Benchmark, Grade 5, Unit 5, week 1, lesson 2
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The document describes a poem contrasting life in a homeland versus working in a factory city. In the homeland, the speaker felt happy surrounded by nature, friends and familiar places. However, working in the factory city of Lowell, the speaker feels sad due to the hard work, schedules and industrial surroundings. The overall message is that the factory worker misses their homeland and natural environment compared to the demands of factory work in the city.
Benchmark, Grade 5, Unit 5, week 1, lesson 2
- 1. Unit 5, Week 1, Lesson 2
- 3. Feelings: Happy because it is a place she belongs, is friendly, has nature.
- 5. Feelings: Sad in the city because there is hard work and a schedule.
- 6. Message: The speaker of the poem misses her home as she works in the factory.
- 7. Homeland: fair Kilarney, love tune, clover, hay, glamour, old companions
- 8. Feelings: Uplifting because it describes nature, music, and familiar people.
- 9. Now: Where the belts and twisted gearing/Make a net- work in the rooms; long white walls
- 10. Feelings: Depressing because it looks industrial and without color.
- 11. Message: A factory worker might regret leaving his or her country to work in Lowell.