main points for today.
Characterization

-Speech 

-Actions

- Thoughts

This allows you to describe the character more vividly and allows the audience to imagine what it looks like.

Lexile Reading Test

For Those who did not take the reading test today, I have given you all the Userid and password, pls go online to access the test using CHROME browser.

Lexile Reading Programme

Hi Class

Just a reminder that:

1) You can all resit for the the Lexile Reading Test after 30 days;
2) Retain your own individual userid and password. Do not share it with anyone.;
3) Read at least 1 book per term based on the reading list which is recommended to you.

Ms Lam

Reminder

Please remember to bring money for the Boy in Striped Pyjamas book. I am not so sure myself, but just in case, bring $20. (It should be less than that)

The formative narrating thing (requested by Ms Lam)

https://docs.google.com/a/s2013.sst.edu.sg/document/d/1LWi-XfU9xrZSorAuYcctay4aSUDhyVH-uvdeHLRUXrc/edit

Learning Points for 22 January

We had our group presentation on the formative narrative assignment and Ms Lam stated her opinions on some of the groups.

These are some of the pointers..

> Figurative nature

> Most groups had too much imagery, they are to work on their figurative language

>Characterisation: creating characters for a narrative. Characters can be shown by means of description, actions, speech or thoughts etc.

The 2 learning points

Figurative language
Mood

Group Writing - 1st formative narrative

Today's English Lesson

Mood

Post your answers under Comments. Do this with a partner.

Today's lesson

Sorry, for the late post, only got home at 9.30 pm.

Today's lesson: Setting and Mood
Setting: time (era)
             history such as artefacts
             characters live, speak and act

Language used in setting
- inter-related
- complex

Setting can also affect characters by determining the jobs and living conditions, influencing beliefs.

Complication
- what
- why
 
what and why causes the rising action, climax and falling action.
Conflict, identity/crisis, tragedy an quest

Setting & Mood

BSP Activity Group 5

Share with your group the books and movies, which you have read or watched, that portray this tragic time in history.

The book that our group has read is the "Diary Of Anne Frank". It is about her jewish life during World War ll when the Germans took her and her family to one of the concentration camps. Her diary visually explains what is happening in the concentration camps where the Nazis treated the jews very poorly and mean. This book has a similar story based on The boy in striped pyjamas as both of them are telling the story about thousands of jewish lives at the merciless hands of the germans.

What did you learn about life of the Jews at the time?

The jews were living miserably as the Germans were nasty and cruel to them. At that time, the life of the jewish people would be very short as the jews were tortured or killed by the Germans even though they did not do anything wrong. Moreover, the jews were in pain and sorrow as they were separated from their families and they might not see their love ones agin.

Why is it important for us to remember the Holocaust?

It makes people feel shocked that humans at that time can be very cruel or ill-treated to other people. It also makes all of us feel very sad as they not deserve to face any punishments or tortures like this although they were discriminated. This incident would definitely changed the lives of many people as they would understand the consequences of people discriminating one another.

What does prejudice mean to you? What causes it? How can it be prevented or overcome?

To me prejudice is about being judgemental without a direct experience because we are being bias to one group that the other. Moreover, prejudice starts when one think that they are more superior than the other. Hence, the person starts to unfriend and ignore the person. Worst come to worsts, that the main person may convinced others to also discriminate the other kind such as in race, sex, and even facial features. I think that the only way to prevent prejudice is to inform your parents and teachers so that they can discipline the person and the perpetrator would forgive and mingle with the discriminated person.

Characteristics of a Fable	Examples from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Teaches a moral	Bruno was obedient to his mother by listening to her rules and stop interrupting whenever she said so. Hence, Bruno's respect and obedience are morals that we should follow too.
Main characters are broadly drawn	Even though Bruno and Shmuel are from different countries and races, they are still buddies no matter what differences they have. They had a strong friendship as Bruno and Shumel would everyday be at the fence to talk and eat with each other especially for Bruno, as he was so concern for Shmuel that he risked his life to enter the camp to find Shmuel's father.
One character displays a flaw that leads to a downfall	Bruno had a hobby as a discoverer. Back at Berlin, he was overwhelmed with curiosity that he would explore secret rooms and places in their neighbourhood. However, "curiosity kills the cat" and Bruno who was the cat in the idiom was killed in one of the gas chambers due to unfortunate adventure with Shumel at the concentration camp to help find his father.
Highlights what makes us human	Bruno had humanity because he was kind enough to bring as much as he can to give to Shumel as he was hungry. Despite their secret and dangerous friendship, both of them still talked and played together as brothers even though Shumel was a jew and he is a german. They were really determined to help one another in times of need.

Plot Structure by Group 5

Done by: Brian, Zong Han and Ryan Yuen 

BSP Activity Group 6

Share with your group the books and movies, which you have read or watched, that portray this tragic time in history.

"The Diary of a Young girl" is a diary kept by a Jewish girl, Anne Frank in her time in World War 2. It portrays her hiding in secrecy to the time she was brought to the concentration camp in which she died from typhus. Anne Frank was one of the many children in the concentration camps but the fact that she had a diary full of evidence of what was happening around her made it a bestseller. It was very enticing to read this book in a form of a diary. Anne talked about a whole life including her mother and sister, how they managed to stay alive and how the Nazis treated the Jews.

What did you learn about life of the Jews at the time?

They were living in fear and were very cautious as any minute could be the minute of their deaths.They were also in pain and sorrow, having lost their family or friends and were starving with the scarce food given upon them. They also must have felt unhygienic from not having proper baths. And most of them must have been brutally hit by the Nazis so they bore hatred to the Germans. They were afraid to disobey the Nazis and quietly hid their faces. They were also wearing the same clothes for possibly weeks. We can conclude that their lives were tragic and miserable.

Why is it important for us to remember the Holocaust?

During the holocaust, millions of jews were killed just because they were jews. During the Holocaust,The young, the old, and the weak were sent to the gas chambers and then burned in crematory ovens. The Holocaust had a major impact on the world. The Holocaust proved that racism could lead to really cruel acts. During the Holocaust, there were heroes who risked their own lives just to save others, they stood up for what was right. We would not want to forget them as well or else instead of the huge number of 11 million people that were killed during the holocaust, it might have been more. It is important for us to remember the Holocaust as we would never want it to happen again.

What does prejudice mean to you? What causes it? How can it be prevented or overcome?

To me, prejudice means judging people without any reason at all and to me, it is usually used in a negative state. It happens when certain people dislike a certain something, such as religion, race, etc. We can make the change by changing people’s perspectives of certain groups, show them that what they think may not be true, make them learn to respect and accept one another, just the way they are. By doing this, people can be more bonded and not judge a book by its cover.

Characteristics of a Fable	Examples from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Teaches a moral	Bruno had shown good character when conversing with his mother. This helps us to understand how we should respect our elder ones and be more polite.
Main characters are broadly drawn	Bruno and Shmuel were drawn together initially because of the fact that Shmuel was the only child he could play with other than his sister. The fact that they had a lot of differences did not matter because gradually they cared for each other like siblings.
One character displays a flaw that leads to a downfall	Bruno has a strong sense of adventure and exploring but that led to his death after the desire to explore the other side with Shmuel to look for his father
Highlights what makes us human	Ans: Bruno was had humanity. Despite the differences between Shmuel and Bruno, Bruno still brings Shmuel food and talk to Shmuel. Bruno did not care if Shmuel was a jew or not unlike Gretel or Lieutenant Kotler.

Plot Structure Group 6

Orientation

Orientation is the introduction or base foundation for narrative texts. They introduce the characters and visualise the settings. Here they state why the main character went outside and also described his attire. It also showed the character's attitude.

Rising Action

Rising action is the events leading up to the main problem . In here is the main character following the dog into a smoky building.

Climax

The climax is where the complication is. The main character found out people were actually trapped inside the smoky building and tries to open the door which he succeeds in

Falling Action

Falling action is the reaction of the character. When the teacher was about to give him a hug, he cut her off with a shushing motion, meaning he didn't feel noble.


Resolution

Resolution is the solution to the problem. The main character saved everyone in the building which ended up in loads of reporters interviewing him.

Language Features	Examples
Descriptive phrases	Checking me out with his big, goofy, lopsided eyes
Tense	Past tense e.g.”They were talking”
Dialogue	“Would you come out?” I shouted “We’re trapped! The door’s stuck!”
Adjectives	Frigid air, psychotic pug.
Conjunctions	Quite suddenly, Just then
Mental processes (thoughts of the protagonist)	Things like ‘Better than you’, or ‘Contemplating World Dominance’ or ‘Shove off’

Today's lesson

MEAL

Themes	Characters and Specific Examples
Prejudice and Discrimination	1. The Nazi Germans discriminated the Jewish citizen for their beliefs and treated them cruelly. 2. ‘Hey you!’ He shouted, then adding a word that Bruno did not understand. ‘Come here, you— ‘He said that word again, and something about the harsh sound of it made Bruno look away and feel ashamed to be part of this at all.” (Page 75) 3. He thought he was superior compared to Pavel. 4. We should treat everyone with respect.
Childhood and Innocence	Characters that display childhood and innocence are Bruno and Shumel.
Obedience and Conformity	Pavel is obedience to Ralph Hoess. He listen to whatever Ralph Hoess ask him to do.
Humanity	Bruno is kind towards Pavel and Shmuel and often bring food to Shmuel.
Friendship and Loyalty	Bruno

Prejudice and discrimination

Nazi Generals

M: Main Point-  The Nazi Germans discriminated the Jewish citizen for their beliefs and treated them cruelly.

E: Example- ‘Hey you!’ He shouted, then adding a word that Bruno did not
understand. ‘Come here, you— ‘He said that word again, and something
about the harsh sound of it made Bruno look away and feel ashamed to be
part of this at all.” (Page 75)

A: Analysis-  He thought he was superior compared to Pavel.

L:Link -  We should treat everyone with respect.

Childhood and Innocence

Bruno

M: Main Point-Bruno does not understand what is happening around him.

E: Example-“ ‘Heil Hitler,’  he said, which, he presumed, was another way of saying, ‘Well goodbye for now, have a pleasant afternoon’ “ [Page 54]  

A: Analysis-Bruno does not understand certain phrases such as heil Hitler which he thought was another way to say goodbye instead of saluting a nazi dictator and he also mispronounced words such as Auschwitz to out-with and Fuhrer the fury.This proves that he does not understand what is going on during the period of time due to his innocence of childhood.

L:Link -Due to childhood and innocence, people sometimes become unaware about the things happening around them.

Humanity

Bruno

M: Main Point- Bruno is kind to Pavel and Shmuel

E: Example-  Sometimes he brought more cheese and bread with him to give to Shmuel (Page 85 PDF )

A: Analysis-Bruno sneaks food out of the house just to give it to Shmuel

L:Link -

Obedience and Conformity

Pavel

M: Main Point-Pavel listen whatever Ralph said

E: Example-Whenever anyone needed anything , Pavel would bring it immediately (Page 76 PDF)

A: Analysis- Pavel do whatever Ralph said and he does not complain about it

L:Link -

Friendship And Loyalty

Bruno and Shmuel

M: Main Point- Bruno and Shmuel were best friend and would meet at the fence often even though Bruno was not allowed to.

E: Example- “made the long trek along the fence to meet Shmuel, who almost every afternoon was waiting there for him” (Page 132 PDF) This show how loyal Bruno is to Shmuel.

A: Analysis- Bruno would sneak out everyday just to meet up with Shmuel at the fence to talk to each other. Even when its raining.

L:Link - We should always be there for our friends and family when they are alone or in need.