Monday 8 April 2013

The Selfish Giant - Inperspective

Watch the video of 'The Selfish Giant' and respond to the questions that follow:

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden.
     It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. 'How happy we are here!' they cried to each other.
     One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.
     'What are you doing here?' he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.
     'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.' So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board.
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The Selfish Giant

1. Why is the Giant called selfish?

2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases?

3. When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?

4. Who wrote this book?

5. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?
(ii) What did he realize on seeing it?

6. Based on the lessons learned from the story - how could you improve on (i) yourself? (ii) Class s1-04? 

19 comments:

  1. 1. Why is the Giant called selfish?
    He would not let the children play in his garden at first
    2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases?
    The garden
    3. When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?
    loneliness, absence of happiness.
    4. Who wrote this book?
    sue Casson.

    5. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?
    He saw children playing a in his garden of which has blossomed
    (ii) What did he realize on seeing it?
    The beauty of his garden was tied with the presence of the children playing there.
    6. Based on the lessons learned from the story - how could you improve on (i) yourself? I could always lend a helping hand. (ii) Class s1-04?
    We could always help one another instead of laughing at one another over small little mistakes.

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  2. The Selfish Giant
    1. Why is the Giant called selfish?
    He was selfish and kept his garden all to himself

    2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases?

    They were refering to the time they spent in the garden.

    3. When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?

    It indicates coldness, loneliness, selfishness and heartlessness.

    4. Who wrote this book?

    Sue Casson wrote this book.

    5. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?

    He saw the children.

    (ii) What did he realize on seeing it?

    he realised that he needed to be generous and he needed to share with everyone.

    6. Based on the lessons learned from the story - how could you improve on (i) yourself? (ii) Class s1-04?

    (i) I could share more with others and not keep things to myself.

    (ii) We could actually share with each other what we know and we should not abstain from lending things we do not want to lend to people

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  3. 1. The giant is selfish because he did not want to share his garden with the children. He even went a extra mile to keep them out.
    2. The children were referring to the Giant's Garden
    3. Winter in this context represents the coldness in the Giant's Garden without the children there as the children provided "warmth" and happiness to the garden. However , without the children , there was no warmth and although it was spring , it was still winter in the Garden. It was very sad too.
    4.Oscar Wilde wrote this book.
    5.(i) Through a little hole in the wall , he saw may children coming into the garden to play.The trees blossomed too.
    (ii) He realised that he had been so selfish and why it was still winter in his garden.
    6. (i) I learned that i can be more generous instead of being so selfish and calculative. This way , everyone can have a good time together.
    (ii) As a class , we too can be more generous instead of being selfish , against other classes etc.

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  4. The Selfish Giant
    1. Why is the Giant called selfish?
    - He did not let children enter his garden.
    2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases?
    - The garden
    3. When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?
    - It indicated that the garden was dying and suffering.
    4. Who wrote this book?
    - Oscar Wilde
    5. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?
    - Spring in his garden and all the children playing in it.
    (ii) What did he realize on seeing it?
    - He was selfish and should have let the children play in his garden in the first place.
    6. Based on the lessons learned from the story - how could you improve on (i) yourself?
    - I could care and share so that everyone would be happy, including me!
    (ii) Class s1-04?
    - We could contribute to the community more and accept everyone in the class.

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  5. 1. It did not want to let the children play in its garden, instead he said that his garden is his garden and he will let no one play in it.
    2. In the first case, the children were allowed to play in the garden, and thus they were happy. In the second case, the children were not allowed to play in the garden, and thus they WERE happy in the garden.
    3. It indicates that there is no life in the garden.
    4. Oscar Wilde wrote the book.
    5. (i) He saw the trees blooming due to the cheerfulness from the children.
    (ii) He realised that he was being very selfish by not allowing the children to play in his garden.
    6. (i) I would try my best to not be selfish.
    (ii) As a class, we must not be selfish and must share things with each other.

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  6. 1. He did not want to share the garden with the children initially.
    2. They were referring to the Giant's garden.
    3. It indicates loneliness, sadness and coldness.
    4. Sue Casson
    5. (i) He saw the children playing in his garden and the trees blossomed.
    (ii) He realised that he should not have kept the children away from the garden and need to share the garden with them.
    6. (i) I could share my things with others and be more generous.
    (ii) We could share more and not be selfish, help each other more.

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  7. 1.He is called selfish as he did not allow the children to play in his garden and said that it was his garden and his only.He did not want to share his garden with the children.
    2.When they said “How happy we are here!” they were referring to being able to play in the garden,but when they said “How happy we were there!”,they were referring to the times when they could play in the garden.
    3.
    4.Oscar Wilde
    5.When he saw children playing in his garden and the trees had blossomed.
    He realised that he had been very selfish.
    6.I can learn to share with my classmates and friends and not be selfish.
    Try to be less selfish and share to bond better with the class.

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  8. 1. At first, the giant did not allow any children to enter the garden.

    2. The time they spent in the garden.

    3. This shows the bitterness and loneliness of the garden.

    4. Sue Casson

    5. i)The children
    ii) He realised that we need to share and not to be selfish.

    6. i) Be more open and share with others.
    ii) I feel that we should share with one another.

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  9. 1. He was not willing to share his garden with anyone but himself.

    2. They were referring to the garden.

    3. Winter stands for selfishness.

    4. Sue Casson

    5. (i) He saw the children in his garden, his trees covered in blossoms and birds flying about.
    (ii) He realized that spring came along with the children.

    6. (i) I can share more with others.
    (ii) We can share more things together including our knowledge if others do not know certain things.

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  10. The Selfish Giant
    1. Why is the Giant called selfish?
    He didn't share his garden with the other little children.

    2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases?
    They are referring to the joy they had at the garden.

    3. When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?
    It stands for cold or loneliness.

    4. Who wrote this book?
    Sue Casson

    5. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?
    He see his garden blossom

    (ii) What did he realize on seeing it?
    He realised that the children were the ones making it happen.

    6. Based on the lessons learned from the story - how could you improve on (i) yourself? (ii) Class s1-04?
    (i) I can be less selfish and share my belongings with others.
    (ii) If everyone in S1-04 was to be less selfish, it would become a great class, like the fully-blossomed garden in the video. :)

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  11. 1. He did not allow the children to play in his garden,
    2. They were referring to the giant's garden.
    3. It indicates loneliness and the absence of happiness.
    4. Oscar Wilde
    5i. He saw the trees blooming when the children were playing in the garden.
    5ii. He realised that the trees needed happiness to bloom.
    6. I could help others when in need.

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  12. 1. The giant wanted to keep the garden to himself, that is considered a selfish act, so he is called selfish.
    2. The giant's garden.
    3. The loneliness of the garden.
    4. Oscar Wilde.
    5(i). He saw the trees blooming, the snow melted away, the flowers appeared, the birds were chirping, and children playing in every tree.
    5(ii). When the children is playing on the trees, spring come and winter went away.
    6(i). I could be less selfish.
    6(ii). We could share our items, knowledge and other stuff.

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  13. 1. He is called selfish because he would not share his garden with others.

    2. They were referring to playing in the Giant's garden.

    3. It indicates that his garden was cold and uninviting, the trees were not blossoming without the children there to play.

    4. Oscar Wilde :)

    5. i) He saw children playing in the garden and all the the trees had blossomed.
    ii) He realised how selfish he had been and felt sorry for what he had done.

    6. i) I can be more caring towards others and learn to share.
    ii) We can be more kind, not be selfish and try to help each other out.

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  14. 1. At First, he did not allow anyone to enter his garden as he thinks that it is his garden and he should be the only one to play in it.
    2. The children were referring to the great time they spent in the giants garden.
    3. It indicates that the giant had a cold heart and was very selfish.
    4. Sue Casson
    5. He saw that his garden was very beautiful as all the trees had grown and there were at least 1 child in every tree.
    6. (i) I could share my things more with others.
    (ii) We could help others from other class if they do not know something and encourage them and not laugh at them if they made a mistake.

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  15. 1. Why is the Giant called selfish?
    at first he did not allow the children to play in the garden as he claimed the garden was only for him
    2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases?
    they were referring the fun they had in the garden
    3. When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?
    It stands for harshness, coldness and absence.
    4. Who wrote this book?
    Oscar Wilde.
    5. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?
    He saw the children playing in his blossoming garden.
    (ii) What did he realize on seeing it?
    He realized that it was the children's warmth and cheerfulness that caused the garden to bloom.
    6. Based on the lessons learned from the story - how could you improve on (i) yourself? (ii) Class s1-04?
    (i) I can learn to be more selfless and generous.
    (ii) We should learn to help each other more and share stuff with others :D

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  16. 1. He did not share his garden with others.
    2. The children were referring to the spending of their time in the garden.
    3. Winter stands for loneliness, coldness, selfishness.
    4. Sue Casson.
    5.
    (i) He saw the children playing in his garden and that the flowers and plants were blooming and flowering.
    (ii) He realised that if he had to be generous and kind.
    6.
    (i) I should share things with others.
    (ii) We could share information with the class

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  17. 1. - He did not allow children to play in his garden.
    2.- They were referring to the Giant's garden.
    3. It indicated that the Giant's selfishness reflected onto his garden, so because of his actions, the winter was his consequence.
    4. Oscar Wilde.
    5(i). The garden flourished as Spring came.
    5(ii). He realised that he had been too selfish and wanted to change.
    6(i). I could be more generous and share with my peers or anybody else.
    6(ii). We could share our knowledge to our peers so that we will benefit from each other.

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  18. 1. The giant did not want to share the garden with the children and chased all of them out of the garden to keep the garden all to himself.

    2. When the children said, "How happy we are," it was when they were in the garden, before the giant chased them out of the garden. When the children said, "How happy we were," the children were thinking of the days when they were in the garden, before the the giant chased them out because they have no

    3. The winter here denotes a sense of loneliness that the giant felt and also in the garden, a sense of emptiness. There wasn't any joy,

    4. Sue Casson

    5. (i) The giant saw his garden coming back to life as soon as the children came back to play in the garden.
    (ii) He realised he was too selfish, leaving the entire garden to himself and it was the children who made the garden come to life.
    6.
    (i) I can share my knowledge with my class so that we can learn new things from each other.
    (ii) We can share new knowledge with each other, and other stuff like stationary.

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  19. 1. The giant wanted the whole garden to himself, and did not want to share with others.

    2. They first said, "How happy we are here" , and then they said, " how happy we were there". This shows that the children misses the time they spent playing at the garden.

    3. It stood for the loneliness, sorrow and sadness a person would feel if he/she has no friends.

    4. Oscar Wilde wrote this, according to Google.

    5. (i) The Giant then saw that the garden was no longer winter, it was spring. Children were playing in the garden.
    (ii) He realised that he had been very selfish, only wanting the garden for himself. He was very sorry, and tried to fix it.

    6. Based on the lesson learnt, I would help people around me, stranger or non stranger. (to my ability)

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