Module 4 – Quality Education – Student

Module 4 - Quality Education

A. PRE-ACTIVITIES

1. Introduce to Education Quality

Begin by thinking about what it means to be healthy. Then, try to answer these questions:

What does it mean to have friends with disabilities?
Describe how you would help people with disabilities!
How do you treat your friends with disability?

2. Explore the Front and Back Covers

Go to the link to explore the book: The Speckled Magpie
Start by examining the front cover of “The Speckled Magpie” Pay attention to the details of the image and title. Notice what the girl is holding and look at the landscape around her. The hills and grass may give you clues about where the story takes place. Imagine where the children in the picture might be going. Then, based on what you see, try to predict and answer these questions:

Who is the author?
Identify, all the pictures on the front cover
Based on the front cover and back cover of the book, can you tell who is the bird?
Mention all colour in the front cover!
Describe the expression of the bird!
Describe all the information which are in the front cover!

Next, take a look at the back cover and read the summary. This will give you more insight into the story. Use your knowledge and your observation to answer these questions:

Could you mention all the information on the back cover!
What is the colour in the back cover?
Based on the summary on the back cover, can you predict who is the key characters, and setting?
Based on the summary on the back cover, can you predict what is the story about?
Can you identify the symbol on the back cover, and what is the meaning?

3. Meet the Author & Characters

The Author
1. Who wrote the book “The Speckled Magpie”?
2. From the name, is the author Indonesian?
3. Have you ever read another book by the same author?
The Character of the Story
1. Besides the main character, what the images around the main character?
2. Based on the summary in the back cover, How many characters are in the book ” The Speckled Magpie “?

B. MAIN ACTIVITIES

1. Listen and Enjoy the Story

Now, you will listen as your teacher or a classmate reads the story aloud, or you will read it yourself. Pay close attention to the characters’ challenges as they travel to collect clean water. After the reading, think about the key elements of the story.

Orientation Questions:

1. Who is in the picture?
2. What is the main character doing?
3. Why can not the main character sing?
4. How is the condition of the main character?
5. What the speckled magpie do?
6. How do you illustrate The Speckled Magpie condition and his friends?

Complication:

1. What did the hunter do?
2. Illustrate, how did the Speckle Magpie got caught by the hunter?
3. Illustrate the reason, why was the speckle Magpie was caught by the hunter?
4. What did the hunter do afterward?
5. Illustrate the reason, why did the hunter release the bird?
6. Based on the story, give your opinion about the condition of The Speckle Magpie!

7. What did The Speckle Magpie want to do?
8. Identify the character shown on this page!
9. Can The Speckle Magpie peck at trees like a woodpecker?
10. What is your opinion toward The Speckle Magpie’s wish?
11. What is the dominant color on this page?
12. What problem is the main character facing?
13. Describe how the main character feels based on the expressions!
14. Why does the main character have the expression shown in the picture?

15. What is the dominant color on this page?
16. How does the illustration in the book depict?
17. What did The Speckled Magpie and the Frogs do?
18. Describe how The Speckled Magpie and the Frogs expressions!
19. What did the snake do?
20. How does the illustration in the book depict?
21. What problem is the Speckled Magpie and frogs facing?
22. What did The Speckled Magpie do?
23. Describe how the boy expressions!
24. How does the illustration in the book depict?

Resolution:

25. What did The Spackled Magpie do?
26. How is the boy and the bird expression?
27. Why The Spackled Magpie help the boy?

2. Bring Out Your Voice

In this activity, you will reflect on the story and relate it to your own life. Discuss or write what you think about these questions:
1. What challenges does the Speckled Magpie face?
2. What does the speckled magpie do for solving the problems?
3. Illustrate, what is the story about and the lesson that you get from the story!

3. Reflect on your Feeling

After reading the story, take a moment to reflect on how it made you feel.

a. Personal Response

What do you feel after reading the book? (Click on emoticons to show how you feel, like happy, sad, or surprised.)
What do you like about “The Speckled Magpie”
What do you think about the Speckled Magpie’s personality?Describe your opinion about the picture illustration in the “The Speckled Magpie”!

b. Personal Evaluation (What do you learn from the book?)

In your opinion, why The Speckled Magpie does not feel comfortable by himself?
What can you learn from the story?

c. Personal Action (What will you do after reading the book?)

What will you do, if you have a problem like The Speckled Magpie?
What will you do If you have a friend with disability like The Speckled Magpie?

4. Vocabulary

As you read the book, you will find new words that you never heard before, some words that you ever heard but did not know the meaning of, words that you ever heard and know the meaning of, and some words that you know and you ever use the words in sentences and utterances. You can download the HeKU Table and start making lists of the words.

HeKU Table

Never Heard (NH)	Ever Heard, but Don’t Know (EHD)	Ever Heard and Know (EHK)	Ever Heard, Know and Use (EHKU)

Vocabulary Exercises

1. The birds are in the …
a. Cage
b. Garden
c. Jungle

2. Tell me the reason why there is no sound …
a. Because the bird is tired
b. Because the bird is hearing and speech impaired
c. Because the bird is sick