how to teach proverb essay for below average-average students

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2. • Learn Proverbs
• Common proverbs & meaning
• How to use in sentences
• Getting ideas on the story
• Technical parts of writing

4. short sayings that contain
some wisdom or
observation about life and
people

5. • popular and memorable;
• short and straight to the point;
• provide wise advice;
• contain simple truths from
experience over the years.

7. "A proverb is a short
sentence based on
long experience."
Miguel de Cervantes

8. WHAT DO THOSE PROVERBS MEAN?
MATCH THEM WITH THE SUITABLE
MEANING >>>

9. A. What you do is more important than what
you say
B. if you are determined enough, you can find a
way to achieve what you want
C. it is better to do something late than to
not/never do it at all
D. great thing requires more time
Source: theidioms.com

10. E. it is better to do something carefully in
advance than to suffer later
F. family relations and bonds are closer than
other relationships
G. a friend who helps at difficult time is a true
friend
H. being honest is always good and fruitful
Source: theidioms.com

12. Refer to the contexts
EXAMPLE: Lisa has missed many classes due to
her health condition but she always makes the
effort to catch up with lessons. She never
forgets to ask her classmates and seek for
teachers’ advice in her studies. Indeed, getting
straight A’s has always been her target. After
all, when there is a will, there is a way

13. Refer to the contexts
EXAMPLE: It was supposed to be his lucky day when Haziq
found the wallet full of hundred notes while he only
needed RM20 to pay the futsal fee. Since he always
believes that honesty is the best policy, he handed in the
wallet to the police station. Apparently, it was still his
lucky day that he got RM100 from the wallet owner as a
reward for his honesty.

14. Refer to the contexts
EXAMPLE: Sam’s dad never agreed with his decision to
study abroad since he is the only son in the family.
However, being told that Sam was having his graduation
and his parents were invited to the event, his dad was
more than proud to be present. All his anger and
disappointment faded away, thinking about his only son’s
achievement. Indeed, blood is thicker than water.

15.  No pain, no gain
 Rome was not built in a day
 When there is a will, there is a way
 Actions speak louder than words
……
*refer to ACTIONS, EFFORT or HARDWORK*

16.  No man is an island
 Blood is thicker than water
 A friend in need is a friend indeed
*talk about relationships*

17. SPM 2014: ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed’
Describe how a friend helped you in a difficult
time.
SPM 2015: ‘Honesty is always the best policy’
Describe an experience when this was true for
you.

18. ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’
Write an experience when something happened to you
during your travel.
‘There is no use of crying over spilt milk’
Write a tragic experience when you involved in this
situation.
‘Every cloud has a silver lining’
Write your experience facing difficult time before you
succeeded in something.

19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXs56GSkFoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igkL0CEFnyY

24. Sad, disappointed of
being born
handicapped
Hopeless, feeling life
was pointless
at the turning point,
realised life still had lots
to offer
Viewed life in a
different perspective
Tried to figure out
abilities within
disabilities
Found the new life to
seize and appreciate;
inspired others

25. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. She did not want to look at me when the nurse held
me to her.
2. I experienced a hard time in life too.
3. I tried to kill myself
4. I was born limbless. (passive)

26. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
1. My father was leaving the ward.
2. My mother was crying.

27. PRESENT TENSES
1. I have no arms and no legs.
2. As a speaker, I speak to motivate people.
3. Today, I am walking.
4. . I am very happy with my life now.
*the ending paragraph uses lots of Present Tense. Why?*

28. Write the proverb AS INTRODUCTION
Every cloud has a silver lining. I
experienced hard times before I learnt to
appreciate life and what it gave me. Without
arms and legs, I was born different than other
babies. Mom and Dad were disappointed.

29. Write the proverb at the end of the story
Life was very dark back then but today, I
own two companies that hire many workers. It
is wonderful because I always believe that
every cloud has a silver lining. We just have to
step out and try to do new things. We never
know who we can help in the journey. It is not
life without limbs. It is life without limits!

30. Write a dialogue
“No. This is not real!” cried my father. My
mother was sad too. Covering his mouth with
one hand, he opened the door with another and
went out of the room. I feel so bad when I
remembered how disgusting I was to my
parents.

31. Write a song lyrics
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you..
Listening to Coldplay’s Fix You made me realise
how heartbroken I was during my childhood days. I felt
lost, empty, hopeless and there was nothing I could do.
I was born a burden, a shame and a frustration to my
parents. God gave them a baby who had no arms and no
legs.

32. Write a one-word introduction
DISGUSTING. I made my father vomit
the first time he saw me. My mom did not even
look at me when the nurse held me to her right
after I was born. If I were able to see at that
moment, I would not dare to look at my self in
the mirror. That was how different I was as a
baby.

33. Write a definition
Every cloud has a silver lining means you
should never give up because difficult times
always lead to better days. Difficult times are
like dark clouds that block the sun. They will
later be swept away by the wind. Just like my
story. I was born limbless except for my little
foot with the two tiny toes.

34. DEVELOPING THE PLOT
1. Sentence beginning – SVO, gerund, linkers,
adverbs
2. Sentence forms and structures – passive,
active, dialogues
3. Sentence types – lengths; simple, complex,
compound

35. DEVELOPING THE PLOT
I have no arms and no legs. I did not look like
other babies. I only have a head, a body, foot and
two tiny toes. I was very sad. My friends bullied me
at school because I was disabled. I sat in a
wheelchair. When I was eight, I tried to kill myself
because I was depressed. I gave up on life.

36. DEVELOPING THE PLOT
Suddenly, I thought I could not be sad all the
time. I should be thankful to God that I was still
alive. Thus, I changed my way of thinking and way
of life. I became a positive person. I studied hard,
finished school and graduated from the university
successfully. Besides, I learned to swim, surf and
skydiving!

37. DEVELOPING THE PLOT
Days passed by as I became good at public
speaking. I shared my story with others when I
gave motivational talks. That made me travel to
many places. Thus, was not afraid to face the
public anymore. As a speaker, I speak to motivate
people.

38. LEAVING LONG LASTING IMPRESSION
Reflect the story
Moral lessons
Memorable last line(s)

39. LEAVING LONG LASTING IMPRESSION
“My doctor said I could never walk but
today, I am walking,” I said to the audience. I
am very happy with my life now because I have
my own companies and workers. Because of my
disabilities, I experienced hard time in the past.
Today, I am still disabled but I love my life.

40. LEAVING LONG LASTING IMPRESSION
I am very happy with my life now because I have my
own companies and workers. Because of my disabilities, I
experienced hard time in the past. I faced it and never gave up.
Today, I am still disabled but I love my life. “My doctor said I
could never walk but today, I am walking,” I said to the
audience. That is all because every cloud has a silver lining.
(proverb)

41. LEAVING LONG LASTING IMPRESSION
I am very happy with my life now because I have my
own companies and workers. Because of my disabilities, I
experienced hard time in the past. Today, I am still disabled but
I love my life. “My doctor said I could never walk but today, I am
walking,” I said to the audience. If I gave up, would I be able to
walk today? (Question)

42. LEAVING LONG LASTING IMPRESSION
I am very happy with my life now because I have my own
companies and workers. Because of my disabilities, I
experienced hard time in the past. Today, I am still disabled but
I love my life. “My doctor said I could never walk but today, I am
walking,” I said to the audience. At that moment, I could see my
parents are proudly smiling too.
(image)

45. The essay is inspired by and adapted from a
true story of a motivator, Nick Vujicic.