Young Writers from Seberang Perai Selatan District (PPD Jawi), Malaysia

Fom 4, SMK Seri Nibong

2005-05-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

Poems by Form 4 Pupils, SMK Seri Nibong

Introduction

These poems were produced by pupils of Miss Ooi, after work in class on the topic of aging.

1 By Previnsha and Bala

When I am old, I will not look as good as before.
No one will recognise me, for sure.
People will say “Heh! Who’s that creepy-looking old man?”
The young ones will just giggle away at my long beard.
If only I were twenty years younger,
I would give them a piece of my mind.

2 Old
by Thibasini, Naveena, Tanigaiyarasi, Anita Rani Naidu, and Jevita

Now I am old, I have many problems.
No one cares about me.
People always ignore my feelings.
The young ones do not respect me anymore.
If only I could turn back the clock.
I want to become young again.

3 By Bu Wei Khang

When I am old, I will not be handsome.
No one will fall in love with me.
People will laugh at me.
The young ones will not obey me.
If only I could take better care of myself.
I want to be a better man.

4

When I am old, I will become weak.
No one will take care of me.
People will not bother themselves about me.
The young ones will irritate me.
If only I could go back to the past.
I wish my beauty would last forever.

5

When I am old, I will be lonely.
No one will talk to me.
I will have problems with my health.
The young ones will not care.
I will long to be young again.
If only I could get my wish.

6 By K. Tamilselvam, V. Tulen, and K. Ravindran

When I am old, I will be alone.
No one will take care of me.
I will have problems that will affect my health.
The young ones will be healthy.
I will long to be young again.
If only God would bless me.

7 Old, Old, Old

When I am old,
I will be in my dotage.
No one will take care of me.
I will have many problems.
I will not be able to see small things.
I will not be able to hear low tones.
I will not be able to remember important events.
I will not be able to eat hard food.
I will also have many health problems.
I hope my old age will not be like this.
This is only my fantasy.

8 Problems, Problems, Problems

When I’m old, I will have problems.
No one will take care of my problems.
I will have problems with my eyesight.
The young ones will jeer at me.
I will want people to take care of me.
This is the only thing that I will want.

9 Popeye

Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow,
I will be elderly.
My skin will be wrinkled.
My hair will be grey.
I will have problems then.
This is something that will happen to me and everyone,
when they are old.

Class 6, SK Methodist School

2005-03-23T23:13:00.000-08:00

Class 6 - SK Methodist School

Teacher: Pn. Trudy H'ng

Introduction

The children studied a picture and then wrote sentences about it. The sentences then made up a paragraph.

There were three people in the living room. Amin and his younger sister were playing chess. Amin’s father was reading the newspaper. He was reading bad news and sitting on the sofa. Amin and his sister were sitting on the floor. It was raining. They put the chess set on the desk. Amin won the chess games.

Produced by:

Kala Devi A/P Paranthaman

Khor Jia Shan

Plora A/P Mathews

Thinagaran A/C Thagaman

Norhana Azwa Binti Yahya

Class 6, SK Methodist School

2005-03-23T23:11:00.000-08:00

Class 6 - SK Methodist School

Teacher: Pn. Hooi

Introduction:

The class was introduced to simple haiku poems, and then asked to write their own. This was their first attempt at writing them. One of two wrote more than 3 lines, so these poems are not really haikus. They were not told to write titles. They only had about 5 minutes to write them, at the end of a lesson, and they did not have very much guidance.

1

My mother is a very sweet lady.
She is kind and lovely.
I love her very much.

Haminis

2

On the road,
there is a car.
It’s moving very fast.

M. Rajindra

3

Inside the aquarium,
There is a group of fish.
They are eating.

Ng Shih Ee

4

Inside the kitchen,
someone is cooking.
and that someone is my mother.

Kring…….. kringg……… The bell rang.
The students ran in,
feeling sad because they couldn’t play.

Vivian Lee

5
My Ambition

When I grow up,
I want to be a doctor,
because I want to take care of sick people.

Nurul Husna bt. Mohamed Hamzah

6

On Saturday, the birds were flying in the sky.
The girl saw them.
She was very happy.

Thevarubani a/p Vasoo

7

In the kitchen, my mother is cooking.
She uses cooking oil to cook. Then she serves my family.
My family is happy.

Tan Wei Hui

8

Inside the classroom, the boy was very sad.
He had failed his examination.
That was why he was sad.

Prassanen

9

Lina is playing with her friend.
They are in the playground.
They always play together.

Shalinee a/p Mogan

10

Saturday was a holiday.
I played with my friend in the house,
happy every day.

Kenneth Kee

11

On Thursday the boy was sad.
He was crying.
He had failed his exam.

12

Amir was playing with his friend.
They are in the playground.
They always play together. They are happy.

Mohamed Azizi Bin Abdul Yahi

13

My mother is a lovely lady.
She is a good and kind mother.
I love my mother very much.

Khor Lee Ting

14

Do, re, me.
Forget do, forget re,
but don’t forget me.

Lee Jia Xin

15

A thief chased me.
I quickly ran to the police station.
Then the thief was caught by the police.

Darmendren

16

Saturday was a holiday.
The boy was very sad.
He was crying.

Syafiq Amir

17

On Saturday, I went to market,
I bought a loaf of bread.
I went home and ate together with my friends.

Thenchelvi

18

Outside the field,
there is a group of children.
They are playing happily.

Zafira Aman

19 a

On Saturday, I went to play,
outside the house,
feeling happy because it was fun.

19 b

The bell rang.
It made the pupils happy,
because they could go home.

M. Shanthini

20 a

Mr. Tree was outside in the dark.
He was sad.
When the sun shone, Mr. Tree was happy again.

20 b

When the bell rang,
the pupils were happy
because they could go for recess.

M. Kunambiga

21

The birds are singing on top of the tree.
They both look happy
because the sun is shining.

Dhiviya

22

In the garden,
there is a cat,
happily playing with a ball.

Blake Lim Eu Wenn

23

On Saturday, I was playing in the field.
I was playing football with my friends.
I was very happy.

Jeevand Rao

24

On Sundays, we go to the library,
borrow some books, read together
and enjoy ourselves.

Lilian

25

In front of my house, there was a shady tree.
A group of birds were flying.
They looked colourful and beautiful.

Roabhenraj

26

On Saturday, the bell rang.
The boy was sad. He was crying.
He had failed his exam.

Siridhar

27

Outside the classroom, in the park,
it was very beautiful, with colourful flowers.
I sat there alone.

Lee Dian Long

28
In the water,
there is a group of fish.
They are happy, swimming.

Harvinder Kaur

29

Outside the classroom,
The boy was crying. The boy was sad.
He had failed his examination.

Dinagar

Class 6M, SJKC Chong Kuang

2005-02-21T17:39:00.000-08:00

Some Paragraphs Written by Children in Class 6M, SJKC Chong Kuang
21st Feb 2005

1 Class Teacher:
Madam Teoh

2 Introduction:
The children listened to and read a presentation about 2 animals. They were then asked to write their own paragraphs describing an animal that they like. They were very smart, and looked for information in the their class textbooks.

3 Comments:
They have great handwriting and have obviously been taught very well by their teachers. They are such a lively, lovely class, they must be a joy to teach.

1 A Kangaroo

A kangaroo is a kind of animal. It has a long tail and keeps its baby inside its pouch. It likes to eat grass. It can be found in Australia. Many people like it very much.

Teo Jia Yong

2 A Lion

The lion is a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. It has a short tail and four legs. Its body is orange. Its food is meat. The lion is the king of the jungle because it can eat animals that are bigger than him.

Chong Chun Jiey

3 The Deer

The deer is the cleverest animal in the forest. It is a mammal. It has four long legs and two beautiful horns. It also has a long tail. It can run very fast and it eats grass. We can see it in the jungle.

Hoo Jee Way

4 A Rabbit

His name is Jack. He is my pet. He has white fur and a short tail. His ears are long. He likes to eat carrots. He is cute and kind. I like my pet very much.

Choi Chin Chan

5 A Horse

A horse is an animal in the forest. It is a mammal. It has four long legs. It also has a long tail. It can run very fast and it eats grass. We can see it in the jungle.

Lau Chao Jia

6 A Horse

A horse is a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. It has long hair on its head and a long tail. It can run very fast.

Cham Thean Ho and Lee Li Xin

7 A Horse

A horse is an animal in a forest. It is a mammal. It has four long legs. It also has a long tail. It can run very fast and it eats grass. We can see it in the jungle.

Tan Jun Xin

8 A Leopard

His name is The Sing. He is an animal, a fierce animal. He is also a mammal. He lives in Africa. He is a carnivore. He likes to eat meat. He has four strong legs. They help him to run very fast. He can run more than ten kilometers an hour without rest. He also has many spots on his body.

Teoh Wei Jing

9 A Tiger

A tiger is a mammal. It is a fierce animal. Its body has many stripes. It has four legs and a long tail. It is warm-blooded. It has four legs and a long tail. It lives in the jungle. It likes to eat meat. A baby tiger is called a cub.

Keh Chia Siew

10 The Camel

A camel is a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. It has two humps on its back, a long tail and four feet. It can go without water for a month.

Tan Hwa Ying

11 A Lion

A lion is a mammal. It is a fierce animal. It has a mane on its head. It has four legs and a long tail. It is warm-blooded. It has sharp paws. It lives in the jungle. Its favourite food is meat. A baby lion is called a cub.

Teoh Pei Hung

12 A Frog

A frog is an amphibian. It is a cold-blooded animal. It can live on land or in water. A frog can hop and swim. Baby frogs are called tadpoles. A frog eats insects.

Lau Yee Wen

13 A Tiger

He is a tiger. He is a mammal. His name is Cambil. He lives in the jungle in Negeri, Sarawak. He is a fierce animal, so many people are afraid of him. He has a long tail, sharp teeth, and stripes. He likes to eat meat because he is a type of carnivore.

Khor Yi Zhen

14 A Lion

This is a lion. It is a fierce animal, a mammal. It is warm-blooded. It lives in a jungle. It likes to eat meat. It uses its paws to kill animals for food. It is brown and yellow. It is “the king of the jungle”.

Hing Chee Peen

15 A Camel

A camel is a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. It has one or two humps on its back. Its body is covered with hair. Camels can go without water for a few months in the desert. It is brown.

Ng Joe Xin

16 A Dog

A dog is an animal, a mammal. It has many colours, like orange, brown, white, black, etc. It has a short tail and sharp teeth. Its favorite food is bones. It can run very fast. Its babies are called puppies.

Lim Kang Ning

17 A Sparrow

Sparrows are not mammals. They are birds which have feathers. They are small and brown. They like to eat seeds and insects. They are usually seen flying together.

Tang Win Ee

18 A Frog

A frog is an amphibian. It is a cold-blooded animal. It can live on land or in water. It lays eggs. It eats insects. A frog can swim. Baby frogs are called tadpoles.

Tan Teng Teng

19 Sparrows

Sparrows are birds. They have feathers on their bodies. They are small and brown. They like to eat seeds and insects. Sparrows are usually seen flying together in the sky.

Yong Xinni

20 A Camel

A camel is an animal, a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. It has one or two humps on its back. Its body is covered with hair. Camels can go without water for a few months.

Chang Ling. Sze

21 A Frog

A frog is an amphibian. It is a cold-blooded animal. It can live on land or in water. A frog can hop and swim. Its favourite food is insects. It is green. Baby frogs are called tadpoles.

Lee Xong Xong

22 Sparrows

Sparrows are birds. They are not animals. They have many feathers on their bodies. They are brown. They like to eat insects and seeds. Sparrows usually fly together. They are small and cute.

Cheng Yuen Ru

23 A Lion

His name is Lixel King. He is known as the king of the jungle. He lives in the jungle. His young are called cubs. He is very fierce, so many animals are afraid. He is a type of carnivorous mammal. He has a long tail, a pair of eyes, and some hair (a mane) beside his head. He can crawl too. He is orange. He feeds on other weak animals.

Tan Ken How

24 A Lion

This is a lion. His name is Jia. He is a mammal. He lives in the jungle. He has sharp claws. He catches animals with his sharp claws. He has big, sharp teeth too. He also uses his teeth to tear meat off animals.

Bek Hwee Yeen

25 A Leopard

This is a leopard. Her name is Jasmine. She lives deep in the jungle. She is a mammal and she is a fierce animal. She has sharp claws on her paws. She also has sharp teeth. She likes to eat meat. She uses her claws to catch animals, and uses her teeth to tear meat off the animals she catches.

Yeoh Phei Zhurn

26 Questions and Answers

A What animal eats leaves? The giraffe eats leaves.

B What animals eat meat? The lion, tiger, wolf, leopard and fox eat meat.

C What animal is brown and yellow? The tiger is brown and yellow.

D What animal lives in cold places? The penguin lives in cold places.

E What animal has got long legs? The giraffe has got long legs.

I What animal has got big ears? The elephant has got big ears.

J What animal is grey and lives in water? The shark is grey and lives in water.

K What animal can swim? The white tiger can swim.

Chong Ching Jert

26 A Kangaroo

This is a kangaroo. It has got strong legs. It can jump very high. It is an animal and a mammal. Its young are called “Joeys”. It lives in Australia. It is brown.

Ng Xue Jing

27 A Dog

A dog is a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. Its young are called puppies. It has four short legs. Its body is white. It likes to eat bones and meat. When it sees strangers, it will bark.

Tan Soo Ean

28 A Dog

A dog is a mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. Its young are called puppies. It likes to eat bones and meat. It will bark when it sees strangers. Some dogs have long legs and long tails, but some of them have short legs or short tails.

Eng Ying Nie

29 A Rabbit

A rabbit is a white animal. Its fur is also white. It is a mammal . It likes to eat carrots. It has two long ears, a short tail, and two red eyes. It can jump very far.

Lim Xi Ci

30 The Dragon Lizard

The dragon lizard is a reptile which lives in the jungle. It is a cold-blooded animal. It is the biggest lizard in the world. It lays eggs. It likes to eat meat. It has very rough skin and it is very long.

Andy Tan

31 A Dolphin

A dolphin is a mammal, but it lives in the sea. The dolphin gives birth to one or two dolphins a year. It likes to eat small fish. the dolphin is a clever and kind animal. It likes to help everyone. Sharks are afraid of the sounds of dolphins, so dolphins are safe from sharks.

Heng Wei Cheang

32 The Whale

The whale is an animal which lives in the ocean. It is the biggest living creature in the ocean. It is a mammal. It likes to eat plants in the ocean. It has two big eyes and a tale. It swims slowly in the ocean. It is a kind animal.

Alex Lee

33 The Cheetah

The cheetah is a mammal which lives in the jungle near waterfalls. It can run very fast to catch food. It has four legs and sharp claws, and its body has many spots. Meat is its favourite food.

Benny Heng

34 A Tiger

A tiger is a fierce animal. It is a mammal. It lives in the jungle. It has black stripes on its body. It kills animals for food. A baby tiger is called a cub.

The Chee Yee

35 A Camel

A camel is a kind of mammal. It is a warm-blooded animal. It has one or two humps on its back. Its whole body is covered with hair. Camels can go without water for a few months. This is because it keeps its water inside its hump. It is an amazing animal.

Justin Teoh