Summer Plans: A Separate Peace



Summer Plans: A Separate Peace

Pre-reading Activity

1. Before reading the novel, carefully read the texts provided below. Be prepared to respond to what you read.

Songs

1) "You've Got A Friend"

by Carole King

When you're down in troubles

And you need some love and care

And nothing, nothing is going right

Close your eyes and think of me

And soon I will be there

To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you got to do is call

And I'll be there

Yes I will

You've got a friend

If the sky above you

Grows dark and full of clouds

And that old north wind begins to blow

Keep your head together

And call my name out loud

Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I'll be there

Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend

When people can be so cold

They'll hurt you and desert you

And take your soul if you let them

Oh, but don't you let them

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I'll be there

You've got a friend

2) "In My Life"

by The Beatles

There are places I remember

All my life though some have changed

Some forever not for better

Some have gone and some remain

All these places have their moments

With lovers and friends I still can recall

Some are dead and some are living

In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers

There is no one compares with you

And these memories lose their meaning

When I think of love as something new

Though I know I'll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I'll often stop and think about them

In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I'll often stop and think about them

In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more

Poems

1) “FRIENDSHIP”

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

A ruddy drop of manly blood

The surging sea outweighs;

The world uncertain comes and goes,

The lover rooted stays.

I fancied he was fled,

And, after many a year,

Glowed unexhausted kindliness

Like daily sunrise there.

My careful heart was free again-

O friend, my bosom said,

Through thee alone the sky is arched,

Through thee the rose is red,

All things through thee takes nobler form

And look beyond the earth,

The mill-round of our fate appears

A sun-path in thy worth.

Me too thy nobleness has taught

To master my despair;

The fountains of my hidden life

Are through thy friendship fair.

2) “Love and Friendship”

by Emily Brontë

 

LOVE is like the wild rose-briar;

Friendship like the holly-tree.

The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms,

But which will bloom most constantly?

The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring,

Its summer blossoms scent the air;

Yet wait till winter comes again,

And who will call the wild-briar fair?

Then, scorn the silly rose-wreath now,

And deck thee with holly's sheen,

That, when December blights thy brow,

He still may leave thy garland green.

 

 

  3) “Everyone Needs Someone”

by Helen Steiner Rice

 

People need people and friends need friends 

And we all need love for a full life depends 

Not on vast riches or great acclaim, 

Not on success or on worldly fame, 

But just in knowing that someone cares 

And holds us close in their thoughts and prayers- 

For only the knowledge that we're understood 

Makes everyday living feel wonderfully good, 

And we rob ourselves of life's greatest need 

When we "lock up our hearts" and fail to heed 

The outstretched hand reaching to find 

A kindred spirit whose heart and mind 

Are lonely and longing to somehow share 

Our joys and sorrows and to make us aware 

That life's completeness and richness depends 

On the things we share with our loved ones and friends.

Quotes:

 

1) "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, 

nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; 

it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when 

he discovers that someone else believes in him 

and is willing to trust him." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

2) "My friends are my estate."

- Emily Dickinson

 

3) "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."

- Helen Keller

2. Respond to the questions below. Use your own opinions AND what you have read in the provided texts to form your responses. Attach an additional page if necessary.

1. a. What qualities do you consider to be most important in a friend (honesty, trustworthiness, athleticism, responsibility, intelligence, humor . . . )? If possible, provide a list in order from the most important quality to least important quality. ______________________________________________

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b. Explain your list. Why did you put certain qualities ahead of others? To what extent do your current friends reflect this list? _________________________________________________________________

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2. a. To what extent do you feel competitive with your friends (very competitive, somewhat competitive, not at all competitive . . .) ? _____________________________________________________________

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b. Explain your response. When do you feel most competitive with your friends OR why do you not feel competitive with them? ________________________________________________________________

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Post Reading Activity

1. Consider the following:

a. The level of competition between Gene and Phineas in the novel.

b. The level of competition between you and your own friends.

2. Responding to Literature:

a. Write a full page to respond to the questions below.

b. Use complete sentences and paragraphs (topic, detail, and concluding sentences).

c. Use at least 1 example from the novel AND at least 1 example from your own life to support your responses.

Questions

1. How does jealousy shape OR alter relationships?

2. To what extent does competition strengthen OR weaken the bonds between people?

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