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    MORAL VALUES

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    Loyalty

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    1 Based on the novel Prisoner of Zenda by

    Anthony Hope, the moral values that I havelearnt is loyalty.

    Novel of your

    choice The moral value

    2 Josef, the servant showed his loyalty to King

    Rudolf Fifth by guarding him in the cellar

    with his life. Unfortunately, he died because

    he tried to protect the king from beingkidnapped. Sapt and Fritz were also loyal to

    the king. They kept the king in the cellar to

    save him from Black Michael. They alsofound a perfect person to impersonate the real

    king to prevent Black Michael from taking

    the crown.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Besides that, Rudolf Rassendyll was also

    loyal to his leadership. Before he went toRuritania, he worked with Her Majesty,

    Queen Victoria. Nobody knew about it except

    Sapt and Fritz. The Famous Six were also

    loyal to their leaderships, Black Michael.Three of them followed Black Michael to

    Strelsau and the rest guarded the real king in

    Zenda.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, Rudolf Rassendyll did not reveal the

    big secret of his impersonation of the king toanother person until the end. We could see

    his loyalty on his friendship. He knew that if

    he revealed the secret to another person, Saptand Fritz would be in danger. Sapt and Fritz

    too never betrayed the kings secrets. They

    could do that but they did not want to.

    Reason 3 Evidence

    5 Briefly, loyalty is very important. This moral

    value was very good and meaningful to my

    life

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    Friendship

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    1 There are several moral values highlighted in

    The Potato People by Angela Wright. In thenovel, we can find value related torelationship. This is shown by Patrick and

    Marie.

    Novel of your

    choice

    2 First and foremost, it can be seen in the novelwhen Patrick shared bread with Marie.

    Through that event, Patrick knew that Marie

    was a gipsy girl. However, he was neverafraid to befriend with her.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Besides that, the author was trying to conveythe friendship message through Maries

    action. What I meant is when Marie showedthe big house that served many luxurious,delicious and appetizer food for the party.

    Since they did not find any food for three

    days, they ate the food to their hearts

    content. This could be described as a friendin need is a friend indeed.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Last but not least, Marie also taught Patrick how to protect themselves from the cannibals

    in the forest. Marie asked Patrick to pick the

    stick and protect himself from them. It

    showed that Marie was a sharing andintelligent girl. Besides that, Patrick also

    helped Marie to climb up the iron gate to

    enter the lighthouse. Although Marie was sostrong, as a man, Patrick still helped Marie.

    They cooperated and helped each other for

    their own benefits.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nutshell, we should have a good

    relationship and friendship with our friendsin our daily life.

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    Determination

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    1 Based on the novel Potato People written byAngela Wright, I have learnt the value ofdetermination

    Novel of yourchoice

    2 First and foremost, Patrick, the main character

    in this story, is determining to escape from the

    terrible plague. His determination makes himreach to the town of Cork to be able to go to

    America. There are many time he is hungry

    and could have give up but he still completehis journey.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 In America, Patrick and Marie, a cheerful girl,

    have to do worst jobs for the lowest pay. But,they are determine to have better life there.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Patrick is also determine to fight off slavery.

    After a few years, he marries Marie and

    finally they settle down there and own a cattle

    ranch. These shows that, if you remaindetermine, good things will happen to you.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nut shell, I truly believe thatdetermination is important.

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    Courage

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    1 Based on the novel Prisoner of Zenda by

    Anthony Hope, I have learned the moralvalue, courage from several characters.

    Novel of your

    choice Moral value

    2 First and foremost, I had learned it from

    Rassendyll. He was willing to take risk tosave the king and the throne. Rassendyll met

    King Rudolf the Fifth in the jungle. Both of

    them were equally surprised at their physical

    resemblance. The king invited Rassendyll towine and dines at the lodge. The king drank

    a bottle of wine from Black Michael. On the

    coronation morning, Sapt could not wake up

    the king. He was drugged by Black Michael.To prevent Black Michael from taking the

    kings throne, Rassendyll willingly pretendas the king.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 The moral value of courage also showed

    when Rassendyll rode the horse alone. Onthe coronation, Rassendyll had to pass New

    Town and Old Town to go to the castle. The

    Old Town people loved Duke Michael to bethe king. When he passed the old Town, he

    ordered his servants to not follow him too

    close. This showed that he had somecourage to face the risk if the Old Town

    people attacked him.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, Rassendyll fought against Duke

    Michaels men in the forest. After the

    coronation, Rassendyll and Sapt left for

    Zenda. At the lodge, they found the oldwoman was missing and Josef died. The

    king was missing too. Soon, the saw a group

    of eight horsemen arriving at the lodge withspades to bury Josef and to hide the

    evidence of Duke Michaels crime. Toavenge Josefs death, Rudolf and Sapt killedthree of them before escaping.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 As conclusion, the moral value of courage

    can be seen through this novel as Rassendyllwas willingly take risk to save the king and

    the throne, rode the horses alone and fought

    against Duke Michaels man in the forest.

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    Trustworthy

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    1 I learnt the value of trustworthy from

    various characters throughout the novel,Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony HopeHawkins.

    Novel of your

    choice Moral value

    2 Fritz von Tarlenheim is a good friend of

    Rudolf Rassendyll. That is why he is trustby Rassendyll and Princess Flavia to deliver

    their secret love messages. Fritz is also trust

    by his friend Sapt. When he is ask by Sapt toguard the King Rudolfs room, he obeys.

    Fritz stays there until the next morning

    without changing his uniform

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Another character that can be greatly trust isAntoinette de Mauban, the French widow.After finding out she is telling the truth at

    the summer house, Rassendyll immedietly

    trusts Antoinette. He even tells her the kings

    rescue plan and she is part of it. Though theplan shall ruin her beloved Duke Michael,

    Antoinette never says a word about it to the

    kings brother. Besides that, at the end of thenovel she sent a letter to Rudolf Rassendyll

    saying no one shall know about the Prisoner

    of Zenda. This proves Antoinette is oftrustworthy material.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, the most untrustworthy character in

    the novel is Rupert of Hentzau. AtTarlenheim Castle, he visits Rassendyll to

    tell him that his master, Duke Michael has

    offered a proposal. Rassendyll refuses theproposal which include a large sum of

    money. Rupert then offer to shake hands as

    friends. When Rassendyll refuses again byputting his hands behind his back, Rupert

    suddenly stab him with a dagger. Thankfullythe injury is not serious.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nut shell, the value of trustworthy is

    very much alive in the novel. It is an

    essential part of a friend and an impossibletrait in an enemy.

    Conclusion

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    CHARACTER/ CHARACTERISTICS

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    A character that you like/ admire/role model

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    1 I would like to choose Potato People

    written by Angela Wright. Thecharacter that I would like to be myrole model is Marie, the gipsy girl.

    Name of the novel

    Character

    2 Marie showed a lot of bravery

    throughout the story. This can beshown when she bravely brought

    Patrick to the big house to search for

    food. She did not even felt afraid whenthey meet cannibals in the forest.

    When they reached at the big house,

    Marie told Patrick to climb up the

    wall. In fact, she is the one who startedthe climb which showed that she was

    not afraid at all.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Other than that, she was a cheerful girl.

    This can be shown when she lived

    alone before she met Patrick. Eventhough so, she had never felt

    miserable. She was always full of life

    despite the suffering around her.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Besides being a brave and cheerful

    person, Marie was also intelligent and

    resourceful. When Patrick gave herbread, she knew that both of them

    were still hungry. So, she brought him

    to the big house which they could finda lot of fine food. Her intelligence also

    made her showed Patrick the real Sean

    because she knew how to detect a lie.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nutshell, I would love to have

    Marie as my role model because shewas full of life and laugher. Marie can

    make my life happier.

    Conclusion

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    A character that you would like to be

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    1 The novel I have chosen to write about is

    Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope. Thecharacter that l would like to be is RudolfRassendyll. These were because of a few

    reasons.

    Novel of your

    choice Character

    2 First and foremost, Rudolf Rassendyll was anintelligent and handsome young man who

    went to Ruritania to see the Coronation in

    Strelsau. Before going there, he had enteredthe German University and he could speak

    many languages such as English, French, and

    German. Besides that, he was impersonating

    the real king to save the throne from BlackMichael. He came up with good plans to save

    King Rudolf Fifth that was detained by Black

    Michael at Zendas Castle. These wereenough to show that he was an intelligent and

    suitable person to impersonate the real king.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Moreover, he was also a brave and good

    fighter. He rode alone in the Old Town during

    the Coronation ceremony to show that theirking was a brave man. He also fought with

    Black Michaels men in the forest and with

    the Famous Six in the castle.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, Rudolf Rassendyll also showed his

    loyalty to his country by working with Her

    Majesty, Queen Victoria. Only Sapt and Fritzknew about it. He was loyal to the king. He

    did best so that people would not realise that

    he was not the real king. As an example, hesigned the important papers even though he

    had a wounded hand. He also fought in his

    mission to save the king until he was injured.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 As conclusion, I would like to be like Rudolf

    Rassendyll was very brave, loyal, andintelligent.

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    A character that has influenced you

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    1 The novel I have chosen is The Potato Peopleby Angela Wright. There are severalcharacters that the author trying to convey in

    the novel. The character that most influenced

    me is Rudolf Rassendyll.

    Novel of yourchoice.

    Character

    2 I think that Rassendyll is the most

    responsible person in this novel. He loves

    Princess Flavia but he does not let it get inthe way of his duty and responsibility

    towards the King. He sacrifices his love for

    the sake of the king and the country. Besides

    that, as a responsible king, he also signedthe important files and documents.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Rassendyll is also a very brave man. He

    willingly impersonates the king, who is

    drugged and kidnapped by Duke Michael. He

    does not run away from dangerous missionsand is not afraid to fight to save the kings

    throne and life. Besides that, he also rides the

    white horse bravely without the guards nearhim in Old Town. As we know, in Old Town,

    they did not welcome King Rudolf as the

    people there wanted Duke Michael as king.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, he influenced me a lot because he is

    the most honourable character in this novel.

    As proof, he did not accept when DukeMichael offered a hundred thousand pounds

    for him to leave Ruritania. He also gave back

    the kings ring to the rightful owner. Themost important is Rudolf would not be the

    king although he has the golden opportunity

    to overthrow him and marry Princess Flavia.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nutshell, I am very proud with Rudolf

    Rassendyll and I want to be just like him.

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    A character that has taught you about life

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    1 Based on the novel Potato People written by Angela

    Wright, I have found a character that has taught meabout life that is Marie

    Novel of

    your choice Character

    2 Marie, a cheerful Gypsy girl, lives alone before she

    meets Patrick. Even though so, she has never beenmiserable. She still remains cheerful although

    nobody wants to talk or befriend her. Marie is

    always full of life despite the suffering around her.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 I also respect her braveness. When Marie bravely

    brings Patrick to the big house full of food, she asks

    him to climb the wall first. But, Patrick disagreesand Marie then climbs the wall without a second

    thought. This shows that Marie is not afraid at all todo everything to survive.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, Marie shows me that we must be kind to

    everyone even strangers. This can be shown when

    Patrick shares his bread with Marie. Marie did nottake advantage of Patrick kindness but instead she

    repaid him by bringing Patrick to the big house

    where they eat to their hearts content.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nut shell, I can definitely say that Marie has

    taught me a lot about life. We must remain cheerful,brave and kind no matter how hard life is.

    Conclusion

    Your opinion

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    A character that you dislike/hate

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    1 Based on the novel Prisoner of Zenda byAnthony Hope, a character that I dislike isRupert of Hentzau. This is because of a few

    reasons.

    Novel of yourchoice

    Character

    2 First of all, he is a wicked man. He betraysand kills Duke Michael in order to get

    Antoinette de Mauban. In the New Castle,

    Rupert comes into Antoinettes room atnight. The Duke, who is in the castle, hears

    Antoinettes scream and try to save her.

    During their fight, Rupert kills Duke

    Michael before jumping into the moat.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Next, he also an insincere person. Hepretends to be friendly towards Rassendyll

    even though he wants to kill him. Rupert of

    Hentzau comes to the Castle of Tarlenheim

    bringing Duke Michaels message. DukeMichael wants to give him 100 thousand

    pounds to Rudolf if he lefts Ruritania. But,

    Rudolf refuses the money. Before Rupertgoes back to his place, he wants to shake

    Rudolfs hand but instead takes out a dagger

    and stabs Rudolfs shoulder after Rudolfrefuses.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, he is also disloyal. He pretends to be

    friendly with Rassendyll even though hewants to kill him. As an example, he offers

    to shake hand with Rassendyll but stabs him

    instead. Though Duke Michael trusts him,Rupert turns against the Duke Michael

    because he wants power and money as well

    as Antoinette de Mauban.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 Based on the example that I have given, it is

    clear why I dislike Rupert of Hentzau.

    Conclusion

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    Similarities and differences between two characters

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    1 Based on the novel Potato People by Angela

    Wright, I saw great similarities anddifferences between Marie and Sean.

    Novel of your

    choice Characters

    2 Marie and Sean are both good friends of

    Patrick. Patrick knew Sean since childhood.He was a father figure to the boy who lost

    his family in the Potato Blight. At the end of

    the novel, we could see how Sean cares for

    Patrick that he willing to steal for him. Eventhough he just met Marie, they become fast

    friend. Patrick shared bread with a stranger

    to be repaid by lifelong partner. Marie and

    Patrick got married and live happily togetherafter they moved to America.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Another similarity between these two

    characters was they know how to steal.

    Although stealing was wrong, Marie did it to

    survive. She and Patrick sneaked into the bighouse because they were hungry. Inside,

    there was more food to feed a whole village.

    While Marie stole out of forced, Sean did itout of anger. Sean used to be powerful and

    rich, but when Lord Egham came,

    everything was snatched away from him.Furious of his sudden loss, Sean took

    revenge by stealing Lord Eghams money.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Marie had the heart of gold. Despite all the

    wicked stories Patrick heard about gypsies,

    she was very kind to him. Marie may steal

    but only because she had to, she would askif she could just like when he met Patrick.

    On the other hand, Sean was a corrupted

    man. Fueled by anger and resentment, hetook the worst possible option. Sean killed

    Mr. Graystone and his two dogs then hestole Lord Eghams money. Sean also liedabout the origins of the money to Patrick.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 As conclusion, Marie and Sean were similar

    but also different in many ways. Both caredabout Patrick and would do a lot to survive.

    While they both started as good people,

    Sean changed into a corrupted man at the

    Conclusion

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    end of the novel.

    EVENTS

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    An event that has touched your heart/ sad event

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    1 Based on the novel Potato People written by Angela

    Wright, the event that has touched my heart is whenIreland had the potato blight.

    Novel of

    your choice A sad event

    2 Potato blight happened in Ireland and caused

    properties to be destroyed. It can be highlighted inthe novel when Mr. Graystone and his men destroyed

    the village and the villagers properties. Because of

    that, they did not have money, food and shelter any

    more.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Beside properties being destroyed, many villagers

    also lose their loved ones. This can be shown whenPatricks parents died. He felt that he lost the only

    people in his life. Besides that, Patricks friend,Donald died after eating dead dog meat which filledwith worms with Patrick because they did not found

    any food to eat.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Finally, because of the potato blight, many of theIrish migrated to other country to find food and

    shelter to survive. They had to leave their beloved

    home to continue living. Besides that, the people ofSkullgoragh and many others were forced out of their

    villages by their landlord because of the blight. The

    cruel landlord figured that sheep had more right to

    live in their land than the villagers.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 As conclusion, potato blight had really broughtsuffering to the village and nowadays, I hope that

    Ireland will not suffer from it anymore.

    Conclusion

    Your

    opinion

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    An event that has teaches you about life/friendship/honour/determination

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    1 Based on The Prisoner of Zenda by AnthonyHope, an event that had taught me about lifewas when Rudolf Rassendyll agreed to

    impersonate the real king because of a few

    reasons.

    Novel of yourchoice

    Event that has

    teaches me about

    life.

    2 First, it taught me to be braver. Rudolf

    Rassendyll is brave by riding alone through

    Old Town. Rudolf and Sapt were brave tofight with Black Michaels men in the forest

    and in the castle. Sapt and Fritz were also

    brave to take risk when they wanted Rudolf

    to take the place of the king, as there was theonly way to prevent Black Michael from

    getting the crown.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Secondly, it taught me to be a loyal person.

    As an example, Josef who was ordered by

    Sapt and Fritz to guard the king diedbecause he sacrificed his life to protect the

    king. Besides that, the Famous Six were

    loyal to Black Michael. Three of themfollowed Black Michael to Strelsau and

    another three guarded the real king in Zenda.

    Fritz and Sapt, the loyal servicemen, showedtheir loyalty to the king and country of

    Ruritania by keeping the king in the cellar to

    save him from Black Michael.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, it taught me how to help people in

    need in my life. Sapt helped Rudolf to kill

    one of the eight Black Michaels men in theforest. Josef also helped Rudolf, Sapt, and

    Fritz by guarding the king with his life in the

    cellar. Rudolfs brother, Robert was ahelpful person when he found Rudolf an

    interesting job an attach to his old friend,Sir Jacob Borrodaile who would be anambassador in Ruritania in six months time.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 As conclusion, I had learnt various values

    from different characters including from theantagonist from this one event.

    Conclusion

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    An event that has changed a character

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    1 The novel I would like to write about is ThePotato People by Angela Wright. Among allthe events in the novel, the event that has

    changed a character is Potato Blight. Sean

    has changed a lot because of the potato

    blight in Ireland.

    Novel of yourchoice

    Character that has

    change

    2 Before the Potato Blight, Sean was a rich

    man. He had a lot of lands, and he and hisfamily ruled over it. Then, the British came

    and took over everything. Sean lost his

    family, his lands and also his wealth. It was

    also the British who brought the Blight toIreland.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 The Potato Blight was the reason why Lord

    Egham wanted the people of Skullgoragh to

    move out of their land. After Mr. Graystone

    burned the village and evicted the peopleliving there, Sean became very mad. He

    avenged the people by killing Mr. Graystone

    and his two dogs. He also stole the moneyfor Patrick. Sean was an honourable man but

    his hasty decision for revenge took his

    honour away.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, Sean used to be a free man but later a

    prisoner of Britain. The British soldier

    caught Sean for the crimes that he convicted.He killed Mr. Graystone and also stole Lord

    Eghams money. Luckily, Patrick and Marie

    were not caught with him.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nutshell, it is clear that the Potato Blight

    could change a persons life for the better orfor the worse. Unfortunately for Sean, his

    life took turn for the worst.

    Conclusion

    Opinion

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    GENERAL QUESTIONS

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    Do you like / dislike/ enjoy reading the story?

    Paragraphs Contents Items1 Based on the novel Potato people written by

    Angela Wright, I really love the story. This

    is because of a few reasons.

    Novel of yourchoice

    2 Potato People is full of adventure. It has

    never been a dull moment. When Patrickand Marie go to the forest, they meet with

    the cannibals. Marie, a gipsy girl teaches

    Patrick how to defend himself from beingeaten alive by the hungry people. When they

    meet a house that is full of food, they eat to

    their hearts content and steal more food foranother day. In their lives in America, wecan feel the adventure where they have to do

    the worst job for the lowest pay and fight

    slavery.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Besides, we can also learn many moral

    values from Potato People. We can see truelove shown by Peter towards his adopted

    daughter, Mary. He loves her like his own

    when he carries her on his back all the way

    to find the doctor to treat her. Determination

    brings success is another moral value in thisstory. You can see how determine Marie and

    Patrick as they try to go to America to get abetter life. Being gratefully to what we have

    is another moral value shown in this story.

    The story teaches me how to be grateful offood, shelter and love.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, I also like happy ending. PotatoPeople ends with Patrick finally married to

    Marie after going through a lot of hardships

    in their life at Skullgoragh. This shows that,

    all their efforts and sacrificed are worth it asthey gain a happy and meaningful life in

    America.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nutshell, I can definitely say that I like

    the story as I do not want to put down the

    book once I start reading it till the last page.

    Conclusion

    Opinion

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    Do you dislike the beginning of the story?

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    1 Based Potato People by Angela Wright, I

    dislike the beginning of the story. Novel of your

    choice

    2 First of all, Irish people lose their main

    source of food. In 1840s a deadly disease

    destroys the potato crop in Ireland. So,many people die because of starvation.

    Many of them have to leave their homes

    and travel to America in searching of food

    and jobs.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Then, Patrick has no food to eat. He is a

    poor boy. When the disease destroys thepotato, he does not have any food to eat.

    Incidentally, there is a dog. Patrick and hisfriend, Donald eat the dead dog meatwhich is full of juicy worms. A few days

    after that, Patrick friends die because of

    eating the dirty meat.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, I dislike the beginning of the story

    because Mr. Graystone wants to get rid of

    the farmers and take over the land. He askshis men to throw out the things of the

    peoples homes and burns the houses

    although he knows that the people have

    nothing on that time.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 As the conclusion, the beginning of thestory is too sad and I do not like it so

    much.

    Conclusion

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    Do you like the title of the story?

    1 Based on the works of Anthony Hope, I liked

    the title Prisoner of Zenda because of a fewreasons.

    Novel of your

    choice

    2 First and foremost, it evoked curiosity. The

    first time I read the title, Prisoner of Zenda, I

    wondered who were the prisoner and what orwhere was Zenda. Because of that, I felt

    drawn to open and read the novel. I wanted to

    know what exactly Prisoner of Zenda was.

    Reason 1

    Evidence

    3 Secondly, the title told the theme of the story

    which was adventure. The word prisonermeans someone was held captive. Naturally,

    the prisoner wanted to be rescued. Hence, thereaders could guess that the book was aboutan adventurous rescue mission, Rudolf

    Rassendyll rescuing King Rudolf from his evil

    brother, Duke Michael.

    Reason 2

    Evidence

    4 Lastly, I liked the title because of its hidden

    meaning. After one quick read, we discovered

    that the king was in the Old Castle. But if youlooked carefully, that you could see Rudolf

    Rassendyll was the prisoner mention in the

    title. Rudolf Rassendyll came to Ruritania to

    watch the coronation. But after one night withthe king, his life changed as he was asked to

    impersonate King Rudolf. Because of his

    resemblance to King Rudolf, Rassendyll wasforced to imprison himself in Ruritania to save

    the throne and the country.

    Reason 3

    Evidence

    5 In a nutshell, I liked the title because it suite

    the novel wonderfully. Prisoner of Zenda had

    led me to a memorable adventure throughoutRuritania.

    Conclusion

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  • 8/4/2019 18754995 Possible Question 2009

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    What you have learnt from the story chosen?

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    1 I learn to be brave from Rudolf

    Rassendyll in the Prisoner of Zendawritten by Angela Wright.

    Novel of your

    choice Lesson

    2 Ruritania is a foreign country. Even

    though, Rudolf was still brave to travelto Ruritania alone. He had never

    visited the country and knew nothing

    about Ruritania. Rudolf went there

    because of his curiosity about his newjob that was offered by an ambassador,

    Sir Jacob Borrodaile. He also wanted

    to see the Coronation of King Rudolf

    Fifth.

    Reason 1

    Evidences

    3 Other than that, Rudolf Rassendyll wasalso brave to save the King. He

    impersonated the King on Sapts

    suggestion although he knew that he

    would risk his life. He also showedbravery in Zendas Castle. Rudolf went

    to the Zenda Castle alone even though

    the action would risk the Kings lifebeing ended by Duke Michaels men.

    Reason 2

    Evidences

    4 Lastly, this can be seen in the novel

    when Rudolf chased down Rupert ofHentzau. He chased down Rupert

    despite being badly wounded whileRupert was fit as a fiddle. Rudolf

    wanted to stop Rupert from doing

    cruel deeds in the future.

    Reason 3

    Evidences

    5 In a nutshell, I was happy because I

    had learned to be brave like Rudolf

    who was very brave to know newthings, to protect someone important

    and to stop evil deeds from happening.

    Conclusion

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