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Lesson 59: The Wind and the Moon Select Verses

by George MacDonald

Performer: Librivox - Kara Shallenberg

Directions

Study the poem for one week.

Over the week:

• Read or listen to the poem.
• Review the synopsis.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

The poem describes the wind's furious attempt to blow out the moon, but the moon doesn't even notice.

Vocabulary

Vain: Producing no result; useless.
Bursting: Break suddenly and violently apart.
Affair: An event or sequence of events of a specified kind.
Motionless: Not moving.
Blare: Make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Recite the Title, the Poet's Name, and the Poem

• Each day this week, recite aloud the title of the poem, the name of the poet, and the poem. Instructors may need to prompt children line-by-line.

Activity 2: Study the Poem's Companion Painting

• Study the painting below, and describe it in your own words.

Find the following in the companion painting:

• Moon
• Night Sky
• Trees
• Roots
• Cloak
• Hat
• Dress
• Rocks

Activity 3: Narrate the Poem

• After reading or listening to each verse of the poem, narrate the verse events aloud using your own words.

Activity 4: Color the Poem   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 62 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for First Grade.'

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 5

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'The Wind and the Moon.'

1 / 5

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 5

Answer 2

The wind attempts to blow out the moon, but the moon is so far away it doesn't even notice.

2 / 5

Question 3

Where does the poem take place?

3 / 5

Answer 3

The poem takes place outside in the night sky.

3 / 5

Question 4

Who are the characters in the poem?

4 / 5

Answer 4

The moon and the wind.

4 / 5

Question 5

Does the poem teach us anything?

5 / 5

Answer 5

Don't fight unwinnable battles.

5 / 5

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'The Wind and the Moon.'
2. What happens in the poem? The wind attempts to blow out the moon, but the moon is so far away it doesn't even notice.
3. Where does the poem take place? The poem takes place outside in the night sky.
4. Who are the characters in the poem? The moon and the wind.
5. Does the poem teach us anything? Don't fight unwinnable battles.