November 13-17,

2023

ELA 9

WEEK 11
"Babysitting
Helen"

C R O S S R O A D S - PA G E 3 0 0
Barrettes • a typically bar-shaped clip or ornament for the hair.
• Four brightly coloured barrettes – pink and red rabbits - were
(301) stuck haphazardly into her wispy white hair.
Haphazardly (301)

• in a manner lacking any obvious

principle of organization.
• Four brightly coloured barrettes –
pink and red rabbits - were stuck
haphazardly into her wispy white hair.
Ushered (301)
• Show or guide (someone) somewhere
• Barb ushered Trish into the kitchen.
Golden Girls
(301)

• An American sit-com
• For the next fifteen minutes
Trish and Helen watched
Golden Girls.
Rummage
(305)

• search unsystematically and

untidily through a mass or
receptacle
• Barb rummage in her purse.
Energizer
Bunny
Dynamic
Character
Wanted: Someone Who Cares
Who cares enough to accept me as I am,
Who does not condemn me for my shortcomings,
Who helps me to learn from my mistakes.

Who cares enough to respect me as an individual

With the right to learn and grow at my own pace
And in my own unique fashion.
Who will stand by to help when I need it,
But will release me from my own guilt,
And help me find constructive ways to deal with reality.

Who willl encourage me to explore the world about me,

Who will open my eyes to beauty and my ears to music,
Who will listen to my questions and help me find answers.

Who cares enough to help me achieve my full potential,

And who has faith in my ability to develop into a worthwhile person.
Could this someone be me?
Poet:
Emily Dickinson
 "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" -
by Emily Dickinson

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain; • Vain: producing no result; useless

If I can ease one life the aching, • Ease: absence of difficulty or effort

Or cool one pain,

Or help one lonely person
Into happiness again
I shall not live in vain.
Discussion
Questions If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
1. What does the speaker hope to
achieve with her life? Or cool one pain,

2. Who is she reaching out to? Or help one lonely person

Why? Into happiness again
3. Do you agree with the I shall not live in vain.
speaker?
4. For further thought:
• Vain: producing no result; useless
What do you hope to achieve with
your life that would guarantee it • Ease: absence of difficult or effort
hadn't been lived in vain?
Life Lessons
from 100-
Year-Olds
You may not be 100, but
at your present
age, what is the life
lesson you have
learned?