Page 117 - Scaffolding for English Language Learners

AIR Instructions for Students
 Reread the second paragraph.
 Look at the chart below. What does Paragraph 2 say about each of these lines from paragraph 1?
[ALL]
 As you complete this chart, think about this question: How does Rilke’s approach in the second
paragraph compare to his “preface”? [ALL] Look at the chart below.
Rilke’s Ideas From Paragraph 1
Rilke’s Ideas From Paragraph 2 [ALL]
Difference Between Ideas From Paragraphs 1 and 2 [ALL]
I cannot discuss your verses.
Any attempt at criticism would be foreign to me.
Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism
Your verses have ______.
They do have silent and hidden _______.
The poems are not yet ___________.
These two ideas are different because the first idea means ____________. The second idea means _______________.
These two ideas are different because the first idea means ____________. The second idea means _______________.
These two ideas are different because the first idea means ____________. The second idea means _______________.
Paragraph 2 Glossary
Word
Definition
preface verses
style
silent
hidden
soul
melody Leopardi kinship solitary figure appear nevertheless independent accompanied managed various faults
introduction
lines in a poem
way of doing something
quiet
not able to be seen
spiritual part of a person, the part of a person that is separate from the body main part of a piece of music or song
a man’s name
relationship
existing alone
a well-known person
become noticeable
however, but
able to exist by itself
was with, went with
succeeded, was successful
several
problems
give a name to, specify
name
American Institutes for Research Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs: Resource Guide for ELA–113