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1. Think of at least 3 benefits of using speeches by famous figures, in the classroom.

1) The chosen speech text can be use as an authentic material. Thus, it can arouse the student’s interest in reading.

2) Normally the speech prepared by famous figures would be error free and well organized. Therefore, it is reliable and suitable to be use in the classroom.

3)  It would be a chance for students to explore and learn the techniques to write and deliver a speech.

2. Go to www.youtube.com and find the audio-visual on the speech. In not less than 50 words, state would the audio-visual be of any use in helping understand the speech better? State your reasons.

Audio-visual would be useful and helpful understanding speech better because help learners to     process and retain information better than just listening. Next, speech by video clip can greatly increase understanding as well as enjoyment during the learning process. If we look at the video above we can know why students will like if teachers' use the following speech audio in classroom. It is because the video has subtitles where it will help students to understand better. Then, the speech is given by a famous football player. Therefore, it can attract students interest and concentration to listen to the speech.

3. Who is Martin Luther King?

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and passed away on April 4, 1968. He was an American activist and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most significant voice of the American civil rights movement. He was well-known for using nonviolent resistance to overcome injustice and he never got tired trying to end of isolation laws that prevented them from entering certain places, such as restaurants, hotels, and of public schools. Martin Luther King also did all he could to make people realize that "all men are created equal."

4. Based on the questions below, analyse the features of the given written speech:

a. What is the purpose of the speech?

Martin Luther Kings’s speech “I have a dream” was a message of hope. King hoped that black and whites could live amongst each other in peace. The importance of the speech at the time was it helped a lot on the way to stop racial discrimination. It really showed that they are human being too and it showed the Whites that have gone through too much pain and suffering.

b. What is the tone of the speech?

Repetition is used variedly in the speech. King has fully controlled his speech by using good modulation and clear voice.

c. What interesting major feature(s) can you see from the speech? (i.e. Repetition of phrases, emphasis on certain things said etc)

1)  The interesting Repetitions emphasize the pattern and increase the rhetorical effect. Furthermore, repetition makes these phrases more memorable and make King’s story more memorable.  “I have a dream” is repeated in eight successive sentences.

2)  Repeat key “theme” words throughout your speech. Key “theme” words are repeated throughout the body of your speech. The most commonly used noun is freedom, which is used many times in the speech. This makes sense that freedom is one of the primary themes of the speech.

d. Any interesting facts that you can gather based on the background of the speech?

I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. It is delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. His speech had been a speech which is always being remembered. Dr. King had the power, the ability, and the capacity to educated, inspired and he informed not just to the people around him but also people throughout America and unborn generations.

5. Suggest a while-reading activity that can be derived from this particular speech.

A while-reading activity that can be derived is role play.

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NELSON MANDELA

Nelson  Mandela,

You are a leader, you are a warrior,

An idol in world history,

Your dreams come true.

Nelson Mandela

The spirit of peace, the spirit of independence
You struggle, you fight and you tussle,
But  violence is not your choice.

Nelson Mandela

You stop the cry of your people,

You stop the sound of war,

Just for a  "Freedom" 
Just for a "peace"
 

Nelson Mandela

Now peace is yours,

Independence is  yours,
Freedom is in your hand.

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Do we have a canon for Malaysian literary works? Let's say we do, who do you think are in it? Consider the fact that their works are well-known and most importantly included as part of the school syllabus- (both in BM and English)

1)      Lee su Ann – The Curse

2)      Che Husna Azhari – Bunga Telur and Belly Shoes

The poems by Erica Jong raises some feminist issues. What are they?

Erica Jong raises some feminist issues as love, women’s morality, marriage and gender bias.

Example : The poem “For My husband” – immoral and insulting

Do you think they are suitable to teach at the secondary school level? Explain.

I think the poems by Erica Jong are not suitable because the words used are badly chosen and suitable for school students.  It also mainly focuses on sexually overt and it may have wrong assumption by school students. Therefore, her works are more suitable for adults. 

Is Hillary Tham's poem more suitable?

Yes, Hilary Tham’s poem is more suitable because she is a Malaysian writer and her works focuses on common issues on female. Therefore students would be able to make good assumption and receive the accurate message. Other than that, the words used are appropriate.

The short tale from the Native American group is about a girl who is unsatisfied with her life. How is this a universal experience? Can it teach our students anything?

This is a universal experience because mostly each person will go through this type of feelings. The feelings are as jealousy and arrogance which can be reveal from the short tale. This short tale has its moral value at the and which could benefit the students.

From your findings about his background, tell me about the dilemma he conveys through the poem CROSS.

 Hughes was born of mixed race parents. His great grand-fathers were white and his great grand-mothers were black on both sides of the family. Hence he is not talking about his father directly when he refers to his old man. Indeed he is probably talking about the slave ancestors of many African-Americans who were the offspring of illicit liaisons between plantation owners and slave women. He is fighting for his right through his writings. That is why his writing shows grief and frustration.

I find "Dinner Guest: Me" laden with irony and sarcasm. Briefly state if you feel the same.
I feel the same that "Dinner Guest: Me" laden full with irony and sarcasm. The poem is revealing how they are treated in a restaurant where normally they are not welcomed. It can be found by looking at some lines from the poem as Line 1 & 2, Stanza 1 “I know I am The Negro Problem”

The experience in the poem Harlem is one that is true for many people. Do you agree?

Yes, I do agree.

Langston Hughes fights for the voice of his people. What is the movement called?

The movements are celled Harlem Renaissance.

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Folktale
The Son of the Turtle Spirit is a Chinese folktale.

List some of the well-known folktales from Malaysia .

The Hare and The Tortoise

Bawang Merah Bawang Putih

Mosquitoes from the swamp

Outwitting a Crocodile

Mouse Deer and Tiger

Mouse Deer and Farmer

List some of the possible issues found in The Son of the Turtle Spirit

1)   Issues on ‘fate’. Fate means what did we do and what we want to do actually is different. Is can be proven in “The son of the turtle spirit” where he was supposed to place the remains of the rich man’s grandfather in the dragon’s mouth. Instead, he hung the bones on the dragon's horns because he followed his mother’s instructions. Finally, the son of the turtle spirit became the Emperor, and the son of the rich man was his minister. Therefore life depends on our fates and only God can determine our fate.

2)   Issues on where children obeying parents. In the story the son follows and obeys the mother’s advice.

3)   I remember my Chinese friends telling that the Chinese belief that some turtles has spirits which visible at night and vanish at dawn before the sunrise.

4)   I had read before that The Chinese community has a strong belief that the location of the burial ground after death is very important because it affects the wealth and the well-being of the late family members and relatives. It is also important to shift their family / elders remains. In this story, it is stated clearly in the 8th paragraph that “the sons and grandsons of anyone buried there would certainly rise to high honours.”

Are those issues universal in nature or are they only relevant in the Chinese culture?
Those issues except number three and four from above are relevant in the Chinese culture.

Fables
What are the other morals that can be gotten from the other fables by Aesop? List at least two
The Ant and The Grasshopper = It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

The Fox and The Goat = Look before you leap

The Dove and The Ant = Little friends may prove great friends

Myths
One well-known literary figure from the Elizabethan age used Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe as a model to one of his famous plays. Who is he and what is the play?
He is William Shakespeare for his famous play Romeo and Juliet.

Legends
List some of the popular legends we have in Malaysia

1) The Legend of Mahsuri

Mahsuri is the famous legend. It is become known from Langkawi Island.  This story reveals how an island was plagued by misfortune. Many believe Mahsuri’s curse had befallen the island.

2) Puteri Gunung Ledang

The Gunung Ledang tells the tale of Sultan Mansur Shah of Melacca, who whished to marry a woman superior to the wives of any other prince in the world. infatuated with this notion the Sultan decided to ask for the hand of Puteri Gunung Ledang.

3) The Legend of Puteri  Santubong

It is a story of  Puteri Santubong and Puteri Sejinjang, from a glorious and pleasant mystical kingdom called Kayangan. The princesses were sent to earth to reinstate peace between the neighboring villages of Pasir Kuning and Pasir Putih, with a strict condition. They must never quarrel with each other.

4) Hang Tuah the Legend

It is the legendary Malay warrior who lived during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah of the Sultanate of Malacca. . Hang Tuah is seized in the highest regard, even in present-day Malaysian Malay culture, and is arguably the most well-known and memorable warrior idol in Malaysian history and literature.

1. Who is Thomas Malory?

Sir Thomas Malory is the author of Arthur. He said to have been completed his writing in 1469 or 1470. Then it’s revised and printed by William Caxton in 1485.

2. When was Le Mort d'Arthur written?

Started to write on 1450 and completed 1470. It is first published in 1485 by William Caxton and written in English.

3. How many books/parts are there in LMDA?

There are 21 books.

4. What is book 8 about?

It is about the death of Arthur

5. Who were the two people who had an affair?

They are sir Lancelot and Guinevere

6. Book 6 has a strong connection to a popular modern fiction which is now a movie. What is the title of the popular modern fiction?

It is King Arthur and Merlin.

7. State three well-known facts about King Arthur/ his time as a King. 

1) Arthur was the son of Gracaisse and Uther
2) Arthur was elevated by Ector, who had a son named Kay
3) Arthur was bad-mannered of his inheritance as he grew up 
 

8. Think of 2 ways in which you can use folktales/fables/myths or legends in the classroom. Explain briefly.

1) Role Play

     It can be an interesting way to teach. Students can memorize and act.

2) Graphic Organizer

    Students can simplify and write the plot of the story into a graphic organizer. It or the child would    

    be easy for the students to know the story well.

THE PYRAMUS AND THISBE

The term "mythology" can refer to the study of myths. Myths typically involve supernatural characters and are endorsed by rulers or priests. They may arise as historical events, as allegory personification of natural phenomena, or as an explanation of ritual. The main characters in myths are usually gods, supernatural heroes and humans. As sacred stories, myths are often endorsed by rulers and priests and closely linked to religion or spirituality.

Pyramus and Thisbe are young neighbors in love. Unfortunately, their parents do not want them to be together and decide to build a wall between the properties. Luckily for the young couple there is a hole in the wall through which they used to speak to each other.

However, they soon realize this is not going to make them happy to live and love each other.  Therefore, they agree to meet at the Tomb of Ninus and plan to run away together to live happily ever after beyond their parents’ confining rule.

Thisbe arrives first and instead of finding her lover waiting for her under the tree of white mulberries that shades the tomb, she finds a lion. Fearful for her life she panics and runs to hide in a nearby cave. Iwhilw trying to escape she drops her shawl, scarf, or cloak (the Latin word has been translated to mean any of these items). Between Thisbe’s leaving the cloth behind and Pyramus’ arriving at the tree, the lion tears the cloth and bloodies it from the blood left on its teeth from the animal it just finished eating. The lion then leaves and the tragedy begins.

Pyramus arrives and find the bloody and torn shawl. He searched for Thisbe but nowhere to be seen.  Unfortunately, he assumes the blood is hers.  Believing of  her dead,  he tabs himself so that he may join her. Thisbe soon returns to find her beloved dead and in order that she might join him, takes his sword and kills herself.

The two are forever remembered when their blood stains the mulberries of the tree and the berries retain the dark red color of their blood forever.

John Keats Letters

  

A Letter For You

11 October 1819

John Keats was born in Moorfields, London. His father, Thomas, worked in the Swan and Hoop Inn and Stables owned by his wife Frances’ father (Keats’ maternal grandfather). In 24, 1819 he met and fell in love with Fanny Brawn, his neighbour in Hampstead. Shortly afterwards he began to show the first signs of tuberculosis and after overseeing the publication of his final book of poetry, Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes and Other Poems, he left England for Italy,  arriving in Naples in late 1820. Then travelling on to Rome, where he died in 26 February 1821.

As I read Keat’s letters to Fanny Brawne, I realized that they were a very loving and romantic couple. The letters were full of romance. Keats's letters to Fanny Brawne are among the most well-known love letters ever written.  As next door neighbors, they exchanged numerous short notes, and occasionally more loving ones.  None of Fanny's letters to Keats survive.  From his, however, it seems he was often unsettled by her behavior and uncertain of her affection.  His illness brought them closer; when he left for Rome, they were engaged and deeply in love.

Shelley and Keats met in late 1816 via their common friend, Leigh Hunt.  Their occasional walks along Hampstead Heath resulted in Shelley advising Keats to not publish his early verse.  The advice was well-meant but understandably bothered Keats.  Later, when Shelley was a voluntarily send away in Italy, the two poets exchanged letters.  By this time, Keats's genius had matured and Shelley was a devoted and wholehearted admirer.  Keats's illness prompted an invitation from Shelley and his wife to stay with them in Italy; Keats declined, traveling instead with Joseph Severn as his attendant.  When Shelley drowned in 1822, a copy of Keats's workwas found in his pocket. 

Keats' poetry is not proposed to be merely a salve for the troubles of the world, something to cheer the reader when unhappy. He recognizes the role that poetry can make to the enhancement of human life and feels that he is ministering to physical needs just as much as if he had pursued his life as a physician. However the that ambivalence is evident in Keats' work reflects .