SING TO THE DAWN !

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SING TO THE DAWN ! :)
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Chapter 7 Summary !
What is going to happen now ?
1 ] Summary !
2 ] Main Characters !
3 ] Settings !
4]Q&A!

5] Instructions for Group work!

Untangle the Summary !
- Dawan took a liking of her new found friend and confided in her that she is going to visit the
Head monk and about her problems (3)

-Dawan offered to pay with the ten pennies but Bao refused and insist on giving to her free. (2)

- Dawan wanted to buy a lotus bud but she didnt have enough money and tried to bargain but
was rejected fiercely (6)

- Bao suggested that Dawan make more merits by freeing the sparrow before she looks for the
monk (4)

- A girl offered to give her one of her own lotus bud that she picked when she goes swimming
every morning. (1
)

- Dawan promised to look for Bao again after her visit to let her know what happened (8)

- Dawan went to the marketplace alone for the first time in her life. (7)

-Dawan found out that Bao is Vichai 's sister and Bao recognised Dawan as the girl "who won
the scholarship" (5)

Summary !
THE END :)
Summary !
-
Dawan wasnt ready to go to the city yet as she kept saying that she was ready enough to set off
to the city . She still had many things to do in the village before leaving ! ( page 117 , paragraph
1)
- Dawan's grandmother picked up a glass jar , filled it with fresh water and placed the lotus bud
in the jar . She gave it to Dawan . Her grandmother sprinkled some water on it ! ( page 117 ,
second last paragraph )
- " Think of it as just another of your petals unfolding . For we child life has always been an
endless unfolding : night unfolding into day , girls unfolding into women , women unfolding
babies from themselves . Why , life itself unfolds into death , and death unfolds to life again.
There is no cause for sorrow or for fear in this . " ( page 118 , paragraph 4 )
Summary !
- The father got angry as Dawan was getting late for the bus . Dawan asked her father about
Kwai . Father told her that Kwai told him , " She's got the whole village seeing her off . Isn't that
enough ? What does need me there for ? "
( page 121 , paragraph 3 )
- Dawan was hurt by Kwai 's words. She thought to herself that there not a single person who
really cared to say goodbye to . She got into the bus !
( page 121 paragraph )
- She then heard a very familiar voice singing a song ! Which was sang by Kwai . Dawan was
very happy to be sent off by Kwai . At the end they sang the song together !
Characters~!
- Dawan
: Brave & Thoughtful !
_ She did not want to visit the Head monk empty-handed and thus, went to the market place
alone to buy a lotus bud.

:Evidence
_ "she had never been to the market by herself"
_ " I'm going to the temple with this lotus"

Characters ~ !
- Bao

: nature-loving

_Bao is a person who sees and knows how to appreciate the beauty of nature.
:Evidence
_"the mud held its roots, the water gave it life and the sun made it beautiful"

Mood !
: DAWAN
- She was very sad about getting seperated with her family since she was leaving to the city !
Evidence ; page 117
" ' Let me cry , grandma , ' she sobbed brokenly . ' Let me cry now and i promise , i wont cry
anymore . Oh , let me cry now ! "
: KWAI
- Hurt about not winning the scholarship and not being able to go for further studies in the city !
Evidence ; page 121
" She ' s got the whole village seeing her off . Isn't that enough ? what else she need me there for
?"
Settings !
Marketplace!
Question of the day :)
1] What does the symbol of the lotus bud represent ?

Quiz :)
Ans : Dawan felt like she wasnt ready to go to the city for her studies as she had some things for
her to complete in the village before going to the city !

Moral Values

A dream for some people may just be fantasy or imaginary people. But in this film
we are taught to not be afraid to dream, we are free to dream and want something
that we want and pursue it to be real.

"Do not be afraid to dream. Because the dream is to plant a seed of hope and
make it come true"

Chapter One:

 Dawan and Kwai sat on the rickety old bridge above the river
 Dawan asked Kwai what would he do if he got the scholarship
 Dawan felt that she would not get the scholarship because she is a girl, instead Kwai
might get the scholarship
 Talked about how unfair it is that the sacks of rice stacked up beneath the house is for
the tax collector
 Their parents thought that it was foolish and wasteful to send girls to school

Chapter Two:

 Teacher asked students what they saw beneath their house in the morning
 Had a long discussion with the students about the landlord taking away sacks of rice
beneath their houses
 A student spotted the headmaster heading to their class and the student shouted "he's
coming"
 Teacher and student immediately pretended that they are having Geography lessons
until the headmaster went away
 Teacher and student discussed what they should do if they won the scholarship
 Teacher announced that Dawan won the scholarship

Chapter Three:

 Classmates surrounded Dawan as soon as they heard that she won the scholarship
 Kwai was unhappy and sad that Dawan won the scholarship instead of him
 Dawan told her family that she got the scholarship and that made her parents angry. Her
father was especially angry and said that she took her own brother's chance away from him.
 Dawan's grandmother however supported her
 Dawan and her grandmother headed to Noi's house and halfway, Dawan's mother
decided to go with Dawan instead of her grandmother

Chapter Four:

 Noi said that going to the city was useless

 Army officer made deal with Noi's family in order not to bring Ghan to the army

Chapter Five:

 Kwai realised that Noi and Ghan do not support Dawan in going to the city
 Kwai came in second in the examination
 If Dawan does not go to the city, Kwai gets to go instead of her

Chapter Six:

 Dawan's father didn't want her to go to the city

 Kwai asked his father if he had won the scholarship, would he allow him to go to the city
 Kwai's dad thought that boys going to the city to futher his studies would be better than
girls

Chapter Seven:
 Dawan went to the marketplace alone and met a girl that sells lotus bud and caged
sparrows
 Dawan realised that the girl, Bao, was the sister of her classmate

Chapter Eight:

 Dawan went to see the old monk

 Dawan's teacher and the old monk are good friends
 Old monk does not really see why Dawan should go to the city school

Chapter Nine:

 Bao allowed Dawan to free a bird for free

 Bao's brother, Vichai, came to the market stall and hit her because she freed a bird for
free
 Kwai stopped Vichai from hitting Bao
 After realising that Bao knew about what happened between Dawan and Kwai, Kwai
wanted to slap Bao
 Kwai pushed Dawan away when she tried to stop Kwai, unfortunately she landed on top
of a pile of broken bird cages, injuring herself
 Cousin Noi helped Dawan with her wound

Chapter Ten:

 Dawan and Kwai were at the river

 Kwai was thinking about Dawan's words, about him being a bully
 Dawan passed Kwai her umbrella caringly as it was raining
 Kwai made a decision

Chapter Eleven:

 Kwai's father heard from his teacher that he got second in the test and was angry at
Kwai for not telling him so
 Father spoke to both Kwai and Dawan together
 Father was very reluctant and unconvinced that Dawan should go to the city school
 After much persuasion from Dawan and Kwai, father finally allowed Dawan to go to the
city school

Chapter Twelve:
 Kwai will miss Dawan once she goes to the city school, no one will be there to watch the
sunrise with him

Chapter Thirteen:

 At first Dawan was unsure if she wanted to leave as she will miss everything in her
village
 After her grandmother talked to Dawan, she decided to go
 When she was boarding the bus to go to the city, Kwai was nowhere to be seen
 Although many people in the village sent her off, she was not happy as Kwai was not
there
 During the bus journey, she saw Kwai on the bridge that they usually went to, he was
waving at her. Bidding goodbye
Synopsis
The story is about a young Thai girl called Dawan who wins a scholarship to study in a city
middle school. She faces the disapproval of her father who thinks that studying is not for girls
and she should give the scholarship to her brother as he is second in the test. Dawan tried
many ways to convince her father to let her pursue her studies. Even though she failed many
times, she manages to convince her father in the end. When the bus arrived, she almost
changed her mind because she was going to miss singing to the dawn. After her grandmother
convinces her, she decides to go.

Dawan went through to convince her father that he should give her a chance to study because it
contains a lot of suspense. When she approaches anyone for help, she keeps on failing but she
never gives up and continues so it makes me curious if she will succeed in her mission.

The story ended with Dawan sitting on the bus going to the city. When she passes the bridge,
she sees her brother, Kwai singing the song that they sing every dawn. Then, she sings
together with Kwai until she cannot see Kwai anymore. Next, she looks at the lotus flower her
grandmother gave her to convince her to go. As she sees it unfold, she becomes more
convinced her grandmother is right, she should go to the city, like the lotus unfolding.

3 ] Why did Dawan ' s father get angry ?

Quiz :)
Ans ; Dawan was getting late for her bus to the city !

4] Do you think Dawan would have convince her family without her grandmother's help ?
- Dawan went to the marketplace alone for the first time in her life. (7)

- Dawan wanted to buy a lotus bud but she didnt have enough money and tried to bargain but
was rejected fiercely (6)

- A girl offered to give her one of her own lotus bud that she picked when she goes swimming
every morning. (1)

-Dawan offered to pay with the ten pennies but Bao refused and insist on giving to her free. (2)

- Dawan took a liking of her new found friend and confided in her that she is going to visit the
Head monk and about her problems (3)

-Dawan found out that Bao is Vichai 's sister and Bao recognised Dawan as the girl "who won
the scholarship" (5)

- Bao suggested that Dawan make more merits by freeing the sparrow before she looks for the
monk (4)

- Dawan promised to look for Bao again after her visit to let her know what happened (8)

Answers!
Answer: It symbolizes a sense of strength and overpowering struggle, overcoming difficulties,
changes in life as lotus flower grew and blossom in muddy waters
Let's get to work !
Final Product : A simple table comparing Dawan & Bao 's character traits.

Ingredients for success:

1) 2 Character's traits each for both Dawan & Bao

2) Evidence from Text

3) Explanation

4) Compare Dawan & Bao!

5) Creativity
Evidence Bank!
DAWAN

EVIDENCE

-"Oh no, I couldn't do that! It wouldn't be fair"

-"I can read now only because I was given a

chance to"

- "I'd loved to free them all!"

- "It's not that people are born smarter or

dumber than one another"

Character Traits

* Stubborn * Grateful

*Humble * Not greedy

* Friendly * Thoughtful

*Intelligent * Fair
BAO
EVIDENCE

-"why don't you take the flower free. It's a present"

-"Keep your money. I got the flowers free anyway. They're not really mine"

- "Well, what are you going to do about it? You are not going to just sit around there, and accept
all this, are you?"
 - "these birds are just dying to be free to soar back into the sky"

Character Traits

* Generous * Stubborn

*Friendly * Not greedy

* Stands up for injustice

*Kind-Hearted * Sincere

The following themes are the major themes found in Sing To The Dawn:
Theme of Patriarchy
Theme of Injustice
Theme of Hope
Theme of Suffering
Theme of loss
Theme of Escape
Theme of Fear

MODEL QUESTION
1. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you like/admire/your favourite
character. Give reason for your choice.
2. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the behavior of a character that you do not
like/hate/dislike. Give reasons for your choice.
3. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you think suffers a lot. Give
reasons for your choice.
4. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that you think is helpful. Give
reasons for your choice.
5. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about characters that work together. Give
examples of how they work together to support your answers.
6. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you would or would not like to
have as a friend. Give reasons for your choice.
7. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you think is
unkind/cruel/wicked/evil. Give reasons for your choice.
8. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that shows responsibility in a
danger situation. Give reasons for your choice.
9. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character who is caring. Give reasons for
your choice.
10. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a civic consious that you think is
interesting. Give reasons for your choice.
11. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that you sympathise with. Give
reasons for your choice.
12. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that is persistent and
determined to help others. Give reasons for your choice.
13. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write how responsility influences a character’s
decisions.
14. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character who is kind. Give reasons for
your choice.
15. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about two characters. Explain how they are
similar and how they are different. Give reasons for your choice.
16. Based on the drama that you have chosen, compare and contrast two characters. Support your
answer by giving evidences from the drama.
17. Based on the drama you have chosen, explain why you find it interesting. Give reasons for your
answer.
18. Do you like the drama you have studied? Explain why you like or dislike the drama.
19. Based on the drama you have chosen write the theme of responsibility and caring. Give reasons
for your choice.
20. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the theme of the drama.
21. Based on the drama The Right Things To Do by Martyn Ford , relate an incident about
responsibility.
22. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about a situation or event where good triumphs over
evil.
23. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a situation that you think is tense. Give
reasons for your choice.
24. Based on the drama that you have studied, write an event which made you happy. Give reasons
for your answer.
25. Based on the drama that you have learnt, write about an event that teaches you a valuable lesson.
Give reasons for your choice.

26. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about an important place where many things happen.
Give reasons for your choice.
27. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the importance of having friends. Give
reasons from the drama to support your answer.
28. Based on the drama that you have studied, write about one thing that you have learned you
should not do. Give reasons for your answer.
29. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about how people should behave towards each
other. Give reasons for your answer.
30. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about one good lesson that you have learned
from it. Give reasons for your answer.

MODEL QUESTION AND RESPONSE

Short Stories - Tanjung Rhu (leaving No Footprint) by MinFong Ho

- Leaving (Changing their Skies) by M.G. Vassanji
Drama - The Right Thing To Do (Five Short Plays) by Martyn Ford
Choose one of the text above and answer the question below.
Write about the moral values you have learnt from the text. Give your reasons with close
reference to the text. (15 marks)

Step 1: Read and understand the question

 moral values- more than one moral values
 reasons - provide more than one reasons
Step 2: Introduction paragraph
 state the text chosen and the author
 write a short synopsis
Step 3: Body paragraph
 Body 1 - reason 1
 Body 2 - reason 2
 Body 3 - reason 3
Step 4 : Conclusion
 Write a suitable conclusion ( refer to the question asked)

A Poison Tree - William Blake

2013/06/07

I was angry with my friend;

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,

Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night.

 Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my garden stole,

When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

MEANING OF DIFFICULT WORDS

1. Wrath - strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.

2. Deceit – distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating

3. Wiles – Trick, trap

4. Veiled – conceal, lacking clarity or distinctness

 POETIC/LITERARY DEVICES

1. Personification

- Waters the wrath with fear

- I told my wrath, my wrath did end

2. Metaphor

-The tree is considered as a wrath/anger

-"Till it bore an apple bright", the apple is a metaphor for the "fruit" of his grudge.

3. Alliteration

-sunned and smiles

-friend and foe

-bore and bright

4. Imagery

- Throughout the poem

5. Irony

-the foe beneath the tree of hatred

6. Repitition

-“I was angry with my friend… I was angry with my foe”

7. Allusion

-"Garden.. apple...tree" alludes to Adam & Eve, the Garden of Eden.

STANZA BY STANZA ANALYSIS
Stanza 1: William Blake speaks of someone, his friend and his foe, whom has he is angry with. When he
says ‘I told my wrath, my wrath did end’ after he said he was angry with his friend, he is saying he was
able to get over being angry with his friend and forgot about it. Although, it is quite the opposite when he
mentions’ I told it not, and my wrath did grow’. Blake is saying that with his enemy, he allowed himself
to get angry, and therefore, his wrath did grow.

Stanza 2: In this stanza, Blake begins to make his anger grow and he takes pleasure in it, comparing his
anger with something, in this case, a tree or plant. The speaker says he ‘sunned it with smiles’ and ‘and
with soft, deceitful wiles’. This means he is creating an illusion with his enemy saying he is pretending to
be friendly to seduce and bring him closer.

Stanza 3: ‘And it grew both day and night’ and ‘til it bore an apple bright’ are meaning that his illusion
with his enemy is growing and growing until it became a strong and tempting thing. His illusion has a
metaphor and it is an apple. After, his foe believes it shines, which means he thinks it’s true and means
something, and takes Blake illusion seriously. ‘And he knew it was mine’ suggests that he really thinks
Blake is his friend.

Stanza 4: Being the last stanza, Blake needed to come up with a conclusion. He has used the two lines ‘in
the morning glad I see’ and ‘my foe outstretched beneath the tree’ to say that his foe finally fell to his
tempting illusion and metaphorically, consumed his poison apple and died. So, obviously, his malicious
intentions were hidden behind illusion and he prevailed over his enemy.