SING TO THE DAWN !

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Chapter Summary
Chapter One:

Dawan and Kwai sat on the rickety old bridge above the river

Dawan asked Kwai what would he do if he got the scholarship

Dawan felt that she would not get the scholarship because she is a girl, instead Kwai
might get the scholarship

Talked about how unfair it is that the sacks of rice stacked up beneath the house is for
the tax collector

Their parents thought that it was foolish and wasteful to send girls to school
Chapter Two:

Teacher asked students what they saw beneath their house in the morning

Had a long discussion with the students about the landlord taking away sacks of rice
beneath their houses

A student spotted the headmaster heading to their class and the student shouted "he's
coming"

Teacher and student immediately pretended that they are having Geography lessons
until the headmaster went away

Teacher and student discussed what they should do if they won the scholarship

Teacher announced that Dawan won the scholarship

Chapter Three:

Classmates surrounded Dawan as soon as they heard that she won the scholarship

Kwai was unhappy and sad that Dawan won the scholarship instead of him

Dawan told her family that she got the scholarship and that made her parents angry. Her
father was especially angry and said that she took her own brother's chance away from him.
Dawan's grandmother however supported her
Dawan and her grandmother headed to Noi's house and halfway, Dawan's mother
decided to go with Dawan instead of her grandmother
Chapter Four:

Noi said that going to the city was useless

Army officer made deal with Noi's family in order not to bring Ghan to the army
Chapter Five:

Kwai realised that Noi and Ghan do not support Dawan in going to the city

Kwai came in second in the examination

If Dawan does not go to the city, Kwai gets to go instead of her

Chapter Six:

Dawan's father didn't want her to go to the city

Kwai asked his father if he had won the scholarship, would he allow him to go to the city

Kwai's dad thought that boys going to the city to futher his studies would be better than
girls
Chapter Seven:

Dawan went to the marketplace alone and met a girl that sells lotus bud and caged
sparrows

Dawan realised that the girl, Bao, was the sister of her classmate
Chapter Eight:

Dawan went to see the old monk

Dawan's teacher and the old monk are good friends

Old monk does not really see why Dawan should go to the city school
Chapter Nine:

Bao allowed Dawan to free a bird for free

Bao's brother, Vichai, came to the market stall and hit her because she freed a bird for
free

Kwai stopped Vichai from hitting Bao

After realising that Bao knew about what happened between Dawan and Kwai, Kwai
wanted to slap Bao

Kwai pushed Dawan away when she tried to stop Kwai, unfortunately she landed on top
of a pile of broken bird cages, injuring herself

Cousin Noi helped Dawan with her wound

Chapter Ten:

Dawan and Kwai were at the river

Kwai was thinking about Dawan's words, about him being a bully

Dawan passed Kwai her umbrella caringly as it was raining

Kwai made a decision

Chapter Eleven:

Kwai's father heard from his teacher that he got second in the test and was angry at
Kwai for not telling him so

Father spoke to both Kwai and Dawan together

Father was very reluctant and unconvinced that Dawan should go to the city school

After much persuasion from Dawan and Kwai, father finally allowed Dawan to go to the
city school
Chapter Twelve:

Kwai will miss Dawan once she goes to the city school, no one will be there to watch the
sunrise with him
Chapter Thirteen:

At first Dawan was unsure if she wanted to leave as she will miss everything in her
village

After her grandmother talked to Dawan, she decided to go

When she was boarding the bus to go to the city, Kwai was nowhere to be seen

Although many people in the village sent her off, she was not happy as Kwai was not
there

During the bus journey, she saw Kwai on the bridge that they usually went to, he was
waving at her. Bidding goodbye

Synopsis

The story is about a young Thai girl called Dawan who wins a scholarship to study in a
city middle school. She faces the disapproval of her father who thinks that studying is not for
girls and she should give the scholarship to her brother as he is second in the test. Dawan tried
many ways to convince her father to let her pursue her studies. Even though she failed many
times, she manages to convince her father in the end. When the bus arrived, she almost
changed her mind because she was going to miss singing to the dawn. After her grandmother
convinces her, she decides to go.
Dawan went through to convince her father that he should give her a chance to study
because it contains a lot of suspense. When she approaches anyone for help, she keeps on
failing but she never gives up and continues so it makes me curious if she will succeed in her
mission.
The story ended with Dawan sitting on the bus going to the city. When she passes the
bridge, she sees her brother, Kwai singing the song that they sing every dawn. Then, she sings
together with Kwai until she cannot see Kwai anymore. Next, she looks at the lotus flower her
grandmother gave her to convince her to go. As she sees it unfold, she becomes more
convinced her grandmother is right, she should go to the city, like the lotus unfolding.

MODEL QUESTION
1. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you like/admire/your favourite
character. Give reason for your choice.
2. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the behavior of a character that you do not
like/hate/dislike. Give reasons for your choice.
3. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you think suffers a lot. Give
reasons for your choice.
4. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that you think is helpful. Give
reasons for your choice.
5. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about characters that work together. Give
examples of how they work together to support your answers.
6. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you would or would not like to
have as a friend. Give reasons for your choice.
7. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character you think is
unkind/cruel/wicked/evil. Give reasons for your choice.
8. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that shows responsibility in a
danger situation. Give reasons for your choice.
9. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character who is caring. Give reasons for
your choice.

10. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a civic consious that you think is
interesting. Give reasons for your choice.
11. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that you sympathise with. Give
reasons for your choice.
12. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character that is persistent and
determined to help others. Give reasons for your choice.
13. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write how responsility influences a characters
decisions.
14. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a character who is kind. Give reasons for
your choice.
15. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about two characters. Explain how they are
similar and how they are different. Give reasons for your choice.
16. Based on the drama that you have chosen, compare and contrast two characters. Support your
answer by giving evidences from the drama.
17. Based on the drama you have chosen, explain why you find it interesting. Give reasons for your
answer.
18. Do you like the drama you have studied? Explain why you like or dislike the drama.
19. Based on the drama you have chosen write the theme of responsibility and caring. Give reasons
for your choice.
20. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the theme of the drama.
21. Based on the drama The Right Things To Do by Martyn Ford , relate an incident about
responsibility.
22. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about a situation or event where good triumphs over
evil.
23. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about a situation that you think is tense. Give
reasons for your choice.
24. Based on the drama that you have studied, write an event which made you happy. Give reasons
for your answer.
25. Based on the drama that you have learnt, write about an event that teaches you a valuable lesson.
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26. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about an important place where many things happen.
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27. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about the importance of having friends. Give
reasons from the drama to support your answer.
28. Based on the drama that you have studied, write about one thing that you have learned you
should not do. Give reasons for your answer.
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other. Give reasons for your answer.
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