What is filling

your bucket today

Filling
and what’s
draining it?

Draining
Supply the the missing
lyrics of the song.
 When the wind blows, the
cradle will rock, When the
bough breaks ___________
 One for my master, one
for my dame. And one for
the little boy __________
 With silver bells and
cockleshells
And pretty maids _______
The robin on the steeple
Is singing to _______
Rock a bye baby, on the tree top, From the high rooftops, down to the sea

When the wind blows the cradle will rock. No one's as dear as baby to me

When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Wee little hands, eyes shiny and bright

And down will come baby, cradle and all. Now sound asleep until morning light

Rock a bye baby, gently you swing, Rock a bye baby, on the tree top,

Over the cradle, Mother will sing, When the wind blows the cradle will rock.

Sweet is the lullaby over your nest When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,

That tenderly sings my baby to rest. And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
One for my master, one for my dame
One for my master, one for my dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
And pretty maids all in a row
And pretty maids all in a row
Ring-a-ring-a-rosies
A pocket full of posies
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down
The king has sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of water
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down
The robin on the steeple
Is singing to the people
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down
The wedding bells are ringing
The boys and girls are singing
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down
Draw conclusions
What conclusions do you draw from the information?
1. Medieval wool tax (13th
Century)

⅓ King Edward I
⅓ Church
⅓ Farmer
2. Black sheep were also
considered bad luck because their
fleeces, unable to be dyed, were
less lucrative for the farmer
1. Son of King James II of
England

- widely believed to be
another man’s child

- smuggled into the

birthing room to ensure a
Roman Catholic heir
2. The earliest recorded
version of the words in print
contained the ominous
footnote: “This may serve as
a warning to the Proud and
Ambitious, who climb so
high that they generally fall
at last”.
Queen Mary
daughter of King Henry VIII

- torture and murder

Protestants

- “garden” is an allusion to
the graveyards which
were filling with
Protestant martyrs
- The “silver bells” were
thumbscrews; while
“cockleshells” are
believed to be
instruments of torture
which were attached to
male genitals.
- 1665 Great Plague of London

- the “rosie” being the

malodorous rash that
developed on the skin of
bubonic plague sufferers
- The bubonic plague killed 15%
of Britain’s population, hence
“atishoo, atishoo, we all fall
down (dead).”
2. 1347 - 1350 (Bubonic Plague)

- ⅓ of population

- Pocket full of posies: plants,

herbs, and flowers
Make connections
How are these two things connected?

What connects these concepts?

Songs/ Nursery Rhymes History

Histo-Biographical Approach

History Biography
(Author’s life/ Influence)
Historical Approach
1. 1. Examine a text in
relation to its historical
or cultural backdrop.

Consider outside factors

(socio-cultural condition
of the time of writing)
Historical Approach
2. Examines a text’s
effect on history or
culture or vice versa.
Historical Approach

- Depiction of Spanish
rule

- Awaken national spirit

and indirectly
influenced revolts
Added fuel to the fire

More Americans became more

radical towards the issue of
discrimination
Biographical Approach
1. Author’s influence

- We can have a deeper

understanding of the
writing through the
author’s life
Reflects a microcosm of
London

Shakespeare’s experiences
Biographical Approach
2. Work reflects author’s
style

- Tone, mood, plot, and

voice
Tragedy

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Histo-Biographical Approach

Analyze text by looking

closely at the author’s
influence, history, and text.