This is Disability Awareness Week and we will be having many discussions about disabilities and the many ways that make each of us special . We have also been learning about THEME this week in Reading. We learned that the theme is THE MEssage that the author wants us to take away. We can find the theme in movies, music and books! We even read the book Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco. In this book it talks a lot about the theme of acceptance, as well as many other themes.
The video below is a video of a girl who participates in the Special Olympics. I want you to watch the video and think deeply about connections you might have to this girl. How you may be similar to the young people that participate in the Special Olympics? How it must feel to train for these events? Think about the challenges these Olympians have faced. Visit this link to see a video about Susie Doyen. Can you make any connections to her feelings or experience? What is a theme that you think of when you watch this video?
Write a post on your blog referencing this video, attaching a link for your visitors and discussing theme and the connections you have.
Remember to use C.U.P.S., use an address like “Dear Class,” or “Hello Friends,” and end with a closing such as “Love, Mrs. C.” or “Your Friend, Sevey”.
http://www.specialolympics.org/Speechless_PSA.aspx
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