Little Women Link & Activities

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Please take twenty minutes after each read aloud session to complete one of the activities listed below. When creating a written response, please be sure to do your very best technical and creative work! Visual Exploration- Take a digital tour! The Digital Public Library of America provides a photo collection of historical objects that help us to better understand the novel's characters, setting, plot, and major themes. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/little-women-by-louisa-may-alcott/sources/168 Please click through and discuss: - What strikes you most when you look at the first four pictures of women (three photos and a sketch)? - How were the pen and iron operated? - What big idea did the author of the poem "Knitting the Socks" want to communicate to readers? Why do you think she felt that point to be important? Journal Entry - Start a reflection journal and answer the following questions as they relate to what you have read in the book (Adapted from Little Mama: Educating With a Fire for Literature): -How do you feel when you want something you can’t afford to buy? -What would you do if you had a Christmas or other holiday season without presents? -How would you feel if you heard your friends saying negative things about you? -What do you want to do when you grow up, and what would you do if you were told you could not do it? -If you were one of the March sisters, how would you feel about the feast Mr. Laurence sent to the March family on Christmas night? -What it would be like to be able to "be yourself" all the time, and not have to behave as others expect? -Conversely, what it would be like to never be able to "be yourself", and only be able to do what others expect you to do? -Think of a goal. What tradeoffs or sacrifices would you be willing to make to achieve that goal? Research- By researching the following topics, you'll gain a greater understanding of the lives of the March Family (Adapted from Little Mama: Educating With a Fire for Literature). The American Civil War Reconstruction Shakespeare Greek myths The language of flowers (there’s a printable for this in the freebie) Scarlet Fever Transcendentalism Feminine roles in the 19th century Paris Write an essay (Adapted from Little Mama: Educating With a Fire for Literature)- -Why it’s more important to be a "good person" than to have fine things? -Why it’s wrong to destroy someone else’s property in anger? -Gender stereotypes-How were they different in the 19th century (when the novel takes place) than they are now? -What would it be like to visit Paris with a rich relative? -Why was it a good idea for the March girls to take their breakfast to the Hummels? -Why is it important to take care of elderly relatives, even when it’s not fun? Crafty and Kooky Activities(Adapted from Little Mama: Educating With a Fire for Literature): -Draw Orchard House -Make a cardboard mailbox and trade letters and treats with your family -Write a play with your family and act it out -Make celebration cards -Draw or arrange a bouquet of flowers to send a secret message to someone in the "language of flowers" -Make a family newspaper -Learn to waltz -Make up your own pseudonym -Have a tea party Finally, if you enjoyed this book (Adapted from Little Mama: Educating With a Fire for Literature): -Read Little Men, Jo’s Boys, or Pilgrim’s Progress -Read The Pickwick Papers. Because... Dickens