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PLOT Chapter 3

-The chapter begins with a description of the town as a biological organism with a mysterious nervous system of communication
-Soon the news of Kino’s pearl sweeps through the townsfolk, the priest, the doctor, the beggars and the pearl buyers.
- Each person responds with greedy self interest, calculating how he may acquire the share of profit
-The town is filled with envy something black and evil is instilled in the town, like the poison of the scorpion.
The Vision

The music of the pearl and the Song of the Family mingle and both are good
Kino sees visions in the translucent surface of the pearl
- sees himself married to Juana in church
- He sees fine clothes and a new Winchester rifle.
- envisions Coyotito to be well dressed,
sitting in a schoolroom and
learning to read.

The Visit By the Priest

-The priest comes to see Kino and
reminds him that he is named after a great man
-Kino hears the music of evils but does not know where it comes from.
-The priest reminded him of his duty to the church and praises him for wanting to marry Juana in the church and blesses them before he left.

The Visit by the Doctor

-The doctor visited Kino and suggested that the scorpion’s venom may still be inside Coyotito.
-Only he the doctor could save the child with his superior knowledge
-Kino is enraged. He suspects the doctor is lying but is fearful.
-The doctor shows them false evidence of poisoning.
-He skillfully administer a drug
-He promises to return in an hour
-Kino buries the pearl in the dirt.

The Doctor Returns

-The drugs administered by the doctor begins to take effect and the baby becomes very ill.
-Kino remembering the drug , hears the Song of Evil which drowns out Juana’s crooning Song of the Family.
-The doctor returns and administer the antidote.
-Bringing up the subject of payment the doctor tricks Kino into revealing, with the flick of the eye,the hiding place of the pearl.

The First Attack

-Kino listens to the night sound fearfully.
-He changes the hiding place of the pearl and
-They sleep and Kino dreams.
-His dream turn to darkness and the song of evil awakens his every sense of danger
-He senses the presence of an intruder in the house.
-He drives the intruder away after striking him with a knife. He receives a blow in his head.

Dawn: The Beginning of a New Day.

-The new day begins with the crowing of the roosters
-The waves makes morning music.
-Kino digs up his pearl and stares at it.
-He sees the pearl as a reflection of a holy candle and hears the music of the sea
-Both Juana and Kino begin the new day with hope

PLOT Chapter 1&2

1. THE NEW DAY
-Kino and Juana awaken at dawn.
-Juana tends to her fire.
-She prepares a simple breakfast of corn cakes.
-She croons a simple ancient song of her people.
-Kino goes out to survey the morning.

2.THE SCORPION EPISODE

-Juana and Kino saw a scorpion moving down the rope which support the baby’s hammock
- The song of Evil rises in his mind almost drowning the Song of the Family.
- Juana whispers prayers.
- Kino steadily approaches.
- The baby laughs, shakes the rope
- The scorpion falls, stinging the baby’s shoulder.
- Kino destroys the scorpion.
- The neighbours, alarmed by the baby’s screams run to the hunt.
- Juana wants to get a doctor.
- The doctor will not come to a poor home, she decides to take the baby to him.

3.The procession to the doctor’s house

oJuana carries Coyotito followed by Kino.
oJuan Thomas, Apolonia and the neighbours followed.
oThe newcomers from the outskirts and four beggars from front of the church followed too.
o The beggars correctly anticipate the doctor will refuse to treat Coyotito.
o With mixed fear and rage, Kino sounded the knocker at the gate.
o The native servant refuses to speak “the old language” choosing to answer Kino in the tongue of the enemy.

4. The encounter between Kino and the doctor

•The doctor’s bedroom is furnished with luxurious furniture.
• He is sitting in bed, sipping hot chocolate and dreaming of his short glorious stay in Paris.
• The doctor sends the servant to find out whether Kino can pay for the treatment.
• Kino offers his eight misshapen, valueless pearls and is turned away.
• Humiliated, Kino’s fury explodes in a futile crushing blow of his fist on the gate.
• The crowd is aware of Kino’s public shame.

CHAPTER 2
1.THE BEACH

ØThe chapter starts with a lengthy description of the beach.
Ø The graceful canoes are in the background.
Ø Kino and Juana come to the shore and to Kino’s canoe which is the one thing of value in his world.
Ø It was a symbol of security and a guarantor of his capacity as a provider for his wife and child.
Ø Juana places a damp poultice made of seaweed on Coyotito’s wound. This is a traditional cure.
Ø She has prayed that they will find a pearl for which to hire the doctor to cure the baby.
Ø Kino and Juana go to the sea to find oysters.

2. UNDER THE SEA

-Kino moves cautiously in the water as he searches for oysters.
- The Song of the Sea and The Song of The Pearl mingle in his head.
- He sees a very large ancient oyster lying by itself.
- He takes it.
- In the canoe, Kino superstitiously opens the small oysters first and finally he cuts open the great oyster.
- Inside lies an enormous perfect pearl.
- Juana examines Coyotito and is pleased to see his shoulder is healing in response to the seaweed poultice.

L O V E-1 of the most touching stories that i hv ever heard‏

I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back. The boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll.'Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Granny,are you sure I don't have enough money?''The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look a round. She left quickly.The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas.She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.'I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.But he replied to me sadly. 'No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.'His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''My heart nearly stopped.The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.'Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me.''I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.'Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we checkagain, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?'''OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!'Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'''I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose.'''My mommy loves white roses.'A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started.I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a youngwoman and a little girl.The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a criticalstate. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on thelife-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body o f the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister isstill, to this day, hard to imagine.And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

Lets revise on the Newspaper Report format

WHAT ARE HEADLINES?
Headlines summarise the essence of the news, or in simple words, what the news is all about.
Headlines are meant to attract attention and sell newspaper. Note that headlines:
· Are not in full sentences.
· Are sometimes sensational or meant to shock people
· Appeal to emotions
· Present a fact of interest to the public or give information
· Can be humorous
Examples of headlines
Flyovers to beat jams.
Tyson Gets Down to Business.
Man repays ‘blood debt’.
Clerk killed in hit-and-run.
Newcomers steal the show.
Air Stunt Ends in Tragedy

TASK 1:
Air Stunts Ends in Tragedy
By Alan Morris
SYDNEY, Mon: A pilot performing at an air show yesterday failed to recover from an aerobatic manoeuvre and his place crashed, killing him, officials said. The crash occurred at Schofield Airport, 40km west of Sydney. – AP.

THE 5 WH’S OF A ‘ LEAD ’ PARAGRAPH

Every ‘lead’ paragraph must answer the 5 Wh’s:-
WHERE
WHAT
WHEN
WHO
WHY

Example
Note the breakdown of the ‘lead’ sentence to answer the 5 Wh’s, or how a ‘lead’ sentence should answer the 5 Wh’s.


WHEN
WHERE
WHO
WHAT
WHY

Tue; about midnight yesterday

K.L ; 21 km Puchong Road

An unidentified Indonesian
( in mid-thirties)

was found

dead ( with a slash wound at the back of his head)

Man found dead with slash wound

KUALA LUMPUR , Tuesday – An unidentified Indonesian, in his mid-thirties, was found with a slash wound at the back of his head at the 21km Jpuchong Road, Kuala Lumpur, about midnight yesterday.

HOW to describe a character

DESCRIBE THIS GORGEOUS GUY :)

Characters can be described in different ways:
- Say it directly :
Arman had an innocent look but a cruel heart. There was evil in his eyes. Everone was afraid of him.
- Let actions speak about his character :
Arman looked around quickly and then kicked the cat. Then, he pointed his finger at his poor mother and shouted !
- Tell his inner thoughts :
“ I hate all human beings ! They deserve to die !” said Arman angrily.

-Tell what others think :
The neighbours said they did not trust Arman at all. To them, Arman was a good-for-nothing drug addict
-Tell what others say :
“ Believe me, I would not even trust my grandmother with Arman, “ the shopkeeper complained.

Do & Don'ts in writing

- Take time to choose the topic. A careful choice is very important.
- Do not write out of topic
- Always plan before writing
Make sure you write in paragraph (6 paragraphs)
- Do not write a very long essay ( more mistakes & not enough time)
- Good grammar gives good impression
- Neat handwriting gives good impression
- Always check for grammatical errors
- Do not use malay words
- Watch your time carefully ( 45 minutes)
- Do not use liquid paper. Just cancel (neatly) your mistakes.
-NEVER GIVE UP !

check this out ! sample of formal letter

Study the format as well as the language & tone

Question
You are dissatisfied with your school canteen. You decide to write to your principal, complaining about the following :

- food not covered; a lot of flies
- food served not fresh
- too expensive
- workers rude to students
- plates not washed properly
- same menu served daily

This is a formal letter. Write out the letter in an appropriate format.

Sample letter

Badtrisya bt. Azrin
SMK (P) St. Mary,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50300, Kuala Lumpur.
_________________________________________________________

Pn. Nora bt. Sidek
SMK (P) St. Mary,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50300,
Kuala Lumpur. (underline) 3rd JULY 2006

Dear Madam,

Unsatisfactory School Canteen (underline this)

On behalf of the students of 5 Science 1, I would like to lodge a complaint about the school canteen.

2. First and foremost, the food served is not covered and flies can be seen hovering over the food. This may lead to food poisoning. There were also a few cases where students found dead flies in the food they bought.

3. Moreover, the food served is not fresh. The nasi lemak turns bad by the time the afternoon session’s pupils have their recess. In fact, a few of us were down with diarrhoea after consuming food from the canteen.

4. Apart from that, the food is also too expensive. A small plate of fried rice costs RM1.50 and many students who are poor cannot afford it. Besides that, the canteen workers are also rude to students. They are not friendly at all and one can even hear them using abusive language.
5. Another complaint is that the plates are oily and not washed properly. Some of the cutleries are also dirty and oily. This is not hygienic at all.

6. Last but not least, the same menu is served day in and day out. The students are bored with fried rice and nasi lemak.

7. Thus, we would like to suggest that the canteen serves a variety of food at a cheaper price. The canteen also should have proper food covers to protect the food from flies and dust. We sincerely hope that you will take prompt action regarding the canteen.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

____Badtrisya___
(BADTRISYA BT. AZRIN)
Monitor of 5 Science 1