Restoration Period

Oedipus the King

Oedipus was the son of the King Thebes Laius and Queen Jocasta. When he was a baby, his parents threw him away because he was predicted would murder his own father and married his mother. Luckily, he was found by a crosier. Then he was given to the King of Corinthian Polybus. When he was adult, his foster father told him about himself, that he was a son of King Thebes. He also told that his father was his enemy. He asked Oedipus to kill his father to avenge him. After knowing all about himself, he denied it and got away. He decided to be a nomad.

On his way, he met with a cavalcade from Thebes. Unfortunately, the King of Thebes also was there. Because of the incident, he had to kill the king without knowing that the king was his own father. Then he came to Thebes. He succeeded to kill the spinx monster that disturbed that country. Because of his bravery, he married Queen Jocasta. They lived happily. But one day, they knew about the truth that Oedipus had married his own mother. Jocasta was very sad and committed to suicide. Whereas Oedipus blinded and exile himself.

Reflection

Title : Hamlet

Author : William Shakespeare

Summary :

It recounts about prince Hamlet who exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King Hamlet, and then taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother. King Claudius kills his father by pouring poison in his ear. He avenges his father by feigning madness.

Comment :

I think this story is full with tragedy and controversy. The story vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.

Experience :

As a human being, I think it is normal if we have desire to revenge to someone who had lacerated or disturb our life. I myself have ever experienced it. I ever have feeling to revenge someone who has lacerated my mom. But as human who have God, we have to believe on our destiny. Everything has been controlled by God and we just have to undergo this life and of course with our effort to make this life better. We have to think that vengeance just can make our life miserable.

CHAPTER 3

Using Websites

Using Websites can be done by teachers for introducing the internet to the learners. It is one of the easiest and least stressful ways of getting started with technology in the classroom. There are many things that teachers can do in using it like finding teaching materials, finding images for illustrating the teaching materials, searching online videos like music videos and other multimedia classes for demonstrating materials in a more lively way, etc. But before using it, teachers have to evaluate how useful and appropriate it is for the classroom. They also have to think of the aims and objectives of their lesson. They can evaluate it by thinking of accuracy, currency, content and functionality. The important thing is by using it, both teachers and learners can improve their skill and knowledge in learning process and make the learning process more attractive.

Media Pembelajaran

CHAPTER 2

Word Processor in the Classroom

Word processors can be used in many inventive ways both teachers and students. Most teachers and learners have to be familiar with the basic functions of a word processing program and how to create, store and save documents.

Teachers may use a word processing program to prepare worksheets and materials for the learners. Teachers also can use it for correcting, editing and providing feedback on the learner digitally submitted written work. Teachers can prepare, create, store and share materials by using a word processing program both in and outside the classroom, to practice writing skills, grammar and other language points. By using word processors teachers can make creative writing, language practice and presenting work.

Media Pembelajaran

CHAPTER 1

Technology in the classroom

Technology in language teaching is needed. The use of technology in the classroom is becoming increasingly important. There are many reasons for that, for instance:

• Internet access is becoming increasingly available to learners.
• Younger learners are growing up with technology and it is a natural and integrated part of their lives.
• Technology, especially the Internet, presents us with new opportunities for authentic tasks and materials.
• Learners increasingly expect language schools to integrate technology into teaching.

Computer-based materials (CALL) for language teaching appeared in the early 1980s. Early CALL programs typically required learners to respond to stimuli on the computer screen and to carry out task such as filling in gapped texts, matching sentence halves and doing multiple-choice activities.

Teachers do not need to have any specialist technical knowledge or skills. The basic skills that teachers do need to in place is know how to be able to use technology in the classroom, how to use a simple processing program, how to use email and how to access and use the internet. Teachers should be able to increase the skills and to feel a lot more confident about using technology in the classroom.

OTHELLO

OTHELLO

By: William Sheakespeare

Characters:

• Othello, a noble Moor inthe service of the Republic of Venice. He is the main protagonist

• Brabantio, a venetian senator, Desdemona's father

• Desdemona, Brabantio's daughter and Othello's wife

• Iago, Othello's ensign

• Emilia, Iago's wife, Desdemona's maid

• Cassio, Othello's Lieutenant

• Roderigo, a Venetia gentleman. He loves Desdemona

Here it is the summary of Othello

In the beginning of Desdemona and Othello’s marriage, Desdemona’s father Brabantio does not agree their marriage, because Othello is a Black general of the Venetian army. But after Othello tells about himself and Brabantio needs Othello for helping him to solve the problem in his country, Brabantio blesses their marriage.
There is a man named Roderigo who loves Desdemona. He and Iago decide to break their marriage by slandering them. Iago wants to do that because he is upset with Othello for promoting a younger man named Cassio above him.
Iago makes an aside that he has heard rumors that Othello has an affair with Cassio. Unfortunately, they succeed to incite Othello. He is very angry and jealous with Desdemona. Othello decides to kill Desdemona although he really love with her. Then after the death of Desdemona, Othello commites to suicide.

Old English Literature

BEOWULF

The main chracters of Beowulf are:

• The main protagonist is Beowulf. He is a prince of the Geats. He is a young warrior from Geatland.
  

• Hrotgar is a king. He is well loved by his people and successful in war.
  

• The antagonists are Grendel and Grendel’s mother. They are monsters who lives at the bottom of a nearby mere.
  

Here it is the Story of Beowulf...

There is the Great Danish King Scyld, King Hrothgar who builds the Great hall called Heorot for his people. When the hall is finished, he spend the time with his wife and his warriors by singing and celebrating. Suddenly Grendel appears at the hall and kills thirthy of the warriors in their sleep. For the next twelve years, Horthgar and his people helpless against Grendels’s attacks. Then Beowulf comes to help King Hrothgar. He succeeds to kill Grendel by cutting his arm. Grendel's mother is very angry and kills Hrothgar’s most trusted warrior, in revenge for Grendel’s death. Beowulf has a terrible fight with her in the bottom of the lake, but luckily he can kill her with a magical sword. After returning to his home and be the king of the Geats for fifty years he has still the last battle with a dragon. Because of his bravery, he can kill the dragon by cutting it in half. Before he dies, he instruct his man to build a tomb to be known as “Beowulf’s Tower” on the edge of the sea.