What is the moral of each of the fables? - Frog in the well The moral of the story is to look at what you got already and not whats out there, the well was all that the frog had and that where his desnity is, not above in the real world . - The Emperor and the Cricket Moral of the story is scarfiace and spirituality. The sons spirit played as the circket - The millet dream Moral of the story is showing dreams do not come that easily, while the man is poor, and has got no money he dreamt about being rich and wealthy, he knew he was a ordinary man. - The archer the moral is, if you work hard on something you want to become, it will eventually happen. Every excerises such as the focusing on each eye and the heavy bow training are steps towards his goal.
How did each of these fables apply to Li’s life?
Each fable relates to Li's journey of his life in some way. Frog in the well, relates to the povetry and despair of state china is in, Li was told not to look outside of China, and just focus of what you got. The emperor and the cricket, Li's shows his love for cricket's, "i was kind to my crickets and tried to provide them with the best food and housing", Thw Whuo man usually told stories of crickets. The millet dream, Li wasn't the best in everything he does in relation to dancing. Teacher Xiao wanted the students to tackle their fears and weakness, and improve them. The archer, the archer story relates to Li's story by, acheiving what you're good at, and acheiving your goals.
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Customs & Superstitions
What makes EACH of the customs/superstitions interesting? All these customs and superstitions are from chinese point of view and their tradition of life. Some can be religous, some can be common and some needs to be done in a specical occasion (bound feet) during birth
What effect does including these give to the novel? These effects give to the novel the idea of being tradional in china, effects on people such as the bound feet and how they walk, and the lifestyle of how chinese people live day to day while following customs.
Explain THREE of these beliefs in more detail. Compare and contrast this or these practices to Australia in the C21? Chinese ways of marriage has many steps, the bride has to leave her old village and visit the mans village, her face cannot be seen, while she is halfway she needs to flip her mirror indicating new life. The Australian 21century way of marriage is usually done in a church and with a perist. Cure for warts can be cured in the chinese way is a task. Li was asked to shut his mouth, while he went to a journey, he failed twice and acheived in his frist time. Usually in Australia we go to the doctors get cream. death practice in China has many ways to bury the dead, considering Li's grandmother was the last to be buried in the old Chinese tradional way. In Australia we bury our dead in the cemetery and usually have masses.
Chinese fables what is the moral of each fable? Frog in well The moral of this story is that if you are in a situation where your life is set in stone, don’t give up to try to break free. How does the fable relate to li? Li escaped the commune life unlike the frog that was trapped in the well. Emperor and the cricket The moral of this story is that the even the smallest or least important person can achieve great things. How does the fable relate to li? Li was the most un-likeliest person to be the best in his class and achieve great things in ballet The millet dream The moral of the story is that to achieve your dreams you have to go out there and work hard, you cant just stay home and eat soup. How does the fable relate to li? Li had to work hard, very hard to get where he is now, and achieved his dreams. The archer The moral of the story is nothing is impossible with the right training and years of work you can become the best. How does this relate to li ? Li has to work very hard for years with the right training and he can become the best ballet performer in the country.
What makes EACH of the customs/superstitions interesting? the taping of the feet moas red book punching dead relatives these are interesting because it gives us insite on the life of a chinese family
What effect does including these give to the novel? It gives an another perspective to Li’s journey in the novel and what he had to go through in his life
Explain THREE of these beliefs in more detail. Compare and contrast this or these practices to Australia in the C21? China australia the taping of the feet --- getting a boob job moas red book --- learning religion in a catholic school punching dead relatives --- checking pulses
Silent Reading: Mao’s Last Dancer OR Related Material Scaffold
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Fables
What is the moral of each of the fables? The moral of each fable is to give us an example and teach us a lesson. The Frog in the Well is a fable about a frog being trapped in a well for the rest of his life, and no matter what he does can’t get out. The Emperor and the Cricket talks about an emperor who sets out a challenge to find the best cricket, when a poor family’s dad found it his son asked if he could see it, when he did it jumped out and ran away. The son later went out searching for it but died, his son’s soul turned into the form of a cricket and went on to become the number one fighter in the kingdom. The Millet Dream is about a man who sets out to win a competition, tired he went to a lady’s house and asked for food, she offered him Millet soup and he fell asleep and dreamt that he won the competition. When he woke up he realised it was just a dream and he was just an ordinary man. The Archer is a fable about a guard who wants to become the best archer in the land, he went to a teacher but the teacher refused to teach him. From then on everyday he guard came and asked him every day, finally the teacher was moved and decided to teach the guard, gradually he became better and better with each training and eventually he became the best archer in the land.
How did each of these fables apply to Li’s life? The Frog and the Well relates to Li’s life because Li felt trapped in Qingdao like the frog felt trapped in the well. The Emperor and the Cricket relates to Li’s life because Li kept on fighting and strived to be the best and eventually he was one of the best Ballet Dancers. The Millet Dream relates to Li’s life because it is about a man who sets out to complete a competition but realises he is an ordinary man; this was Li’s mentality when he first arrived at the Beijing Dancing Academy. The Archer relates to Li’s life because Li was persistent and strived to become the best and he did.
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Customs & Superstitions
What makes EACH of the customs/superstitions interesting? The thing that makes each of the customs/superstitions interesting is that in every culture there are different customs/superstitions and in this novel we are able to learn and see some of the customs they follow, such as men liking women with small feet, which is why they are wrapped.
What effect does including these give to the novel? The effect is has on the novel is that it gives us an insight on the life of the Chinese culture and allows us to further our knowledge about Li’s life.
Explain THREE of these beliefs in more detail. Compare and contrast this or these practices to Australia in the C21? Chinese Australian Wrapping Feet Having a slim body/figure Joining Red Guard Joining the Military Home Curing Sickness Going to a Doctor
The frog in the well The moral of the story is to be thankful for what you have but to always try to reach your goal no matter how hard it is. The Emperor and the Cricket The moral of the story is that it does not matter if you are the biggest or strongest person. For if you have a good spirit and a heart as pure as water, then no matter what obstacle is in front of you, you will able to overcome it. The Millet Dream The moral of the story is to be thankful for what you already have and to never let money corrupt the heart and soul The Archer The moral of the story is that to achieve something in life you must work hard and be persistence as it will pay off in the further future. These fables relate to Li’s life as each fable is giving out a unique moral which changes Li’s perspective of life. This then is related to the action Li takes.The poverty that the frog in the well endures has been related to the poverty Li endures aswell. The Emporer and the Cricket relates to Li as he loves crickets and that the cricket overcame hard obsticles, as did Li. The Millet Dream relates to Li of how everyone has dreams, though they should not get mixed up between relaty and a dream. Li’s dream of becoming a bird and flying away was not reality but achieveing greatness in the academy is possible. The Archer relates to Li’s journey because of the hardships and challenges they both had to overcome to achieve their goal.
These Chinese Customs/ Superstition are interesting due to their ancient techniques. This catches the readers eye because of all the unusual and intriguing steps that must be completed in order for the custom to be completed This enables readers to really connect with customs and the way of life in china at that specific time. Thus, giving the readers a better background of the story’s world in the perceptions of those who live in poverty As they have ancient traditional steps for the cure of the warts, we have medical asistence that helps cure the problem As they are deeply in poverty, they use dust as a natural disinfectant for the cuts. Though we are fortunate to be able to use bandaids to assist the problem As they have bound feet which attracts a male, we in the 21st century have many ways to attract males like breast implants, liposuction etc.
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Fables
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- Frog in the well
The moral of the story is to look at what you got already and not whats out there, the well was all that the frog had and that where his desnity is, not above in the real world .
- The Emperor and the Cricket
Moral of the story is scarfiace and spirituality. The sons spirit played as the circket
- The millet dream
Moral of the story is showing dreams do not come that easily, while the man is poor, and has got no money he dreamt about being rich and wealthy, he knew he was a ordinary man.
- The archer
the moral is, if you work hard on something you want to become, it will eventually happen. Every excerises such as the focusing on each eye and the heavy bow training are steps towards his goal.
How did each of these fables apply to Li’s life?
Each fable relates to Li's journey of his life in some way.
Frog in the well, relates to the povetry and despair of state china is in, Li was told not to look outside of China, and just focus of what you got.
The emperor and the cricket, Li's shows his love for cricket's, "i was kind to my crickets and tried to provide them with the best food and housing", Thw Whuo man usually told stories of crickets.
The millet dream, Li wasn't the best in everything he does in relation to dancing. Teacher Xiao wanted the students to tackle their fears and weakness, and improve them.
The archer, the archer story relates to Li's story by, acheiving what you're good at, and acheiving your goals.
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Customs & Superstitions
What makes EACH of the customs/superstitions interesting?
All these customs and superstitions are from chinese point of view and their tradition of life. Some can be religous, some can be common and some needs to be done in a specical occasion (bound feet) during birth
What effect does including these give to the novel?
These effects give to the novel the idea of being tradional in china, effects on people such as the bound feet and how they walk, and the lifestyle of how chinese people live day to day while following customs.
Explain THREE of these beliefs in more detail. Compare and contrast this or these practices to Australia in the C21?
Chinese ways of marriage has many steps, the bride has to leave her old village and visit the mans village, her face cannot be seen, while she is halfway she needs to flip her mirror indicating new life. The Australian 21century way of marriage is usually done in a church and with a perist.
Cure for warts can be cured in the chinese way is a task. Li was asked to shut his mouth, while he went to a journey, he failed twice and acheived in his frist time. Usually in Australia we go to the doctors get cream.
death practice in China has many ways to bury the dead, considering Li's grandmother was the last to be buried in the old Chinese tradional way. In Australia we bury our dead in the cemetery and usually have masses.
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Frog in well
The moral of this story is that if you are in a situation where your life is set in stone, don’t give up to try to break free.
How does the fable relate to li?
Li escaped the commune life unlike the frog that was trapped in the well.
Emperor and the cricket
The moral of this story is that the even the smallest or least important person can achieve great things.
How does the fable relate to li?
Li was the most un-likeliest person to be the best in his class and achieve great things in ballet
The millet dream
The moral of the story is that to achieve your dreams you have to go out there and work hard, you cant just stay home and eat soup.
How does the fable relate to li?
Li had to work hard, very hard to get where he is now, and achieved his dreams.
The archer
The moral of the story is nothing is impossible with the right training and years of work you can become the best.
How does this relate to li ?
Li has to work very hard for years with the right training and he can become the best ballet performer in the country.
What makes EACH of the customs/superstitions interesting?
the taping of the feet
moas red book
punching dead relatives
these are interesting because it gives us insite on the life of a chinese family
What effect does including these give to the novel?
It gives an another perspective to Li’s journey in the novel and what he had to go through in his life
Explain THREE of these beliefs in more detail. Compare and contrast this or these practices to Australia in the C21?
China australia
the taping of the feet --- getting a boob job
moas red book --- learning religion in a catholic school
punching dead relatives --- checking pulses
Monday 21st March: Period Five
ReplyDeleteSilent Reading: Mao’s Last Dancer OR Related Material Scaffold
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Fables
What is the moral of each of the fables?
The moral of each fable is to give us an example and teach us a lesson. The Frog in the Well is a fable about a frog being trapped in a well for the rest of his life, and no matter what he does can’t get out. The Emperor and the Cricket talks about an emperor who sets out a challenge to find the best cricket, when a poor family’s dad found it his son asked if he could see it, when he did it jumped out and ran away. The son later went out searching for it but died, his son’s soul turned into the form of a cricket and went on to become the number one fighter in the kingdom. The Millet Dream is about a man who sets out to win a competition, tired he went to a lady’s house and asked for food, she offered him Millet soup and he fell asleep and dreamt that he won the competition. When he woke up he realised it was just a dream and he was just an ordinary man. The Archer is a fable about a guard who wants to become the best archer in the land, he went to a teacher but the teacher refused to teach him. From then on everyday he guard came and asked him every day, finally the teacher was moved and decided to teach the guard, gradually he became better and better with each training and eventually he became the best archer in the land.
How did each of these fables apply to Li’s life?
The Frog and the Well relates to Li’s life because Li felt trapped in Qingdao like the frog felt trapped in the well. The Emperor and the Cricket relates to Li’s life because Li kept on fighting and strived to be the best and eventually he was one of the best Ballet Dancers. The Millet Dream relates to Li’s life because it is about a man who sets out to complete a competition but realises he is an ordinary man; this was Li’s mentality when he first arrived at the Beijing Dancing Academy. The Archer relates to Li’s life because Li was persistent and strived to become the best and he did.
Booklet (p. 56) Chinese Customs & Superstitions
What makes EACH of the customs/superstitions interesting?
The thing that makes each of the customs/superstitions interesting is that in every culture there are different customs/superstitions and in this novel we are able to learn and see some of the customs they follow, such as men liking women with small feet, which is why they are wrapped.
What effect does including these give to the novel?
The effect is has on the novel is that it gives us an insight on the life of the Chinese culture and allows us to further our knowledge about Li’s life.
Explain THREE of these beliefs in more detail. Compare and contrast this or these practices to Australia in the C21?
Chinese Australian
Wrapping Feet Having a slim body/figure
Joining Red Guard Joining the Military
Home Curing Sickness Going to a Doctor
The frog in the well
ReplyDeleteThe moral of the story is to be thankful for what you have but to always try to reach your goal no matter how hard it is.
The Emperor and the Cricket
The moral of the story is that it does not matter if you are the biggest or strongest person. For if you have a good spirit and a heart as pure as water, then no matter what obstacle is in front of you, you will able to overcome it.
The Millet Dream
The moral of the story is to be thankful for what you already have and to never let money corrupt the heart and soul
The Archer
The moral of the story is that to achieve something in life you must work hard and be persistence as it will pay off in the further future.
These fables relate to Li’s life as each fable is giving out a unique moral which changes Li’s perspective of life. This then is related to the action Li takes.The poverty that the frog in the well endures has been related to the poverty Li endures aswell. The Emporer and the Cricket relates to Li as he loves crickets and that the cricket overcame hard obsticles, as did Li. The Millet Dream relates to Li of how everyone has dreams, though they should not get mixed up between relaty and a dream. Li’s dream of becoming a bird and flying away was not reality but achieveing greatness in the academy is possible. The Archer relates to Li’s journey because of the hardships and challenges they both had to overcome to achieve their goal.
These Chinese Customs/ Superstition are interesting due to their ancient techniques. This catches the readers eye because of all the unusual and intriguing steps that must be completed in order for the custom to be completed
This enables readers to really connect with customs and the way of life in china at that specific time. Thus, giving the readers a better background of the story’s world in the perceptions of those who live in poverty
As they have ancient traditional steps for the cure of the warts, we have medical asistence that helps cure the problem
As they are deeply in poverty, they use dust as a natural disinfectant for the cuts. Though we are fortunate to be able to use bandaids to assist the problem
As they have bound feet which attracts a male, we in the 21st century have many ways to attract males like breast implants, liposuction etc.
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