Chapter 2 answers with paragraph-Reading Analysis (p. 31-35)

 Reading Analysis (p. 31-35)

1. a. 3 b. 1 c. 3 d. 1

2. a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. 2 e. 3

3. a. 1 b. 2 c. “To make the beginning of life and the end of life the best years of life.” d. 1 e. 2 f. 1 g. “The realities of aging,” or “the positive and negative effects of aging.”

4. a. 1 b. 3

5. a. 1. b. “intergenerational learning facilities.” c. “76.4 million babies born in the U.S. from 1946-1964” d. “at the bottom of the page” e. 2 f. 2 g. 3

6. b

7. a. 3 b. 2

8. a. 1 b. 2

9. a. 1 b. 2

10. c.

11. a.

12. a. 3 b. 1

13. b

 

B. Organizational Information in a Chart:

 

The ILC’s Mission:

The ILC’s mission is to develop community and to make the last years of life meaningful, life-affirming, and engaging.

 

Activities and Experiences at the Intergenerational Learning Center:

--pack sack lunches that will be delivered to the homeless

--have a musical hour

--have story time

--take art classes

--children see people using a wheelchair or a walker

 

Benefits to the Elderly:

--They tend to be more optimistic. 

--They have larger social networks.

--They have better memories.

--They take better care of themselves.

 

Benefits to the Children

--The extra attention from an older adult helps improve social skills, and reduces fear of aging.

--Children develop the ability to interact with the elderly and disabled outside of the classroom.

--Children start to understand that from the time you’re a baby to the time you die, you’re an individual who wants to be recognized and respected.

--The ILC philosophy, which stresses problem-solving, has helped the children be able to problem-solve, to be more comfortable explaining their feelings and to take new chances.

 

 

C. Information Recall:

1. The Providence Mount St. Vincent retirement home is unusual because it is also a day care center for children.

2. The goal of the ILC is to develop community and make the last years of life meaningful, life-affirming and engaging.

3. The older adults tend to be more optimistic, have better memories and larger social networks, and take better care of themselves.

4. The children benefit because they receive extra attention from older adults, learn to interact with the elderly and disabled, and are more comfortable explaining their feelings.

 

 

D. Writing a Summary:

    In “Retirement Home Meets Day Care at Providence Mount St. Vincent,” Sami Edge writes about how intergenerational learning facilities are beneficial to the elderly and young alike. The Providence Mount St. Vincent retirement home has added a day care center so children and the elderly can interact. The mission of the Intergenerational Learning Center is to make the last years of life purposeful and engaging. The old and the young interact throughout the day in various fun activities as well as working on projects together to serve the community. Edge notes that the older adults gain new energy through interactions with the children, and the children get to see what happens when people age as well as get to learn social skills.  (122 words)

 

 

E. You can find the Glossary for Chapter 2 below.

Glossary   Chapter 2   acquaint (v.) familiarize advocate (v.) support amazed (v.) astonished anecdotally (adj.) based on reports from others asset (n.) a benefit baby boomers (n.) people born during the baby boom in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965. capped (v.) to be filled cognitive (adj.) intellectual credit (v.) attribute cultivate (v.) support demographic (n.) specific group of people in a population developing community (v.) establishing friendly relationships among people development (n.) advancement engaging (adj.) agreeable eyes light up (phrase) become very happy impact (n.) influence improvement (n.) an enhancement instilled (v.) inspired intergenerational (adj.) including people of all ages involvement (n.) participating in it's not rocket science (phrase) something is easy to understand or do meaningful (adj.) significant mission (n.) goal normalcy (n.) routine out of sight, out of mind (phrase) people don't think about something unless they actually see it project (n.) a task or assignment raucous (adj.) loud; wild residents (n.) people who live somewhere retire (v.) to give up work revitalize (v.) to give new energy to someone satisfied (v.) to make happy social networks (n.) social web sites such as Instagram and Facebook stress (v.) emphasize strive (v.) attempt surroundings (n.) everything around a place or area trek (n.) a long journey trend (n.) movement or direction