How do you see yourself?  (Page 2/3)

• shafts of moonlight
• fragrant
• primeval forests
• caverns

(b) In no more than 50 words, give the story line.

(c) Study the words and illustration supplied below and then answer the questions that follow.

From one of the eggs hidden under the keurboom, a small, pale caterpillar emerged. As she grew she became more ungainly and fat and she dragged herself along on stumpy legs.

Then she drifts like a fragment of starlight…rare and beautiful and free.

(i) How was the caterpillar treated when she was a caterpillar?

(ii) How was she treated when she was a Silver Spotted Ghost Moth?

(iii) What ‘bird’ proverb would explain why the caterpillar was treated differently

when she looked different?

(iv) Give one scientific word for the change that took place in the caterpillar’s development.

The orange-faced caterpillar said the following to the stubby caterpillar:

“I am sure that you and I are going to be something one day. Something important.”

I think YOU are going to be something important one day too.

Now write a story entitled My metamorphosis . The first sentence must be: No matter what they tell us, what we believe is true. Write three paragraphs. The last sentence must be: I believe I can fly!

ALONE we can do so little; TOGETHER we can do so much.

Helen Keller

To understand the importance of the quote by Helen Keller, you need to know who Helen Keller was. Once you have that information, you will appreciate TOGETHERNESS/SYNERGY .

Now listen very carefully to the scientific information regarding flying geese, read to you by your teacher.

What you need to do

• Listen very carefully to the information and try to picture the scene.
• Immediately after hearing the story, jot down as many facts as you can remember. Remember to picture the scene.
• Listen carefully to the story again.
• List five facts that will summarise the story. Number the facts and list them in the correct sequence.

The sense of a goose

Scientists have learnt some amazing things about why a flock of geese heading south for the winter, fly in a V formation.

As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the goose immediately behind it. By flying in formation, the whole flock can fly 71% farther than if each bird flew alone.

When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates to the back of the V and another goose takes the lead.

Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation.

The geese in the back honk to encourage those in the front.

Finally, when one of the geese gets sick or is wounded and falls out of formation, two geese will follow it down to help and protect the one in trouble. They will stay with the injured bird until it is able to fly again or dies.

Smart birds, those geese! If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by one another.

Synergy

Isn’t it strange that people say, “Don’t be a silly goose!” If we all had the sense of a goose, we would not be silly at all.

Why? Well, how about if, as a class, we behave like geese in formation? Think about it. Use the five points from your summary as a guide. Prepare a speech of no more than three minutes to inspire the class to fly like geese to promote class unity for this final year together.