Question for the Week: Hope and Survival?

What does this novel (Angela's Ashes) tell us about hope and survival? OR how does Frank McCourt's writing connect to the following quote by Thomas Jefferson?

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. “

- Thomas Jefferson

Write your response...Read someone else's and give them a STAR and a WISH!

40SC Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Pre-Reading Activity...

Respond to the following question: "What is poverty, and who experiences it?"  Answer as a comment on this blog - please include your name.

Listen to the "linked" interview with Frank McCourt

Poetry Is...

Just some of the 40SC students' metaphors and similes - as a starting point to our study of Poetry...

Poetry is like "money"!  It's fun to use but hard to make.                                                                                  
Poetry is like getting stuck in quicksand!  Help!!

Poetry is like money.  I'm forced to give it value.

Poetry is like a knife, cutting its meaning into my soul.

Poetry is like walking alone at night...Terrifying!

Poetry is a deep ocean, no one dares to go there...

Poetry is like CO2, it's in all of us but too much will give you a headache.

Poetry is like rap...rhymes that tell a story, strong words, hard beats, deep bass.

Poetry is like a Rubix cube.  Sure at the beginning it can be strange, hard, and screwed up.  But with practice, you can make an amazing, solid piece of art.