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Nursery rhymes

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Simple traditional song or poem for children

Adding a melody to a poem is what makes it a nursery rhyme

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Other name for nursery rhymes

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Mother Goose rhymes

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What do nursery rhymes do ?

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Language and brain development 
New vocabulary 
Builds memory 
Stronger bond between child and parent 
Develop motor skills
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From where and when do nursery rhymes originate?

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Mother goose and a very long time ago

Lullabies

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How does mother goose look like?

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Old elderly country woman, tall hat, peasant costume

Pictured also as a goose wearing a bonnet

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What are the two theories out there for who is Mother Goose?

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Berta the spinner, queen of king Robert of France,good at telling tales
Mary Goose, nothing to do all day, sang songs and told stories to her grandchildren, her son-in-law published her stories (Boston)

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Charles Perreault

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The first one to write about mother goose, he was the first one to publish a collection of rhymes

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Limerick

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Poem, simple story, 5 lines, rhymes, with a melody it becomes a nursery rhyme.

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Itsy bitsy spider

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Thus nursery rhyme is an allegory about the struggle of the lower class (working class) with the bourgeoisie, American Dream
Climbed the spout again
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Spider

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Working class people and their ongoing struggle with the bourgeoisie

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Waterspout

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Myth of equality and the American Dream

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Rain

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Bourgeoisie always destroying the spider’s (working class) progress and standing between them and their ultimate goal of freedom and equality

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Sun

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The easing of difficult living and working conditions, easier, it provides false hope for the spider and prolonges it’s struggle

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Ring around the Rosie

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References to the Burbonic Plague (1665-1666) ➡️people thought that it was the demon’s fault (666)
Also after it, great fire of London took place, people thought they were being punished by god
The rich could leave the city, the poor couldn’t
384 000 people living in London, 100 000 died
10 years to rebuild, it became a healthier environment ➡️wood to stone
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Pocket

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Skin swelling around the neck of the infected person

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Ashes to ashes

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Burning of bodies

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Posies

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Flowers and herbs that people carried in their pockets to breathe those herbs, hoping it would protect them from the disease

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At-chop

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The sneeze which was a sign of the coming illness

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Ti-shoo

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Dropping of the corpse

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We all fall down

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Describes suddenness of death

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Jack and Jill

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Two theories proposed
Louis 14 and his wife Marie-Antoinette, found guilt6 of treason and beheaded, this happens 30 years after jack and Jill was written
To fetch a pail of water really means ➡️men and women go up the hill to spend some intimate time together, promiscuity (sex out of wedlock)will be punished
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Humpty Dumpty

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Originally a cannon during English civil war (1642-1649) , but the original rhyme had nothing to do with an egg, the analogy came with looking through the other glass
Humpty Dumpty also 18th century slang for a short and clumsy person

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Riddle

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Type of a poem that describes something without actually saying what its is, leaving the reader to guess the reader, light hearted type of poetry that involves the reader (devinette)

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Three blind mice

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Farmer’s wife refers to the massive estates possessed by queen Mary 1 and her husband King Phillips of Spain
Three blind mice= three noble men that adhered the Protestant faith and were convicted with the crime of plotting against Bloody Mary, she didn’t have them dismembered, but she did have them burnt at the state

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Queen Mary 1
Daughter of king Henry 8 (wanted a boy) and Katherine Aragon Extreme catholic and her violent persecution of Protestants led her to being called Bloody Mary King Henry fell in love with Marie Antoinette, wanted a divorce from Katherine but catholic pope didn’t want to, so he became Protestant and he separated the catholic church from his country and had another daughter called Elizabeth that was Protestant.
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Mary Mary quite contrary
Refers to Mary Queen ➡️Bloody Mary | Mary’s reign of terror, 300 executions, nothing compared to her father 10000 executions
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Garden
number of graveyards increasing, more and more people were getting killed for the numerous people that continued to adhere the Protestant faith
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Silver bells
Instrument of torture, it crushed the thumb, also called thumbscrews
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Cockle shells
Torture instruments for genitals
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Maids of maiden
Guillotine, used to Behead people
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Lizzie Borden
1892, in Massachusetts , Abby (step mom) and Andrew Borden (Lizzie’s father) axed to death with a sharp axe-like object Lizzie accused of the murder, finally due to lack of evidence, she was acquitted, she lived the rest of her life in this gruesome crime, icon in criminology and American folklore The house became a bed and breakfast
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Cinderella fairy tale
2 versions Brothers Grimm Charles Perreault
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Brothers Grimm vs the Charles Perrault Cinderella version
Grimm ( German)➡️3 days, sisters hate her and are the one making her do all of these chores, strew lentils and peas, no midnight, help of birds, no god mother, prince came with candela to house, Cinderella doesn’t forgive them and the sisters are punished by becoming blind, to fit the shoe, the sisters cut parts of their feet, stratagem of prince for the shoe to stick, twig from trip of father and became a tree with her tears, mother says she can come if she does those chores, but in the end she doesn’t let her, the sons king made her try the show Perreault (French)➡️2 days, shoe fell because she was in haste, sisters not as wicked as others, stepmom is the one who hate her, no possibility for her to come, Cinderella and cinderwench forgave her sisters, god mother, transforming of animals and pumpkin into carousel and men, dinner in the bal, Cinderella wanted to try the slipper
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Moral of the Grimm bothers version of Cinderella
Karma exists, you will have what you’d reserve, if you behave well, you will be rewarded, if you behave badly, you will have what you deserve
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Morale of Charles Perreault version of cindella
Beauty is good and a treasure that is pricey, graciousness is however priceless and if even greater value, (behaving well and like a queen )young women to win the heart of a guy, graciousness is more important than a beautiful hairdo. 2nd morale, great advantage to have intelligence, courage, good breeding and common sense, they come from heaven and it’s good to have them but even only these might bring you to fail without the blessing of a god mother
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Internal conflict
Self conflict, personal conflict | Cinderella always trying to remain good no matter what
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External conflict
Physical or another person stopping you from reaching goals | Cinderella vs mom and step sisters burdening her with so many chores
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Slipper of grass
Represents graciousness, gentle, a way out of her predicament, represents who she is (you have to be gracious to wear them because can break, she is gracious)
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The little red riding hood
Difference between Usual version The girl ate her grandmother and drank her blood, grand mother completely dead, but the gel remains alive by saying she ahas to relive herself and she escapes to her house, wolf follows her but comes in too late, he arrives at the moment she comes in her house Usual version(Charles Perrault one), the hunter and girl open wolf to get out of grandma and put poison in wolfs body and he dies Little girl brought her grand mother hot loaf and a bottle of milk Wolf name is bzou
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The little broomstick
3 roses growing on one stem Don’t judge based on appareances Be a good person
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Protagonist
Main character
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Antagonist
Someone who is creating a conflict
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First (exposition and conflict)
Characters presented and situation and events that lead to a conflict and the conflict is presented
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Next(rising actions)
After the conflict is prensenetd, the many things that create complications and suspense and that lead to the climax, ultimate problem and confrontation
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Climax
Most important event in the conflict and when it’s resolved
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Last (resolution)
After big problem resolved, other little problems resolved and events leading to end of action
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Setting
When and where
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Bluebeard
Curiosity, in spite of its appeal, often leads to deep regret Had been married to several wives and nobody knew what had become of them and has a blue bread that makes him really ugly.
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Sun, moon and Talia
Those whom fortune favors, find good luck even in their sleep Splinter of flax (écharde d’une plante called flax) Sun and moon name of the two children Secretary mean guy Cook, the one who hid the children gave him to his wife to hide them
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Utmost
Highest in extent or degree
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Bearing
Characteristic of holding one’s body
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Leap
Move forward by bounds
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Utter
Without qualification
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Cinder
Fragment of incombustible matter left after a fire
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Strew
Spread by scattering
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Flutter
Flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
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Wonderment
The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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Haste
overly eager speed and possible carelessness
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Sap
a watery solution in the vascular system of a plant
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Blossom
Flower
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Canopy
A covery that shelters an area
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Hustle
Move or cause to move hurriedly
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Steadfast
Marked by firm determination
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Scold
Censure severely or angrily
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Entrust
Put into the care or protection of someone
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Bustle
Move or cause to move energetically
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Virtuous
Morally excellent
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Bind
Secure with ropes
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Stroke
Single complete movement
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Spite
Meannines or nastiness
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Reasons why Lizzie Borden was accused of murder
Abby and Lizzie hated each other Lizzie never forgave her dad for marrying Abbie If her parents died, she received a lot of money She was home when the murders happened Abby did Yo Lizzie emotional and mental abuse and called it parenting

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