Selection 1: Poem

miss rosie by Lucille Clifton

Georgia State Flower -- The Cherokee Rose

Re-living the "glory days," as musician Bruce Springsteen sings in his song of the same name, includes not only the grand conquests on the fields, courts, pools, of play, but other shimmering moments of youth, such as triumphs of beauty and popularity. Personal attractiveness might help one navigate the halls of high school more easily, but there's no guarantee of success based solely on looks, just as ACUMEN (skill) in sports do not PRESAGE (foreshadow) a college scholarship. Take a look at the fate of the high school "prom queen" in Springsteen's song.   Excerpt from Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen Well there's a girl that lives up the block back in school she could turn all the boy's heads Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed Her and her husband Bobby well they split up I guess it's two years gone by now We just sit around talking about the old times, she says when she feels like crying she starts laughing thinking about... Chorus: Glory days well they'll pass you by Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye Glory days, glory days     http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bruce+springsteen/glory+days_10052131.html   Before reading "miss rosie," go to the Pre-Reading questions for the poem. The image referenced in the first question is available here. Submit the assignment on the Lesson 2 Assignment Sheet. Read the poem miss rosie by Lucille Clifton If link does not open, click here for PDF: miss rosie by Lucille Clifton Click here for notes on the poem. miss rosie audio

When you have finished reading, and you have reviewed the notes page linked above, take the miss rosie reading quiz.Submit your results on the Lesson 2 Assignment Sheet.

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