Crafting Stories: Recounting Character Actions

Crafting Stories: Recounting Character Actions, short 1

I. Observations

1. Read the following story:

The Ungraded Essay

- Have you ever seen an ungraded essay before, have you?
I was surprised:
- Was the topic difficult?
- No. The teacher just asked to 'Describe your father reading the newspaper.' One of my classmates said his father doesn't read the newspaper, but then he made up a story and still got 6 marks.
I sighed:
- And the one who got ungraded, how did he describe?
- He didn't describe, didn't write anything at all. He handed in a blank paper to the teacher. When the papers were returned, the teacher was very angry. She asked: 'Why didn't you do the assignment?' He remained silent for a long time. Only later did he say: 'I'm sorry, teacher, I don't have a father.' When she heard him, the teacher was shocked. It turned out his father had sacrificed himself since he was born. The teacher was new to the class, so she didn't know, sir, everyone in the class felt sad. On the way home, someone asked: 'Why didn't you describe someone else's father?' He just bowed his head, tears streaming down his cheeks.
The story of the student with an ungraded essay left me with a pain, but also taught me a lesson about honesty.

By NGUYEN QUANG SANG

(Born (Southern dialect): to be born)

2. Summarize the actions of the student who received an ungraded mark in the story. According to you, what does each action of the student convey?
Answer:
Summarize the actions of the student who received an ungraded mark in the story.
a) Submitted a blank paper.
b) Remained silent, only spoke later (when asked by the teacher).
c) Cried when asked by a friend.
Each of the student's actions above demonstrates his honesty.

3. How are the aforementioned actions narrated?
Answer:
The actions are narrated in the order a-b-c (actions occurring earlier are narrated first, actions occurring later are narrated later).

Beside Lesson Preparation: Retelling Character Actions, students should explore other lessons in the Vietnamese textbook for 4th grade such as Lesson Preparation: Practice Vocabulary and Sentences: Colon or Lesson Preparation: Describe the Appearance of Characters in Narrative Writing to reinforce their knowledge of Vietnamese for 4th grade.

Lesson Preparation: Retelling Character Actions, Short 2

Question 1 (page 21 Vietnamese textbook 4): Read and summarize the actions of the boy who got zero points in the story 'Zero-Point Essay'. According to you, what does each action of the boy signify?

Answer:
a) Actions of the boy:
- During the test: Wrote nothing and handed a blank paper to the teacher
- When papers were returned: Stayed silent until finally murmuring 'Dear teacher, I don't have a father'
- Leaving school: When asked by a friend why he didn't describe someone else's father, he just bowed his head, tears streaming down his cheeks

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