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-NiE ,
5 APRIL 2017
ADVANCED
The right friends
IN October 2010, The Star reported on a survey which stated that a Malaysian had an average of 233 friends on Facebook. Besides that, we apparently spent at least nine hours weekly on this site. Does this still hold water? After all, we now have other social media applications. Well, the one thing we do know for sure from these statistics is that friendship is important. Scientists have shared some interesting facts about friendship. For example, childhood friendships end mostly because of dissimilarity and that animals make friends, too. Friendship is also one of the very first things we learn about.
NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking ● Identify
● Reason
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Connect
that attract
● Invent
A. Problem solving
● Question ● Recreate
Have you found yourself reading comic strips and thinking, “Hey! That’s something my dad would have said!” or “I can see John doing the exact same thing if he was upset!” Often, comic characters take on such characteristics and remind
us of ourselves or people we know. Let’s work on this activity. Select three major characters from different comic strips in The Star. Describe the role of each character. Which character reminds you of someone you know?
● Present
Comic character
Description of role
Who does this character remind you of in reality?
What are some of the traits that make comic characters endearing? Are these traits just as charming in people you know? Run through the list on the right and place a check on the qualities you enjoy in your friends.
B.
Clumsy
Intelligent
Sensitive
Clever
Happy
Sad
Aggressive
Shy
Angry
Confused
Friendly
Loyal
Mischievous
Curious
Fearful
Apathetic
Have a look at this comic strip published in Star2 on Feb 15, 2017. Write five appropriate responses in the blank speech bubble to reflect any of the five traits listed in Section B of the earlier activity.
NiE Activity 2 Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Connect
● Invent
Problem solving ● Recreate
Communicating ● Written
No 1 2 3 4 5
Trait
Garfield’s response