Discussion Questions for Dreams

1. What do you think the poem “Dreams” is about?

2. Do you think dreams can be realized?

3. Do you agree with Langston when he says that life is like a wingless bird without dreams? Discuss!

4. How does the poem make you feel?

5. What do you think the poet is saying? Do you agree? Give reasons.

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Ar sts write songs and poems to express their feelings. Finding the meaning of a song is a demanding task because we do not know what the writer was feeling at the me of wri ng the song or poem. Whenever we are successful in finding the meaning of a song or poem, it brings a great feeling of sa sfac on and apprecia on towards the song.

These are the steps involved in finding the meaning of a song.

How to figure out a song's meaning

Step 1:

It is very important to know the lyrics of a song.

Step �:

Try to figure out the type of song. Is it classical, country, etc.?

Step 3:

Find out what kind of poe c devices are used and then re-examine the lyrics. You will be able to find a whole new meaning of words.

Step 4:

Listen to the song while reading the lyrics. It can help you to find deeper connec on with words. Try to look for the message of the song.

Step 5:

Keep an open mind and discuss the meaning with other people. You will be surprised how different perspec ves can open up your mind to new meanings.

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In groups of five, discuss each other's favourite songs, poems, singers and poets.

You can ask each other ques ons like these:

- Who are your favourite singers and poets?

- Which is your favourite song? Why do you like it?

- Are lyrics and music equally important to a song or not?

- What do you think is important for a song? Lyrics or music?

- Do you think music can help bring peace?

- Does music make you cheerful?

- Do you like listening to music in Bahasa Indonesia or English?

- If you could be any musician, who would you want to be and why?

- Do you think songs with offensive lyrics should be banned?

- Should songs and poems have moral values?

- Do you think songs and poems play an important role in spreading important messages in our life?

- Do you think songs or poems can change people?

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The poems and songs were easy to understand.

Definitely Yes Maybe No Not at all I can do this.

Complete these statements:

1. The most interes ng thing I learnt in this chapter was ...

2. The part I enjoyed most was ...

3. I would like to find more about …...

4. The hardest part in this chapter was ...

5. I need to work harder at …...

Read the statements below and ck ( ) the op on that is most applicable to you.

My plan to overcome difficul es of this chapter

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Explain This !!

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KOMPETENSI DASAR

3.5 Menerapkan fungsi social, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan ndakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait keadaan/ ndakan/

kegiatan/kejadian tanpa perlu menyebutkan pelakunya dalam teks ilmiah, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya. (Perha kan unsur kebahasaan

passive voice.)

4.5 Menyusun teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan ndakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait keadaan/ ndakan/kegiatan/ kejadian tanpa perlu menyebutkan pelakunya dalam teks ilmiah, dengan memperha kan fungsi sosial, struktur

teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks

3.8 Membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan

beberapa teks

e plana on

lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait gejala alam atau sosial yang tercakup dalam mata pelajaran lain di kelas XI, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya

4.8 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks e plana on lisan dan tulis, terkait gejala alam atau sosial yang tercakup dalam mata pelajaran lain di kelas XI

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Read the text given below.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes – being among the most deadly natural hazards – strike without any prior warning, leaving catastrophe in their wake with terrible loss of human lives as well as economic loss.

Technically, an earthquake (also known as tremor, quake or temblor) is a kind of vibra on through the earth's crust. This vibra on occurs as a result of powerful movement of rocks in the earth's crust. These powerful movements trigger a rapid release of energy that creates seismic waves that travel through the earth. Earthquakes are usually brief, but may repeat over a long period of me. (Earth Science. 2001)

Earthquakes are classified as large and small. Large earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but rapidly take form of violent shocks. The vibra ons from a large earthquake last for a few days known as a�ershocks. Small earthquakes are usually slight tremors and do not cause much damage. Large earthquakes are known to take down buildings and cause death and injury (Richter, 1935). According to some sta s cs, there may be an average of 500,000 earth- quakes every year but only about 100,000 can be felt and about 100 or so can cause damage each year.

Earthquakes are dreaded by everyone.