tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957304718546027972011-04-22T11:02:56.807+08:00msewenoreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-26732358189895933502008-08-04T09:51:00.000+08:002008-08-04T09:52:37.898+08:00Hawk Roosting<br />Suggested answers<br />Identify the speaker in the poem<br />It is the hawk.<br /><br />NB- Speaker/persona vs Poet<br />2a) What is the speaker’s tone in the poem?<br />• The speaker’s tone is arrogant/proud/ authoritative<br />b) Identify any two phrases from the first 3 stanzas that demonstrate this tone and explain how they express this tone.<br />• proud / arrogant/ authoritative <br />• ‘the earth’s face upward for my inspection’. (1)> even the earth is at his mercy and positioned in such a submissive posture (1)<br />• ‘It took the whole of Creation to produce my foot’(1)> Such effort and care had to be put into just that insignificant part of his body.(1)<br />• ‘Now I hold creation in my foot’ (1)> He is superior over everything, even his creator (1)<br />3) Identify a literary device used in this poem. Why do you think it is effective?<br />• personification (1)<br />• it portrays effectively how the hawk views the world from it’s point of view, (1)<br />• e.g. how the earth seems to be in submission to its authority (1)<br />• How it thinks it is like a god as it has power over life and death (1)<br />• How it sees itself as all powerful (Omnipotent) and all-controlling (1)<br /><br />4) How would you describe the character of the speaker based on the poem? Explain with relevant examples from the poem (7)<br /><br />• It is merciless/ brutal; its ‘manners are tearing off heads’ and it ‘kills where it pleases’, showing that it does not spare lives or hesitate to kill. When it kills where it pleases for the main reason that ‘it is all mine’, it shows a power-hungry side of the hawk. (2)<br /><br />• It is domineering; It claims ‘no arguments assert my right’, showing it does not allow any protest from others and once it has decided, no one can change its mind. (2)<br /><br /><br />• It is authoritative; it seems to enjoy exerting power over others and viewing life from a superior vantage. For instance, even ‘the earth’s face upward for his inspection’. Of course, we know that the earth’s face upward naturally, whether or not the hawk wills it to, showing that it has illusions of grandeur (2)<br /><br />5) What were your thoughts and feelings while reading this poem? You may focus on the theme, language, tone or any other relevant points in your poem to explain your answer. (7)<br />• Theme?<br />e.g. I felt that the poet brought across the theme of ‘Appearance vs Reality’ in the poem really well. As the reader, we would know that the hawk is not the ‘God’ it thinks it is and his view of the world as subject to his mercy is merely an illusion. For instance, the hawk claims ‘My eye has permitted no change’. We know that the hawk is not immortal and things are so ideal for it because it was created naturally to be a predator on top of the food chain, not because it had any say or control in this area to begin with.<br /><br />• Language?<br />- I also thought that the poet used words in a clever manner. For instance, the use of the word ‘hooked head’ and ‘hooked feet’ not only conveyed the shape of the bird’s head and feet, it also brought across the idea of sharp, dangerous weapons that the merciless hawk would use in it’s killings.<br /><br /><br /><br />• Tone? <br />- I felt rather annoyed by the hawks’ superior tone, as one would naturally feel towards a proud, arrogant person. Hence, I thought that the poet was very effective in communicating the hawk’s character through his choice of words. The hawk constantly boasts and talks about itself, repeating words like ‘I’ or ‘my’ over 20 times in the entire poem. This clearly brings across the idea that the hawk thinks highly of no one but itself and the whole world seems to revolve around it.<br /><br /><br /><br />• Overall, I enjoyed the poem and I felt Ted Hughes is an observant and imaginative poet who manages to inject character and personality into a bird like the hawk.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-2673235818989593350?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-77268870476134989292008-07-01T09:17:00.002+08:002008-07-01T09:40:17.553+08:00Write a letter to the Minister of National Development, Member of Tampines GRC, Mr Mah Bow Tan, providing him with feedback about the playgrounds in Tampines and suggestions to improve them (e.g. make them more Need-sensitive). You may include findings from your Playground Project to support your points. Your letter should be about 200-250 words long and you may want to include the following:<br /><br />- What your project was about and your findings (briefly)<br />- how this led you to reflect on the playgrounds in your neighborhood<br />- your feedback about playgrounds in Tampines<br />- suggestions on how they can be improved<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-7726887047613498929?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-32098201002322821552008-05-05T08:37:00.003+08:002008-05-05T09:43:10.853+08:00Dear all,<br /><br />I will meet you at the following slots. Everyone is to be present regardless of the order of presentation.<br /><br />Sec 2E6<br />Date: 5th May 2008 (Monday)<br />Time: 1045am<br />Venue: 2E6 classroom<br /><br />1) Group 4 (Leader- Aaron)<br />2) Group 5 (Leader- Jiemin)<br />3) Group 3 (Leader- Rupert)<br />4) Group 7 (Leader- Atikah)<br />5) Group 6 (Leader- Destin)<br />6) Group 1 (Leader- Matthew)<br />7) Group 8 (Leader- Carmen Tan)<br /><br />Sec 2E5<br />Date: 6th May 2008 (Tuesday)<br />Time: 1115am<br />Venue: 2E5 classroom<br /><br />1) Group 5 (Leader- Victoria)<br />2) Group 7 (Leader- Ryan)<br />3) Group 1 (Leader- Junhao)<br />4) Group 2 (Leader- Larry)<br /><br />Sec 2E4<br />Date: 7th May 2008 (Wednesday)<br />Time: 1115am<br />Venue: 2E4 classroom<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-3209820100232282155?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-56806611423076153332008-05-01T11:49:00.004+08:002008-05-05T08:37:30.540+08:00Dear all,<br /><br />You will have to stay behind after your mid-year exams on the following dates to present your projects. This applies to ALL groups EXCEPT those who have already presented. Also, please take note that you will have to present your project with an accompanying powerpoint presentation.<br /><br />Monday 5/5 - Sec 2E6<br />Tuesday 6/5 - Sec 2E5<br />Wednesday 7/5 - Sec 2E4<br /><br />You will meet in your respective homerooms after your papers. Will let you know what time to meet once my invigilation schedule is out. Keep checking this site in the next few days.<br /><br />All the best and see u next week!<br /><br />- mrs boy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-5680661142307615333?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-86900443747738510922008-04-03T12:35:00.006+08:002008-04-03T12:48:05.099+08:00You will be assessed in the following for the SA1 project:<br /><br />Judging Criteria for:<br /><br />a) 3D Model (Total marks- 30m)<br />- Creativity (10m)<br />- Craftsmanship/ Aesthetic appeal (10m)<br />- Function and Feasibility (10m)<br /><br />b) Blog (Total marks- 70m)<br />- Proposal (description of playground features: eco-friendliness? How is the design/concept linked to the novel? How does it meet children's special needs?) (30m)<br />- Organisation and planning (10m)<br />- Research (10m)<br />- Visuals and Sketches (10m)<br />- Teamwork (10m)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-8690044374773851092?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-35794752574230570142008-04-02T08:27:00.004+08:002008-04-03T13:53:23.341+08:00<strong>Playground Blogs - 2E4</strong><br /><br /><strong>Group 1</strong><br />Charissa (leader)<br />Yun Xian<br />Xinyi<br />Ying Wei<br />Liting<br />Yuhui<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playground-999k.blogspot.com/">playground-999k.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 2</strong><br />Jason Tan (leader)<br />Godric<br />Shafiq<br />Yijie<br />Chong Kai<br />Sea Tong<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playgroundmadness.blogspot.com/">playgroundmadness.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 3</strong><br />Yeong Chan (leader)<br />Ding Zhan<br />Jason Law<br />Jin Wei<br />Arnold<br />Kaizhi<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playgroundmaker2e4.blogspot.com/">playgroundmaker2e4.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 4</strong><br />Khalis bin Shan (leader)<br />Dayana<br />Kelly<br />Nurul Adilah<br />Khailesah<br />Akar<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playground-kiddos.blogspot.com/">playground-kiddos.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 5</strong><br />Tienzhu (leader)<br />Schvelle<br />Olive<br />Joy<br />Huimei<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://applebananamonkey.blogspot.com/">applebananamonkey.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 6</strong><br />Mike (leader)<br />Scott<br />Luqman<br />Julian<br />Matthew<br />Keith<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://scott-gang.blogspot.com/">scott-gang.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 7</strong><br />Wenjun (leader)<br />Brian<br />Huayeow<br />Chris<br />Choon Wang<br />Yun Kit<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://retarded1880.blogspot.com/">retarded1880.blogspot.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-3579475257423057014?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-48244559306846149582008-04-01T08:08:00.001+08:002008-04-02T08:25:27.216+08:00<strong>Playground blogs - 2E5</strong><br /><br /><strong>Group 1</strong><br />Junhao (leader)<br />Jiahui<br />Malcolm<br />Rizky<br />Faris<br />Jinrong<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playgroundyomamma.blogspot.com/">playgroundyomamma.blogspot.com </a><br /><br /><strong>Group 2<br /></strong>Larry (leader)<br />Hakeem<br />Bahmawan<br />Wilson<br />Khairul<br />Jiale<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://wonders-of-the-playground.blogspot.com/">wonders-of-the-playground.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 3<br /></strong>Novrianti (leader)<br />Vivien<br />Melody<br />Zafirah<br />Saira<br />Xinyi<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://m-n-z-s-xy-v.blogspot.com/">m-n-z-s-xy-v.blogspot.com<br /></a><br /><strong>Group 4</strong><br />Ruzaini (leader)<br />Sidney<br />Shermaine<br />Rachel<br />Clarice<br />Isabelle<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://nightatthe-playground.blogspot.com/">nightatthe-playground.blogspot.com<br /><br /></a><strong>Group 5</strong><br />Victoria (leader)<br />Qiulin<br />Douglas<br />Melvin<br />Clive<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://litsa1-playgroundmodel.blogspot.com/">litsa1-playgroundmodel.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 6<br /></strong>Ken (leader)<br />Jiwei<br />Zubair<br />Nelson<br />Maisheng<br />Timothy<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://dotafrenster.blogspot.com/">dotafrenster.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Group 7</strong><br />Ryan (leader)<br />Elroy<br />Chinyong<br />Yuwei<br />Fathulla<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://groundplay.blogspot.com/">groundplay.blogspot.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-4824455930684614958?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-33680357523861182712008-03-31T10:39:00.002+08:002008-04-07T10:58:25.332+08:00<strong>Playground Blogs - 2E6</strong><br /><br /><strong>Group 1</strong><br />Matthew (leader)<br />Irfan<br />Benedict<br />Kangwei<br />Minghui<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://infinityplayground.blogspot.com/">infinityplayground.blogspot.com<br /></a><br /><strong>Group 2</strong><br />Luke (leader)<br />Weijie<br />Asyraf<br />Teck Hui<br />Jun Yi<br />Alvin<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://terabithian-playground.blogspot.com/">terabithian-playground.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 3</strong><br />Rupert (leader)<br />Zhiliang<br />Daniel<br />Liangda<br />Jiayan<br />Lynette<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playground-ed.blogspot.com/">playground-ed.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 4</strong><br />Aaron (leader)<br />Joshua<br />Gavin<br />Wynner<br />Chuan Yin<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://downsyndromekidsplayground.blogspot.com/">downsyndromekidsplayground.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 5</strong><br />Jiemin (leader)<br />Sohyean<br />Sherry<br />Amirah<br />Haotian<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://designationplayground.blogspot.com/">designationplayground.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 6</strong><br />Destin (leader)<br />Shahzaraf<br />Junyu<br />Phaykang<br />Ahmad<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://literature2e6group8.blogspot.com/">literature2e6group8.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 7</strong><br />Atikah (leader)<br />Abdilah<br />Carmen Leong<br />Atiqah<br />Timothy<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://playground-people.blogspot.com/">playground-people.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Group 8</strong><br />Huiting (leader)<br />Yingjie<br />Carmen Tan<br />Akhil<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://emptyemo-x.blogspot.com/">emptyemo-x.blogspot.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-3368035752386118271?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-75419543775421363292008-03-26T14:15:00.003+08:002008-04-08T08:16:45.340+08:00FESTIVAL BLOGSITES- projects by 2E4, 2E5 and 2E6<br /><br />Check out some of the blogsites done by the various groups:<br /><br />Sec 2E4<br />1) <a href="http://wetriedourbest.blogspot.com/">wetriedourbest.blogspot.com</a><br />2) <a href="http://wonderland-escapades.blogspot.com/">wonderland-escapades.blogspot.com</a><br />3) <a href="http://ahmengisdead.blogspot.com/">ahmengisdead.blogspot.com </a><br />4) <a href="http://englishlit-2e4.blogspot.com/">englishlit-2e4.blogspot.com</a><br />5) <a href="http://projecttwofour.blogspot.com/">projecttwofour.blogspot.com </a><br />6) <a href="http://jckyliterature.blogspot.com/">jckyliterature.blogspot.com<br /></a>7) <a href="http://laughing-hyena.blogspot.com/">laughing-hyena.blogspot.com </a><br />8) <a href="http://nerdsvsfashion.blogspot.com/">nerdsvsfashion.blogspot.com<br /></a><br />Sec 2E5<br />1) <a href="http://btt-lit.blogspot.com/">btt-lit.blogspot.com </a><br />2) <a href="http://02030713.blogspot.com/">02030713.blogspot.com </a><br />3) <a href="http://junhaoandco.blogspot.com/">junhaoandco.blogspot.com<br /></a>4) <a href="http://litca2-festivals.blogspot.com/">litca2-festivals.blogspot.com </a><br />5) <a href="http://lifendeath-inevitable.blogspot.com/">lifendeath-inevitable.blogspot.com </a><br />6) <a href="http://terabithia-awaits-you.blogspot.com/">terabithia-awaits-you.blogspot.com</a><br />7) <a href="http://literature-blog-rizky-group.blogspot.com/">literature-blog-rizky-group.blogspot.com </a><br />8) <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/metaforceallstars/literatureprojectblog.htm/">www.freewebs.com/metaforceallstars/literatureprojectblog.htm</a><br /><br />Sec 2E6<br />1) <a href="http://literature-group.blogspot.com/">literature-group.blogspot.com </a><br />2) <a href="http://literaturetalk-dummii.blogspot.com/">literaturetalk-dummii.blogspot.com </a><br />3) <a href="http://zhiliangahmad.blogspot.com/">zhiliangahmad.blogspot.com<br /></a>4) <a href="http://litprojectwork.blogspot.com/">litprojectwork.blogspot.com </a><br />5) <a href="http://iamnotjess.blogspot.com/">iamnotjess.blogspot.com</a><br />6) <a href="http://aaronjoshuaakhilminghui.blogspot.com/">aaronjoshuaakhilminghui.blogspot.com<br /></a>7) <a href="http://literature-e6.blogspot.com/">literature-e6.blogspot.com</a><br />8) <a href="http://2e6lit.blogspot.com/">2E6lit.blogspot.com </a><br />9) <a href="http://destin-ishot.blogspot.com/">destin-ishot.blogspot.com</a><br />10) <a href="http://literature-workkk.blogspot.com/">literature-workkkk.blogspot.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-7541954377542136329?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-46485247415611271302008-03-11T13:53:00.000+08:002008-03-26T13:57:46.736+08:00<strong>Chapter 9</strong><br />P100- Jess and Leslie decide to go to Terabithia despite the bad weather<br />P101- Leslie’s mum allows them to go without much fuss<br />P102- They go to Terabithia barefooted even though it’s wet and rainy<br />P103- They swing over on the rope with PT in Leslie’s jacket<br />P104- The bad weather makes it challenging for them at Terabithia<br />P105- They think that their kingdom has been cursed with some evil<br />P106- They return home to dry up and watch TV<br />P107- Jess is afraid to cross the creek in the bad weather<br /><br /><strong>Chapter 10<br /></strong>P108- Jess tells May Belle he’s going out to milk the cow and she should just be quiet<br />P109- Jess milks the cow<br />P110- Jess tries to think of an appropriate excuse to tell Leslie why he can’t go to Terabithia<br />P111-Ms Edmunds calls and asks if Jess wants to accompany her on an excursion. Jess asks his mum for permission<br />P112- Jess considers asking Leslie along but decides not to<br />P113- Ms Edmunds brings him to an art gallery<br />P114-Ms Edmunds brings him around<br />P115- Ms Edmunds drives him back<br />P116- He returns home to find his family in a tense and dejected state<br />P117- Brenda breaks news that Leslie is dead<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-4648524741561127130?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-8807846452055451482008-03-04T14:52:00.000+08:002008-03-26T14:03:52.456+08:00<strong>Chapter 7</strong><br />P77- Leslie needs to help her dad repair their house and can’t join Jess<br />P78- Jess tries to stay away from home, if possible, to avoid unpleasant situations<br />P79- Jess is irritated that Leslie seems preoccupied with spending time with her father and he feels neglected<br />P80- Jess enjoys spending time with the Burkes as they make him feel good about himself<br />P81- They admire the room after they’ve finished working on it<br />P82- Jess and Leslie return to Terabithia<br />P83- They fend off enemies and re-establish their throne<br />P84- Leslie discovers Janice Avery crying in the restroom and tells Jess<br />P85- Jess persuades Leslie to go in and talk to Janice<br />P86-Leslie keeps Jess in suspense<br />P87- Leslie finally reveals that Janice comes from a complicated family and that her father beats her<br />P88- Leslie tells Jess that she gave Janice some advice which made her feel better<br />P89- May Belle tells Jess she knows where they went as she followed them<br />P90- Jess makes her swear not to tell anyone about their secret hideout<br /><br /><strong>Chapter 8<br /></strong>P91- The weather worsens as Easter draws near and Jess’ father gets laid off<br />P92- The girls are not sympathetic towards the situation but are upset they’ve no clothes to wear to church<br />Leslie wants to follow Jess to church<br />P94- His father comes in and Leslie excuses herself. Jess asks if Leslie can come to church with them<br />P95- Jess’ mom relents and Leslie follows them to church<br />P96- They travel to church in the old pickup<br />P97- Jess is bored but Leslie enjoys herself<br />P98- Leslie finds the Easter story beautiful<br />P99- Leslie doesn’t believe God will damn people to hell for not believing the bible<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-880784645205545148?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-2663643109901392502008-02-21T14:51:00.000+08:002008-03-26T13:56:48.970+08:00<strong>Chapter 5</strong><br />P58- May Belle makes herself an easy victim for bullying<br />P59-May Belle’s Twinkies get stolen<br />P60- Leslie tells May Belle Jess can’t pick a fight with Janice but they promise to get back at Janice<br />P61- Jess and Leslie think of a plan<br />P62- Leslie comes up with an idea to trick Janice into believing a boy wrote her a love letter<br />P63- Leslie crafts the letter and Jess writes it out<br />P64- Jess goes into the classroom to plant a note while Leslie fends off people who try to enter<br />P65- Jess stuffs the note in Janice’s desk and hides in the boys’ room.<br />P66- The whole bus speculates about Janice and Willard’s relationship. Jess feels sorry for her.<br />P67- May Belle is surprised that Jess and Leslie could make her so mad.<br /><br /><strong>Chapter 6<br /></strong>P68 - Ellie and Brenda are preoccupied with getting gifts for Christmas<br />P69- Jess gets angry when Brenda insults Leslie<br />P70- Jess thinks of something to get Leslie but finds it hard to find anything good enough<br />P71- Jess gets Leslie a puppy for Christmas<br />P72- Leslie is delighted with the gift<br />P73- Leslie gives him a box of watercolors and Jess is overwhelmed<br />P74- Jess celebrates Christmas with his family<br />P75- Jess’ mother asks him to stop playing and go milk the cow<br />P76- Leslie accompanies Jess<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-266364310990139250?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-43878748446624902052008-01-26T14:48:00.000+08:002008-03-26T14:04:43.259+08:00<strong>Chapter 3</strong><br />Pg 27- Leslie comes to class on the 1st day of school and is greeted with surprise because of her dressing<br />Pg 28- Leslie takes her seat and Jess is lost in his thoughts till he’s told to give out books<br />Pg 29 - Gary asks if Jess is running that day while he distributes the books<br />Pg 30 – When Gary demands to see Jess’ drawing, Jess steps on his toe. Mrs Myers reprimands him<br />Pg 31 – Two girls insult Leslie during breaktime. After school, the boys rush off for their race<br />Pg 32 – The boys eagerly get ready for the run<br />Pg 33 - Gary takes charge and gets the boys organised for the race<br />Pg 34 - Leslie joins in and Jess pretends to looks away<br />Pg 35 - Leslie beats Jess and the rest, to the boys’ shock<br />Pg 36 - Leslie also beats Gary, angering the boys.<br />Pg 37 – Jess is impressed with Leslie’s talent for running but doesn’t say so<br /><br /><strong>Chapter 4</strong><br />Pg 38 - Leslie wins for all the races, which makes the running no longer as fun for the boys<br />Pg 39 - One consolation from the race is music lessons with Ms Edmunds<br />Pg 40 - Jess and Leslie exchange smiles as they share the joy of singing during the lessons, marking the start of their friendship<br />Pg 41 - Leslie tells Jess about life in her previous school, where she was much happier<br />Pg 42 - Jess is shocked by Leslie’s explanation of why her family decided to leave their comfortable life for life on the farm<br />Pg 43 – Mrs Meyers reads Leslie’s composition on Scuba Diving to the class<br />Pg 44 - Leslie says she can’t do the assignment as she has no television. The class reacts with disbelief and contempt<br />Pg 45 - Leslie is teased and taunted by the students. Jess tries to talk to her.<br />Pg 46 - Leslie runs up the bus and sits at the back seat. Jess pulls her away from the ‘forbidden 7th graders’ territory.<br />Pg 47 - Leslie is thankful to Jess for standing up for her and suggests doing something together<br />Pg 48 – May belle is unhappy at not being included. Leslie offers her her brand new paper dolls.<br />Pg 49 – Jess and Leslie run to an empty field to play. Leslie suggests looking for a secret place where they can go to<br />Pg 50 – They find a place and name it ‘Terabithia’. They find boards and other materials to build a castle<br />Pg 51 - Leslie tells Jess she believes he can draw whatever he wants someday. Janice gets back at Jess by accusing him of tripping her.<br />Pg 52 - Leslie is angered at what Janice did and says they have to stop her. She tells him the story of Moby Dick.<br />Pg 53 - They’re now more open about their friendship despite being teased.<br />Pg – 54 Leslie makes jokes about Mrs Myers and Jess visualizes the funny images in his mind.<br />Pg 55 – Descriptions of Leslie’s parents<br />Pg 56 – Jess’ family is not as welcoming of Leslie<br />Pg 57 - Jess feels stronger and better about himself when with Leslie and when in Terabithia<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-4387874844662490205?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-79501213228757737332008-01-24T14:59:00.000+08:002008-03-26T14:05:25.095+08:00<strong>Chapter 1<br /></strong>Pg 9- Jess gets up early to run<br />• ‘hot as popping grease’<br />Metaphor/ simile<br />• mad as flies in a fruit jar<br />Pg 10- Jess leaves the house quietly so as not to wake the rest<br />Pg 11- He greets the cow and starts the run<br />Pg 12- Jess likes running because of the positive attention he gets<br />Pg 13- Jess is called in for breakfast<br />Pg 14- Jess’ sisters demand that he wash up, Jess asks Maybelle to fetch him a shirt<br />• Grits is a type of corn porridge and a food common in the Southern United States consisting of coarsely ground corn.<br />Pg 15- The spoilt sisters get away from doing the chores and get their mother to give them some money for shopping.<br />Pg 16- Jess realises that a U-haul is parked into Old Perkins’ place. People are moving into the neighborhood<br />Pg 17- Maybelle passes him his shirt<br /><br /><strong>Chapter 2</strong><br />Pg 18- Jess makes peanut-butter sandwiches for his sisters<br />Pg 19- Jess goes to his room to find some peace through drawing<br />Pg 20 – Jess doesn’t usually show others his drawings as they’re usually frowned upon. Only Ms Edmunds, whom he has a crush on, appreciates it.<br />Pg. 21- His mother thinks Ms Edmunds is a hippie<br />• <em>Originally, hippies were part of a </em><a title="Youth movement" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_movement"><em>youth movement</em></a><em> composed mostly of white teenagers and young adults, between the ages of 15 and 25 years old, who inherited a tradition of cultural dissent from the earlier </em><a title="Bohemianism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemianism"><em>Bohemians</em></a><em> and the </em><a title="Beatniks" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatniks"><em>beatniks</em></a><em>. Hippies rejected established institutions, criticized </em><a title="Middle class" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_class"><em>middle class</em></a><em> values, opposed </em><a title="Nuclear weapons" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons"><em>nuclear weapons</em></a><em> and the </em><a title="Opposition to the Vietnam War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_the_Vietnam_War"><em>Vietnam War</em></a><em>, embraced aspects of </em><a title="Eastern philosophy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_philosophy"><em>Eastern philosophy</em></a><em>, championed </em><em>sexual liberation</em><em>, were often </em><a title="Vegetarian" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian"><em>vegetarian</em></a><em> and </em><a title="Environmentally friendly" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentally_friendly"><em>eco-friendly</em></a><em>, promoted the use of </em><a title="Psychedelic drug" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_drug"><em>psychedelic drugs</em></a><em> to expand one's consciousness, and created </em><a title="Intentional community" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_community"><em>intentional communities</em></a><em> or communes. They used alternative arts, </em><a title="Street theatre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_theatre"><em>street theatre</em></a><em>, </em><a title="Folk music" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music"><em>folk music</em></a><em>, and </em><a title="Psychedelic rock" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock"><em>psychedelic rock</em></a><em> as a part of their lifestyle and as a way of expressing their feelings, their protests and their vision of the world and life. Hippies opposed political and social orthodoxy, choosing a gentle and nondoctrinaire ideology that favored peace, love and personal freedom, perhaps best epitomized by </em><a title="The Beatles" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles"><em>The Beatles</em></a><em>' song "</em><a title="All You Need is Love" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_You_Need_is_Love"><em>All You Need is Love</em></a> (extracted from Wikipedia)<br />Pg 22- Jess finds that he and Ms Edmunds have a lot in common<br />Pg 23- Jess milks the cow. He feels lonely in his house of females<br />Pg 24- Jess is irritated when Maybelle intrudes on his privacy but feels bad for sounding curt. His dad returns and May Belle runs to greet him<br />Pg 25- Instead of being greeted by his father the next morning when he’s out running, he’s greeted by a new voice<br />Pg 26- His new neighbour, Leslie Burke, introduces herself and Jess returns the introduction briefly.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-7950121322875773733?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595730471854602797.post-23363259964181228452008-01-23T14:23:00.000+08:002008-03-26T14:02:39.680+08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RZ-5X4NNXXk/R-nfNTHJDPI/AAAAAAAAAo0/zDGa2aw8dq4/s1600-h/bridge_to_terabithia1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />Welcome to the Lit Blog!<br /><br />A snapshot of what we've covered so far on our journey through The Bridge to Terabithia...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181918510641122562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RZ-5X4NNXXk/R-nfbjHJDQI/AAAAAAAAAo8/zUUZX-cBDjU/s320/bridge_to_terabithia1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/595730471854602797-2336325996418122845?l=sec2lit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>msewenoreply@blogger.com0