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    brings‚ but also the special bond of both raising boys on the autism spectrum. Pla‚ a former business journalist credits a family move‚ and a succession of very serious illnesses as the wake up call she needed to write her first book‚ “The Someday Birds”. However‚ she says

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    Plan Week of: Theme: Birds Concepts to be Taught Related to Theme: Birds lay eggs. Only birds have feathers. Birds sing pretty songs. There are lots of different kinds of birds. Vocabulary Words to Reinforce: Bird‚ Nest‚ Egg‚ Feather‚ Beak‚ Claw‚ Wing‚ Fly Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Group Time Discussion► We will talk about birds and show different pictures of birds. Then encourage the children to share their experiences of seeing birds. Ask the children if they

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    “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is the story about Maya angelou’s traumatic experiences that include hardships and changes that she went trough. In Maya Angelou’s‚”I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” she is able to use the theme of racial segregation through the use of literary elements of imagery‚ characterization‚ and setting. Maya Angelou wrote many books‚ but her most famous was‚ “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚”. This story is an autobiography about how when Maya was seven years old she was

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    1. In the text "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" a young black girl is growing up with racism surrounding her. It is very interesting how the author Maya Angelou was there and the way she described every detail with great passion. In the book Maya and Bailey move to a lot of places‚ which are‚ Stamps‚ Arkansas; St. Louis‚ Missouri; and San Francisco‚ California. Maya comes threw these places with many thing happening to her and people she knows. She tries to hold onto all the good memories and get

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    mature and fade as her brother’s shadow. In the Novel to Kill a Mockingbird‚ scout matures in many ways based on moments that have affected her. For Example‚ the racism and prejudice people in Maycomb County. Racism was a severe problem during the Great Depression. One moment that tied in with racism is Scout witnessing the trial between Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell. Mayella claims that Tom Robinson‚ a poor black man raped her when she asked him to come help her with work. Of course‚ having a jury

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    Around 1906‚ Robert Frost moved to New Hampshire where he began writing his poem “The Oven Bird.” At first‚ I thought that the name was a little random‚ but after doing some research‚ I discovered that he was talking about a specific type of bird. This bird in particular is a ground-walking warbler. It builds its nest in the shape of an oven‚ which is why Frost chose to name the poem “The Oven Bird.” There was no controversy about the poem; the public accepted it without question. This particular

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    A Bird came down the walk WRITTEN BY EMILY DICKINSON A Bird came down the walk Background • Dickinson liked to write about small moments in life. • She liked to write about moments between people and animals. Poem Stanza one • From the first line we have the animal world entering the human world. The bird is oblivious to the presence of Dickinson. She watches on as the bird eats a worm. The use of the word ‘fellow’ is suggested to show how impolite this act is but it is only

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    weaving displays of birds of paradise have enthralled twitchers for decades. These avian theatrics are performed by more than three dozen species‚ found mostly in rainforest regions of New Guinea‚ Indonesia and northern Australia.  The extravagant dancing and elaborate costumes are a mating strategy used by the brightly coloured males to display their virility to females. The aim is to attract as many females as possible in order to sire many offspring says Dr Walter Boles‚ bird collections officer

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    ‘Early bird catches the worm’ meaning ‘success only comes to those who prepare well and put in efforts‘ is a true statement and a well known idiom. Actually‚ in real life people who work hard and help others surely get success. The idiom came from people watching how a mother bird would get up early and work hard to get enough food to feed not only herself but also her children. If the bird gets up late she will not be able to find sufficient food for her family. To describe the essence of the idiom

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    Colleen McCullough – The Remarkable Author The Thorn Birds is a good story that McCullough’s skill lies in. It is to be regretted that she is not a serious literary stylist. Unquestionably‚ her characters are sometimes standardized‚ their approaches about each other tend to be too authentic and too specific. Moreover‚ stories about the people is always cared by readers. Besides‚ readers also believe in those stories. She has the aptitude of weaving the reader into her novels to the extent that unbelievable

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