THE RIGHT THING TO DO: A QUICK REVISION

1. CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISTICS

A. Rebecca, David and Patrick

Selfish- as they do not know him, they think that it s their responsibility to help the
unconscious man
Irresponsible - they keep on pushing the responsibility to one another
Insensitive - the unconscious man may be in great danger but they are not concerned about
the man at all
Claiming undeserved credit - they convinced themselves that they are the only person
responsible in saving the man's life.
B. Woman in blue
Responsible - without thinking twice she stops to help the unconscious man
Quick-thinking - she knows what needs to be done to help the unconscious man
Assertive - she is able to instruct three onlookers to bring water, call the ambulance and give
the man his pills
Sensitive and observant - she realises that the pills is important and that the man is talking
about the pills.
C. Michael Scott ( the man lying on the street)
He is in poor health and collapses in the middle of the street due to his heart problem
He is a grateful and pleasant person as he graciously thanks those who have helped him.
2. THEMES

A. Responsibility and civic duty

Rebecca, David and Patrick stop and look at the unconscious man on the street but they do
not bother to help him as they do not know the man. They do not think that it is their responsibility to
help him. On the other hand, the woman in blue is a quick-thinking person and she quickly gives
orders to the people at the scene to help the man as she considers it is her civic duty and
responsibility to help the unconscious man.
B. Taking charge in a critical condition
The woman in blue is able to take charge of the situation. She knows what needs to be done
and gives orders to the three people who seem to be at lost. Without her, the man may still be lying
unconscious on the street.
C. Helping others in need
Once Rebecca, David and Patrick know that the man is a famous person, they are glad that
they have helped him and take the credit for helping him. In contrast, the woman in blue helps the
man regardless his identity.
3. MORAL VALUES
We must help help other people regardless their race, religion or status. The woman in blue
has no idea who the man is but she helps the man. She has a different attitudes from the three
onlookers who are extremely happy when they learn that the man is a famous chef.
We must help with sincerity. We should not take credit for helping others and expecting
something else in return. The woman in blue illustrated this as she quietly disappers from the scene
once the man is all right.
Taking credit when it is not deserved is wrong. The woman in blue disappears from the scene
and the three people deny her role in saving the man. In fact, they say that she refuses to help in the
first place and take all the credit.
4. TONE AND MOOD
The tone is serious as there was a man lying on the street. once the ambulance has taken the
man to the hospital, the tone and mood becomes lighter and relieved as Rebecca, Patrick and David
take the credit for saving the man.
5. STYLE AND LANGUAGE
 The language used is fairly simple and easy to understand and the drama is acted out in
chronological order and it is told in a dialogue.
The play has only one scene.
The author uses irony to convey the messages as the three people refuse to help the man in
blue but after being instructed by the woman in blue they help the man. Thus, they deny her role in
helping the man and take the credit themselves.
The play illustrates sheds light of the attitude of some people in our society.

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. Give reasons for your choice.

26. Based on the drama you have chosen, write about an important place where many things
happen. Give reasons for your choice.
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.
29. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about how people should behave
towards each other. Give reasons for your answer.
30. Based on the drama that you have chosen, write about one good lesson that you have
learned from it. Give reasons for your answer.

MODEL QUESTION AND RESPONSE

Short Stories - Tanjung Rhu (leaving No Footprint) by MinFong Ho

- Leaving (Changing their Skies) by M.G. Vassanji
Drama - The Right Thing To Do (Five Short Plays) by Martyn Ford
Choose one of the text above and answer the question below.
Write about the moral values you have learnt from the text. Give your reasons with
close reference to the text. (15 marks)

Step 1: Read and understand the question

moral values- more than one moral values
reasons - provide more than one reasons
Step 2: Introduction paragraph
state the text chosen and the author
write a short synopsis
Step 3: Body paragraph
Body 1 - reason 1
Body 2 - reason 2
Body 3 - reason 3
Step 4 : Conclusion
Write a suitable conclusion ( refer to the question asked)
MODEL RESPONSE

I studied the drama The Right Thing To Do by Martyn Ford. The drama is about a man
lying in the street. Three different people stop and look, but nobody helps him. After that
a woman sees him and runs to help him. She orders the people that are looking to bring
water and call an ambulance. After the man takes his pills the man he becomes better.
He is a famous chef. The people who are ordered by the woman, are very happy because
they thought they had saved the chef. There are many moral values that we can learn
from this drama.
Firstly, we must help help other people regardless their race, religion or status. The
woman in blue has no idea who the man is but she helps the man. She has a different
attitudes from the three onlookers who are extremely happy when they learn that the
man is a famous chef.
Secondly, we must help with sincerity. We should not take credit for helping others and
expecting something else in return. The woman in blue illustrated this as she quietly
disappears from the scene once the man is all right.
Lastly, taking credit when it is not deserved is wrong. The woman in blue disappears
from the scene and the three people deny her role in saving the man. In fact, they say
that she refuses to help in the first place and take all the credit.
 In a nutshell, we must help others who are in need. Just because something is not our
our problem, it does not mean that we should not do anything. Being a civic conscious
person is very beneficial.
 WHAT IS A DRAMA
Drama comes from the Greek word dran which means to do or to act. A play is divided into a
number of scenes made up of dialogues, speech, lines, stage an directions. Scenes are part of an
act. An act may be made up of several scenes. The writer of a play is called a playwright. The cast
consists of people who perform or the actors. Drama is a story that is told in front of an audience.
ELEMENTS OF A DRAMA
1. Literary element
Script
Plot
Character
Setting
Dialogue/Monologue
Conflict
Symbols
Theme
2. Technical element
Scenery (set)
Costumes
Props
Sound
Music
Make-up
3. Performance
Acting
Speaking
Non-verbal expressions

1 open-ended question, requiring a simple personal response

1. PLOT
For the exam, you must be able to:
i. Remember the story and tell it in your own words
ii. List the sequence of events as they occur in the story
How to remember a story:
Remember the pattern of events
Remember the chapter titles
Create your own mental pictures
Ask WH-questions
2. SETTING
There are two types of settings; social setting and physical setting.
For the exam, you must be able to:
Remember where and when a certain event takes place
Say why it is important in the story
3. CHARACTERS
There are two main characters and minor characters.
For the exam, you must be able to:
Describe the main characters physical appearance and character traits
Describe minor characters and their qualities
Associate key words with characters
Compare and contrast characters
Understand the relationship between characters
Make conclusions about characters
Narrate the effects of a characters actions
4. THEMES
 This element refers to the main idea or concern in a story.
For the exam, you must be able to:
Explain the themes in the story
Draw conclusions about the themes
Connect the themes in the story to specific characters in the novel
Discuss and relate these themes to your own life and society as a whole
5. MORAL VALUES
Moral values refer to the lessons that we can learn from the story. It linked to the
themes of the book.
For the exam, you must be able:
Draw values and lessons from the text
Discuss the values found in the story
Relate the values to your own life and society as a whole
6. POINT OF VIEW
Point of view refer to the angle or perspective from which a story or event is seen. In
order to understand this aspect, as yourself the following question: Who is telling
the story? The author or one more of the characters?
There are two main points of view; the first point person of view and the third point
person of view.
For the exam, you must be able to:
State the point of view in a story
Make inferences and draw conclusions about the authors point of view.
The Right Thing to Do

. 1. Drama : The Right Thing To Do By Martyn Ford Form 4 Literature Components

. 2.Synopsis A man is lying in the street. Three people, Patrick, Rebecca and David pass by and
thy look at him not knowing what to do. They are in two minds whether to walk away or do
something to help him. They push the act of checking on the man to each other as each feels
it is not their problem. As they are hesitating and arguing, a woman in blue comes and she
immediately starts helping the man. She instructs each on of them to do certain things
David has to call for an ambulance, Rebecca to get water from a house nearby and Patrick to
feel the mans pulse. The lady and Patrick see the bottle of pills in the mans pocket. He has to
take one if he feels ill. They help him to take a pill and he feels better. The woman walks away
quietly unnoticed by the famous TV chef. The ambulance takes him away and the three
bystanders are happy they have done the right thing by heling the man They commented on
the woman walking way, not wanting to help.
. 3.Setting Time : Place : Daytime the sidewalk of a street in town
. 4.Plot A B 1 A woman in blue helped the man by giving instructions to the three bystanders.
They were instructed on what they should do during an emergency. The man recovered after
he was given a pill from his medicine bottle. He thanked them quietly. A Exposition 2 Rebecca
and Patrick saw a man lying on the pavement. They did not do nothing except looked at him.
They felt it had nothing to do with them. B Conflict 3 The three bystanders were happy the
man recovered and was taken to the hospital in the ambulance. They congratulated
themselves for a job done. They felt the woman did not help much. They felt helping the man
was the right thing to do. C Climax 4 David passed by and asked about the man. He too did
not make any attempt to check on the man. All three felt that they were not duty-bound to
help the man. D Falling Action 5 The ambulance came and after the doctor and nurse had
checked on him, they took him to the hospital. Michael Scott thanked the three bystanders
for their help. E Resolution Match A to B.
. 5.Practice 1 Answer the following questions 1. Who wrote the play The Right Thing to Do?
Martyn Ford
. 6.(i) Who was the first person to see the man lying on the pavement of the street? (ii) What
are the three things she did before she started to walk away? (iii) Why do you think she
looked around her? 2 Rebecca She stopped , looked around at the man and then looked
around her. She did this to make sure nobody was around to see her ignoring the man and
walking away.
. 7.3. Who came by and stopped to look at the man too? Patrick
. 8.4 i. What specific thing did he want to know about the man? ii. What reason did he give
her? What do you think of his reason? He wanted to know if the man was dead. His reason
was she was there first. I think that is unreasonable as he could have helped the man even if
he came by later.
. 9.5 ii. How did he react to the situation? i. Who was the next person to stop by? iii. How
would you feel if you have seen them in the street? Give your reason. David He merely asked
questions and said that it was not his problem whether they helped the man or not. I would
have felt angry because for the three healthy grown-up to not even raise a finger to help a
sick person on the road is a despicable attitude.
. 10.6 i. How did Rebecca react to the womans answer to their questions? ii. How did the
woman rebuke her? iii.Do you think Rebecca deserved to be told off? She answered that then
he was not her problem. The woman told her to be quiet. Yes, she deserved it because in
spite of the fact that he was a stranger to her, the woman helped the man, something that
Rebecca should have done.
. 11.7 What did the woman instruct the following people to do? i. Rebecca i. Patrick ii.
David - To get some water To feel the mans pulse To call for an ambulance
. 12.8 Describe the three bystanders reaction to the whole incident after the man recovered
and was taken away to hospital? They felt pleased that the man had recovered and that it
 was due to their efforts. They credited and congratulated themselves for doing the right
thing. No credits went to the lady in blue. It was the right thing to do and we were there for
him
. 13.Practice 4 Number the following sentences to show the correct sequence of the story.
The first one has been done for you.
. 14.A A woman in the blue sees the man and she bends down to help the man. ( ) B Rebeca
sees a man lying on the pavement of the street. ( ) C She tells the three of them to do as she
instructed call the ambulance, get the water and feel the mans pulse. ( ) D David comes by
an all three bystanders feel it is not their problem. ( ) E They give the man a pill from his pill
bottle and he recovers and thanks them quietly. ( ) F Michael Scott thanks the three
bystanders before leaving with the ambulance. ( ) G The ambulance comes and the doctor
and nurse examine the man. ( ) H She is wondering what she should do when Patrick comes
by and both look at the man. ( ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
. 15.Match the examples listed below to the appropriate literary devices and elements.
. 16.Examples Devices & Elements 1 The three bystanders congratulated themselves for doing
the right thing and forgot to credit the woman in blue. A Flashback 2 The man lying on the
street is symbolic of public apathy when help is needed. B Language and style 3 The
bystanders recalled the woman in blue as being bossy rather than helpful. C Irony 4 Yes, but
its not my problem And its not my problem! : We did everything. Yeah. Everything. D
tone, mood and atmosphere 5 Dialogue exaggeration and repetition of words. E repetition
6 The three bystanders looking at the man lying on the street gives a clear image of
helplessness in the face of emergency. F diction 7 Oh, be quiet and help. Got on! Feel his
pulse. G symbol 8 Uncertainty, serious mood and relief. H imagery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
. 17.Fill in the blanks with suitable expressions from the text. Rebecca sees a man lying n the
pavement of the street. She looks at the man, then she looks around and seeing that (1) ,
she starts to walk away. However, she stops and goes back (2) again. Just then, Patrick
walks past and he looks at the man. He asks about the man and wants to know (3)? Davis
comes by and after asking a few questions and arguing with the other two finally says, And
(4)! As they are hesitating and arguing, a (5) comes and she immediately starts
helping the man. The three bystanders want to know her relationship with the mans
condition because as Rebecca says, Then (6). But, she tells them to b quiet and instructs
David to (7), Rebecca to get water and Patrick to (8) They help him to take a pill and he
feels better. The woman goes away quietly unnoticed by the others.
. 18.Choose the answers from here! call the ambulance Is he dead there is nobody around
feel the mans pulse hes not your problem to look at the man woman in blue Its not my
problem 1 2 3 45 6 7 8
. 19.All the best! Po Po Tun 2015 Form 4 Literature Components