Amelia+Bedelia

=__Amelia Bedelia__ by Peggy Parish; pictures by Fritz Seibel=



Peggy Parish was born in Manning, South Carolina on July 14, 1927. She loved to read and write as a young child. She attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and took a job as a third grade teacher. Although Peggy liked teaching, knew that she wanted to work in some creative field but still wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do. She was fortunate enough to get a job in a school where creativity was stressed, the Dalton School in Manhattan, New York. Once again she instructed third graders but this time Peggy began writing not only the material for her classes, but stories of her own. Peggy published her first book in 1961 but her great break would come in 1963 with the creation of her most popular character series, Amelia Bedelia.



Predicting
Before reading the book, let's do some predicting about the story by looking at the cover.
 * 1) Who do you think Amelia Bedelia is?
 * 2) What do you think her job/occupation is?
 * 3) What is she carrying in her hands?
 * 4) Why do you think she is carrying it?

Vocabulary
Next, we need to look at important words you will need to know and be able to understand while reading the story. The words will be introduced to you in the classroom by your high school mentor. After you have had some practice with the words and their meanings, you will be asked to complete [|Part 1 Vocabulary.doc] and [|Part 2 Vocabulary.doc].

Reading & Listening
In your Literature Group and with your HS mentor, read the story __Amelia Bedelia__. Be sure to locate and discuss the vocabulary words from the previous class time.

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Extension Activity #1
Literal vs. Non-literal meaning also know as Idioms


 * PART I:** The story Amelia Bedelia is loaded with idioms. Your task for this activity is to choose your favorite idiom from the book and illustrate it using paint on the computer. Be sure to save your file to your home directory and let your HS mentor know when your file is finished and ready to be uploaded to the wiki.


 * PART II:** Click the discussion tab at the top of this page and reply to the discussion thread entitled Problem. Be sure to include a description of the idiom you illustrated what type of problem Amelia Bedelia had with the situation.

Extension Activity #2

 * PART I:** Click the discussion tab at the top of this page and reply to the discussion thread entitled Lesson Learned.


 * PART II:** Watch the video from TeacherTube.

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 * PART III:** As a Lit Group, select another story of Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish and read it together. Begin brainstorming ways to act out the book. Think about location, scenery, props and costumes you may need to bring the total package. As a group, start drafting the script. Be sure that all group members have a part in the performance. Your HS mentor will be the "director" and has final say when disagreements arise.


 * PART IV:** Videotape your performance using the pocket video camera and upload to this page.