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Bridging Text and Context

Count That Day Lost – George Eliot

A. 1. Compare and contrast the children and the adults in the video.

Children Both Adults

The clothing:

What they were

wearing or not
wearing.

The food:

What kinds and how

much of it.

Disposition:

Were they happy,

stern (unhappy),
angry, sad, hungry,
full

1. What kind of place were the children working at?

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2. Why were they working there?
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3. Conclusion: based on the comparing and contrasting we just did, was
this era (‫ )תקופה‬a good time to be a poor/orphan child in?
B. Read the background information on p.9. Then, answer the following
question. Use the model to help you.

How does the information above add to or change your

understanding of the poem? Explain.
Model:
The information (adds to/changes) my understanding of the poem in
(two/several) ways. First of all, __________. Secondly, __________. Finally,
__________. In conclusion, __________.

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