Winning Words Lesson Guide (Adults) Junior Winnning Words Lesson Plan Guide | Page 5

Work Day
by Hadassah Taitt
Teen Readers; All Readers:
A humorous dialect poem narrating the
foibles of a woman who forgets what day
it is.
Subjects: Language Arts/Drama
• This poem provides a perfect
opportunity for students to discuss
irony. Have students discuss the
literary device in relation to the
poem.
• Ask students: How does the use of
Bajan enhance the telling of the
story?
• Place students in groups of five or
more to devise a skit/sketch based
on the events/actions taking place
in the poem.