NiE Life 2017 (Vol 461)

Vol 461

WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2017

Tel: 03 7967 1388 Fax: 03 7955 4039 thestar.com.my/education

Intermediate Minding your P’s and Q’s

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Advanced Do as I say, not as I do?

BRATs The power of reaching out

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Attention all secondary school students! An exciting photojournalism contest is coming your way.

Look out for the contest template on April 12.

Supported by the Ministry of Education

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Elementary Respect

Note to the teacher

century learning skills

OUR children are riding the great wave of technology today. They now have facts and procedures at their fingertips.

Teachers have to equip their students with a new set of skills that allow them to thrive in today’s global economy.

The activities in The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education pullout combine literacy skills with content to build this set of skills.

The key below indicates the skills integrated into the activities in this pullout.

golden rule

HOW would you like to go to a school or live in a community where people are nice to you?

When people treat you with respect, the world becomes a better place to live in. How do we achieve that?

There’s one golden rule and it’s about treating people the same way you wish to be treated.

NiE Activity 1 Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Connect ● Brainstorm ● Invent

It doesn’t matter if we live in a diverse nation that’s made up of different cultures, languages or backgrounds. Being with people who are different makes for variety. Life becomes more interesting!

But in order to get along with people, we need to respect each other. Everyone wants to be treated nicely! The board

below lists a few ways you can learn to treat people better but a keyword has been removed from each sentence. Scan The Star for an appropriate word to fill in.

Finally, check your answers with the suggested ones.

Discuss all your answers as a class with your teacher – you’ll never know how much more you can discover!

• Don’t make ____________ of people.

• __________ to others when they speak.

• ____________ other people’s opinions.

● Identify

• Be __________ of people’s likes and dislikes.

● Reason

• Don’t __________ people.

● Measure ● Organise

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent

Problem solving

Suggested answers:

Creative thinking

fun / Listen / Value / considerate / tease

Critical thinking

NiE Activity 2 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason

Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect

● Question ● Recreate ● Present

Learn something from the other person.

Communicating ● Oral

Show interest and appreciation for other people’s cultures and backgrounds.

There are also many other ways we can show our friends that we respect them. Think of one way you show your respect to someone. Volunteer some of your answers in class. You can read many such stories in The Star, too. In pairs, look through the newspaper for a suitable story or picture that depicts how this learning point is being shown.

Share some of your findings as a class.

Don’t practise prejudices and racist attitudes.

● Question ● Research ● Recreate ● Present

Communicating ● Oral ● Non-verbal

Paste picture or headline of story here

Paste picture or headline of story here

Paste picture or headline of story here

● Written ● Aural

Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise ● Attain goal nie editorial manager: SHARON OVINIS senior nie executive: ROWENA CHUA writer: S. SIVAM layout designer: SHOBA illustrator: HASSAN BAHRI To order The Star for NiE lessons, call: Sundarrajan 03-7967 1388 ext 1437 or 016-288 3682 We welcome feedback; write to: Star-NiE, Star Media Group, 15 Jalan 16/11, 46350 Petaling Jaya or e-mail us at: starnie@thestar.com.my

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NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason

Friendship is in our hands Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent

● Question ● Research ● Recreate ● Present

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IS there someone in your life now whom you deeply respect? Who is that person? Why do you respect this person?

Someone you respect could be your parent, sibling, neighbour or even teacher! What makes this person different? How does this person treat you and the people around you? Does he do it with care and courtesy? He quite likely makes you feel worthy and that makes you feel good about yourself, too!

My name is ………………………………..

I can be a good friend to you because …

NiE Activity 2 This is a list of words. They are synonyms for the word “respect”.

The vowels have been removed. Fill in the vowels in the correct spaces to complete the puzzle.

Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise

Problem solving ● Question ● Recreate

EXAMPLE

How can you make someone feel good? What characteristics must you have to be a good friend?

Trace the outline of your hand onto the space provided. Next, think of five strengths you bring into a friendship. You can use phrases like “Keep promises” or “Be kind”. But at least three words must be taken from The Star.

Cut out the words or phrases and paste them on each “finger”. Once everyone has completed this activity, cut out the picture of your “palm” and paste it on the notice board.

The class can do a gallery walk to check out everyone’s friendship strengths. Don’t forget to write your name in big, bold letters. You should be proud of your great qualities!

1. _ s t _ _ m

2. h _ n _ _ r

3. r _ g _ r d

4. v _ l _ _

5. c h _ r _ s h

6. _ p p r _ c _ _ t _

7. _ d m _ r _

8. p r _ _ s _

Next, read these articles that appeared in The Star. Fill in the synonym that best fits the following passages:

Passage 1

Passage 2

Passage 3

PETALING JAYA: The “Ah Moi” in that famous MyEg advertisement is going places. Malaysian actress Sarah Lian has won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Los Angeles Film Awards (Lafa) for her role as Anna in Dax Phelan’s directorial feature film Jasmine. “I won Best Supporting Actress at LA Film Awards! Thank you to the LA Film Awards for such an _________!

IN the wake of Carrie Fisher’s death, Lucasfilm says it won’t digitally recreate Carrie Fisher in upcoming Star Wars projects. They added: “Carrie Fisher was, is, and always will be a part of the Lucasfilm family. She was our princess, our general, and more importantly, our friend. We are still hurting from her loss.

We ______ her memory and legacy as Princess Leia.

Before setting off on your trip, get to know local cycling groups in your destination country. If you’re staying with hosts, be sure to bring gifts from your home country that they might __________.

1. esteem 2. honour 3. regard 4. value

Answers:

5. cherish 6. appreciate 7. admire 8. praise

Passage 1: honour Passage 2: cherish Passage 3: appreciate / value

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INTERMEDIATE Respect

A way of

RESPECT ca n include m any elemen respect for ts: self, others a nd causes.

Having resp ect for othe rs means accepting th at o but that they ther people are differe nt are just as im you feel you portant as are.

Respecting yourself me an stand up fo r yourself. Yo s that you u don’t allo yourself to w be talked in to doing something that you kn ow is wrong that you fee or l uncomfort able with.

When you re spect a cau se, you rega other value rd s and you d o your best your life by to live these value s.

NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise

Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect

● Question ● Recreate ● Present

Have you seen anybody mistreated for being different?

Are some students ridiculed at your school? Why? What do they get picked on about? Is it about their height, weight, appearance, disability, accent, skin colour, etc.?

Communicating

Collaborating

● Oral

● Listen ● Contribute respectfully

● Written ● Aural

A teenage girl in India was kicked out of school after an incurable medical condition turned her skin scaly and red, causing her classmates to complain, the daily also reported.

The 16-year-old girl became affected by erythroderma or “red man syndrome”, which causes the skin to dry out and turn reddish all over the body. The skin condition cannot be fully cured yet but medical treatment is available to keep it under control, which her parents cannot afford.

Despite the family’s appeals, the school management booted her out, citing complaints about her “snakelike” appearance.

The Star, Jan 31, 2017

Read the story above that appeared in The Star. Next, answer these questions based on the story in the passage. Finally, share some of your opinions as a class.

1. Exactly how do you think this student was picked on? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. How do you think this student felt about this? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. How do you feel about it? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. How does that kind of behaviour affect the climate in your school? ______________________________________________________________

5. How would you react and what would you do if one of your friends was affected by the “red man syndrome”? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. Do you think your friend would be expelled from school, too? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. What would it take to prevent things like this from happening in that particular school? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

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NiE Activity 2 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise

Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent

● Question ● Research ● Recreate ● Present

Communicating

Collaborating

● Oral

● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise ● Attain goal

● Non-verbal ● Written ● Aural

Spielberg: Be the movie heroes of real life In a world full of villains, Harvard University graduates must become the heroes, filmmaker Steven Spielberg told the 2016 class during a commencement address.

Spielberg invoked stories from his films and his life as he encouraged the graduates to take on the world’s woes. “A hero needs a villain to vanquish, and you’re all in luck,” he said. “This world is full of monsters. There’s racism, homophobia, ethnic hatred, class hatred. There’s political hatred and there’s religious hatred.”

The answer, he told graduates, was to question voices of authority, to seek “defining character moments” in their own lives and to learn from the past. He shared how he was bullied as a child for being Jewish, and he warned that anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise.

To combat them, he urged students to listen to others’ stories and to share their own.

“The only answer to more hate is more humanity,” he said. “We have to replace fear with curiosity.”

The Star, May 28, 2016

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Minding your P’s and Q’s HAVE most of us forgotten how to be polite to each other, and how to be courteous to people we meet and serve? Is the current generation guilty of not teaching the millennials the simple rules of minding their P’s and Q’s? Forget about giving another a “smile”. Do you agree that we seem to have forgotten how to say “please”, “thank you” and “excuse me”?

NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason

Creative thinking

Problem solving

Communicating

● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent

● Question ● Research

● Aural

● Oral

In groups of five, cut pictures from The Star depicting different people participating in a variety of activities that show respect. Then, glue these pictures on to a manila board. Next, share as a class, the types of activities or pictures your team has found. Mount the posters under the heading “Ways We Show Respect”.

NiE Activity 2 Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Identify ● Reason ● Organise

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent

● Question ● Research ● Recreate ● Present

Communicating

Collaborating

Critical thinking How easy was it to complete the NiE activity above? Do you think we Malaysians have lost our sense of courtesy? Read the following article by Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye that was published in the Views section of The Star on Jan 31, 2017.

● Oral ● Non-verbal ● Written ● Aural

● Listen ● Contribute

respectfully

● Compromise ● Attain goal

Malaysians are not minding their manners

NiE Activity 3 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Organise

Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Connect ● Invent

● Present

Turn on the radio these days and you can hear many of these non-commercial ads dedicated to promoting basic social etiquette, ranging from minding our P’s and Q’s, to obeying simple traffic rules and, yes, even flushing the toilet after every use.

Write a non-commercial ad for the skit your group portrayed in NiE Activity 2. End your skit with this non-commercial community message to encourage respect.

Communicating ● Oral ● Non-verbal

Based on my observations, courtesy, politeness, patience, humility, tolerance and respect have yet to become our way of life.

Many schoolchildren these days are not even prepared to say “thank you” when they are presented with rewards in recognition of their achievements. Many do not seem to practise courtesy despite learning it in school.

I have on several occasions given out certificates or awards to students to recognise their academic achievements and, with the exception of a few, most of them just walked away without saying “thank you”. They seem to take things for granted.

It is not unusual to see inconsiderate drivers obstructing yellow boxes on the roads and parking in areas not designated for them, such as parking spots for the disabled and near fire hydrants; and people littering in public places, vandalising public property, jumping the queue and not saying “sorry” even when mistakes are made.

Other discourteous behaviours include smoking in non-smoking areas, spitting in public and not giving up seats to the elderly, disabled and pregnant women. The list can go on and on.

With the integration of digital technology in our daily lives, people have also become more selfabsorbed and not interested in those around them. Family members engrossed with their mobile phones or tablets over family meals is a normal sight in restaurants and homes in Malaysia.

In groups of five, develop a short skit about respect. Pick one of the situations depicted in the article where Malaysians are not minding their manners.

Each skit should show the group portraying both sides of the coin. One skit will show the unruly behaviour; while the other will show the situation in a respectful manner. After the designated preparation time, each group will take turns presenting the skit to the class.

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ADVANCED Respect

NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise

Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect

Problem solving ● Question ● Research ● Recreate ● Present

Do as I say, not as I do?

AMERICAN writer James Baldwin once said, “Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they never fail to imitate them.” How is this applicable to the way children perceive respect?

People show respect in many ways. They speak and act kindly, and avoid insults and cruel comments. Even if they may not share the same beliefs, likes or dislikes, they still demonstrate respect.

Communicating ● Oral ● Aural

Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise ● Attain goal

A teenager and her friend had a tough time when they tried to pray at a surau in a popular supermarket.

The girl, only known as Arabella, tweeted her encounter with a woman who harassed her and her friend while they were trying to pray. The location of the surau was undisclosed.

“I walked into the surau with a teenager who had dyed blonde hair and was wearing a short dress.

“When we entered, several women in the surau stared at us as they probably thought the blonde wasn’t a Muslim,” she wrote on her Twitter.

The woman then pulled their prayer garments off and refused to let them pray.

“I spoke nicely and asked if both of us could pray but she refused (to let us),” said Arabella.

She shrugged it off and tried to pray again, but the woman pulled her hair, causing Arabella to fall.

Someone then stepped in to calm things down.

Here’s a story that appeared in The Star’s Other News & Views section on Feb 6, 2017. After reading the story, talk about specific actions from a character or certain main characters that either demonstrated or did not demonstrate respect.

In your opinion, how should a case like this be handled so that no untoward incidents happen in the future?

Discuss your opinions in groups of four. Once the discussion is completed, each group takes turns to summarise the team’s conclusion. Remember to justify your reasoning based on facts, as well.

NiE Activity 2 Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason

Out of respect

Creative thinking ● Connect

Here are three idioms using the word “respect”. Each idiom has a slightly different meaning when used in this way.

Pay one’s respects to

Show some respect

Read the short excerpts taken from The Star. Then, decide which meaning fits most accurately. Discuss your answers as a class.

As the deal was completed on Sunday, West Ham co-owner David Sullivan expressed his “sincere disappointment that Dimitri Payet did not show the same commitment and respect to West Ham that the club and fans showed him”.

MIRI: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) branches and divisions celebrated Chinese New Year modestly and without lavish fanfare out of respect for the late Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

“We only cook Hainanese dishes with chicken rice as the main dish during the reunion dinner and on the first day of Chinese New Year as it was my grandparents’ tradition to do so,” he said.

After his grandparents passed away, his family continued the tradition by visiting his uncles to pay their respects to them.

STORY 1: ………………………………………………………………………

STORY 2: ………………………………………………………………………

STORY 3: …………………………………………………………………………

Answers: Story 1: B Story 2: C Story 3: A

A. Means to honour someone B. Means telling someone to behave respectfully C. Means to show consideration

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Ownership, respect and responsibility

TAKING pride in the neatness and orderliness of your room is something you may have found your parents trying to instil in you. The ripple effect is intended to spill over into simple gestures like washing your own cup after use or rather picking up after yourself. How impressed would your neighbour be if you placed your shoes neatly at the front door when you paid him a visit as opposed to simply tossing your shoes in a pile!

What’s the importance of being good stewards of other people’s and your belongings? It all boils down to living the golden rule. As Wikipedia puts it: It’s the law of reciprocity. It is the principle of treating others as one would wish to be treated oneself. It is a maxim of altruism seen in many human religions and human cultures.

NiE Activity

Learning to respect property can be broken down into the following: • Ask before borrowing something, instead of taking it without permission • If you do borrow something, take care of it as if it were your own • If you break something, own up to it with an apology, then repair or replace it.

Story 1: Vandals target fire hydrants KUCHING: The state Fire and Rescue Department has spent over RM2.5mil in the past six years to repair 2,599 broken fire hydrants due to vandalism.

State Fire and Rescue Department director Nor Hisham Mohammad said the department spent an average of RM400,000 over the last two years fixing and repairing 202 and 195 units respectively.

Last year, the department repaired 205 hydrants to enable it to operate using an alternative hydrant adapter. Among the major types of damage were broken spindle valve, leaking hydrant, missing chamber cap and missing outlet pillar thread, Nor Hisham said.

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The Star, Jan 6, 2017

Story 3: Cops seek motorcyclist in road rage episode GEORGE TOWN: A motorcyclist created a scene when he repeatedly kicked a car along busy Jalan Magazine in a road rage incident.

The man was also heard shouting profanities at the driver in a two-minute video which has been widely circulated in cyberspace. It is learnt that both the motorcyclist and the driver nearly had an accident earlier while travelling along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.

During the 11.30am incident yesterday, the motorcyclist also smashed the car’s side mirror before throwing a RM5 note at the driver as compensation.

He gave chase on his machine when the driver drove off and continued with his harassment by repeatedly hitting the car with his helmet.

The Star, Jan 9, 2017

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Once you have done so, gather in groups of four and exchange opinions. As you do so, think of some actions that could be taken to improve the situation presented in each article.

Finally, write a 350-word opinion piece based on your discussion. Use these questions to guide you:

1. What can you do to make this a more respectful world?

2. Does respect play a role in living harmoniously in society? Explain.

3. Do you think that people in our society are respectful enough of each other? Why? 4. Do you consider yourself to be a respectful person? Why, or why not?

In what ways do you show respect to others? Use one example from any of the articles to substantiate your point(s).

5. How is respect related to the golden rule and to violence?

6. What are the benefits of people treating each other with respect?

Critical thinking

● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise

Creative thinking

Problem solving

● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent

● Question ● Research ● Recreate ● Present

Here are stories of vandalism that appeared in The Star. You will find a thermometer next to each story. Rate the severity of the vandalism describing situations in which a person damages the property of another. Use a pen to mark an arrow (or colour one in).

(Rating: 1 for less severe, 10 for extremely severe.)

Story 2: Vandalism of hall puts JKKK members on high alert THE Byram Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) members in Nibong Tebal, Penang, are on the alert after their hall was vandalised. Its secretary V. Chanrasegaran said the break-in was discovered when he visited the hall in the morning.

“I noticed that the front grille and door were opened and a window pane was shattered when I arrived. I went inside the hall and found the air-conditioner and its fuse box were also damaged. I believe the thieves were looking for valuables and tried to remove the air-conditioner but failed,” he said.

“There are also no CCTV cameras around the building. We have classified the case as vandalism as nothing was taken.”

Communicating ● Oral ● Written ● Aural

Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise

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The Star, Jan 17, 2017

Story 4: Ipoh mayor: No permission given for signboard stunt IPOH: The mayor has denied that permission was given to a group of youths to scale the city signboard, whose pictures and video of the feat have since gone viral.

Speaking to reporters during the New Year countdown on Saturday night, Datuk Zamri Man said he had checked with the council and no approval was ever given.

“We got to know through a website that the youths had put their lives at risk by climbing the signboard. We only allow contractors to scale the hill for maintenance works and even then, they have to follow the safety regulations set by us,” he said.

The photos, which were posted on Instagram on Friday, saw several youths scaling the hill and pitching a hammock on the signboard.

On Saturday, the council issued a strongly-worded statement, saying that the signboard was off-limits and that it had never allowed anyone to climb it because it was dangerous.

“I don’t know why they wanted to do it. It’s dangerous. They can be fined. This is vandalism. What if the signboard topples or gets damaged?

The hill is 20m high and lives are at stake.”

The Star, Jan 2, 2017

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Episodes 6 and 7

By: Dean Pitchford He’s in a coma. They’re doing every kind of test, CAT scan, X-rays…

That’s bad, huh?

Maybe. Maybe not. His brain’s healthy and his spinal cord is fine.

When can I see him?

Coma

A state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period, caused especially by severe head injury or illness.

There was a long pause before Dad finally replied.

Can we figure that out later?

Spinal cord

Sure Here’s the deal. Either your mum or I will stay here and one of us will come home… Oops, there’s my other line.

All day Saturday, the phone rang. JJ and Cecil dropped by that afternoon. They each brought me a CD to cheer me up.

Okay, Dad, but what if Chris…

All through class that morning, Cecil’s questions rang in my ears.

Thank you, guys. Oh! You’re worried that I’m worried.

You’re not?

No, not at all.

And y’know why?

Because Chris is gonna be okay.

That day, school let out early so we could line the street and watch the Big Game Pep parade go by.

So! What time should we start tomorrow night?

The cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.

CAT scan

Man! Everybody’s talking about what happened in the stadium last night.

The Computerised Axial Tomography scan is a test in which a computer generates an X-ray image or cross-section views of a patient’s anatomy.

Yes, and the principal of Fillmore High School said that the Ferrets won’t celebrate until your brother’s there.

Wow! Dad came back in the morning after being in the hospital the whole night.

Parade Hey, I bet you’re hungry, huh?

A public procession, which usually includes a marching band or floats to celebrate a special day or event.

Uh... I don’t know…

Moping around isn’t going to make Chris come around any faster.

And you can’t go to the hospital… so... six o’clock it is.

I chased him through the laundry room and out to the driveway.

What’s happening with Chris?

Well, his blood tests are back. They’re all good. Now, all we can do is wait.

Oh, hey kiddo.

I told your mum I’d eat with her at the hospital.

Moping

Sulking or behaving in a way that shows sadness, dreariness or depression.

Laundry

Clothes that need to be washed or that have been newly washed.

QUESTIONS

1. Describe the CDs that JJ and Cecil brought for Newt. Why do you think they brought the CDs for him?

2. What was everybody saying about Reggie Ratner?