Do you also pray for your friend? What do you wish for? Discuss.
Students discuss whether they pray for their friends and what they wish for them.
Common wishes include good health and happiness for friends, as well as success in their studies and endeavours.
Many wish for strength to overcome difficulties and that friends remain good friends forever.
Students also pray that friends stay safe and protected and that they achieve their dreams and goals in life.
Explanation
This discussion question connects the poem's theme to students' personal lives. The poem 'A Friend's Prayer' by Jill Wolf expresses wishes for friendship, and this question encourages students to reflect on their own prayers and wishes for their friends, making personal connections to the text.
Solution Steps
Students discuss whether they pray for their friends and what they wish for them
Common wishes include good health and happiness for friends
Students wish for success in studies and endeavours for their friends
Students pray for strength to overcome difficulties
Students wish to remain good friends forever
Students pray for friends to stay safe and protected
Students wish for friends to achieve their dreams and goals in life