Forbearance

A poem retold from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a nineteenth-century American poet and thinker. In this poem, first published in the mid-1800s, he asks whether we can show kindness, respect and self-control in our everyday choices. This reader retells his questions as a conversation between friends, so a young reader can think about what it means to live gently and bravely. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Emerson's questions are worth a child's time because they teach that how we treat the world and each other matters more than what we own.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readers, about 6 to 8

Length

medium · about 530 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Poems, Ralph Waldo Emerson · Project Gutenberg

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page

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