JillMarieWarner
WhenIgetstuckonawordinabook,
TherearelotsofthingsIcando.
Icandothemall, please, bymyself;
Idon’tneedhelpfromyou.
Icanlookatthepicturetogetahint.
Orthinkwhatthestory’sabout.
Ican “getmymouthready”tosaythefirstletter.
Akindof “soundingout”.
Icanchopupthewordsintosmallerparts,
Likeonoringorly,
Orfindsmallerwordsincompoundwords
Likeraincoatandbumblebee.
Icanthinkofawordthatmakessenseinthatplace,
Guessorsay “blank”andreadon
Untilthesentencehasreacheditsend,
Thengobackandtrytheseon:
“Doesitmakesense?”
“Canwesayitthatway?”
“Doesitlookrighttome?”
Chancesaretherightwordwillpopoutlikethesun
Inmyownmind, can’tyousee?
IfI’vethoughtofandtriedoutmostofthesethings
AndIstilldonotknowwhattodo,
ThenImayturnaroundandask
Forsomehelptogetmethrough.
, andmakeapresentationonthefeaturesofindependentlearning.
—“Chancesaretherightwordwillpopoutlikethesun / Inmyownmind, can’tyousee?”.
Notes
:Itisabroadphilosophy, ideologyandsocialmovementregardingconcernsforenvironmentalconservationandimprovementofthehealthoftheenvironment, , restorationand/orimprovementofthenaturalenvironment, , conceptssuchasLandEthic,Biodiversity,Ecology,, .
:.ItwasvotedasoneofthetoptwentyScottishnovelsinthe200615thInternationalWorldWideWebConference.
:ItisanovelwrittenbyAnthonyHopein1906, inasimilarveintoZendawhichwasserializedintheWindsorMagazine.
’sMines:.
ForFun
WorkstoRead
(1865):, deliveredinDecember1864atthetownhallsatRusholmeandManchesterareessentiallyconcernedwitheducationandidealconduct.
