Akbars-Dream-Guidebook

Suggested Answers Akbar
 determined
Singer  ambitious
 strong  confident
 practical  enterprising
 persistent  diligent
 ambitious  patient
 determined  creative
 courageous

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MORAL VALUES

ACTIVITY 4: RIGHT MOVE LS 4.2.1

Steps:

1. Show a picture of someone doing something against the law.
2. Discuss the situation shown and their response to it.
3. Divide pupils into groups.
4. Ask the pupils to imagine they are Akbar.
5. Each group is given a situation.
6. Pupils discuss in groups and present their response in front of the class.

Educational Emphases
Thinking Skills

 Evaluating
 Analysing

Multiple Intelligence
 Verbal Linguistic
 Interpersonal
 Intrapersonal

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Appendix 1

SITUATION RESPONSE

When Akbar was in Omar‟s

stall, he saw a lady trying to

steal a piece of sari. If you

were there, what are you going

to do?

Assuming you‟re Akbar, once

you got down from the train,

grandfather was out of sight.

What is your reaction?

While seeing the beautifully

decorated wall, Akbar found

two suspicious men standing

beside the tombs. They were

holding tools and looking at the

marble screen decorated with

rubies and emeralds. What do

you think will happen?

The moment Uncle Omar saw

the most beautiful piece of

cloth, he cradled it in his arms.

He brushed his fingers

tenderly over the cloth. Finally,

he let out a soft sigh. What do

you think he has in mind?

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GOING BEYOND THE TEXT

ACTIVITY 1: MY BEAUTIFUL CLOTH LS 4.3.1

Steps:

1. Show a few pieces of cloth with different patterns (Appendix 1).
2. Discuss the colours and patterns on the cloth.
3. Distribute a piece of white cloth to each pupil.
4. Get them to create their own patterns.
5. Display the pupils‟ creation and have a Gallery Walk.

Educational Emphases
Thinking Skills

 Creating

Multiple Intelligences
 Visual Spatial

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Appendix 1

Images retrieved from http://www.photos-public-domain.com/
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GOING BEYOND THE TEXT LS 4.2.1
ACTIVITY 2: A PLACE I WISH TO VISIT

Steps:

1. Show the class the map of India.
2. Display the picture of the Taj Mahal.
3. Identify the location of the Taj Mahal on the map.
4. Pupils name a place they wish to visit.
5. Divide pupils into groups.
6. Pupils choose a place and find relevant information on the place using the

internet.
7. Each group creates a brochure and present it to the class.

Educational Emphases
Thinking Skills

 Analysing
 Creating

Multiple Intelligence
 Verbal Linguistic
 Visual Spatial
 Interpersonal

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GOING BEYOND THE TEXT

ACTIVITY 3: A BRAND NEW FUTURE LS 4.2.1

Steps:

1. Pupils recall the ending of the story.
2. Brainstorm a possible situation after Akbar‟s success.
3. Pupils create a short dialogue with the teacher.
4. Divide pupils into groups.
5. Pupils brainstorm another possible situation in their groups and create a short

dialogue.
6. Present their dialogue to the class.

Educational Emphases
Thinking Skills

 Creating

Multiple Intelligence
 Verbal Linguistic
 Intrapersonal
 Interpersonal

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GOING BEYOND THE TEXT

ACTIVITY 4: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LS 4.2.1

Steps:

1. Brainstorm possible questions to ask Akbar about, his current achievement and
his future plans.

2. Divide pupils into pairs.
3. Pupils choose at least 5 questions to create an interview.
4. Pupils role play the interview with their partner.
5. Selected pairs present their role play to the class.

Educational Emphases
Thinking Skills

 Applying
 Creating

Multiple Intelligence
 Verbal Linguistic
 Interpersonal
 Intrapersonal

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SAMPLE LESSON 1 (SK)

Theme : World of Stories

Topic : Akbar‟s Dream (Events)

Learning Standards : 4.2.1 Able to respond to literary texts:

(b) place and time

Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. rearrange the 9 sentence cards in the correct

sequence.

2. complete a flow map with the correct events.

Time : 60 minutes

Teaching Aids : Train picture (Appendix 1), story cards (Appendix 2),

sentence cards (Appendix 3), flow map (Appendix 4)

Moral Values : thrifty, ambitious, diligent, generous

Educational Emphases:

 Multiple intelligences (Verbal linguistic, Interpersonal, Visual Spatial)

 Thinking skills (Analysing)

Steps:

Set Induction

1. Pupils are shown a picture of a train (Appendix 1).

2. Pupils answer questions about the train.

Sample questions:

a. How does a train carry its passenger and goods?

b. What will happen if you put a story into a train?

Presentation
1. Pupils are given pictures from the story (Appendix 2).
2. Pupils are asked to describe the pictures shown.
3. Pupils sequence the pictures in the correct order.
4. Pupils are divided into groups and given 9 sentence cards each (Appendix 3).

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5. Pupils read the sentence cards with the teacher.
Practice
1. Pupils are asked to rearrange the sentence cards in sequence.
2. Pupils race to paste the correct sentence sequences on the display papers

pasted on the walls.
3. Pupils may refer to the previous picture sequence for guidance.
4. Teacher checks the pupils‟ story trains and rewards the fastest 3 groups with

the correct sequence.
Production
1. Pupils complete a flow map given individually (Appendix 4)
Closure
1. Pupils are selected to present their answers to the class.

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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Appendix 3

Grandfather and Akbar sold
the silk cloth to Uncle Omar.
They finally had enough money
for their train fare to Agra.

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Akbar was so amazed to see
the Taj Mahal. They saw the
beautiful tombs of Mumtaz
and Shah Jahan.

Akbar‟s dream of making
the most beautiful silk cloth
in the whole of India
became a reality.

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During the summer holidays,
Akbar and his grandfather
wove long lengths of silk
cloth.

When they returned home,
Akbar began to work diligently.
Uncle Omar generously
provided the threads Akbar
needed.

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On the way to Agra,
Grandfather told Akbar the
love story behind the Taj
Mahal.

Akbar expressed his wish to
make the most beautiful silk
cloth in the whole of India.

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Grandfather suggested that
they visit the Taj Mahal for
Akbar to get ideas for his
patterns.

Uncle Omar told Akbar that
it was the most beautiful silk
cloth in India.

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Appendix 4
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SAMPLE LESSON 2 (SK)

Theme : World of Stories

Topic : Short Story (Values)

Learning Standards: 4.2.1 Able to respond to literary texts:

(c) values

Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. write a note of encouragement to Akbar individually.

2. present their note to the class.

Time : 60 minutes

Teaching Aids : Pictures of well-known young Malaysians and short

descriptions (Appendix 1), Akbar‟s excerpt (Appendix 2)

Moral Values : thrifty, ambitious, diligent, generous

Educational Emphases:

 Multiple intelligences (Visual Spatial, Verbal Linguistic, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal)

 Thinking skills (evaluating, creating)

Steps:

Set Induction

1. Pupils are shown pictures and short descriptions of the achievement of well-

known young Malaysians (Appendix 1).

2. Pupils respond to questions about the picture.

eg. a. Who are the young Malaysians in the picture?

b. What did they achieve?

Presentation
1. Pupils are shown an excerpt (Appendix 2) from the book.
2. Pupils imagine they are Akbar‟s friend and answer questions about how they feel

towards Akbar.
eg. a. What are the characteristics you see in Akbar?

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b. What can you learn from Akbar?
Practice
1. Pupils write a note of encouragement individually to Akbar to support him in his

pursuit of his dream.
Production
1. Pupils present their notes to the class.
Closure
1. Pupils share their personal aspirations.

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Appendix 1

Mohd Nazreen Abdullah
 15 years old when winning two diving gold medals at the
fifth Asian Diving Cup in Singapore 2013 and two diving
gold medals in SEA Games in Myanmar 2013

Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah
 started waterskiing at the age of five
 champion in 2009 Malaysian waterskiing championship at
six years old
 placed 3rd in the Asian Waterski Championship,
Chuncheon, Korea
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Adi Putra Abdul Ghani
 presented several awards including “This Decade‟s Muslim
Mathematician” from Riau University in Indonesia at the
age of ten
 gave lectures at universities at ten and invented over 200
new mathematical formulas

Crystal Lee Xin Qiao
 started acting at the age of five
 the youngest best actress winner in the Shanghai
International Film Festival at the age of ten
 involved in over 50 local productions
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Appendix 2

I have a dream to create
the most beautiful cloth
in the entire India.
I will work hard for it.
I know I will be able to
do that!

What can you
learn from
Akbar‟s
determination?

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SAMPLE LESSON 3 (SJK)

Theme : World of Stories

Topic : Akbar‟s Dream

Learning Standards: 4.3.2 Able to plan, prepare and participate in a

performance with guidance based on literary

works.

Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. perform in group the jazz chants with the correct

intonation, rhythm and pronunciation.

Time : 60 minutes

Teaching Aids : Jazz Chant

Moral Values : cooperation, respect

Educational Emphases:

 Multiple intelligences (Verbal linguistic, Bodily Kinesthetic)

 Thinking skills (Analysing)

Steps :

Set Induction

1. Brainstorm some events in Akbar‟s Dream.

2. Show some pictures of the important events.

Presentation
1. Tell the class that they are going to perform jazz chants in groups today.
2. Show videos of jazz chants performance in Youtube.
3. Show the lyrics to the class (Appendix 1).

Practice
1. Teach students the rhythm of the jazz chants.
2. Demonstrate jazz chants with some students.
3. Ask students to get into group and plan their jazz chants performance.

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4. Help students who cannot pronounce or read the jazz chants.
Production

1. Conduct a jazz chants completion in class and reward the group with the best
performance.

Closure
1. Get the students to vote for the best group.

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Appendix 1 Roses and tulips
Precious, precious
Story of My Life stones
Walls of white marble
Listen to my story Four towers and a
A little boy‟s dream dome
A dream to weave
A silk masterpiece Designs in his head
Colourful silk threads
A grandfather who is Woven together
so loving Into something great!
Caring and supporting
An uncle who is kind
Generous and giving

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INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT – SHORT STORY (AKBAR‟S DREAM)

Name: ___________________________ Class: _______________________

Activity: _________________________

Tick the appropriate box.

Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory

Presentation
i. Creativity
ii. Physical Expression

iii. Overall Performance
Contents/Ideas

i. Design
ii. Creativity
iii. Knowledge and understanding
Language Delivery
i. Pronunciation/Enunciation
ii. Stress/Intonation
iii. Fluency
Teamwork
i. Participation
ii. Cooperation

Teacher‟s comment:
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Areas for improvement:
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GROUP ASSESSMENT – SHORT STORY (AKBAR‟S DREAM)

Group‟s name: ____________________________ Class: ____________________
Activity: ________________________________

Tick the appropriate box.

Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory

Presentation
iv. Creativity
v. Physical Expression
vi. Overall Performance

Contents/Ideas
iv. Design
v. Creativity
vi. Knowledge and understanding

Language Delivery
iv. Pronunciation/Enunciation
v. Stress/Intonation
vi. Fluency

Teamwork
iii. Participation
iv. Cooperation

Teacher‟s comment:

_________________________________________________________________

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Areas for improvement:

_________________________________________________________________

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Self-Reflection

Fill in the blanks with
the appropriate
responses.

3 things I have 3 things I find interesting
about the story…
learned…
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Certificate of
Achievement

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for
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Signature Date

Glossary

1 dream n. a wish to have or be something, especially one that seems
difficult to achieve.
2 silk n. a type of fine silk cloth made from silk thread
3 loom n. a machine for making cloth by twisting threads between
other threads which go in a different direction .
4 patterns n. a design
5 beautiful adj. having beauty, very pleasant to look at
6 colour n. a substance used to give something a particular colour
7 journey n. an act of travelling from one place to another:
8 palace n. A large and impressive building forming the official
residence of a ruler
9 tomb n. a large grave, especially one built of stone of above or below
the ground.
10 craftsmen n. a skilled person, especially one who make beautiful things by
hand.
11 idea n. a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.
12 wonderful adj. inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good;
marvellous
13 twisting n. something in the spiral shape
14 twirling n. a spiralling or swirling shape
15 curling n. something in the shape of a spiral or coil
16 jewels n. a precious stone,
17 sketch n. a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to
assist in making a more finished picture:
18 silk thread n. fine soft thread produced by silkworms
19 rubies n. dark red precious stone
20 emerald n. a bright green precious stone

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