Form 5
Literature Module
(2016)
A Poison Tree
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgement
The Writers
Poems
A Poison Tree
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Pictures
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Conclusion
A Poison Tree
PREFACE
This module aimed to help teachers in teaching the new
literature component which was introduced in 2015 for the form
4 at that time. In continuation to it, in 2016, the form 5 is
introduced to another new literature component which
includes two more poems and a novel.
This module is co-produced by secondary school teachers
from PPD Jempol & Jelebu district who are dedicated and
enthusiastic in improving teaching and learning in schools.
Teachers can take this opportunity to make use of this
module for their literature classes. Hopefully, this will help to
enhance the English Language learning and teaching.
Most importantly, this module will be a good resource for
English teachers regardless they are experienced or less
experienced teachers.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all English teachers
who has contributed in producing this module to help teachers
and students especially in teaching and learning the new
literature components.
As one says two heads are better than one, therefore,
with the help from all the teachers involved, this module has
become a reality.
A special note of thanks to Cik Norshahida Shaarim, PPD
Jempol & Jelebu officer, for her guidance and assistance in
coming up with this module.
To all English language panels who were involved in
completing this module, your cooperation and hard work are
very much appreciated.
A Poison Tree
Editor
Noor Fadzillah binti Amran
Writers
Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli
SMK Palong 7
Martina Bong
SMK Pertang
Norhaslina Manap
SMK Bahau
Rimamelati Shamsudin
Shubatra Thangarajoo
SMK Pasoh 2
SMK Bahau 2
A Poison Tree
A Poison Tree
By William Blake
A Poison Tree
Activity 1: Meaning
Paraphrase each stanza in your own words.
In your own words, explain the personas feelings when he sees his enemy has died.
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SUGGESTED ANSWER
Activity 1 Meaning
Paraphrase each stanza in your own words.
William Blake speaks of someone, his friend and his
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.
In your own words, explain the personas feelings when he sees his enemy has died.
Accept any relevant answer.
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Activity 2: Meaning
Match the difficult words found in the poem with the meanings.
Difficult Words
Wrath
Deceit
Wiles
Veiled
Meanings
distortion
of the truth for the purpose of misleading
strong
conceal
trap
duplicity
fierce anger
trick
lacking clarity
fraud
stern
deeply resentful indignation
cheating
distinctness
In your own words, explain how a person should treat his enemy in a suitable manner.
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SUGGESTED ANSWER
Activity 2 Meaning
Match the difficult words found in the poem with the meanings.
Difficult Words
Meanings
distortion
of the truth for the purpose of misleading
strong
conceal
trap
duplicity
fierce anger
trick
lacking clarity
fraud
stern
deeply resentful indignation
cheating
distinctness
Wrath
Deceit
Wiles
Veiled
In your own words, explain how a person should treat his enemy in a suitable manner.
Accept any relevant answer.
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Activity 1: Matching List
Match the following expressions from the text to their poetic devices.
EXPRESSION
1.
2.
3.
4.
POETIC DEVICE
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
metaphor
repetition
imagery
alliteration
personification
diction
contrast
assonance
symbol
irony
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Activity 2: Complete the table
Complete the table below. Find the answers from the poem A Poison Tree
Evidence
Metaphor
Description
Tears/ fears/ smiles/ deceitful wiles
-Image of the tree flourishing and finally
producing a fruit
Stanza 2/3/4
Repetition
- Apple bright
Stanza 3/ 4
Irony
- My garden
Growing Tree usually a positive thing but it
is ironic that a growing tree is compared to
growing anger, something negative
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A Poison Tree
Suggested answers:
Activity 1: Matching list
1
2
3
4
5
D
H
I
A
G
6
7
8
9
10
E
B
J
F
C
Evidence
Description
Metaphor
Stanza 2
Imagery
Stanza 2/3/4
Repetition
Stanza 2/3/4
and
Symbolism
Stanza 3/4
Apple bright
My garden
Irony
title
Growing Tree usually a positive thing but it is ironic that a growing tree is compared to
growing anger , something negative
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Activity 1:
Answer the following the questions
..
3. Why should we be rational and moderate?
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Activity 2:
Answer the following the questions
.
2. Why we should not suppress negative feelings?
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Suggested answers:
Activity 1:
1.
Moral values:
a. Truthfulness
b. Forgiveness
c. Rationality and moderation
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Activity 1:
Write the theme of the poem in the box at the top of the page. Then, write 3
examples (lines) from the poem that demonstrates the theme you selected.
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Activity 2: Circle Map
Complete the circle map below by writing the words used to convey the theme given.
* foe
Anger, revenge,
death
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Activity 3 a: PRE-READING TASK
Look at the word cloud below. This was created using the poem A Poison Tree by
William Blake. Study the word cloud and answer the questions below.
What ideas in the poem are emphasised by the words of the word cloud?
(Frequency of words are increased in size and boldness)
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ANSWERS
Suggested answers (accept any suitable answers)
Activity 1:
Theme: Suppressing anger
Lines: 1. I was angry with my friends
2. I told it not, my wrath did grow
3. My foe outstretched beneath the tree
Activity 2: Circle Map
Foe
Wrath
Deceitful
Poison
Angry
Outstretched
Activity 3 a and 3 b: Accept any suitable answers
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Themes:
1. _________________
_________________
2. _________________
_________________
3. _________________
_________________
Moral values:
1. _________________
_________________
2. _________________
_________________
3. _________________
_________________
Literary devices:
1. Personification:
_________________
_________________
2. Symbol:
_________________
_________________
Setting:
1. Time:
a. ______________
b. ______________
2. Place:
a. ______________
2. In your opinion, does the poison tree exist in real life? If yes, where can you
find the tree?
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Suggested answers:
Activity 1: A Poison Tree organizer
1.
Persona:
A boy/ a girl
(It could be anyone)
Moral values:
Themes:
1. Dangers of
harbouring wrath
and hatred
2. Bottling up ill
feelings
3. Insincerity and deceit
Literary devices:
1. Personification:
The night has veiled
the pole
2. Symbol:
The tree (symbol of
life)
2.
Setting:
1. Time:
a. (In the darkness of
the) night
b. (The next) morning
2. Place:
a. (At the personas)
garden
A Poison Tree
Activity 2: Which line? Which clue?
1.
Match the clues (pictures) with the lines taken from the poem A Poison
Tree
Till it bore an
apple bright
And I sunned it with
smiles
My foe
outstretched
beneath the tree
I was angry with my
friend
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A Poison Tree
Suggested answers:
Activity 2: Which line? Which clue?
Till it bore an
apple bright
And I sunned it with
smiles
My foe
outstretched
beneath the tree
I was angry with my
friend
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MOTHER
B. Write five adjectives to describe Lulu, who has run away from home despite her mothers
LULU
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THE
PERSONA
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Subject:
Things in the room:
1. The persona is asking about
__________
2. Bed with an _____________
and a ________________.
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1.
2.
4.
REASONS
3.
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heard
car
fire
cries
night
daughter
Lulu
pain
shoe
roar
Lulus younger brother wakes up and finds his sister gone. Only her old rag-doll and a ..
are in her room. They indicate that she has left her childhood and previous life behind. From
all the clues, we know that she has run away from home with someone in the middle of the
.. . Her brother heard the sound of people talking and the of the engine late
at night. The engine here suggests that someone drove her away in his .. .
The personas mother is terribly upset and she is grieving. She . and throws the note
that Lulu wrote to her on the . . She must have desperately tried to restrain and control
Lulu for her own safety. But her young . has disobeyed her. Now her mother
bravely bears the . alone. Her son suspects that something is amiss. He feels the pain in
his mothers cry and connects the roar of the engine to Lulu. But when he tells her what he
saw and , she dismisses them and denies that anything is wrong. When he repeatedly
asks where is, she remains silent.
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heard
car
fire
cries
night
daughter
Lulu
pain
shoe
roar
Lulus younger brother wakes up and finds his sister gone. Only her old rag-doll and a shoe
are in her room. They indicate that she has left her childhood and previous life behind. From
all the clues, we know that she has run away from home with someone in the middle of the
night. Her brother heard the sound of people talking and the roar of the engine late at night.
The engine here suggests that someone drove her away in his car.
The personas mother is terribly upset and she is grieving. She cries and throws the note that
Lulu wrote to her on the fire. She must have desperately tried to restrain and control Lulu for
her own safety. But her young daughter has disobeyed her. Now her mother bravely bears
the pain alone. Her son suspects that something is amiss. He feels the pain in his mothers cry
and connects the roar of the engine to Lulu. But when he tells her what he saw and heard she
dismisses them and denies that anything is wrong. When he repeatedly asks where Lulu is,
she remains silent.
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MORAL
VALUES
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ANSWERS
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO LULU?
GIVE FOUR MORAL VALUES THAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE POEM.
WE MUST HAVE A CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR
FAMILY MEMBERS TO
DISCUSS OUR PROBLEMS
EASILY
WE MUST
\\\ LOVE OUR
FAMILY
MEMBERS
MORAL
VALUES
RUNNING AWAY
FROM HOME DOES
NOT SOLVE OUR
PROBLEMS
Now write the first line at the very top of your pad or on the blackboard. Leave at least 1/2"
to 1" of space between each word, and keep everything on one horizontal line.
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What
Theres
has
nothing
happened
in
Lulu,
Mother?
taken place
Mom
occurred
Mama
come up
Mummy
befallen
Ma
her
nil
zero
to
Lulus
bed
but
cot
except
for
berth
an
old
rag
doll
aged
cloth
toy
worn
out
not a
thing
sack
shabby
none
hay
torn
schmatte plaything
tattered
And
by
its
side
Shoe
Why
is
her
window
wide,
mother
The
curtain
flapping
free
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Step 4: Pair-Share
Now have students take the next line and work on it in the same way in pairs,
either on paper or in their journals. Meanwhile, write the next line on the pad
or blackboard in columns, as you did the first. Give the students two or three
minutes to work, then start with the first word of the new line and have them
call out some of the words they came up with. Write them in the columns as
before. Now repeat the reading aloud with the class for a number of the
different variations.
You can now go on and do more lines, or come back and do two lines again
tomorrow. Because poems often have repetitive lines, you can ask the class for
new synonyms, or you can skip lines you've already done.
After you have finished it all, discuss which versions are their favourites and
why, especially if they're good enough to understand the differences between
the connotations of different words.
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Complete the passage below with the most suitable words in the table
below.
highlights
leave
younger
poignant
example
return
language
upset
childlike
knows
gaps
adolescent
truth
attempt
mother
In this poem, the events are seen from the perspective of a child. He happens
to be the________________ (1) brother of Lulu, the elder sister, who runs away from
home. The ________________ (2) of the poem is very simple and truly
_________________ (3). The poem also has a __________________ (4) tone,
especially as a result of the repeated questions put forward by the child to his
__________________ (5). She does not tell the child the _________________ (6)
possibly because she does want the child to be _________________ (7) by the sad
news. Perhaps, the mother ___________________ (8) that is still possible that Lulu
will _________________ (9) home. The poem shows that _________________ (10)
of an innocent child to come to terms with the harsh facts of life. The poem also
_________________ (11) the struggles that mothers face in bringing up their
________________
(12)
children.
There
is
also
several
information
For
________________ (14) the reader has to figure out why Lulu decided to
____________________ (15) the home. What exactly was the argument about that
night?
By : Ms Siti Suriah Binti Mohd Jai (SMK Dato Undang Ali Al-Jufri)
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Question 2
Lulu wrote a note to her mother before she ran away. What do you think
she would have written? Imagine that you are Lulu and complete the note
below.
Dear Mother,
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_______________________________________________________
__________________
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Answers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
younger
language
childlike
poignant
mother
truth
upset
knows
9 return
10 attempt
11 highlights
12 adolescent
13 gaps
14 example
15 leave
Suggested answer:
Dear Mother,
I am very sorry but I have to go away with David. I love him and I want to be with him. I know you
love me very much and you will be disappointed. But I hope you will understand me. I love you too,
mother. Please forgive me, Mother.
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1.
opohabiXne
2.
rWa
4.
hdspienFir
5.
rtiyopuPla
6.
Psmtatiroi
9.
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Answers
War
Friendship
Popularity
Patriotism
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2
3
2
4
3
Down
1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between
parties within a nation
2. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person
3. a friendly relation or intimacy
4. the state, condition, or quality of being free from bias or injustice
Across
1. the quality or fact of being popular
2. an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that
which is foreign or strange
3. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge
4. devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty
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P o p u L a r i t y
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s m
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Down
5. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between
parties within a nation
6. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person
7. a friendly relation or intimacy
8. the state, condition, or quality of being free from bias or injustice
Across
5. the quality or fact of being popular
6. an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that
which is foreign or strange
7. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge
8. devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty
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War
Self-versus
Community
Friendship
Love amongst
family members
Xenophobia
Its true, Pa, Richard said. Ive been writing poetry for a
long time. Ive got a huge stack of it upstairs in a drawer. I
just never showed it to anybody or said anything about it.
We must make peace right here at home. We must
battle our own prejudices and hatred. We must learn to
care about one another, despite our differences in race,
religion, or nationality.
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Its true, Pa, Richard said. Ive been writing poetry for a
long time. Ive got a huge stack of it upstairs in a drawer. I
just never showed it to anybody or said anything about it.
We must make peace right here at home. We must
battle our own prejudices and hatred. We must learn to
care about one another, despite our differences in race,
religion, or nationality.
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PLOT/WORSHEET 1b
Identify the conflicts in the novel and how the characters in the novel resolve the conflicts.
THE CONFLICT
WHY IS
THERE A
CONFLICT?
HOW IS IT
RESOLVED?
HOW DOES
THE
RESOLUTION
AFFECT THE
CHARACTERS?
WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER
THE CONFLICT IS
RESOLVED?
PLOT/WORSHEET
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Suggested answers
THE CONFLICT
He is forced to go hunting
WHY IS THERE
A CONFLICT?
HOW IS IT
RESOLVED?
-He purposely
misfires the deer
and the animal
escapes.
HOW DOES
THE
RESOLUTION
AFFECT THE
CHARACTERS?
-He learns to
deal with the
things that he
does not like
doing and
ensures that he
does not have to
do them again.
WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER
THE CONFLICT IS
RESOLVED?
-His father
understands his
feeling and says
that he does not
have to go
hunting
anymore if he
does not want
to do so.
-He openly
admits the truth
to his father and
does not lie to
him to get out of
trouble.
Rising
action
Falling
action
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
1. Hannah is chosen for the part of lady Liberty whereas Richard is the Doughboy.
2. Mrs. Hansen introduces a poemTrees by Joyce Kilmer who has volunteered to fight in
the war in Europe.
3. Joyce Kilmer is killed in the battle.
4. Everyone in class is shcoked and angry with Mrs. Hansens decision.
5. Richards finds that Hannah is mistreated because she is a German.
6. Richards poem is published in the local newspaper and the war ends.
7. Both, Richard and Hannah declines their roles.
8. The relationship between Richard and his father improves.
9. Richards father tells him that people accuses him of being unpatriotic.
10. The tavern belongs to Hannahs parents is vandalised.
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Answers
PLOT/WORKSHEET 2a
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Rising
action
Climax
Falling
action
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2
Exposition
Resolution
PLOT/WORSHEET 2b
In a novel one event leads to another in a pattern of cause and effect.
Map the sequence of events of the story as a result of cause and effect.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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JUMBLED UP EVENTS
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Worksheet 2
1. T
6. T
1. b
2. F
7. T
2. a
3. F
8. T
3. e
4. T
9. F
4. d
5. T
10. T
5. c
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2. In your opinion why did Joyce Kilmer volunteer for the army?
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3. Why did Richard feel that he had found a hero in Joyce Kilmer?
____________________________________________________________
5. In your opinion, why did Richard write a poem about his father?
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Question C.
1. They did not like poetry.
2. He wanted to serve his country as he was patriotic
3. Joyce Kilmer was brave and he wrote poetry.
4. Joyce Kilmers poems spoke to him directly
5. This was his way of trying to understand his father
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ACROSS
3. the History teacher who keeps the students updated about the war
5. the supportive English teacher
7. a poet, works for the New York Times
10. the main character in the novel
11. Richards older brother ; an ordinary boy
DOWN
1. German girl. Pretty with blue eyes and blonde hair
2. The troublemaker and full of prejudice against the Schermers
4. Richardss eldest sister; loving and patient
6. Richards classmate who is interested in the role of Lady Liberty
8. Hannahs brother who joins the army
9. A loving and understanding father of Richard, Gus and Angie
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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I THINK....
1. Split the class into 2 groups.
2. Cut handout A (make 2 copies). Put all the 6 characters
cards on the board (2 columns, one for each group).
3. Prepare the characteristics cards in 2 different boxes (cut
handout B).
4. Give one characteristics box to each group. Allow the
students time to read all the characteristics and match the
correct characteristics to the right characters. NOTES: this is
only done in group.
5. Next, from each group, students take turn to paste the
characteristics to the characters on the board.
6. When everyone has finished, check the answers.
7. Make copies of handout C- one copy for each student. Tell
students to copy the right answers into the personal note
for reference.
VARIATION
1. Withdraw the fixed sequence of turns and invite students
to play competitively.
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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ACTIVITY 2 (HANDOUT A)
GUS
PA
ANGIE
HANNAH
SCHERMER
JOYCE KILMER
RICHARD KNIGHT
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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ACTIVITY 2 (HANDOUT B)
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
Unseen character
A poet, works for The New York Times
Kind, thoughtful, encouraging and brave
Honest
A loving and understanding father
Stout, dark and brawny
A man of few words
A practical and hardworking farmer
Determined: enlist in the army
Insensitive
Loving and patient
# teachers may refer to any workbook for the characters traits
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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RICHARD KNIGHT
JOYCE KILMER
HANNAH SCHERMER
GUS
ANGIE
PA
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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Answers
Activity 1
Across
Down
3 Mr Higby
5 Mrs Hansen
7 Joyce Kilmer
10 Richard Knight
11 Gus
1 Hannah Schermer
2 Abner Lewis
4 Angie
6 Peggy
8 Otto
9 Pa
Activity 2
RICHARD KNIGHT
- the main character who likes to write
poetry
- Kind, sensitive and sympathethic
- Creative and artistic
- Pale, slender, tall with blonde hair,
resembles his mother
- Brave and true to his principles
- Hardworking, humble and helpful
JOYCE KILMER
- a famous poet, a friend of Richard and died
in German during war
- Unseen character
- A poet, works for the The New York Times
- Kind , thoughtful , encouraging and brave
- Honest
HANNAH SCHERMER
- Richards classmate
- Richard's neighbour.She is an American
German
- Beautiful, with blue eyes and blonde hair
like corn silk
- Sensitive and supportive
- Intelligent and helpful
GUS
- Richards elder brother
- Determined: enlist in the army
- Insensitive
ANGIE
- Richard's older sister
- Loving and patient
PA
- Richard's dad
- A loving and understanding father
- Stout, dark and brawny
- A man of few words
- A practical and hardworking farmer
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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ACTIVITY 3: HANDOUT A
Chapter 4
I enjoyed your letter... You mustnt let fear of ridicule imprison you
...be strong!
Chapter 3
Slowly he picked up his pen...he had already made his decision. He
signed his name.
Chapter 6
When Hannah finished reading her essay, he applauded loudly. But
he realised, he was the only one clapping.
Chapter 7
She declined the role of Lady Liberty after many students were angry
about her selection for the role.
Chapter 8
She baked cookies with nuts and raisins in them, while her mother
knitted a scarf to Mr Kilmer for Christmas.
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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Evidences
Richard
Knight
Characters
Hannah
Schermer
Elaboration/Details
Joyce
Kilmer
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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Activity 3
No
Evidences
Characters
Joyce kilmer
Chapter 3
Slowly he picked up his pen...he had already made his
decision. He signed his name.
Richard Knight
Chapter 6
When Hannah finished reading her essay, he applauded
louldy. But he realised, he was the only one clapping.
Richard Knight
Chapter 7
She declined the role of Lady Liberty after many students
were angry about her selection for the role.
Hannah Schermer
Chapter 8
She baked cookies with nuts and raisins in them, while her
mother knitted a scarf to Mr Kimler for Christmas.
Hannah Schermer
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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Activity 4 - Handout A
Richard is dark and browny. (TRUE OR FALSE?)
Richard looks like his mother. (TRUE OR FALSE?)
Richard is the youngest of 3 siblings. (TRUE OR FALSE?)
Richards English teachers name is ___________.
What is the name of the German girl?
Who wrote the poem, Trees?
Who is Joyce Kilmer?
Describe 2 physical traits of Gus.
Gus insists to join the war even though Pa does not allow it. This shows that Gus is...?
Give one evidence to show that the Schermers are patriotic Americans.
Give one evidence to show that the Schermers are patriotic Americans.
Pa is a supportive father. Give one example from the novel.
Richard is described as someone who is brave and true to his principles. Give 2
examples.
When Hannah decides to turn down the offer as Lady Liberty, it shows that she is
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Richards English teachers name is ___________.
By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
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By : Ms Nurul Amirah Mohd Azam (SMK Alam Beraja) & Ms Aziratulsyida Mohd Razli (SMK Undang Jelebu)
How does the setting (place and time period) affect or contribute to the
plot of the story?
By : Ms Nurul Nadiah Mohd Nasir(SMK Bandar Baru Serting), Mr James Thong Wai Meng & Ms Shahrizad bt
Abdul Samad (SMK Teriang Hilir)
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3. How does the setting (place and time period) affect or contribute to the plot of
the story?
(Any relevant answer acceptable)
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Abdul Samad (SMK Teriang Hilir)
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PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2
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PICTURE 3
PICTURE 4
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Abdul Samad (SMK Teriang Hilir)
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ANSWER KEY
PICTURE 1
In the woods, where Richard, Gus and Pa went for hunting.
PICTURE 2
The battle trenches where American soldiers fight.
PICTURE 3
Richards classroom where he reads and writes the poem.
PICTURE 4
The Knights farmhouse where Richard and his father work on
together.
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COLUMN A
COLUMN B
Pa
Mrs
Hansen
3. Open countryside for horseback riding and cattle herding
Gus
Roland
Mr
Garrison
6. The football field
Schermers
Angie
8. El Carney, Cuba
deer
9. A farmhouse kitchen
Richard
Joyce
Kilmer
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Abdul Samad (SMK Teriang Hilir)
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By : Ms Nurul Nadiah Mohd Nasir(SMK Bandar Baru Serting), Mr James Thong Wai Meng & Ms Shahrizad bt
Abdul Samad (SMK Teriang Hilir)
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Ex : Family Love
dear mr
kilmer :
moral
values
Choose one value and relate the value to our daily life.
poem
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1. War
benefits no
one
2. Family
Relationships
3. The
gift of
Friendship
4. Be
creative
5. The
value of
Education
6. Stand
firm in
what you believe
in
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MORAL VALUE
Ex : We must
always stand
firm in what
we believe in
EXPLANATION
Richard was friends
with the Schermers
despite receiving a lot
of pressure to stay
away from them.
TEXTUAL
EVIDENCE
Chapter 6/7 ( pg 78, 79)
When Hannah finished
reading, Richard clapedHe
was the only student in the
classroom applauding
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ANSWERS:
ACTIVITY 1
(Accept any possible answers)
ACTIVITY 2
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (E) 5. (F) 6. (A)
ACTIVITY 3
Suggested Answers
MORAL VALUE
Ex : We
must always
stand firm in
what we
believe in
We must have
integrity
We must
support
family
through thick
and thin
EXPLANATION
TEXTUAL
EVIDENCE
Pictures
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CONCLUSION
This module shows that teachers from Jempol and
Jelebu can work hand in hand in order to come out with
great ideas for the development of English language.
Hence, with fun activities to do during the literature lesson,
it is hoped that students are able to understand and learn
better.
This teacher collaboration will hopefully bring great
results to the teaching community. Therefore, more
collaboration between teachers from Jempol and Jelebu
as well as teachers from all around the globe should be
carried out from time to time in order to produce more
creative materials that may be used in the classrooms.
Thank you for your support.