Point of view in Narrative Writing

Types of Points of Views:
1) First person - Writer puts himself in the shoes of the main character and uses the word 'I' throughout the story.
2) Second person - Writer adopts the use of 'you' throughout the story where the feelings and emotions are decided by the reader's view of the matter.
3) Third person - Writer is basically a puppeteer controlling all the characters, their emotions, actions and thoughts are free to be shared.
    1. Omniscient - Knows everything that is going on, and able to show the feelings, emotions and thoughts of any character the writers wants to talk about.
    2. Limited Omniscient - Only able to access the thoughts of a specific character, usually the protagonist, and allows the readers to ask questions about the rest of the characters.
    3. Objective - Tells a story based on what is happening and never goes into characters in depth to describe their thoughts or feelings.

From the short video clip on Dead Poets Society:
Headmaster: Glad to see the students in the hall behave in a respectful and orderly manner which showcases the practice of the school motto of 'Vision, Honour, Discipline, Excellence'. This will give the new students a good impression of what the school will hope to achieve in them for the next few years. Also, after this ceremony, the parents should be assured of their children's well-being in this school, allowing them to stay in the school hostel.
Teacher(Mr. John Keating): I am honoured to step into this school, just look at the grandeur of the school compound! The students look ready to uphold their school motto of 'Vision, Honour, Discipline, Excellence', and this will make my teaching very much easier. The new students look pleasant enough to give me a good teaching experience in this new school, compared to my previous school, Chester School. I guess I can't choose my pupils, so I will just cross my fingers and wish for the best.

defamation, entertainment, political purposes etc

defamation, entertainment, political purposes etc

Reflections

I have learnt the way to write more variety of prose, from compositions to essays to poems and now short stories. I feel that this has help uncover some of the potential in classmates who have a flair in writing. Not only that, after learning techniques of analysing stories, we will be able to absorb the content of literature more effectively.
I find the lessons exceptionally engaging because of the numerous group discussions, but it can be improved if focus more on literature instead of answering techniques, if not the lessons will be quite repeated.
I like the idea of using a blog as a big part of our learning because if is extremely related to the future school program we are adapting to.

Description of photo using literary devices

It seems as if Death stood before the majestic doors; most students dreaded every single step toward it, for it trapped you in an inescapable maze, yet it was the inevitable truth that everybody had to face it one day.

Many do not see or recognize the significance of those words encrypted on the slab of stone, which give us pride and honor to be able to study in this school. It has become no surprise that students grow unappreciative of their privileged status, for the society takes this goodness for granted.

The stone is a living memory: it started off as nothing more than something common in nature millions of years ago, but now has a purpose and serves with pride. It is just like the stages in our lives. Right now, we are building the foundation of our lives, training us to become successful adults in the future, who have the abilities to support ourselves for the rest of our lives and let our pride and honor be a guide for the future.

Term 1 Week 4 Assignment

The reason I chose this place of the school is because I will see it every morning when I enter the school and this relates to my identity such that I feel the sense of belonging in the school, and understands that every single student is an asset of the school regardless of conduct or results. As long as you wear the school uniform, the school has responsibility for you and therefore, we should not spoil the school's reputation by fooling around in public. School is like our second home, especially now when we spend more time in school than anywhere else.