FRIENDSHIP
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?
Copy and past this into your folder Of Mice and Men
Find the information on the web or in the library and put it on the form.
Include the site or book where you got the information.
Check the example that I did for you.
Extra information is to get an A+. Go for the GOLD!!
Go to Google and type in friendship quotes, friendship poetry, etc.
1. DEFINE FRIENDSHIP USING THE DICTIONARY and LIST
SYNONYOMS & ANTONYOMS:
DEFINITION:
friend: someone personally well known and liked; a supporter of a cause or group
Webster’s Notebook Dictionary
Friendship: being friends; relationship between friends; friendly disposition felt or shown
The Oxford Dest Dictionary and Thesaurus
SYNONYOMS:
Acquaintanceship, affection, amity, attachment, harmony, alliance, comradeship, fellowship,
companionship, acquaintance, closeness, alliance, familiarity
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/friendship
ANTONYOMS:
Animosity, antagonism, hostility
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/friendship
2. YOUR DEFINITION OF FRIENDSHIP:
A friendship should be between people who have some common interests. There should be trust
so they feel comfortable with each other and so the individuals can feel safe to be themselves.
They must be kind and thoughtful to one another and there should be affection and love.
3. LIST SOME QUALITIES THAT A FRIEND SHOULD HAVE:
loyal, honest, funny, loving, trustworthy, kind, thoughtful,
4. LIST 3 SETS OF CHARACTERS IN MOVIES WHO WERE FRIENDS:
Rain Man - Charlie Babbitt and Raymond Babbitt
5. LIST CHARACTERS IN BOOKS YOU HAVE READ THAT WERE FRIENDS:
George & Lennie in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Monsieur Savage & Monsieur Morissot in “Two Friends” by guy de Maupassant
Burtus & Cassius in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Sydney Carton & Lucy Manette in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Elie Wiesel & Yossi & Tibi in Night by Elie Wiesel
6. WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND WHY: (look at what you wrote in # 2 & #3)
Noreen & Peter: We raised our kids together and they were like family to me. They are kind
and trustworthy. I feel very comfortable in their home and we have some interests that are
the same: kayaking, reading, gardening, cooking great food, and skiing. For example, every
year as the kids were growing up we went up north skiing for Martin Luther King weekend.
We packed great lunches, skied with the kids, went sledding, cooked wonderful dinners,
watched videos, and played games.
Project
English 10
Flemer
FRIENDSHIP
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?
7. FIND A GOOD QUOTEs ABOUT FRIENDSHIP (one from something read this year):
http://home.att.net/~quotations/friendship.html
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 with his friendship.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.”
Cassius speaking to Brutus in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 4.3.85,
8. FIND A SHORT POEM ABOUT FRIENDSHIP:
http://www.friendship.com.au/poetry/family/family4.html#two
Uncounted Blessings
© Jill Wolf, sent by Wendy Hinson
Whenever we gather together,
The words are not easy to find,
But love speaks a common language
When people have ties that bind.
We don't always say what we're feeling
As often as families should;
We don't count our blessings out loud,
But somehow they're understood.
We know that we're thankful for living
With the comfort of each other's care;
We're grateful for memories and stories,
And the jokes that our family shares.
We might leave a promise unspoken,
But we know that we're loyal and true;
We can count on companions through life,
In the sunshine and shadows, too.
We might show some special attention
To a stranger, acquaintance, or guest,
But we never forget in our hearts
About those that we really love best.
These blessings can never be counted
Like money or gold dividends;
They can only be shared as the love
That exists when families are friends.
Project
English 10
Flemer