Activities

Response

Have students discuss the following:

Do you think you would have handled success diferently? Do you agree with Williams's evaluation of "the good life"? In your opinion, what was the most important passage in this text? Why?

Individually and then with a partner, have students assess the merits of this essay.

Culminating Activity

Involve students in the planning of an activity that will bring close to learning around the theme of Recollection. Students might:

• invite Elders or grandparents to the class to share their recollection of childhood.
• conduct interviews with Elders and seniors in the community and prepare a class booklet on their own community in times past
• do brief presentations on the book that was most meaningful to them from their early childhood years.