SING TO THE DAWN- MINGFONG HO

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SYNOPSIS
Sing to the Dawn tells
of Dawan,
a
young
village girl who lives in
Thailand,
wins
a
scholarship to study in a
city school. Her brother,
Kwai, places second
and is initially jealous,
causing a rift between
the two previously-close
siblings. This hostility is
further exacerbated by
Dawan's father, who
feels that the city is no
place for a female.
Dawan faces obstacles
at every turn, and
eventually
overcomes
these obstacles and
proves to herself and to
others that she is fully
capable of handling the
scholarship and the
responsibility it entails.

EVENTS

CHARACTERS

-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

Geography

they

lessons

are

having

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

Second event

-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
Third event

-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,

Dawan

THEME/MORAL
VALUES

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