Learning Log 2

During the two previous Literature lesson, I have learnt about superstitions. We were asked to find some superstitions on the Internet and share it with my group members about my findings the next Literature lesson. Superstitions started when people from the past did not have knowledge on what was happening. Therefore, they tried to find out or make up something to explain things. Superstitions were created because the early people intended to prevent someone from doing something for good. For example, “a maiden shouldn’t be singing in the kitchen while cooking, or she will be a spinster for the rest of her life”. Supposedly, her mother doesn’t want the cooking to burn because of carelessness due to singing. Therefore resulting to rejections from men who are supposed to propose her.

Besides learning about superstitions, I also witnessed six of my classmates performing as witches in Act 1 Scene 1 of Macbeth. They were to imitate the voices of the witches and I found it hilarious. I was surprised that most of them were not shy to perform in front of their classmates and the teacher. This lesson taught me how to be more expressive in order to attract the audience. Overall, I enjoy the lesson very much.

Learning Log 1

In literature lesson last week, I learnt the way to construct a cinquain poem. It is a five-line poem that is defined by specific rule and guidelines. The word ‘cinq’ means ‘five’ in French, which obviously suggests the pattern of the poem. The lesson is quite interesting as I get to construct my own cinquain poem using my name and use the right words to describe my personality and feelings. Our literature teacher, Mrs. Woo, instructed us to get into groups so that we could make our own cinquain poem together. However, I was against the idea because it would be better if the poems were made individually. This is because I have trouble working together as a team to complete a piece of work assigned by teachers.