”News

Break”

by Max Fatchen
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Does this look familiar?

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How do you feel when
you need to show your
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report card to your

parents?
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News Break by Max Fatchen

Stanza 1

Now why so loving, darling,

and why the sudden kiss?
You’d help me with some little
jobs?
For goodness sake, what’s this?
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Stanza 2

Your face is clean for once, dear.

Your clothes without a crease.
You saved your luncheon money?
Will wonders never cease?
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Stanza 3
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No dropping of your school books,
No shrieking, childish treble.
Today you are a lamb, love,
Where yesterday a rebel.
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Stanza 4
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But surely you’re some stranger,
No rage or hullabaloo.
Come closer, let me look, dear,
Can this be REALLY you?
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● In your group:
● Re-write the stanza
assigned to you
● Draw pictures / images
which are related with
the stanza
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Stanza 5
Now are you struck by lightning
Or were you stunned at sport?
Ah… now I see the reason.
You’ve brought your school report!
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● LITERATURE
● In your literature exercise book:
● Write a poem (minimum of 4 lines)
with the same theme of ‘News Break’
– relationship between parents and
children
● how do I react when I have to show
my parent a school report card
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This is a slide title

Read poem with

different types of
emotion
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Vocabulary time !

● Your clothes without a crease

● Will wonders never cease?
● No shrieking, childish treble.
● No rage or hullabaloo.
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In a group:
1- Discuss the meaning of
each line in your stanza
2- The moral value of the
entire poem
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Example:
Stanza 1

Now why so loving, darling,

and why the sudden kiss?
You’d help me with some little jobs?
For goodness sake, what’s this?

Meaning:
• The parent is surprised that the child
has a sudden change of behaviour.
• The child has become so loving and gives the parent a kiss.
• The child also helps the parent with chores around the house.
• The parent is bewildered.
Moral value of the poem: Be honest to your parents
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Stanza 2

Your face is clean for once, dear.

Your clothes without a crease.
You saved your luncheon money?
Will wonders never cease?

Meaning:
-Normally the child’s face is messy
-The child doesn’t use his pocket money
-The parent is wondering whether this will stop?

Moral value: You have to look smart to be smart