THE RIGHT THING TO DO: A QUICK REVISION

1. CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISTICS

A. Rebecca, David and Patrick

Selfish- as they do not know him, they think that it s their responsibility to help the
unconscious man

Irresponsible - they keep on pushing the responsibility to one another

Insensitive - the unconscious man may be in great danger but they are not concerned
about the man at all

Claiming undeserved credit - they convinced themselves that they are the only person
responsible in saving the man's life.

B. Woman in blue

Responsible - without thinking twice she stops to help the unconscious man

Quick-thinking - she knows what needs to be done to help the unconscious man

Assertive - she is able to instruct three onlookers to bring water, call the ambulance
and give the man his pills

Sensitive and observant - she realises that the pills is important and that the man is
talking about the pills.

C. Michael Scott ( the man lying on the street)

He is in poor health and collapses in the middle of the street due to his heart problem

He is a grateful and pleasant person as he graciously thanks those who have helped
him.

2. THEMES
A. Responsibility and civic duty

Rebecca, David and Patrick stop and look at the unconscious man on the street but
they do not bother to help him as they do not know the man. They do not think that it
is their responsibility to help him. On the other hand, the woman in blue is a quickthinking person and she quickly gives orders to the people at the scene to help the
man as she considers it is her civic duty and responsibility to help the unconscious
man.

B. Taking charge in a critical condition

The woman in blue is able to take charge of the situation. She knows what needs to be
done and gives orders to the three people who seem to be at lost. Without her, the man
may still be lying unconscious on the street.

C. Helping others in need

Once Rebecca, David and Patrick know that the man is a famous person, they are glad
that they have helped him and take the credit for helping him. In contrast, the woman
in blue helps the man regardless his identity.

3. MORAL VALUES

We must help help other people regardless their race, religion or status. The woman in
blue has no idea who the man is but she helps the man. She has a different attitudes
from the three onlookers who are extremely happy when they learn that the man is a
famous chef.

We must help with sincerity. We should not take credit for helping others and
expecting something else in return. The woman in blue illustrated this as she quietly
disappers from the scene once the man is all right.

Taking credit when it is not deserved is wrong. The woman in blue disappears from
the scene and the three people deny her role in saving the man. In fact, they say that
she refuses to help in the first place and take all the credit.

4. TONE AND MOOD

The tone is serious as there was a man lying on the street. once the ambulance has
taken the man to the hospital, the tone and mood becomes lighter and relieved as
Rebecca, Patrick and David take the credit for saving the man.

5. STYLE AND LANGUAGE

The language used is fairly simple and easy to understand and the drama is acted out
in chronological order and it is told in a dialogue.

The play has only one scene.

The author uses irony to convey the messages as the three people refuse to help the
man in blue but after being instructed by the woman in blue they help the man. Thus,
they deny her role in helping the man and take the credit themselves.

The play illustrates sheds light of the attitude of some people in our society.
MODEL QUESTION

1.

Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you like/admire/your
favourite character. Give reason for your choice.
2. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the behavior of a character that you do
not like/hate/dislike. Give reasons for your choice.
3. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you think suffers a lot.
Give reasons for your choice.
4. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that you think is helpful.
Give reasons for your choice.
5. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about characters that work together. Give
examples of how they work together to support your answers.
6. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you would or would not
like to have as a friend. Give reasons for your choice.
7. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you think is
unkind/cruel/wicked/evil. Give reasons for your choice.
8. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that shows responsibility in
a danger situation. Give reasons for your choice.
9. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character who is caring. Give reasons
for your choice.
10. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a civic consious that you think is
interesting. Give reasons for your choice.
11. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that you sympathise with.
Give reasons for your choice.
12. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that is persistent and
determined to help others. Give reasons for your choice.
13. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write how responsility influences a characters
decisions.
14. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character who is kind. Give reasons
for your choice.
15. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about two characters. Explain how they are
similar and how they are different. Give reasons for your choice.
16. Based on the drama that you have chosen, compare and contrast two characters. Support your
answer by giving evidences from the drama.
17. Based on the drama you have chosen, explain why you find it interesting. Give reasons for
your answer.
18. Do you like the drama you have studied? Explain why you like or dislike the drama.
19. Based on the drama you have chosen write the theme of responsibility and caring. Give
reasons for your choice.
20. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the theme of the drama.
21. Based on the drama The Right Things To Do by Martyn Ford , relate an incident about
responsibility.
22. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about a situation or event where good triumphs
over evil.
23. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a situation that you think is tense. Give
reasons for your choice.
24. Based on the drama that you have studied, write an event which made you happy. Give
reasons for your answer.
25. Based on the drama that you have learnt, write about an event that teaches you a valuable
lesson. Give reasons for your choice.

26. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about an important place where many things
happen. Give reasons for your choice.
27. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the importance of having friends. Give
reasons from the drama to support your answer.
28. Based on the drama that you have studied, write about one thing that you have learned you
should not do. Give reasons for your answer.
29. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about how people should behave towards
each other. Give reasons for your answer.
30. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about one good lesson that you have learned
from it. Give reasons for your answer.
MODEL
Short

Stories

QUESTION
-

AND

RESPONSE

Tanjung

Rhu (leaving No Footprint) by MinFong Ho

- Leaving (Changing their Skies) by M.G. Vassanji
Drama
- The Right Thing To Do (Five Short Plays) by Martyn Ford
Choose
one of the text
above
and answer the question below.
Write about the moral values you have learnt from the text. Give your reasons with close
reference
to
the
text.
(15
marks)
Step 1: Read and understand the question
moral values- more than one moral values
reasons - provide more than one reasons
Step 2: Introduction paragraph
state the text chosen and the author
write a short synopsis
Step 3: Body paragraph
Body 1 - reason 1
Body 2 - reason 2
Body 3 - reason 3
Step 4 : Conclusion
Write a suitable conclusion ( refer to the question asked)
MODEL RESPONSE
I studied the drama The Right Thing To Do by Martyn Ford. The drama is about a man
lyinginthestreet.Threedifferentpeoplestopandlook,butnobodyhelpshim.Afterthata
womanseeshimandrunstohelphim.Sheordersthepeoplethatarelookingtobringwater
andcallanambulance.Afterthemantakeshispillsthemanhebecomesbetter. Heisa
famous chef. The people who are ordered by the woman, are very happy because they
thoughttheyhadsavedthechef.Therearemanymoralvaluesthatwecanlearnfromthis
drama.
Firstly,we must help help other people regardless their race, religion or status. The woman
in blue has no idea who the man is but she helps the man. She has a different attitudes from
the three onlookers who are extremely happy when they learn that the man is a famous chef.
Secondly, we must help with sincerity. We should not take credit for helping others and
expecting something else in return. The woman in blue illustrated this as she quietly
disappears from the scene once the man is all right.

Lastly, taking credit when it is not deserved is wrong. The woman in blue disappears from
the scene and the three people deny her role in saving the man. In fact, they say that she
refuses to help in the first place and take all the credit.
In a nutshell, we must help others who are in need. Just because something is not our our
problem, it does not mean that we should not do anything. Being a civic conscious person is
very beneficial.
POEM 1 : THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH (by Jackie Kay)
My small grandmother is tall there,
straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt,
pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds mine,
white hand in black hand.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.
It was true after all; that look.
My tall grandmother became small.
Her back round and hunched.
Her soup forgot to boil.
She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.
But there she is still,
in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.

Stanza 1
Line
1 My small grandmother is tall there,
2 straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt ,

Meaning
The personas grandmother looks tall in the
photograph.
She is standing with good posture, wearing an
embroidered lace blouse.

She wears the blouse with a pleated skirt, nonheeled shoes and her hair in a bun.
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
She is smiling kindly.
Her big hand holds mine,
Her big hand is holding the personas hand.
The contrast of their skin colours can clearly be
white hand in black hand.
seen in their linked hands.
Her grandmothers blue eyes suggests that her
Her sharp blue eyes look her death in the eye.
death is near.

3 pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,

4
5
6
7

Stanza 2
Line
8 It was true after all; that look.
9 My tall grandmother became small.
10 Her back round and hunched.
11 Her soup forgot to boil.
12 She went to the awful place grandmothers
go.
13 Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.

Meaning
The personas reference of death came true.
The grandmother became thinner and more
fragile.
Her back became hunched.
She became forgetful.
Soon, she passed away.
Upon her death, she went to a place that no one
knows.

Stanza 3
Line
14 But there she is still,
15 in the photo with me at three,
16 the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.

Meaning
However, in the photograph, her grandmother
will always be alive.
The persona was there years old in the
photograph with her grandmother.
Her grandmothers smile is still so alive and real.

Moral Value
1 We must treasure our loved ones when they are alive.

We must spend as much time as we can with our loved ones while they are still living

When they pass away, all that will be left are the memories, as is illustrated in the
poem.

2 It is difficult to lose a family member.

It is always difficult to deal with the death of a loved one.

The persona loses her grandmother when she was younger but she will always
remember her.

3 We must never forget the importance of family relationship.

We should not forget to love and care for our family, especially our grandparents who
are the pillars of a family.

When they are old and sick, we must continue to take care of them.

Summary of Stanza 1
The persona is looking at an old photograph of her grandmother and herself. She describes
the photograph her grandmother is standing tall and straight, dressed in a white
embroidered lace blouse with a pleated skirt, and flat shoes. Her grey hair is pulled neatly
into a bun. She is smiling kindly while holding the personas hand in hers, giving her the
security and comfort. As the persona describes their linked hands white hand in black hand
it is clear that they come from a mixed race family. The last line seems to suggest that the
persona knows that her grandmothers death will come soon.

Summary of Stanza 2
While the first describes the photograph, in the second stanza, the persona is remembering
her grandmother later, when she is older and has become ill. The persona recalls how her
grandmother soon grows thinner and more fragile. Her back is hunched and she becomes
forgetful as is illustrated in the line, Her soup forgot to boil. Eventually, she passes away and
upon her death, she goes to an unimaginable place.

Summary of Stanza 3
However, in the photograph, the personas grandmother will forever be alive. She is still
there, holding the hand of her three-year-old granddaughter, with her smile looking so alive
and real.

Themes
1 The everlasting quality of a photograph

A photograph immortalizes a person or a moment. What is captured in a

photograph will remain alive forever.

In the poem, the personas grandmother has already passed away. However, in the
photograph, she will always be healthy and alive.

A photograph also allows us grandmother passes away to reflect on what happened

in the past and relive our memories.

Death

Death is a definite outcome for all of us.

In the poem, the persona recalls how her grandmother was once strong and healthy
but soon grows older and becomes ill.

In the end, the grandmother passes away and the persona is only able to relive
her memories with her grandmother through a photograph.

As promised, I am going to write more about the Short Story, Leaving for the
SPM English Literature Component.
Now, since I believed that you all readers, SPM candidates have read the Short
Story, you are now know what its all about, right? Yes, its about a young boy
named Aloo who wants to pursue his dream in becoming a doctor.
First of all, I am going to write about the characters in this short story. First of all
is Aloo.
Aloo was the youngest in the family. Gifted student with great, brilliant mind and
he got straight A's in his result. He was inspired by his teacher to go outside of
his country and study abroad. He was a loving son and he cried when his mother
expressed her fear that she might lose him. Happy when his mother approved his
leaving. He was happy to see London and he wrote to his mother. All and all, he
just want to change his and his family's lives. He wanted to be someone and he
really thinks that medicine would change him as a person.
The Mother
Lost her husband at 33, had to look after 5 children. Refuses to re-marry as she
did not want the children to be sent to children's home. *Foster home. She was a
very hard-working woman, she raised 5 children and gets 2 daughter married off,
elder son worked at supermarket. She was concentrating on improving the lives
of the younger two (Aloo and the Narrator). Moved to a little bit rural area so that
the two can focus on their studies. Loved her children to death. She was very
sensitive as it was shown in the scene where she was very concerned on Aloo
leaving her behind. A very good mother, so relents finally to Aloo going abroad.
She was a very proud mother, independent woman and she is a woman of
substance.
Mehroon
Lives with her husband in town.
Razia
A rich housewife, lives in Tanga on the coast north Dar es Salaam.
Firoz
The older brother, drops out of school. Worked in the office of a big shop.
Mr. Datoo

Aloo's ex-teacher, returned from America to pay a visit. A favourite of the boys,
has inspired Aloo to apply to an American university.
Mr. Velji
A school officer and he was very impressed with Aloo's ability in education and
advised him to take up the offer to study in America. Warned the mother that she
might lose him.
The Narrator
The youngest daughter in the family. It is from her point of view. Smart, studying
at the university. She was very caring and saw her mother's pain and understood
what she had through. She was very supportive and loving too. She was
observant and sensitive and she knew that her brother really wanted to go to
overseas and he was not keen to study locally.
Themes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Grab the opportunity

Making sacrifices for the fmaily
Not losing one's values and beliefs
Family, heritage and traditions matter in every home
Conflicts arise but can be overcome with rational thinking and consideration

Setting
Physical Setting
Upanga, Tanzania. Closed to wild land. It is a lonely, frightening place, as the
narrator said.
Social setting
Aloo's family was interested in education and self-improvement. The mother was
a very hard-working mother and she wanted nothing but the best for her
children. People were generally poor and the mother believed that they can
achieved great things through education.
Time
It is set in the present times.
Now, I will tell more about Moral Values, Point of View, Tone and Mood, Language
and style and also Literary Devices on the next entry.

POEM 1 : THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH (by Jackie Kay)

My small grandmother is tall there,
straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt,

pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,

a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds mine,
white hand in black hand.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.
It was true after all; that look.
My tall grandmother became small.
Her back round and hunched.
Her soup forgot to boil.
She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.
But there she is still,
in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.

Stanza 1
Line
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Meaning
The personas grandmother looks tall in the
My small grandmother is tall there,
photograph.
She is standing with good posture, wearing an
straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt ,
embroidered lace blouse.
She wears the blouse with a pleated skirt, nonpleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
heeled shoes and her hair in a bun.
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
She is smiling kindly.
Her big hand holds mine,
Her big hand is holding the personas hand.
The contrast of their skin colours can clearly be
white hand in black hand.
seen in their linked hands.
Her grandmothers blue eyes suggests that her
Her sharp blue eyes look her death in the eye.
death is near.

Stanza 2
Line
8 It was true after all; that look.

Meaning
The personas reference of death came true.

9 My tall grandmother became small.

10 Her back round and hunched.
11 Her soup forgot to boil.
12 She went to the awful place grandmothers
go.
13 Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.

The grandmother became thinner and more

fragile.
Her back became hunched.
She became forgetful.
Soon, she passed away.
Upon her death, she went to a place that no one
knows.

Stanza 3
Line
14 But there she is still,
15 in the photo with me at three,
16 the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.

Meaning
However, in the photograph, her grandmother
will always be alive.
The persona was there years old in the
photograph with her grandmother.
Her grandmothers smile is still so alive and real.

Moral Value
1 We must treasure our loved ones when they are alive.

We must spend as much time as we can with our loved ones while they are still living

When they pass away, all that will be left are the memories, as is illustrated in the
poem.

2 It is difficult to lose a family member.

It is always difficult to deal with the death of a loved one.

The persona loses her grandmother when she was younger but she will always
remember her.

3 We must never forget the importance of family relationship.

We should not forget to love and care for our family, especially our grandparents who
are the pillars of a family.

When they are old and sick, we must continue to take care of them.

Summary of Stanza 1
The persona is looking at an old photograph of her grandmother and herself. She describes
the photograph her grandmother is standing tall and straight, dressed in a white
embroidered lace blouse with a pleated skirt, and flat shoes. Her grey hair is pulled neatly
into a bun. She is smiling kindly while holding the personas hand in hers, giving her the

security and comfort. As the persona describes their linked hands white hand in black hand
it is clear that they come from a mixed race family. The last line seems to suggest that the
persona knows that her grandmothers death will come soon.

Summary of Stanza 2
While the first describes the photograph, in the second stanza, the persona is remembering
her grandmother later, when she is older and has become ill. The persona recalls how her
grandmother soon grows thinner and more fragile. Her back is hunched and she becomes
forgetful as is illustrated in the line, Her soup forgot to boil. Eventually, she passes away and
upon her death, she goes to an unimaginable place.

Summary of Stanza 3
However, in the photograph, the personas grandmother will forever be alive. She is still
there, holding the hand of her three-year-old granddaughter, with her smile looking so alive
and real.

Themes
1 The everlasting quality of a photograph

A photograph immortalizes a person or a moment. What is captured in a

photograph will remain alive forever.

In the poem, the personas grandmother has already passed away. However, in the
photograph, she will always be healthy and alive.

A photograph also allows us grandmother passes away to reflect on what happened

in the past and relive our memories.

Death

Death is a definite outcome for all of us.

In the poem, the persona recalls how her grandmother was once strong and healthy
but soon grows older and becomes ill.

In the end, the grandmother passes away and the persona is only able to relive
her memories with her grandmother through a photograph.

CHAPTER 1 : NOBODY EATS BREAKFAST

1. It is the last Friday in October, everybody in Appleton is excited for the derby of an
American football game between the Ferocious Ferrets of Fillmore High School and
the Chargers of Merrimac High School also known as the Big Game.

2. Newton Newman (Newt) has a big brother, Chris Newman (Chris),who is a local
football star, who plays for the Ferocious Ferrets after an electrifying debut two years
back.
3. Newt is preparing breakfast for his family when he comes across an article of his
brother in the Sports section of the local newspaper.
4. At first, Newt is eager to show the article to Dad but he is held down when the phone
rings.
5. On the other hand, Mom is also busy receiving a call from their neighbour.
6. Newt gets frustrated as both of his parents have not touched their breakfast.
7. To make himself feel useful, Newt goes upstairs to woke his brother up.
8. Annoyed with Newts bellow, Chris throws a pillow at him but ends up hitting the
floor hard.
CHAPTER 2 : HALLOWEEN PLANS ARE MADE SORT OF
1. Appleton Elementary is packed with different kinds of kids and actions.
2. At times, he tries to be friendly and greets his classmates but often, they just stare
back fiercely and ignore him.
3. Before the classes start, Newt finds a quiet place for him to settle down.
4. He takes out one of his Secret Superhero Sketchbooks and starts playing with his
imagination.
5. Newt has never shown his sketching of the superhero characters to anyone else except
to his two best friends, Cecil and JJ, who have utmost admiration towards Newts
creativity.
6. Cecil alerts them of the coming Halloween and suggests that they celebrate it as usual.
7. Talking about celebrating Halloween, the three of them are bored with their own
costumes as they have been wearing the same outfits for years.
8. Eventually, Cecil suggests that each of them needs to come out with an outstanding
Halloween costume based on their inner other that will catch everybodys attention.
CHAPTER 3 : I SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY I AM NOT
1. During social studies class, Newt is still searching for an idea for his Halloween
costume.
2. He imagines himself as Zeus, the god of lightning according to the Greek myth, but
soon realises that he does not fit in the descriptions shown by his subject teacher.

3. Not giving up, he raises his hand asking Mrs. Young what the American pioneers
wore when they built the country.
4. Although Newt is ridiculed by his classmate, the answer given by his teacher is more
than enough for him to rule out the possibility of having such costume for
Halloween.
5. The school ends early so the students and locals can watch the Big Game Pep Parade
on the street.
6. Newton is ecstatic to attend his brothers last game of the season.
7. On the other hand, Cecil and JJ are more incline to their Halloween costumes.
8. That has put Newt back in dilemma as he is having hard time thinking about his own
Halloween costume.
9. Newt falls asleep while figuring out the design of his costume only to wake up after
he has a terrible dream.
10. It is time for the Big Game as his parents are getting ready for it and with heavy heart,
Newt has to put aside his coming Halloween celebration and shift his focus on the
final game.
CHAPTER 4 : FOOTBALL IS PLAYED AND MISTAKES ARE MADE
1. Newt stops thinking about Halloween when he recalls the moment Chris mentions
Reggie Ratner, an opponent from Merrimac High, who has always been holding
grudges against his brother.
2. To make it worst, during the Big Game, the crowd play sentiment on both Chris and
Reggie.
3. Newt, who is now away from his bleacher, is shown his way out after he fails to
present his seat ticket to the person in charge.
4. When the final quarter starts, both teams are level and unfortunately, Newt is forced to
watch the game from outside the wire fence surrounding Fillmore Field.
5. He can see that the Home team, especially his brother, is playing their hearts out
until the game reaches its last 45 seconds the Away team is leading by two points.
6. Without giving up, the Big Game is getting more intense during the last seven
seconds.
7. The Ferrets show high determination and Chris manages to get a last minute
touchdown.
8. There are mixed feelings on the ground as the opponents bow down to their defeat
and the home crowd is jubilant with the winning streak.

CHAPTER 5 : THE BAD DREAMS BEGIN

1. Chris is unconscious as the result of the winning touchdown.
2. The whole ground is in complete silence when Chris is being attended and brought to
the hospital.
3. Chris test results come out and fortunately he is not suffering from any broken parts,
he is just in coma.
4. Back in his room, Newt still cannot forget what happened during the winning
touchdown as he describes it as the thunderous crash.
5. He tries to revert his concentration to Halloween as the Big Game incident keeps
rewinding in his mind.
6. The next day, Newt answers various callers trying to get some news about Chris.
7. Cecil and JJ drop by at Newts house to give a few things to cheer him up.
8. The local community is talking about the touchdown incident and starts calling it the
Big Tackle.
9. Cecil also tells Newt that some of the Ferrets get some revenge on Reggie, the
Chargers defensive back who is accused of causing Chris to get into his coma.
10. As the Newt recalls the Big Tackle, JJ tries to divert his attention by asking about their
Halloween plan.
11. Speechless, Newt tries to avoid Halloween by saying that he has lots of chores to
settle.
12. Both Cecil and JJ are not convinced and they decide to meet the next day at 6.00 p.m
for Halloween.
CHAPTER 6 : I GET A TERRIBLE IDEA
1. Newt is frantically searching for idea as he is running out of time to come out with his
Halloween costume and falls asleep soon after.
2. By noon, Newt is still clueless about his costume and he decides not to celebrate
Halloween.
3. He then falls asleep when sketching his latest fantasy superhero character.
4. Mom is already home when Newt wakes up.
5. After peeping at Mom holding his brothers sweatshirt, Newt asks if there is anything
he can do to cheer her up.

6. But Newt is told that he could do nothing for the moment.

7. Taken aback by Moms words, he decides to prove that he is useful in such stressful
situation.
8. Just before he can cheer Mom up by wearing his brothers football jersey, she has
already left home for the hospital.
9. In the meantime, Cecil and JJ arrive at Newts doorstep.
10. Newt clumsily opens the door only to find that he is in awe of his two friends.
11. Cecil disguises himself as the famous musician, Mozart whereas JJ is dressed up as
Splendida, a fictional character from her favourite book.
12. Lastly, the big and important question pops out, What is Newton Newman going to
be for Halloween?
CHAPTER 7 : I HIDE AND FIND MYSELF
1. Newt is out of words when is asked to explain about his outfit as he is wearing his
brothers pieces of clothing.
2. JJ asks Newt if there is something wrong with his brother.
3. Newt replies that his brother is doing fine.
4. He does not want to let his best friends down so he insists that both of them should
continue celebrating Halloween without him.
5. Newt finally confesses that he does not have a costume for himself and he
immediately explains everything that he did in search for a suitable costume before
Cecil and JJ can respond to the confession.
6. After a long silence, Cecil and JJ decide to transform Newts outfit on the spot.
7. Both of them alter the pieces of clothing that Newt is wearing and eventually they
manage to produce an outstanding costume.
8. They reach the ultimate transformation when JJ cuts two small holes on the
sweatband that Newt is wearing o his forehead and change it into a mask.
9. Newt himself feels rejuvenated after looking at himself in the mirror.
10. The three of them feel ecstatic as they finally manage to celebrate the Halloween
together.
CHAPTER 8 : I RAISE MY VOICE

1. When they arrive at the first stop, the lady and her husband living in the house are
rejoiced when they look at Cecil, JJ and Newt.
2. The lady has perfectly guessed Cecils and JJs Halloween costumes.
3. Then, the couple turns their attention to Newt, who is still searching for an identity of
his own as he has not named his alter ego yet.
4. The ladys husband notices C.N. on the middle of Newts forehead and he directly
asks them about those initials.
5. Surprised by the question, Newton is tongue-tied at first while both Cecil and JJ are
quick enough to throw some hints when they see Newton first reaction after being
asked by the man.
6. Eventually, Newt manages to overcome his own fear and he reveals himself as
Captain Nobody, C.N.
CHAPTER 9 : I PRACTISE MY NEW NAME
1. After they leave the first house, Cecil and JJ really like the idea of Captain Nobody
2. JJ gets a bit emotional as she can see that Newt seems to forget about his brothers
critical condition after being enthusiastic of becoming Captain Nobody.
3. This time around, it is Newt who breaks the awkward moment and urges his two best
friends to focus on celebrating Halloween.
4. On that night, people show great interest into the three of them.
5. The attention that they get has been joyful especially for Newton.
6. 6.He feels more confident being Captain Nobody than being Newton Newman.
7. Cecil and JJ are also aware of Newts change of attitude when they are counting their
trick-or-treat collection under the street lights.
8. When Newt arrives at his house, his mother has already hit the sack.
9. He is a little bit disappointed because he wants to show his Halloween costume to her.
10. Just before he falls asleep, Newt reassures himself by saying that he is not supposed to
be anybody, he is Captain Nobody.
CHAPTER 10 : I MAKE A WILD WARDROBE CHOICE
1. Newt, who has always been positive about his brother, cannot stop ruling out the
worst outcome of his brothers condition and he feels uneasy about it.
2. Then, he quickly realises that he needs to get ready for school.

3. He tries to look for his school outfit and after he fails to find an appropriate one, he
goes to school with the Captain Nobodys costume.
4. There are mixed reactions from his classmates; some make fun of him wearing the
outfit but Cecil and JJ show support for his wild wardrobe choice.
5. Mrs. Young successfully manages the situation in the class from going haywire as all
eyes are set on Captain Nobody and a few kids start mocking him.
6. In the Principals office, a discussion is going on between Principal Toomey and Mrs.
Young while Captain Nobody waits outside.
7. On a serious note, Mrs. Young jumps into a conclusion that Newt is having a hard
time coping with his brothers latest condition and she reports that Newt insists of
being called Captain Nobody.
8. After that, a more heated discussion is going on after the school counsellor and nurse
join in and later on, the principal tells Newt that Captain Nobody is welcomed in the
school.
9. During lunch break, Cecil and JJ insist of becoming Captain Nobodys sidekicks and
tell Newt to continue becoming Captain Nobody because people start to notice them
ever since.
CHAPTER 11 : CAPTAIN NOBODY FACES A FEAR
1. Newt runs home after he realises that his parents still do not know about Captain
Nobody and he does not want to get weird reaction from them.
2. As he is running, Cecil summons for Captain Nobody and thinking he is joking, Newt
just ignores it.
3. Although feeling reluctant, Newt decides to respond to the call and meet Cecil at the
corner of Wareen and Kander streets.
4. Cecil leads their way, together with a wagon, passing by Dumpsters and garbage cans
until they stop at one point.
5. There is a big bass drum which has been thrown away, sitting on the of the Dumpster
that catches Cecils attention.
6. Feeling determined to own the drum, Cecil is feeling hopeful that Captain Nobody
will lend his hands to get it down from the top of he Dumpster.
7. Newt is afraid of heights. So, he suggests Cecil to be the one who should climb the
Dumpster.
8. After Cecil makes it clear that the job is meant for the fearless Captain Nobody, Newt
changes his mind.

9. Captain Nobody climbs on and carefully passes the drum to his sidekick, Cecil who is
waiting with open arms on the ground.
10. As Captain Nobody is about to settle down, he screams his lungs out when a hand
suddenly comes out from the pile of cardboard boxes and grabs him by his ankle.
CHAPTER 12 : CAPTAIN NOBODY FIRST COMES TO THE RESCUE
1. Surprised by the incident, Cecil shouts at the old man who is holding Captain
Nobodys ankle and the old man quickly releases his hand off.
2. Captain Nobody recognises the familiar face of the old man, Mr. Clay, who used to
be a locksmith, because his mother has used some of his services when she was in
trouble.
3. Cecil is still skeptical about Mr. Clay and tries to warn Captain Nobody that the old
man might be dangerous to them.
4. Captain Nobody claims that the old man is not harmful to them, it is just that he is
suffering from a diseases, Alzheimer.
5. Mr. Clay drops his plastic medicine bottle into Captain Nobodys hand which
immediately explains the old mans situation.
6. After introducing himself as Captain Nobody, he and Cecil walk Mr. Clay home.
7. Captain Nobody knows where the old man lives as he always parks his cherry red van
in front of his house.
8. Mrs. Clay is relieved when she sees her husband standing at the front door of their
house.
9. Mr. Clay explains that he is rescued by Captain Nobody.
CHAPTER 13 : DAD MEETS CAPTAIN NOBODY
1. Newt heads home and gets excited when he sees his fathers car in the driveway.
2. In the kitchen, Dad meets Captain Nobody for the first time.
3. A moment after that, Dad starts to apologise to Newt because he has received several
calls from the school.
4. After the meeting in the Principals office, the people from school think that Captain
Nobody appears in school because he is so upset about his brothers condition.
5. Newt tries his very best to reason with Dad about being Captain Nobody outside the
house.

6. Dad feels relieved after Newt manages to assure him that he is still being himself and
his alter ago is just some sort of confidence booster.
7. Dad even takes a photo of Captain Nobody and sends it to Mom.
8. Suddenly, the walkie-talkie squeals in the middle of their conversation.
9. Cecil makes contact just to ask a silly favour from Captain Nobody and Newt, who is
in disbelief, starts to make a weird sound through the walkie-talkie as if the device is
running out of battery.
10. As Newt is about to sleep, Dad tells him that Mom is having a good laugh about
Captain Nobody and she starts showing the image to everybody in the hospital.
11. Dad explains about the current situation and hospital procedures that they need to
follow and he assures Newt will be the first one to visit if the situation improves.
CHAPTER 14 : CERTAIN THREATS ARE MADE
1. The next morning, nobody is making fun at Newt disguising as Captain Nobody and
even Mrs. Young addresses him accordingly.
2. Later on, after Cecil explains to JJ how to operate her walkie-talkie, the three of them
decide to test their new mode of alternative communication.
3. As Newt is about to respond on the walkie-talkie, a football hit at the back of his
head.
4. It comes from the students in the seventh grade and one particular kid named Ricky
Ratner approaches Newt in a non-friendly manner.
5. Ricky, who happens to be Reggies cousin, wants Newt to make everyone know that
Reggie is not the culprit of the Big Tackle that leads to Chriss critical condition.
6. Things are about to get uglier during the heated conversation between Ricky and
Newt when suddenly all of the fourth graders stand up for Newt, Cecil and JJ.
7. Before the crowd disperses, the confrontation ends with a threat from Ricky for
Newt.
8. Cecil makes a point that the vibes coming from Captain Nobody make everyone in
the fourth grade becomes more courageous.
9. After what had happened, Newt has to carefully sneak out from the school.
10. He is shocked the moment JJ calls for Captain Nobodys help through the walkietalkie.
11. Captain Nobody dashes to the Sullivans Jewelry Store after their conversation ends
with JJ screaming at the other end of the line.

CHAPTER 15 : BAD SPELLING LEADS TO SOMETHING WORSE

1. Captain Nobody is almost out of breath when he arrives at the curb in front of
Sullivans Jewelry store.
2. JJ cannot get herself over with the spelling and grammar mistakes found on the
cardboard signs in the jewelry store.
3. She has tried talking to the Sullivan but she is ignored by the couple.
4. JJ insists that Captain Nobody can make a difference if he goes in and talk to the
owners.
5. Feeling obliged to the duty of a superhero, Captain Nobody steps into the store where
he can clearly see Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan at the far end with their only customer.
6. Afraid that he is interrupting their business, Captain Nobody wants to leave the store
but the couple insists that they will be hearing anything from him.
7. Captain Nobody cannot believe his eyes as he stares at the customers sweatshirt
because he is holding a gun inside of the pocket.
8. The situation becomes more chaotic when Mr. Sullivan manages to sound the alarm
in the store.
9. Before the robber flees the scene, he threatens Captain Nobody not to report the
incident to the authority or something bad will happen to him.
10. After being warned, Captain Nobody immediately walks out the store and wants to
leave the scene.
11. JJ tries to convince Captain Nobody to talk to the police about the robbery.
12. Both of them run away when Captain Nobody explains about the threat he has
received from the robber.
CHAPTER 16 : I DONT APPEAR ON THE FIVE OCLOCK NEWS
1. Newt reaches home late after the robbery.
2. Although terrified with the incident, he is able to sense something is not going well
after hearing Moms response.
3. The conversation is halted when the phone rings for Mom.
4. Newt helps himself in the kitchen and watches the television.
5. To his surprise, the news is reporting on the robbery in the Sullivans Jewelry Store.

6. He is quite annoyed with the news report as Captain Nobody is referred as the little
guy, a midget and even as a leprechaun.
7. JJ phones Newt to talk about the news report and he reminds JJ not to spread a word
about the incident.
8. That night, Newt to talk about the news report and he reminds JJ not to spread a word
about the incident.
9. That night, Newt is having dinner with Mom and both of them seem to have secrets
that they do not wish to reveal to one another.
10. Before he goes to bed, he reflects all the bad and good incidents that Captain Nobody
has gone through.
11. He dreams about his brother again, but this time Chris addresses him as Captain and
Newt feels proud to be acknowledged by his brother.
12. The next morning, he comes to a huge relief after hearing the first news because the
robber has been arrested.
13. The second news, however, is not that promising. He finds a crumpled paper in the
trash bin.
14. He is now aware that Chris will be in more serious trouble if he does not wake up
after 6 days.
15. He realises that his parents are heavily distracted because of the bad news and he is
determined to make the situation becomes better.
CHAPTER 17 : I CHEAT DEATH
1. Darryl and Colby are on a special tour to show supports to Chris Newman after the
Big Tackle incident by bringing along the team ambassador, Ferocious the Ferret.
2. A lucky student will get the chance to bring Ferocious home for one day.
3. Newt gets to babysit the animal and he is unhappy about it since he has a plan to visit
his brother after school.
4. As the three of them are walking home, Ricky Ratner and six of his friends are
blocking their way.
5. Unlike before, this time around, Ricky is angrier as his cousin, Reggie, is still being
hassled by Chriss friends.
6. Ricky notices the ferret and he signals his friends to scramble the animals cage.
7. Suddenly, the cage door opens and Ferocious jumps out and gets away.

8. Captain Nobody, Cecil and JJ chase the animal off until they reach the highway.
9. Captain Nobody needs to come at the rescue for once again and this time, he dodges
the incoming traffic light just to get Ferocious back.
10. Being overwhelmed by the dangerous situation, Captain Nobody waves frantically,
hoping for the vehicles to stop.
11. As soon as the traffic stops, just about in the nick of time, a small aeroplane carrying
passengers makes an emergency landing on the highway!
12. Everybody who is at the scene cannot believe their own eyes and when the word
seems to stop for a moment, Ferocious sits on Captain Nobodys ankle and he scoops
the ferret up safely.
CHAPTER 18 : I LEARN AN UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH
1. After Ferocious the Ferret has been caught, they leave the place as they need to gather
their things that they have left by the roadside.
2. At Newts house, the news about the aeroplane landing has become a sensation.
3. Every person who is interviewed in the news gives their thoughts about the incident,
also mentioning what Captain Nobody has done in stopping the busy traffic.
4. The reporter concludes that it is undecided either Captain Nobody is good or evil.
5. Cecil and JJ insist that they should go back to the highway and explain about the
whole situation.
6. Captain Nobody, on the other hand, feels that he should revert himself by becoming
Newton Newman after what he has been through.
7. By the time Cecil and JJ leave the house, it is already too late for Newt to visit his
brother.
8. Around dinner time, Dad calls to inform that he is going to stay over at the hospital
with Mom.
9. Newt also informs that his days as Captain Nobody are already over.
10. That night, he dreams about the highway incident which then suddenly the Big Tackle
incident starts to rewind.
11. At the end of the dream, Newt learns that it is Darryl Peeps who had clashed his
helmet against his brothers.
CHAPTER 19 : REGGIE RATNER DECIDES TO END IT ALL
1. The next morning starts off with Newt having breakfast with Mom.

2. Newt mentions that he knows about Chris only has 6 days to wake up and he suprises
Mom by announcing that he is going to visit Chris later on that day.
3. Although he pledges that he will not be wearing the costume again, he stuffs the
outfit into his backpack and heads for school.
4. He realises that he feels so lonely and ignored after returning to school as Newton
Newman.
5. When Newt is heading for his lunch break, he notices a lot of teachers rushing into the
faculty lounge and gather around the television.
6. There is news on the television reporting about Reggie Ratner wants to jump off the
Appleton water tower after feeling depressed since the Big Tackle incident.
7. Newt is in dilemma as he claims that he is the only one who knows the truth about the
Big Tackle incident.
CHAPTER 20 : I CLIMB UP TO THE SKY
1. As JJ trying to lift Captain Nobody to get a good trip on the second rung of the
ladder, a policeman approaches them.
2. Cecil feels dutiful as Captain Nobodys sidekick and he tries to shift the officers
attention and it works.
3. Although the water tower supportive structures, including the ladder, are not as strong
as it used to be, Captain Nobody manages to slither his way to reach Reggie Ratner
despites the other challenges that he had to face.
4. On top of the tower, they both talk to each other about the Big Game and the series of
event that has been happening after the incident.
5. Captain Nobody learns that Reggie climbs the tower to vandalise the water tank.
6. The truth is actually Reggies left foot is stuck and he needs Captain Nobody to untie
his shoelace of which Captain Nobody manages to help Reggie and it is broadcasted
through the news channels in the country.
7. Then, when they reach at a critical point, Reggie becomes unconvinced since Captain
Nobody needs to climb the ladder down first.
8. As Captain Nobody is counting every step down, he is surprised to see Reggie is also
getting his hands on the ladder.
9. Trying to find his balance with his feet dangling on the air, Captain Nobody loses his
grip and falls down.
CHAPTER 21 : I FINISH FALLING

1. Captain Nobody feels time is passing by rapidly and everything seems to fall into
pieces at the same time.
2. Fortunately, a huge, inflated rubber mattress catches him from hitting the hard ground.
3. Captain Nobody is about to celebrate his safe touch on the ground when he suddenly
sees a massive figure falling to his landing spot.
4. Captain Nobody swoons himself as the result of the impact by the huge Reggie
Ratner.
CHAPTER 22 : I FINALLY GET TO THE HOSPITAL
1. Newt does not realise that he is in the hospital until Mom explains that he suffers from
a broken ankle and ribs.
2. From his bed, he sees Cecil on the television responding to the media on behalf of
Captain Nobody.
3. Mom and Dad begins to tell what had really happened after Captain Nobody passes
out and they cannot stop worrying about him since the live broadcast appears on the
television.
4. Suddenly, Reggie shows up and visits Newt with a lot of reporters waiting eagerly
behind the sliding door of the recovery room.
5. Watching at his parents feeling a bit bitter towards Reggie, Newt begins to reveal
that it was actually Darryl Peeps who knocks Chris out during the Big Tackle.
6. From the recovery room, Newt is transferred into the same room where his brother
has been lying motionlessly.
7. Although finally he has the chance to meet his brother in the hospital, he feels useless
as he cannot help his brother to wake up. He wishes to tell his brother about Captain
Nobody.
8. While he is thinking to himself and rewinding the memory that he has in the morning
of the Big Game, Newt lets out a scream, HIT THE SHOWERS! without realising it.
9. The nurses rush in and as he is about to explain to them, Chris throws a pillow at his
head, just like what he will do at home.
10. Chris is finally awake!
CHAPTER 23 : I WAKE UP IN THE NEWS
1. It seems the happiest celebration in the hospital the moment Chris wakes up from his
coma.
2. Newt, too, is getting the attention that he has never experienced before.

3. He wants to be the first to talk to Chris but the shot given by the nurse earlier makes
him fall into his sleep.
4. Newt wakes up in the next morning and finds himself at his own house .
5. Cecil and JJ are also in the house and they start talking about the media coverage that
they get after the water tower incident.
6. On the other hand, Chris is nowhere to be seen in the house as he is attending a local
television morning show.
7. The hostess and Chris talk excitedly about what had happened and at the end of the
show, Chris shocks everyone who is watching.
8. Chris insists that the victory parade should be led by the real hero, Captain Nobody,
instead of the winner of the Big Game.
9. That night, although Newt cannot get rid of the pain, he refuses to take the painkiller
because he wants to wait for Chris instead of falling asleep.
10. When Chris arrives home, they set their eyes for good since the Big Game incident
and miraculously, Newt can feel the pain fading away.
CHAPTER 24 : A LITTLE OLD LADY MAKES ME LAUGH
1. The parade is one of the memorable moments for Appleton because for the first time,
the Fillmore High School band is joined by Merrimacs marching band.
2. Darryl Peeps is not blamed for the Big Tackle and even Reggie gets backs his
peaceful life.
3. To reward their special contributions to the society, Newt, Cecil and JJ receive a
token of appreciation from the Sullivan couple, the pilot and passengers of the small
aeroplane and MR. Clay the locksmith respectively.
4. When they reach home, the normal routines get back on track, with Mom asking Newt
where she has misplaced most of her belongings and Dad gets himself busy with his
phone and beeper.
5. But, it is not the same story for Newton Newman since all the exposure that he has
after becoming Captain Nobody.
6. Newt is now as popular as his brother, Chris, and event at one point, Chris tells Newt
about a weird incident during the parade.
7. A little old lady from outside town claims that she did know that Newton Newman
has an older brother and that has made Newt laugh heartily.
8. The ending comes to a point when Chris jokingly says that there is a monster under
Newts bed just before he switches off the light.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Source : http://www.apache.be

The Charge of the Light Brigade

BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON
I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns! he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
II
Forward, the Light Brigade!
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.
III
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.

OVERVIEW
The Charge of the Light Brigade was written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Those who can still
remember the poem Monsoon History would still remember the line Reading Tennyson at
six p.m.
. Anyway, this poem was inspired by a true event that happened during the
Battle of Balaclava that occured on 25 October 1854 in the Cremean War between the British
and the Russian. As the name suggests, the Light Brigade was supposed to pursue a retreating
Russion artelliry battery, a task well-suited to a light calvary. However, due to
miscommunication in the chain of command, the Light Brigade was sent on a frontal assault
against the more well-prepared artelliry battery specialised in defensive fire.
Adapted from : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade
THE POET

Lord Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6, 1809, in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England. He
is one of the most well-loved Victorian poets. Tennyson, the fourth of twelve children,
showed an early talent for writing. At the age of twelve he wrote a 6,000-line epic poem. His
father, the Reverend George Tennyson, tutored his sons in classical and modern languages. In
the 1820s, however, Tennysons father began to suffer frequent mental breakdowns that were
exacerbated by alcoholism. One of Tennysons brothers had violent quarrels with his father, a
second was later confined to an insane asylum, and another became an opium addict.
Tennyson escaped home in 1827 to attend Trinity College, Cambridge. In that same year, he
and his brother Charles published Poems by Two Brothers. Although the poems in the book
were mostly juvenilia, they attracted the attention of the Apostles, an undergraduate literary
club led by Arthur Hallam. The Apostles provided Tennyson, who was tremendously shy,
with much needed friendship and confidence as a poet. Hallam and Tennyson became the best
of friends; they toured Europe together in 1830 and again in 1832. Hallams sudden death in
1833 greatly affected the young poet. The long elegy In Memoriam and many of Tennysons
other poems are tributes to Hallam.
Source : http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/lord-alfred-tennyson
VOCABULARY
WORD

MEANING

League
Valley
Charge

an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or

mountains, especially one following the course of a
stream.
to attack by rushing violently against:

Dismayed

to break down the courage of completely, as by

sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt:

Blundered

to make a gross or stupid mistake, especially

through carelessness or mental confusion:

Volleyed

to fly or be discharged together, as missiles.

Shell

a hard, protecting or enclosing case or cover.

Boldly

not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or

possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring:

MEANING OF THE STANZA

Stanza 1
The light calvary was marching to the Valley of Death because the foes were no match for
them. It was like committing suicide. They were 600 of them riding horses figthing in a
battle. Their leader ordered them to move forward and consficate the guns to prevent the guns
from being carried away by the enemies.
Stanza 2
The soldiers were still moving foward. No one was discouraged by the fact that somebody
had made a foolish mistake by giving them a wrong order. They were not in the position to
answer any questions nor to ask why. They kept on moving because it was their responsibility
and they recieved order from their superior. Even if the were fated to die, all the six hundred
of them were still moving forward.
Stanza 3
The soldiers bravely fought the battle. They were attacked from their right, their left but they
still moved forward. True enough, they were also attacked from the front. But they marched
fearlessly to the Valley of Death and fought until their last breaths.
MORAL VALUES
1. We should be brave in defending our country.
2. Appreciate the peace that we have.
3. Sometimes, it is good to ask questions.