Within this 3 terms, i have learned quite a lot of things. This blog post shall be for me to reflect on what i lave learned in Language Arts.
1) In term 1, I first learned about the story by Roald Dahl "Lamb to the slaughter". I learned about the ABC, SEE format. The ABC format is: Abstract, Body and Conclusion. The SEE format is: Subject, Example, Explanation. This 2 format is for me to write my answer down in a very simple, straightforward and clear method. The ABC format gives me the very basic structure of the way i should write my answer and the SEE format allows me to explain my answer in a very simple and clear way.
2) In Term 2, I learned about comprehension. I learned about the different types of question. There was the inference question, the factual question, the language question etc. Knowing these questions allow me to know how to answer them. I also learned how to annotate and summarize the paragraph. This allowed me to better understand the whole passage better. The last thing i learned in Term 2 is the summary. The summary needed me to get the points, paraphrase the points and put the paraphrased points together to make a smooth flowing paragraph.
3) In Term 3, I learned about poetry. I learned how to read and analyze a poem. The are 10 steps in analyzing a poem. These 10 steps allow me to fully understand a poem and answer the questions effectively. I also learned about the figurative language. There are a lot of figurative languages. Some examples are alliteration, irony, symbols, metaphor, simile etc. These figurative languages, allow me to understand what the hidden message is. These figurative languages also allow me to write a better poem.
These are the main points which i learned in these 3 Terms. Thank You for reading this post.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
a sample of the 10 steps analysis on a poem
Today i will be analyzing a poem called Walking Away:
It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day –
A sunny day with leaves just turning,
The touch-lines new-ruled – since I watched you play
Your first game of football, then, like a satellite
Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away
Behind a scatter of boys. I can see
You walking away from me towards the school
With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free
Into a wilderness, the gait of one
Who finds no path where the path should be.
That hesitant figure, eddying away
Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem,
Has something I never quite grasp to convey
About nature’s give-and-take – the small, the scorching
Ordeals which fire one’s irresolute clay.
I have had worse partings, but none that so
Gnaws at my mind still. Perhaps it is roughly
Saying what God alone could perfectly show –
How selfhood begins with a walking away,
And love is proved in the letting go.
from:http://www.cday-lewis.co.uk/#/walking-away/4525050890
1st step: Forget what the poem may or may not mean, or what it may be about.
So, forget everything about the poem, just imagine it is a bunch of black ink.
2nd step: Look at just the title and WRITE DOWN about half a dozen(which is 6) things that it suggests to you. Give literal meanings as well as other associations.
Here is what i guessed:
1) a person walking away
2) a person's shadow
3) how a person walks when leaving
4) the lost of a loved one
5) leaving your home
6) straying away from good
3rd step: Read the poem once quickly, and then several times more slowly. Try to hear the poem aloud in your head. DO NOT recite the poem aloud in class; if you must hear it aloud, read it quietly to yourself.
This step will allow you to have a better understanding of the poem. The first time is to catch the main ideas and the other times are to get the details.
4th step: WRITE DOWN a list of all those things in the poem that force their attention on you or which catch your interest for any particular reason. This includes unusual/odd/striking words, rhymes, or repetitions/patterns/contrasts, etc.
Here is what interest me:
1) "satellite drifting away"
2) "pathos of a half-fledged thing"
3) "scorching ordeals which fires one's irresolute clay"
4) "God"
5) "love in letting go"
6) "perfectly"
7) "Gnaw"
5th step: WRITE DOWN any features of figurative language in the poem: metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, symbolism, etc.
Here are some which i found:
1) "Your first game of football, then, like a satellite/ Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away" - simile
2) "That hesitant figure, eddying away/ Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem" - simile
3) "Who finds no path where the path should be" - irony
4) "irresolute clay" - symbol of a person's character
5) "You walking away from me towards the school/ With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free" - metaphor
6th step: WRITE DOWN groups of words that may be thematically similar (for example, that all similes make reference to animals/death/plants, etc., or all the first words of lines are conjunction words, etc.). Don't worry about whether your groups of words seem silly or improbable; look at what you have observed and ask yourself: what is its significance?
Here is what i grouped:
1) Nature and God-they are not human
2) give and letting go-they are of opposite
3) ordeals and partings-they are both sufferings
4) satellite and orbit-the satellite drift in the orbit
7th step: Look at your lists, notes, and groups. Do you see any pattern taking shape? If so, WRITE DOWN this pattern.
This is the pattern i found: All the words used, phrases used, similes used, metaphor used are all words about leaving and sufferings.
8th step: Read the poem again and WRITE DOWN your intelligent guesses of what the poem may mean.
Here is what i figured:
In general, the poem is talking about a child "leaving away" from his/her parent.
In detail, the first half of the poem is talking about a 18 year old boy, growing to become a man, not needing the help of the parent anymore, becoming independent. The second half is about how painful it is for the parent to see their child growing up, how cruel nature and god could be. But at the same time, it is also saying how much the parents love the child.
9th step: # Answer the following questions:
1) Who is "speaking" in the poem? Is it the POET or a PERSONA?
2) Who is the poem "spoken" to? In other words, who is the audience for this poem? Is it to a particular person, to the poet himself (reflective) or to the public in general?
3) What is the speaker's attitude to this audience? Is it angry, sincere, joking, teasing, etc.?
4) What is the POET's attitude to this audience? (This may be different from the speaker.)
5) Why is the poem organized in the way that it is?
6) What is the EFFECT of all the things you have written down in Steps 2-8?
Here are my answers:
1) It is most likely the poet as the poem is for the child to read and understand about how the poet himself/herself feels.
2) I think it is to the child who is growing up to tell him about how much they loved him.I think it is also to the public to tell the public about how the parents feel about a child growing up.
3) I think the speaker's attitude towards the audience is emotional and angry.
4) I think the poet's attitude is the same as the speaker, emotional and angry.
5) It makes the reader read longer for each line to fully feel and understand what the persona is feeling.
6) It allows me to better understand the poem.
10th step: WRITE DOWN your guess at the poet's intent: what do you think the poet hoped to accomplish in writing this poem?
I think the poet wants the child to know how he/she feels about him growing up and also to let the audience know about the feelings of a parent watching his/her son growing up.
This is the end of my post thank you for reading it.
It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day –
A sunny day with leaves just turning,
The touch-lines new-ruled – since I watched you play
Your first game of football, then, like a satellite
Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away
Behind a scatter of boys. I can see
You walking away from me towards the school
With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free
Into a wilderness, the gait of one
Who finds no path where the path should be.
That hesitant figure, eddying away
Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem,
Has something I never quite grasp to convey
About nature’s give-and-take – the small, the scorching
Ordeals which fire one’s irresolute clay.
I have had worse partings, but none that so
Gnaws at my mind still. Perhaps it is roughly
Saying what God alone could perfectly show –
How selfhood begins with a walking away,
And love is proved in the letting go.
from:http://www.cday-lewis.co.uk/#/walking-away/4525050890
1st step: Forget what the poem may or may not mean, or what it may be about.
So, forget everything about the poem, just imagine it is a bunch of black ink.
2nd step: Look at just the title and WRITE DOWN about half a dozen(which is 6) things that it suggests to you. Give literal meanings as well as other associations.
Here is what i guessed:
1) a person walking away
2) a person's shadow
3) how a person walks when leaving
4) the lost of a loved one
5) leaving your home
6) straying away from good
3rd step: Read the poem once quickly, and then several times more slowly. Try to hear the poem aloud in your head. DO NOT recite the poem aloud in class; if you must hear it aloud, read it quietly to yourself.
This step will allow you to have a better understanding of the poem. The first time is to catch the main ideas and the other times are to get the details.
4th step: WRITE DOWN a list of all those things in the poem that force their attention on you or which catch your interest for any particular reason. This includes unusual/odd/striking words, rhymes, or repetitions/patterns/contrasts, etc.
Here is what interest me:
1) "satellite drifting away"
2) "pathos of a half-fledged thing"
3) "scorching ordeals which fires one's irresolute clay"
4) "God"
5) "love in letting go"
6) "perfectly"
7) "Gnaw"
5th step: WRITE DOWN any features of figurative language in the poem: metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, symbolism, etc.
Here are some which i found:
1) "Your first game of football, then, like a satellite/ Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away" - simile
2) "That hesitant figure, eddying away/ Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem" - simile
3) "Who finds no path where the path should be" - irony
4) "irresolute clay" - symbol of a person's character
5) "You walking away from me towards the school/ With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free" - metaphor
6th step: WRITE DOWN groups of words that may be thematically similar (for example, that all similes make reference to animals/death/plants, etc., or all the first words of lines are conjunction words, etc.). Don't worry about whether your groups of words seem silly or improbable; look at what you have observed and ask yourself: what is its significance?
Here is what i grouped:
1) Nature and God-they are not human
2) give and letting go-they are of opposite
3) ordeals and partings-they are both sufferings
4) satellite and orbit-the satellite drift in the orbit
7th step: Look at your lists, notes, and groups. Do you see any pattern taking shape? If so, WRITE DOWN this pattern.
This is the pattern i found: All the words used, phrases used, similes used, metaphor used are all words about leaving and sufferings.
8th step: Read the poem again and WRITE DOWN your intelligent guesses of what the poem may mean.
Here is what i figured:
In general, the poem is talking about a child "leaving away" from his/her parent.
In detail, the first half of the poem is talking about a 18 year old boy, growing to become a man, not needing the help of the parent anymore, becoming independent. The second half is about how painful it is for the parent to see their child growing up, how cruel nature and god could be. But at the same time, it is also saying how much the parents love the child.
9th step: # Answer the following questions:
1) Who is "speaking" in the poem? Is it the POET or a PERSONA?
2) Who is the poem "spoken" to? In other words, who is the audience for this poem? Is it to a particular person, to the poet himself (reflective) or to the public in general?
3) What is the speaker's attitude to this audience? Is it angry, sincere, joking, teasing, etc.?
4) What is the POET's attitude to this audience? (This may be different from the speaker.)
5) Why is the poem organized in the way that it is?
6) What is the EFFECT of all the things you have written down in Steps 2-8?
Here are my answers:
1) It is most likely the poet as the poem is for the child to read and understand about how the poet himself/herself feels.
2) I think it is to the child who is growing up to tell him about how much they loved him.I think it is also to the public to tell the public about how the parents feel about a child growing up.
3) I think the speaker's attitude towards the audience is emotional and angry.
4) I think the poet's attitude is the same as the speaker, emotional and angry.
5) It makes the reader read longer for each line to fully feel and understand what the persona is feeling.
6) It allows me to better understand the poem.
10th step: WRITE DOWN your guess at the poet's intent: what do you think the poet hoped to accomplish in writing this poem?
I think the poet wants the child to know how he/she feels about him growing up and also to let the audience know about the feelings of a parent watching his/her son growing up.
This is the end of my post thank you for reading it.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Poem using Metaphor
This is a poem on "life is a wrestling match"(metaphor)
Life is a wrestling match
like a punch is a failure
and a kick is a lost
but in the end we must stand
and live on.
(by Yu Xiang)
About the poem
This poem is about life, about life being like a wrestling match. It is like a wrestling match because it is tough. The next 2 lines further explains why life is like a wrestling match. In life, we will meet many challenges, so, these challenges are like a punch and a kick, which explains the next 2 lines, "like a punch is a failure/ and a kick is a lost" where failure and lost are the challenges. Like every wrestling match, after getting punched,kicked, we must stand up and continue. This is like embracing the challenges and completing these challenges and continue moving on. The last line is to emphasize on the "live on" where it is not a metaphor but its about life itself. The last line is telling us not to stop and die but continue and live. The audience for this poem would be for everyone, telling them to continue and live no matter what challenges they face. This would be the second poem i wrote in my secondary school life.
Thanks for reading this post.
Life is a wrestling match
like a punch is a failure
and a kick is a lost
but in the end we must stand
and live on.
(by Yu Xiang)
About the poem
This poem is about life, about life being like a wrestling match. It is like a wrestling match because it is tough. The next 2 lines further explains why life is like a wrestling match. In life, we will meet many challenges, so, these challenges are like a punch and a kick, which explains the next 2 lines, "like a punch is a failure/ and a kick is a lost" where failure and lost are the challenges. Like every wrestling match, after getting punched,kicked, we must stand up and continue. This is like embracing the challenges and completing these challenges and continue moving on. The last line is to emphasize on the "live on" where it is not a metaphor but its about life itself. The last line is telling us not to stop and die but continue and live. The audience for this poem would be for everyone, telling them to continue and live no matter what challenges they face. This would be the second poem i wrote in my secondary school life.
Thanks for reading this post.
Monday, May 24, 2010
My own poem
Primary school days by Tan Yu Xiang
During my primary school days,
we had fun making fun of friends.
One time we had so much fun,
making fun of friends,
that we dropped to the floor,
and fiddled around.
I had a special friend,
his name's Fred,
and he always got straight F's.
Fred is the guy,
who looks for friends,
to become his fan.
That is my funny primary school days,
where we had fun making fun of friends.
About the poem
I wrote this poem to my friends to talk about the fun we had during our primary school days. I also wrote this poem to the audience to tell them about how we had fun during my primary school days. I made use of alliteration on most of the lines, all focusing on F. This is to emphasize on the words with the 'f' and to give it some rhythm. I want the emphasize on the words with the 'f' because, I want the reader to know that it is for audience is my friends(a word with the letter 'f') and i want the reader to know that this poem is about the fun(another word that starts with 'f') we had. This poem is talking about the fun I had during my primary school days, about how we had fun making fum of friends. This would be the first poem i wrote in my secondary school life.
During my primary school days,
we had fun making fun of friends.
One time we had so much fun,
making fun of friends,
that we dropped to the floor,
and fiddled around.
I had a special friend,
his name's Fred,
and he always got straight F's.
Fred is the guy,
who looks for friends,
to become his fan.
That is my funny primary school days,
where we had fun making fun of friends.
About the poem
I wrote this poem to my friends to talk about the fun we had during our primary school days. I also wrote this poem to the audience to tell them about how we had fun during my primary school days. I made use of alliteration on most of the lines, all focusing on F. This is to emphasize on the words with the 'f' and to give it some rhythm. I want the emphasize on the words with the 'f' because, I want the reader to know that it is for audience is my friends(a word with the letter 'f') and i want the reader to know that this poem is about the fun(another word that starts with 'f') we had. This poem is talking about the fun I had during my primary school days, about how we had fun making fum of friends. This would be the first poem i wrote in my secondary school life.
A poem that i like
This poem is used for homework only.
If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda
I want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.
Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.
But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine
1) On the first stanza, she used a metaphor. She said that everything is like little boats that sail toward those isles of yours that wait for her and the little boats is the metaphor of everything. I think she used this metaphor as she is on an island and "yours" is on another island and the only way to travel to that island is by boat so she used the metaphor of a boat to show that she wants to reach that island of "yours".
2) I like this poem because this poem is very emotional. It talks about the poet loving another but separated and how much the poet loved the other one. She made used of the figurative language to exaggerate her love towards the other one and she made use of figurative language to show how much she wants to be together with him. Therefore I like this poem.
If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda
I want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.
Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.
But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine
1) On the first stanza, she used a metaphor. She said that everything is like little boats that sail toward those isles of yours that wait for her and the little boats is the metaphor of everything. I think she used this metaphor as she is on an island and "yours" is on another island and the only way to travel to that island is by boat so she used the metaphor of a boat to show that she wants to reach that island of "yours".
2) I like this poem because this poem is very emotional. It talks about the poet loving another but separated and how much the poet loved the other one. She made used of the figurative language to exaggerate her love towards the other one and she made use of figurative language to show how much she wants to be together with him. Therefore I like this poem.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Interviw with Hari from Village by the Sea
This is the 4th blog post for the online lesson on term 2 week 4. (Linguistic)
c)Interview transcript:
Me: Hello Hari. How was life at Bombay? Is it better as compared to life at Thul.
Hari: Umm... Life at Bombay was tough but as compared to life at Thul, it was much better.
Me: Then, did you go to Bombay to support that the factories should not be built or did you go to Bombay to get a job.
Hari: Erm... At first I went to Bombay to support the factories should not be built but afterwards when I found out I could not do much, I decided to get a job and earn some money before going back.
Me: Then, when you learnt that your mother's illness got worse and your dog was dead why did you leave Thul and go to Bombay, leaving your sisters to settle everything at home?
Hari: (went silent for a moment)... I do not wish to answer that question.
Me: Sorry, but I got 1 last question for you. What do you intend to do if your plan for the future failed.
Hari: I will try and try again until I manage to succeed.
Me: Okay that is all. Thank You.
Hari: Thank you too.
c)Interview transcript:
Me: Hello Hari. How was life at Bombay? Is it better as compared to life at Thul.
Hari: Umm... Life at Bombay was tough but as compared to life at Thul, it was much better.
Me: Then, did you go to Bombay to support that the factories should not be built or did you go to Bombay to get a job.
Hari: Erm... At first I went to Bombay to support the factories should not be built but afterwards when I found out I could not do much, I decided to get a job and earn some money before going back.
Me: Then, when you learnt that your mother's illness got worse and your dog was dead why did you leave Thul and go to Bombay, leaving your sisters to settle everything at home?
Hari: (went silent for a moment)... I do not wish to answer that question.
Me: Sorry, but I got 1 last question for you. What do you intend to do if your plan for the future failed.
Hari: I will try and try again until I manage to succeed.
Me: Okay that is all. Thank You.
Hari: Thank you too.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Pictures of Lila in Different scene
This blog entry is the 3rd one for the online lesson in Term 2 week 4 (Bodily/Kinesthetic)
a)
Sources:clipart
I chose this picture as it matches the scene of which a girl is offering flowers to a rock. The girl represents Lila who is praying when offering flowers to the rock.
b)
sources:forum.prisonplanet.com,commons.wikimedia.org
I chose this picture because it shows a girl begging to a afghan man. The girl represent Lila and the afghan man represents the medicine man.
c)
sources:http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com/archives/2006_02_01_spectatorsport_archive.html, http://www.sdims.com/site/crying/crying-female.htm
I chose this picture because it matches the scene. The girl represents Lila and the dog represents Pinto.
a)
Sources:clipart
I chose this picture as it matches the scene of which a girl is offering flowers to a rock. The girl represents Lila who is praying when offering flowers to the rock.
b)
sources:forum.prisonplanet.com,commons.wikimedia.org
I chose this picture because it shows a girl begging to a afghan man. The girl represent Lila and the afghan man represents the medicine man.
c)
sources:http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com/archives/2006_02_01_spectatorsport_archive.html, http://www.sdims.com/site/crying/crying-female.htm
I chose this picture because it matches the scene. The girl represents Lila and the dog represents Pinto.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Journal entry from Lila
This is the second blog entry for the online class on Term 2 week 4 (Intrapersonal)
Dear Diary,
I feel lost and helpless. I want to tell everything to somebody but I have nobody to talk to. That is why I am writing to you, to tell you all about my troubles.
Today, Hari left the house very early. He doesn't leave the house that early before. Now noon, he haven't come back yet. I am worried for him. Yesterday, Pinto died. He was a good dog. It was all the twins' fault. They killed Pinto. They poisoned him just because Father never pay off his debt. Its all Father's fault. He caused the whole family to suffer. Ever since he started drinking toddy, he has been coming home owing people lots of money. He sold his boat to pay off his debt. He sold his ox to pay his debt. Now everyday, he wakes up at night and goes straight to the toddy shop to drink. He caused us all the trouble. It is because of him that we could not earn more money. It was because of him we do not have enough money to treat Mother. This is all his fault...
Lila
Dear Diary,
I feel lost and helpless. I want to tell everything to somebody but I have nobody to talk to. That is why I am writing to you, to tell you all about my troubles.
Today, Hari left the house very early. He doesn't leave the house that early before. Now noon, he haven't come back yet. I am worried for him. Yesterday, Pinto died. He was a good dog. It was all the twins' fault. They killed Pinto. They poisoned him just because Father never pay off his debt. Its all Father's fault. He caused the whole family to suffer. Ever since he started drinking toddy, he has been coming home owing people lots of money. He sold his boat to pay off his debt. He sold his ox to pay his debt. Now everyday, he wakes up at night and goes straight to the toddy shop to drink. He caused us all the trouble. It is because of him that we could not earn more money. It was because of him we do not have enough money to treat Mother. This is all his fault...
Lila
Ambient Music for a scene in the first 5 chapter of the Village by the Sea
This is the LA online lesson for Term 2 week 4(Musical/Rhythemitic).
a) I chose the music "sadness and sorrow"for the scene at the end of chapter 4 where Pinto, Lila's dog died of poison.The song has a very sad tune which makes you want to cry which therefore matches the scene where Pinto dies because that scene is also very sad. Also this song could be used for the scene where they found out their mother's illness got worse(in the middle of chapter 4) or where Hari left his house for Bombay (at the end of chapter 5)
The music is legally online and the website is:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGoOtSPMQlc
a) I chose the music "sadness and sorrow"for the scene at the end of chapter 4 where Pinto, Lila's dog died of poison.The song has a very sad tune which makes you want to cry which therefore matches the scene where Pinto dies because that scene is also very sad. Also this song could be used for the scene where they found out their mother's illness got worse(in the middle of chapter 4) or where Hari left his house for Bombay (at the end of chapter 5)
The music is legally online and the website is:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGoOtSPMQlc
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Explaination to the choice of the Tiger
I chose this ending of having the young man opening the door with the tiger and survive as it could end happily ever after with everyone happy. If i chose the tiger to be able to kill the young man, the princess would be sad as she would have lost her lover. The spectators would also be sad to see a fine young man die so tragically. If i chose the lady to come out from the door, the princess would be sad and jealous as her lover would have to marry another woman. The young man will also be sad as he could not be with his lover and he had to marry someone whom he treated as a friend. I also chose this ending as i found it special, out of the ordinary and creative. Special, out of the ordinary and creative in a way such that it was not following the ordinary "die or marry someone else" kind of stereotype the spectators and the king had. He did not die and he did not marry someone else so the king was impressed and he allowed him to marry the princess. I also chose this ending as i felt that the princess would not have pointed to the door with the lady behind as she as the princess would not have let her lover marry someone else due to her barbaric characteristic. She would most likely choose the door with the tiger behind as she and her barbaric characteristic would have wanted to see a bloody battle.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Journal acorrding to Jack Noonan
Dear Diary,
it is a sad day today. One of our good friend Patrick Maloney died today. This all took place at his own house. He died due to a blow at the back of his head. It was said that the murder weapon was a heavy and blunt piece of metal.
As it took place in his house, i naturally suspect that a burglar broke in and killed him. But, it would be hard to break in without alerting Patrick and deliver a blow in the back of his head. So, i went to search for the weapon as the buglar most likely would not carry the weapon back as it would be too eye-catching and too heavy. It was especially peculiar as i could not find the murder weapon nearby. We have checked the lawn, the whole house and even the nearby public dustbin but to no avail.
Then, Mrs Maloney invited us to some whiskey to keep us going and then she said something about Patrick will not forgive her if she did not provide us hospitality. So, she invited us to eat the lamb that was just cooked. I felt so hungry then that i could not control myself. The meat tasted especially good. Then we started talking about the case. One of them said something about the weapon right under our noses then i heard Mrs Maloney giggle. Hmm, i wonder why she giggled. May Patrick rest in peace.
Redards,
Jack Noonan
it is a sad day today. One of our good friend Patrick Maloney died today. This all took place at his own house. He died due to a blow at the back of his head. It was said that the murder weapon was a heavy and blunt piece of metal.
As it took place in his house, i naturally suspect that a burglar broke in and killed him. But, it would be hard to break in without alerting Patrick and deliver a blow in the back of his head. So, i went to search for the weapon as the buglar most likely would not carry the weapon back as it would be too eye-catching and too heavy. It was especially peculiar as i could not find the murder weapon nearby. We have checked the lawn, the whole house and even the nearby public dustbin but to no avail.
Then, Mrs Maloney invited us to some whiskey to keep us going and then she said something about Patrick will not forgive her if she did not provide us hospitality. So, she invited us to eat the lamb that was just cooked. I felt so hungry then that i could not control myself. The meat tasted especially good. Then we started talking about the case. One of them said something about the weapon right under our noses then i heard Mrs Maloney giggle. Hmm, i wonder why she giggled. May Patrick rest in peace.
Redards,
Jack Noonan
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The ending to the story: The lady, or the Tiger?
So, i shall continue the story from where it ended by my own version.
Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it. At the exact moment the door was opened, a knife was thrown down to the arena from the gallery and a ferocious tiger pounced towards the young man. The young man acted immediately and dodged the tiger as if he knew it was the tiger that was coming out. He then ran and picked up the knife that was thrown down from the gallery. The tiger then pounced towards the young man. Within a split second, the young man threw the knife straight at the tiger's chest, before the tiger came crashing down onto the young man. The spectators made a loud breathing sound in awe. The doleful iron bells were clanged and everyone thought the young man was dead. Suddenly, the young man miraculously pushed the tiger away from him and stood up, unharmed.
The spectators, the king, the princess and the guards were all stunned. It was as if time stopped for a second. Everyone stopped moving, stopped breathing and they all stared at the young man. The young man turned to look at the king, expecting him to say something. The king then stood up and announced "This young man has proven himself to marry my daughter. He of all men, managed to kill the ferocious tiger even with the help of a knife. I shall announce that the wedding be taken place immediately within the arena!"
The spectators cheered loudly as the marriage was taking place. The princess was glad that the young man survived and she was going to marry him whereas the the young man was glad that he could marry the princess even though the princess tried to kill him. In the end, nobody knew who threw the knife into the arena and nobody cared to bother, so, they lived happily ever after.
Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it. At the exact moment the door was opened, a knife was thrown down to the arena from the gallery and a ferocious tiger pounced towards the young man. The young man acted immediately and dodged the tiger as if he knew it was the tiger that was coming out. He then ran and picked up the knife that was thrown down from the gallery. The tiger then pounced towards the young man. Within a split second, the young man threw the knife straight at the tiger's chest, before the tiger came crashing down onto the young man. The spectators made a loud breathing sound in awe. The doleful iron bells were clanged and everyone thought the young man was dead. Suddenly, the young man miraculously pushed the tiger away from him and stood up, unharmed.
The spectators, the king, the princess and the guards were all stunned. It was as if time stopped for a second. Everyone stopped moving, stopped breathing and they all stared at the young man. The young man turned to look at the king, expecting him to say something. The king then stood up and announced "This young man has proven himself to marry my daughter. He of all men, managed to kill the ferocious tiger even with the help of a knife. I shall announce that the wedding be taken place immediately within the arena!"
The spectators cheered loudly as the marriage was taking place. The princess was glad that the young man survived and she was going to marry him whereas the the young man was glad that he could marry the princess even though the princess tried to kill him. In the end, nobody knew who threw the knife into the arena and nobody cared to bother, so, they lived happily ever after.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Lesson 3: Comprehension
There are different types of questions in comprehension. There are Factual questions, inferential questions, answer in your own words question, comparitive question, vocabulary questions and language question.
For factual question you should look for key words and phrase that will lead to the facts in relevance to the question. For inferential questions, you will need to try and really understand the question and the relevant text before answering the question. For the question where you need to answer in your own words, it is similar to factual questions just that you need to answer in your own words. You could try and understand the relevant text and rephrase it in your own words. For the comparitive question, you will need to identify then explain then give examples. For identifying, you will get 1 mark, explaining, 2 marks, giving examples, 2 marks. For the language question, answer more specifically. Lastly for the vocabulary question, my advise is to learn more words.
This is the end of my post. Thank you for reading it.
For factual question you should look for key words and phrase that will lead to the facts in relevance to the question. For inferential questions, you will need to try and really understand the question and the relevant text before answering the question. For the question where you need to answer in your own words, it is similar to factual questions just that you need to answer in your own words. You could try and understand the relevant text and rephrase it in your own words. For the comparitive question, you will need to identify then explain then give examples. For identifying, you will get 1 mark, explaining, 2 marks, giving examples, 2 marks. For the language question, answer more specifically. Lastly for the vocabulary question, my advise is to learn more words.
This is the end of my post. Thank you for reading it.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Lesson 2: Writing a good composition
There are three main part to a story and that is Introduction, Plot and Conclusion.There are different kinds of introduction. You could start an introduction with a description of the setting and you could also start with a flashback etc. etc.In the introduction, there is a need to show the main character, the "good" guy and the "bad" guy and set the tone of the story. The plot which is the most important part should be longer than the others and should hold the most of the story. The plot should have the problem and the solution. Lastly the conclusion should wrap up the story. The conclusions could end with a twist or coming back to reality from a flash back etc. etc. Last but not least, we should write clearly, to the point and describe the story in scenes.
Lesson 1: Plagiarism
I think that plagiarism is about somebody copying someone else's work and taking credit for it. Such actions are against the copyright laws and are illegal. Most students plagiarise because they are lazy to do the work and decided to copy someone else's work and hand it in as their's. Plagiarizing is different from paraphrasing. Plagiarizing is completely copying every single word and taking credit for it while paraphrasing is understanding a text and rephrase it with your own words. You could also copy and paste a text into part of your work but you cannot say it is your work. You must cite it to say you copied it from somewhere and is not your own work.Examples of plagiarism is handing in projects that were directly copied from somewhere and stating that it is your work.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A Diary Entry From Mary Maloney's Point Of View
Dear Diary,
Today, I killed my own husband. You might find it hard to believe me but this is how it happened. Just like usual, I waited for my husband to come back. At 4:50 he came back as usual and i got him and myself a drink. Afterwhich, he went for another serving. He seems unusually tired so i suggested making supper but he rejected it. At first i thought he was just in a bad mood today but later he told me a shocking news which was then i knew i was wrong. He told me that he wanted a divorce with me and he thinks he could just shut me up with some money so that i would not make a fuss out of it and affect his job! At that point, I thought it was all a dream and that none of that had happened so i continued to prepare supper. I went downstairs to get a frozen lamb leg and when i came up, he was back facing me and he said "For God's sake, don't make supper for me. I'm going out.". It was then I realised that it was all true and I just went up to him and took the frozen lamb leg and whacked him in the back of his head. I stepped a step back away from him. I was shocked. I did not mean to kill him. Then i knew that what is done cannot be undone so, i placed the frozen lamb leg into the oven and went upstairs to tidy up my face and plan an alibi.
I rehearsed my speech a few times and went out to the grocer. When i got back i pretended to feel shocked to see my husband was dead lying on the floor. All the love for him welled up inside me and i felt terrible. I did not need to act, it was natural. I then went to call the police. Soon, the policemen came, then a doctor came, then two detectives came, then a police photographer came and a men who knew about fingerprints came. Then the policemen and detectives asked me questions, when most of them left, the policemen stayed behind to search for evidence. I then invited them to some whiskey and to eat the lamb leg. While they were eating, they talked about the evidence being right under their noses, when i heard that i giggled because i could not believe i managed to fool the policemen to eat up the murder weapon. When they left i felt a mixed feeling of sadness, happiness and relief. I felt sad because my husband was gone and it was me who killed him. I felt happy because i could not believe i managed to trick the police and not get caught. Lastly, i felt relieved because when the police went away, i knew i would not need to go to jail.
Regards,
Mary Maloney
Today, I killed my own husband. You might find it hard to believe me but this is how it happened. Just like usual, I waited for my husband to come back. At 4:50 he came back as usual and i got him and myself a drink. Afterwhich, he went for another serving. He seems unusually tired so i suggested making supper but he rejected it. At first i thought he was just in a bad mood today but later he told me a shocking news which was then i knew i was wrong. He told me that he wanted a divorce with me and he thinks he could just shut me up with some money so that i would not make a fuss out of it and affect his job! At that point, I thought it was all a dream and that none of that had happened so i continued to prepare supper. I went downstairs to get a frozen lamb leg and when i came up, he was back facing me and he said "For God's sake, don't make supper for me. I'm going out.". It was then I realised that it was all true and I just went up to him and took the frozen lamb leg and whacked him in the back of his head. I stepped a step back away from him. I was shocked. I did not mean to kill him. Then i knew that what is done cannot be undone so, i placed the frozen lamb leg into the oven and went upstairs to tidy up my face and plan an alibi.
I rehearsed my speech a few times and went out to the grocer. When i got back i pretended to feel shocked to see my husband was dead lying on the floor. All the love for him welled up inside me and i felt terrible. I did not need to act, it was natural. I then went to call the police. Soon, the policemen came, then a doctor came, then two detectives came, then a police photographer came and a men who knew about fingerprints came. Then the policemen and detectives asked me questions, when most of them left, the policemen stayed behind to search for evidence. I then invited them to some whiskey and to eat the lamb leg. While they were eating, they talked about the evidence being right under their noses, when i heard that i giggled because i could not believe i managed to fool the policemen to eat up the murder weapon. When they left i felt a mixed feeling of sadness, happiness and relief. I felt sad because my husband was gone and it was me who killed him. I felt happy because i could not believe i managed to trick the police and not get caught. Lastly, i felt relieved because when the police went away, i knew i would not need to go to jail.
Regards,
Mary Maloney
Monday, January 18, 2010
The results of diagnostic test
Through the diagnostic test i found out that i am better at using the interpersonal skill and that i am worst at using the linguistic skill. The whole graph actually consist of 8 skills and my readings are:
kinesthetic-13
naturalistic-13
visual-16
musical-20
intrapersonal-18
INTERPERSONAL-24
logical-16
linguistic-9
After that detailed readings i could see that i am basically an all-rounder and that i am only bad at using the linguistic skill.
Well, interpersonal is interacting with other people and learning with other people. Using the interpersonal skill is also to be able to support and help others. It is also to be able to give and accept comments. Puting all this together and learn from all of them is to using interpersonal skills to learn.
This will be the end of my post thank you for reading it.
kinesthetic-13
naturalistic-13
visual-16
musical-20
intrapersonal-18
INTERPERSONAL-24
logical-16
linguistic-9
After that detailed readings i could see that i am basically an all-rounder and that i am only bad at using the linguistic skill.
Well, interpersonal is interacting with other people and learning with other people. Using the interpersonal skill is also to be able to support and help others. It is also to be able to give and accept comments. Puting all this together and learn from all of them is to using interpersonal skills to learn.
This will be the end of my post thank you for reading it.
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