PROJECT - GROUP

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Name Maxtix number Program
1 Leong Chee hong 2072017020060 DIM
2 Muhammad Daniel 2072017070027 DIM
Bin Laily
3 Ahmad 2072017020016 DIM
Muzzammil Bin
Adbul Munaff
4 Tang Yong Wah 2072017020062 DIA
5 Seow Wei Joon 2072017020061 DIA
6 Teoh Kar Xuan 2072017070046 DIA
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1 Introduction 3
2 Author 4
3 Synopsis 5

4 Characters 6-7

5 Moral values 8

6 Themes 8

7 Conclusion 9

8 References 10
Introduction

Sing to the Dawn is a story by the American author Minfong Ho, which was originally
published as a short story and was awarded first prize by the Council of Interracial Books for
Children in New York City in 1975.It was later extended to a full-length novel.The reason
that why our group use this book is because we had understand well this book that Amigo
Brother.
Author

Minfong Ho born January 7, 1951, in Rangoon, Burma. She married John Value Dennis (a
soil scientist).She had 1 son and daughter. Before she starts to read this book, she graduated
from Cornell and returned to Asia, working as a journalist on the Singapore Straits Times and
then as a lecturer at Chiengmai University in Thailand. While in Thailand, she observed
firsthand the military coup of October 6, 1976. During these post-college years, Ho worked in
"prisons and plywood factories," as she once explained. "I have transplanted rice seedlings
and helped a peasant woman give birth; I have attended trade union meetings in stuffy attics
and international conferences in plush hotels. There is so much, so much beauty and so much
pain in the world around me which I want to write about--because I want to share it." But it
would be another decade before she wrote her second book, using much of the material
accumulated during her years in Thailand. Married in 1976 to a soil scientist she met during
her Cornell years, Ho returned to the United States and settled in Ithaca, New York. She
finished an M.F.A. in creative writing at Cornell while working as a teaching assistant. She
also spent some time in relief work along the Thai-Cambodian border in 1980, gaining
experience that would inform a later novel, The Clay Marble.
Synopsis

SING TO THE DAWN - MINFONG HO

The story is about a young Thai girl called Dawan who wins a scholarship to study in a city
school. She faces the disapproval of her father who thinks that studying is not for girls and
she should give the scholarship to her brother as he is second in the test. Dawan tries many
ways to convince her father to let her pursue her studies.

Dawan tries to convince her father that he should give her a chance to study. When she
approaches anyone for help, she keeps on failing but she never gives up and continues to do
so and succeed in her mission. Even though she failed many times, she manages to convince
her father in the end. When the bus arrives, she almost changes her mind because she is going
to miss singing to the dawn. After her grandmother convinces her, she decides to go.

The story ends with Dawan sitting on the bus going to the city. When she passes the bridge,
she sees her brother, Kwai singing the song that they sing every dawn. Then, she sings
together with Kwai until she cannot see Kwai anymore. Next, she looks at the lotus flower
her grandmother gives her to convince her to go. As she sees it unfold, she becomes more
convinced her grandmother is right, she should go to the city, like the lotus unfolding.
Characters
1. Dawan

2. Kwai

3.Dawan's father

4. Dawan,s mother

5. Grandmother

6. Cousin Noi anad Ghan

7. Bao

8. The teacher

9. The head monk

10. Vicahai

11. Mr Phaspras

12. The landlord

13. The villagers

14. The village students

15. Takchit

16. The headmaster of the village school

Main characters

Dawan

She is a determination person For example. She fight for her changes to further her studies in
city. Secondly, she is a kind person. This can be shows in the event ,she wants to save the
bird from the birdcage. Moreover,she is a hardworking person. For example, she always
syudy hard and pay attention in class.
Themes
1. Family love

2. Poverty

3. Gender discrimination

4. Responsibility

5. Sibling rivalry

6. Being fair and just

7. Standing up for what is right

MORAL VALUES
1. Do not be jealous of our siblings' success

2. Love our family members

3. Be responsible

4. Be helpful

5. Be fair and just

6. Be rational

7. Be hardworking and courageous

Conclusion
We had learnt many values from this book. For examples, we, as a student,we must study
hard like dawan and kuai.Moreover,we need to be dream chaser like dawan.She always want
to got o city school for further her studies.Secondly, we need to love your siblings like dawan
and kuai.Based on the novel, we can clearly see the siblings love between dawan and kuai.
References
Author

http://www.epicreads.com/authors/minfong-ho/370

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minfong_Ho

synopsis and moral values

http://tajsmkis.blogspot.my/2016/01/sing-to-dawn-minfong-ho.html

theme

www.coursehero.com/file/p4ogvhl/10-Themes-in-Sing-To-The-Dawn-How-does-Dawan-
demonstrate-her-resilience-and/