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Your friend and you had a big fight. Now he does not talk to you.
What would be the best thing for you to do?
Why?
If the persona were your friend, what advice would you have given him?
Provide two suggestions.
What kind of situation would make you run away from home?
Do you think running away is the best decision?
Why?
As your grandparents grow older, weaker, and senilewhat could you do to make life
comfortable and happy for them?
What do you think is the best way to keep your grandparents memory alive?
Why do you think so?
Not a single soldier was discouraged or distressed by the command to charge forward,
even though all the soldiers realized that their commander had made a terrible mistake.
Why do you think the soldiers obeyed the command?
Would you? Why?
The Novel : SING TO THE DAWN
Do you know of anyone poor who has gone on a scholarship to study and has come
home a successful person?
The teacher says that getting a scholarship means that the student will be bearing
heavy responsibilities.
Do you agree?
Kwai ignores Dawan after the announcement that Dawan had won the scholarship.
What would you do if your sibling won a scholarship but you did not?
Do you agree that girls cannot do what boys can do? Give reasons.
Bao says that girls are always bound by their roles as daughters, sisters, wives, and
mothers.
Do you agree?
How would you define your mother? Is she like Dawans mother?
And Dawan herself? What could she do? She was just a girl. Wouldnt she grow up just
to be a wife and a mother? What could she do with more learning? (Chapter 6, pg. 51)
Do you think a woman can be successful and yet be a wonderful wife and mother?
Why do you think she did that? Was she right? Why do you think so?
Would you stand up against your parents if you think they are wrong?
Do you agree that Dawan is very like her grandmother? What similarities / differences
do you see?