Saturday, July 25, 2009
- Term 3 Week 4 Learning Log -
The lesson the affected me the most was probably the second lesson. We were asked to do an irony worksheet about a poem on the Singapore River. Mr Chua said that the last sentence was suppose to make us aware of what we had lost with the clean up, but I still couldn't understand what it really meant. However, when he showed us a video explaining to us about it, I finally understood. When the government cleared up the Singapore River, they took away the history and memories with it. It was sad to think about it from that direction. I was sure I would cry if I was emotional enough.
We were then asked to complete the worksheet, to compare the old Singapore River and the new one, and I kind of messed up a bit there. However, it was a meaningful experience, and taught us about how we should not look at things from just one side. Like looking at a pyramid, we should not just look from the sides and see the triangle, but we should also look from the top to see the square. That is how literature is suppose to be; we have to look at things in a general and mature manner, to be able to see things that normal people are usually not able to. I suppose this will allow us to be able to understand the whole thing better and see the full and proper picture. Probably it can also teach us to be fair and equal... It seems to be similar to that. Like being in another person's shoes and looking at things differently. But this is indeed an interesting subject; somehow, it seems to be teaching us life lessons too.
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We were then asked to complete the worksheet, to compare the old Singapore River and the new one, and I kind of messed up a bit there. However, it was a meaningful experience, and taught us about how we should not look at things from just one side. Like looking at a pyramid, we should not just look from the sides and see the triangle, but we should also look from the top to see the square. That is how literature is suppose to be; we have to look at things in a general and mature manner, to be able to see things that normal people are usually not able to. I suppose this will allow us to be able to understand the whole thing better and see the full and proper picture. Probably it can also teach us to be fair and equal... It seems to be similar to that. Like being in another person's shoes and looking at things differently. But this is indeed an interesting subject; somehow, it seems to be teaching us life lessons too.
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