too heavy

It became cold

My cell phone got wet

Effect

I can’t lift it.

it stopped working.

I gave him an answer.

the birds flew to warmer countries.

so

What makes a day worse than lost?

If you _______________________________________________________,then______

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According to Eliot, is it very hard to help another person? Explain your answer by giving examples from the text.

Thinking Skill I chose:_____________

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BRIDGING TEXT AND CONTEXT

Read the following quote and answer the question that follows.

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Aesop

Make a connection between the quote and the poem.

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made no one happy a kind word that made someone feel better a caring look didn’t help any person doing an unselfish (לא אנוכי) act didn’t make anyone smile

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Name:______________________

POST-READINGMake up a schedule for yourself of a day you think George Eliot would consider worthwhile.

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