FAIR'S FAIR - SHORT STORY FORM 1

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Fair's Fair is short story that Form 1 students need to study. As for me, this short story is interesting and easy for students to understand.

I prepared the slides about the Fair's Fair for reference to make sure you can understand more about the short story. Hopes this will help..

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WHAT IS RED? - POEM FORM 2

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     Here I want to share a powerpoint of WHAT IS RED? which is poem form 2. I hope this powerpoint will help you in understand the poem.

(PIC - credit to pt3english.com)

WHAT IS RED?

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POISONED TALK - poem FORM 3

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Here is the notes and points about POISONED TALK. I hopes these notes will help you to understand more about the poem.

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POISONED TALK


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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - FORM 1 graphic novel

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Here I have some notes about Form 1 novel - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Jules Verne)

1.      Synopsis

The story of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea begins in the year 1866. Mysterious events at sea which take place in July 1866 have been damaging steamers and passenger ships. Prof. Aronnax, a famous scientist and expert on undersea life is invited to join a special mission on the Abraham Lincoln, a warship sent to hunt for the sea creature that has been sinking ships in the ocean. Joining Prof. Aronnax on the mission are Conseil, his manservant and Ned Land, the 'prince of harpooners'.

The crew on the Abraham Lincoln looks for the sea creature in the Atlantic Ocean for three months. As everyone begins to doubt the existence of the sea monster, Ned spots it in the ocean. It has the shape of a fish with a shiny black body and is around 250 feet long. the crew starts firing their cannons but fails to cause any damage. The sea creature then crashes into the Abraham Lincoln and Prof Aronnax falls overboard. Conseil jumps into the sea to save him. The two of them are saved by Ned and later find themselves sitting on top of the sea creature, which is actually a submarine.

Several submarine crewmen lock Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned in a prison. After three days being locked up, they meet Captain Nemo, the commander of the Nautilus. The men are treated well by Captain Nemo and they are allowed to wander around the submarine. Prof Aronnax are amazed to see more than 12,000 books in the library and collection from the sea. 

Captain Nemo takes Prof Aronnax and Conseil on a hunting expedition in the Forest of Crespo Island. One day, the Nautilus get stuck on a rock at the Torres Strait, which separates Australia and New Guinea. Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land went to the land to hunt for meat but they are attacked by cannibal savages. They escape and return to the Nautilus. 

On one particular day, when they are in the Indian Ocean, Captain Nemo locked Prof Aronnax, Conceil and Ned in cell. The three of them fall asleep after eating their food. The next morning, Prof Aronnax is asked by Captain Nemo to look at the severely injured crewman, who later dies and buried in an underground cemetery.

Near the island of Ceylon, the men go pearl diving. Captain Nemo saves an East Indian pearl diver from shark but later he has to be saved by Ned when the shark attacks him. At Vigo Bay, Prof Aronnax witnesses the crewmen of Nautilus taking the treasure from the sunken Spanish ships. Captain Nemo then brings Prof Aronnax to visit the lost world of Atlantis. While leaving the South Pole, the Nautilus is trapped in the ice tunnel for two days. They almost run out of oxygen and as the last resort, Captain Nemo rams the Nautilus into the iceberg to crack the thick layer of ice to escape.

When the Nautilus is near the Ireland coast, it is attacked by a warship. Ned tried to signal the warship with a handkerchief but is stopped by Captain Nemo. Then Captain Nemo instructs to dive and ram the warship. Prof Aronnax is horrified with Captain Nemo's decision to sink the warship. One night, Ned, Conceil and Prof Aronnax get into the boat to escape from the Nautilus but they are caught in violent whirlpool. When Prof Aronnax awakes, he finds himself in a fisherman's cottage with Conseil and Ned. The ending of the story sees Prof Aronnax narrating his experience on the Nautilus and wondering Captain Nemo and submarine survived the whirlpool.

2.  Setting

   
        a) Time setting
            - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea begins in the year 1866.

  b) Physical setting

Prof Aronnax’s home

• Prof Aronnax studies the different sea accidents caused by the sea monster. 
• After coming to the conclusion that the sea monster is actually a narwhal, he receives an invitation by the United States government to hunt for the sea creature that has been attacking the passengers ship and steamers.

The Abraham Lincoln, a warship

• It is the start of the adventure for Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land.
• Prof Aronnax and Conseil are introduced to Ned Land.

The Atlantic Ocean

• Ned spots the sea monster in the ocean.
• Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned realise that the sea creature is actually a submarine.

The Nautilus, a submarine

• Prof Aronnax tried to communicate with Captain Nemo but is ignored.
• Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned are captured and put in cell for a few days.
• Captain Nemo shows Prof Aronnax around the Nautilus.

The Island of New Guinea

• Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned go hunting for meat.
• Just before they are about to eat the meat, they are attacked by the cannibals.
• Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned work together to escape from island and with the help from Captain Nemo they are saved.

The Indian Ocean

• Captain Nemo brings Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned to go diving for pearls.
• Captain Nemo tries to save an East Indian pearl diver from being attacked by a shark.
• Ned Killed the shark that was trying to attack Captain Nemo.

The Vigo Bay

• The crewmen of Nautilus collect treasures from the sunken ship at Vigo Bay.

The South Pole

• The Nautilus is trapped in an ice tunnel to for two days.
• Captain Nemo crashes the crashes the Nautilus into the ice tunnel to free itself.

The coast of Ireland

• The Nautilus is attacked by a warship.
•  Ned Land tries to signal the warship as he still wants to escape from Nautilus but he is stopped by Captian Nemo.
• The Nautilus then rams the hull of the warship, causing it to sink.
• Prof Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land escape from the Nautilus and awakes at the fisherman's cottage. 

Will continue in the next post.......

POEM F2 - MY HERO

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Before we learn about the poem, here are some introductions about WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT POEM.

For form 2 - the poems are MY HERO and WHAT IS RED?

MY HERO

My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

I rate him Number One,

He's not afraid of the dead of night, 

Or anything under the sun.

He's not afraid of a late-night film,

Full of horrors on the telly,

And is he afraid of skeletons?

Not dad, not on your Nelly!

He's not afraid of meeting ghost,

He'd even smile and greet 'em,

And things that scare most dads the most,

My dad could just defeat 'em.

He's not afraid of vampires,

Or a wolf-man come to get him,

If Frankenstein's monster knocked on our door,

He wouldn't let that upset him.

My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

And he's always ready to prove it,

So why, when a spider's in the bath,

Does Mum have to come and remove it.

SETTING

Time frame : No specific time frame.

Place : The location is not specifically mentioned. There are references to somewhere dark, possibly a living room where late-night film watched or at home. 

PERSONA

The speaker is a young child but there is no mention whether the child is a girl or a boy.

TONE AND MOOD
The poem is filled with pride and admiration.

THEMES

• HERO WORSHIP - The poem illustrates the pride and admiration the child has for the father.
• FEARS AND PHOBIAS - The child is afraid of the dark, ghosts, skeletons and many more. The father, despite being brave is afraid of spiders. 
• FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS - The poem depicts the relationship of a family unit. While the father may be the hero in the child's life, the mother is just as important. She play her role when the father is faced with his fear of spiders.

MORAL VALUES

• We must respect and value our parents
• It is important to have good role models.
• Each of us have our own strengths and weaknesses.

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FORM 2 - DRAMA (RUMPELSTILTSKIN)

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Question :

Based on the drama, 'Rumplestiltskin', write one lesson you have learnt.

Sample Answer :

     The lesson I have learnt from the drama 'Rumplestiltskin' is that we must take full responsibility for our own actions. Lisa's parents want the best for her and in their eagerness to do it, they are being foolish. They brag about Lisa to the King, "She can bake the pies in the world and she can weave the most beautiful cloth and spin the finest thread." They try to convince the King about Lisa's ability to the extent that they claim that Lisa can spin straw into gold.

     On hearing that, the greedy King is so perked up. he immediately sends Lisa to the castle and orders her to spin lots and lots of straw into gold. Luckily, Lisa has the help of the strange man, Rumpelstiltskin, who asks her for her pieces of jewellery in exchange foe the task done. Lisa promises Rumplestiltskin her firstborn in her haste to get the last task done lest she will be beheaded.

        Lisa marries the King and blessed with a baby boy. Then comes Rumpelstiltskin who is here to claim what Lisa has promised him earlier. Lisa becomes worried and cries. Lisa's mother look worried. She regrets what she and Lisa's father have told the King. Lisa's mother cries saying, "Oh Lisa, It's all our fault. I'm sorry."

         Instead of just felling sorry for their actions, Lisa's parents take full responsibility for it. They are all out to help Lisa at whatever cost. "Leave it to  Father and me. We'll follow him. He can't have gone far." This explains that Lisa's parents are going to tail Rumpelstiltskin in the hope of finding out his name. They follow Rumplestiltskin to the woods even though it is very week dark and dangerous. They are not in the least worried about their safety for all they want is to help their only daughter. This shows their regrets and willingness to take up responsibility for their action.            

Answer : in RED

Elaboration : in YELLOW

Evidence : in GREEN

Conclusion : in BLUE

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FORM 1 NOVEL - BLACK BEAUTY

FORM 1 NOVEL

BLACK BEAUTY by ANNA SEWELL

Here is the link that you may refer for PDP :

BLACK BEAUTY NOVEL

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