MYANMAR AND THAILAND

AUNG THINN

BORN ON APRIL 17, 1927

DIED ON OCTOBER 25, 2014

A WRITER AND ACADEMICIAN, HE WROTE MORE THAN 50 BOOKS ON GENRES OF ETHICAL CONDUCTS, CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND MOTIVATION OF YOUTH INSPIRATION

HE HAD SPOKEN 200 OVER LITERATURE TALKS ACROSS NOT ONLY IN LOCAL BUT ALSO IN OVERSEAS LIKE SINGAPORE

plum

a type of fruit, or used symbolically in the story to

represent the sweet, round shape of letters.

U Nyan Sein

A creative and unconventional

kindergarten teacher who

prioritizes making learning

enjoyable, engaging children

through stories and play.

ROUND DYNAMIC PROTAGONIST

EXPOSITION/ BEGINNING

The narrator, a university lecturer, reflects on his career and visits his hometown in 1963, where he encounters a different approach to teaching that challenges his understanding of good teaching

RISING ACTION

In his hometown, the narrator observes his friend U Nyan Sein, a kindergarten teacher who uses creative, playful methods to engage children and make them love learning

CLIMAX

occurs when U Nyan Sein creatively addresses a crying child by encouraging the other students to cry along, turning the situation into a playful learning experience that ends the boy’s tears

FALLING ACTION

The teacher continues using imaginative techniques, such as drawing plums to teach writing and the children including the crying boy, start to thrive and enjoy school

ENDING

The narrator, deeply impressed by U Nyan Sein’s methods, reflects on his own teaching practices and questions whether he has made as positive an impact on his students as U Nyan Sein has

SIMILE

That kid looked as if he had been crying but was not at the moment

METHAPOR

The little crybaby came up shyly

ASSONANCE

The boy sobbed earnestly, rubbing their eyes

PARADOX

Its much worse handling these old dames than the kids

JUXTAPOSITION

The boy stopped crying in amazement, looking around in confusion. Then the other kids stopped

IRONY

You may cry a lot but your plums sure are sweet

PERSONIFICATION

The howls of the boy shook the room

hyperbole

The room rang with their sobs

SYNECDOCHE

The little fingers flew up

ONOMATOPOEIA

WITH A SMACK OF HIS LIPS

SYMBOLISM the plum symbolizes a circle

He drew a circle and put a stem at the top. Here’s a plum_who first?

ALLUSION

Its Master Tortoise! they cried as one

BACKSTORY experience before as a teacher before visiting Taungdwin-gyi

• Example: "I was a lecturer at the University of Yangon since the early 1960s. Before that, I served about three years as a middle school teacher...

STORY WITHIN A STORY the tale of Master Tortoise and Master Rabbit

• Example: "One day, Master Tortoise was out walking, and who do you think he met?“

CHEKHOV’S GUN The plums become a tool for teaching the children about the alphabet.

• Example: “Today, I’m going to buy plums from you, five at a time... only the sweet ones will get paid with a mark.”

WHAT ARE THE NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES USE IN THE STORY THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER?

NEW HISTORICISM / HISTORICAL CRITICISM

WHAT LITERARY APPROACH USE IN THE STORY THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER?

PLUM

WHAT FRUIT IS THIS?

MYANMAR ALPHABET

FLAG OF MYANMAR

NAYPYIDAW

WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF MYANMAR

BANGKOK

WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THAILAND?

FLAG OF THAILAND

MYANMAR BE ENCHANTED

TOURISM SLOGAN OF MYANMAR

AMAZING THAILAND

TOURISM SLOGAN OF THAILAND

TAUNGDWIN-GYI

AUNG THINN’S HOMETOWN, WHERE HE SPENT ABOUT THREE YEARS TEACHING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL