NASIHAH BINTI GHAZALI. (013-4381839) Title: Desperate eas!res "# a$es%ar# &'!sa# 1) Just Justif ific icat atio ion n for for the the stor story y chos chosen en base based d on the the sele select ctio ion n crit criter eria ia for for youn young g -
learners. *irs *irstt '+ all, all, t$e t$e st'r st'r# # is %ritt ritte e "# a eper eperie ie e/ e/ a!t$' a!t$'rr %$' ta! ta!$t $t l lis is$ $ i '2er '2er e ett s$'' s$''ls ls +'r al's al'stt 30 #ears #ears "e+' "e+'re re tai tai earl# earl# retire retiree et. t. S$e S$e $as $as p!"li p!"lis$e s$e/ / +iti' +iti' +'r +'r $il/r $il/re e +'r +'r t$e ala# ala#sia sia are aret, t, a/ a/ '% '% resi/e resi/es s i t$e t$e
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&$ilippies (sil2er+is$st'ries."l'sp't.#, 014). T$e st'r# st'r# is is 'l# pla#e pla#e/ / i ala#s ala#sia. ia. T$e T$e p!pils p!pils a easil# easil# !/erst !/ersta/ a/ t$e t$e setti setti i t$e t$e
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st'r#. *'r istae, t$e a!t$'r !se/ S!"a 5a#a a/ 6apar. A"'!t A"'!t t$e la!a la!ae e !se/, !se/, it is 't 't reall# reall# siple siple "!t 't 't t'' 'pl 'pliat iate/. e/. As As t$e $il/re $il/re $a2e a rep!tati' +'r "ei at!ral la!ae learers, +'r 2er# ''/ reas' t$e# a +i/ t$e eai '+ t$e %'r/s %$i$ t$e# /' 't '% "# !si /iti'ar#. S' t$at, al'st
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%it$'!t eepti', t$e# a !/ersta/ t$e st'r# pl't easil#. T$e T$e p!pil p!pils s als' als' a lear lear a# a# e% 2'a 2'a"! "!la lari ries es t$at t$at %ill %ill $elp $elp t$e t$e t' !se i t$ei t$eir r
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essa# %riti. &l!s, &l!s, t$e la la!a !ae e !se/ !se/ als' $elps $elps t' i2e i2e a lear lear iaia iaiati' ti' t' t$e p!pil p!pils s a"'!t a"'!t t$e
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st'r#. It is a i/ '+ +!t!risti st'r# %$i$ i2e t$e a lear perepti' '+ t$eir +!t!re li+e. T$e st'r# st'r# is is a"'!t a"'!t tea$er tea$ers s a/ t$er t$ere e is a e2ir' e2ir'e et t at s$'' s$''l-li+e l-li+e.. It als' als' ep$asi ep$asis s
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' t$e 2al!e '+ +rie/s$ip. T$e st'r# st'r# $as $as a iteres iteresti ti pl't pl't attra attrati2e ti2e ill!st ill!strati' rati' t$at t$at $elps $elps t$e rea/i rea/i $a"it $a"it '+ t$e
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p!pils a/ t' apt!re. T$e pl't pl't a/ a/ t$e $r' $r''l' 'l'# # is i se7!e se7!ees es s' t$at t$at it $elps $elps t$e t$e p!pils p!pils t' !/ers !/ersta ta/ /
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%$at is t$e st'r# a"'!t. T$e st'r# st'r# als' istil istills ls 'ral 'ral 2al!e 2al!es s t$at t$at a /e2el' /e2el'p p t$e p'siti2 p'siti2e e attit!/ attit!/e e a/ attri"! attri"!te te a' t$e p!pils.
2) Evaluat Evaluation ion of the multic multicultur ultural al elemen elements ts in the story story - T$e st'r# st'r# $a2e $a2e /i++e /i++ere rett $arate $araters rs '+ /i++ere /i++eret t raes raes s!$ as r.Li r.Li,, i! i! Has$i Has$i,, -
iss La! a/ !'% $arater %$i$ is +r' t$e /i++eret rae t''. T$e st'r# st'r# als' als' eti' eti'e e/ / a"'!t a"'!t $'% I/ia I/ia pra# at tepl teple e a/ $'% $'% t$e# t$e# arra arrae e t$e
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arriae. B't$ '+ t$e !lt!re reai !se/ till '%a/a#s. It is als' als' il!/e/ il!/e/ $'% $'% t$e /i++e /i++eret ret pe'pl pe'ple e +r' /i++e /i++eret ret raes raes reete reete/ / t$e 't$ers 't$ers.. T$e# T$e# $a2e /i++eret st#le a/ /i++eret la!ae !se/. Here, t$e tea$er a i!late t$e 2al!e '+ p'liteess i speai a/ tea$ t$e $'% t' s'ialie %it$ pe'ple +r' /i++eret !lt!re, raes a/ relii's i t$eir /ail# li+e. It als' tells t$e rea/ers $'% t' respet t$e 't$ers.
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T$e st'r# als' eti'e/ t$e +''/ t$at t$e# 's!e 'r !se/ t' 's!e/. *'r istae, t$e '-!sli a $a2e %ie %$ile t$e !sli are pr'$i"ite/. Here, t$ere is a eleet '+ t$e relii' ta!$t i t$e st'r#.
3) Explanation on how to adapt the story for a Language rts lesson - T$e i/i2i/!al learers i t$e se'/ la!ae lasse/ i /i++er i a# %a#s, at e2er# le2el '+ istr!ti'. S', t$ere are a# ati2ities t$at a "e a/apte/ +'r a la!ae arts -
less'. *'r istae, t$e tea$er a !se si!lati' a/ r'le-pla# t' i2e t$e a real !/ersta/i. It "ea!se s'e learers t$ri2e i a $i$l# s'ial a/ iterati2e
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e2ir'et. Tea$er a as t$e t' pla# t$e r'le '+ e2er# $araters. Istea/ '+ 'l# !/ersta/ t$e pl't '+ t$e st'r#, t$e p!pils a e$ae t$eir speai sills. T$e# a!t'atiall# '% t$e '!iati' sills. Ne% 'epts a/ 2'a"!lar# are 're eai+!l
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%$e presete/ as pairs '+ "iar# 'pp'sites. T$e# als' $a2e 2i2i/ iaiati's a/ resp'/ %ell t' st'ries '+ +atas#. T$e# ee/ t' '% $'% t' +eel a"'!t s'et$i i 'r/er t' lear it %ell. &riar#-ae $il/re lear t$r'!$ 'ral la!ae t$e# are apa"le '+ /e2el'pi ''/ 'ral sills, pr'!iati',
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a/ it'ati' %$e t$e# $a2e a ''/ '/el. Bea!se '+ t$eir s$'rt atteti' spas, t$e# ee/ t' $a2e a reat 2ariet# '+ ati2ities, "!t t$e tea$er !st eep i i/ t$at $il/re '+ t$is ae tire easil#. T$e# re7!ire lare!sle ati2it#, a/ t$e# are still rat$er !sille/ %it$ sall-!sle tass. Tea$ers '+ priar# st!/ets !st i2e 2er# str!t!re/ a/ spei+i /ireti's a/ "!il/ re!lar
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r'!ties a/ patters it' t$e /ail# less' plas. T$r'!$ r'le-pla# 'r si!lati', t$e tea$er a pr'2i/e t$e %it$ t$e real 'st!e, !si "ar'!/ a/ /e'rate t$e setti i lassr''. It is "ea!se t$e lassr'' is /esie/ t' e'!rae t$e se'/-la!ae a7!isiti'. It is t$e r'le '+ t$e tea$er t' pr'2i/e t$e p!pils %it$ a e2ir'et i %$i$ t$e# are s!rr'!/e/ "# essaes i t$e taret la!ae t$at '!iate iteresti a/ rele2at i+'rati'.
