Pinocchio Chapter 1: How it Happened

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H3xi0q4erkc/U-ry4bSuFEI/AAAAAAAABTs/ols5HN6lGDM/s1600/Pinocchio-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H3xi0q4erkc/U-ry4bSuFEI/AAAAAAAABTs/ols5HN6lGDM/s1600/Pinocchio-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>  CHAPTER 1 <br /> Centuries ago there lived–<br /> “A king!” my little readers will say immediately.<br /> No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.<br /> I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter. His real name was Mastro Antonio, but everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry.<br /> <br /> As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself:<br /> “This has come in the nick of time. I shall use it to make the leg of a table.”<br /> He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood. But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a wee, little voice say in a beseeching tone: “Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!”<br /> <br /> What a look of surprise shone on Mastro Cherry’s face! His funny face became still funnier.<br /> He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee, little voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the bench–no one! He peeped inside the closet–no one! He searched among the shavings–no one! He opened the door to look up and down the street–and still no one!<br /> “Oh, I see!” he then said, laughing and scratching his Wig. “It can easily be seen that I only thought I heard the tiny voice say the words! Well, well–to work once more.”<br /> He struck a most solemn blow upon the piece of wood.<br /> “Oh, oh! You hurt!” cried the same far-away little voice.<br /> Mastro Cherry grew dumb, his eyes popped out of his head, his mouth opened wide, and his tongue hung down on his chin.<br /> <br /> As soon as he regained the use of his senses, he said, trembling and stuttering from fright:<br /> “Where did that voice come from, when there is no one around? Might it be that this piece of wood has learned to weep and cry like a child? I can hardly believe it. Here it is–a piece of common firewood, good only to burn in the stove, the same as any other. Yet–might someone be hidden in it? If so, the worse for him. I’ll fix him!”<br /> <br /> With these words, he grabbed the log with both hands and started to knock it about unmercifully. He threw it to the floor, against the walls of the room, and even up to the ceiling.<br /> He listened for the tiny voice to moan and cry. He waited two minutes–nothing; five minutes–nothing; ten minutes–nothing.<br /> <br /> “Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely to laugh and ruffling up his wig with his hand. “It can easily be seen I only imagined I heard the tiny voice! Well, well–to work once more!”<br /> The poor fellow was scared half to death, so he tried to sing a gay song in order to gain courage.<br /> He set aside the hatchet and picked up the plane to make the wood smooth and even, but as he drew it to and fro, he heard the same tiny voice. This time it giggled as it spoke:<br /> “Stop it! Oh, stop it! Ha, ha, ha! You tickle my stomach.”<br /> <br /> This time poor Mastro Cherry fell as if shot. When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the floor.<br /> <br /> His face had changed; fright had turned even the tip of his nose from red to deepest purple.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4fukMOnGUktdTBuT2gwY2w0TVU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> Download Audio Files</a></div>

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cara menjadi guru yang kreatif

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_tDdzx_EL-FuyOu2bDix2OWnwLQne_jsd4sOtTmH_Y2GiCi7gImXuK9MUQaUKSSaY5avsSjdmwW5qu8vssY4zaIFtXvLdlDW2vaqD-tZlkuL6uE4frpj89jK99-e6cBWLs7_7aWXEbM/s1600/blog+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_tDdzx_EL-FuyOu2bDix2OWnwLQne_jsd4sOtTmH_Y2GiCi7gImXuK9MUQaUKSSaY5avsSjdmwW5qu8vssY4zaIFtXvLdlDW2vaqD-tZlkuL6uE4frpj89jK99-e6cBWLs7_7aWXEbM/s1600/blog+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Dalam artikel ini akan saya tuliskan, kondisi apa saja yang membuat guru bisa menjadi kreatif bahkan tanpa harus menggunakan metode pembelajaran yang terbaru. Sumber saya dapatkan dari <a href="http://www.edutopia.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edutopia.com</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;">   </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Guru menciptakan susasana kelas yang aman dan nyaman secara emosional dan intelektual</b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Terkadang siswa punya banyak pertanyaan dibenaknya, tetapi ada semacam perasaan malu dan takut, dikira bodoh jika melontarkan pertanyaan. Sebagai guru, kerja keras kita salah satunya adalam menciptakan kelas yang memberik keamanan secara emosional bagi siswa. Memang agar menjadi siswa yang percaya diri mereka perlu mengambil resiko, tetapi di lingkungan yang tidak mendukung kenyamanan secara emosional, siswa akan berpikir 1000 kali untuk mau bertanya dan berpendapat.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Anda juga bisa membuat peraturan kelas yang isinya antara lain ‘Tidak boleh merendahkan atau meremehkan pendapat orang lain’ Jangan lupa anda juga memberi contoh dahulu kepada siswa untuk mengucapkan terima kasih dan menhargai untuk setiap pertanyaan, atau pendapat dari siswa anda. Jika ini terjadi dikelas anda dijamin kelas akan berubah menjadi kelas yang setiap individu didalamnya salaing mendukung dan mudah untuk berkolaborasi dalam berpengetahuan.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Tidak hanya sampai disitu saja, kelas yang membuat guru menjadi guru kreatif semestinya juga aman secara intelektual. Siswa bisa mandiri dan mengerti dimana letak alat tulis, dikarenakan semua hal dikelas sudah disiapkan dengan rapih dan terorganisir. Siswa tahu apa yang harus dikerjakan dikarenakan intruksi penugasan yang jelas oleh guru. Tidak hanya jelas tetapi juga menantang dengan demikian siswa bisa mengekpresikan kemampuannya dalam mengerjakan tugas yang guru berikan.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Guru mengukur dengan hati, seberapa besar keterlibatan (<i>engagement</i>) siswa dalam tugas yang ia berikan. </b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Saya jadi ingat sebuah pertanyaan yang bersifat reflektif mengenai cara kita mengajar dan membelajarkan siswa. Pertanyaan nya begini “Jika saya adalah murid saya sekarang, seberapa senang saya diajar oleh guru seperti saya? “</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Seorang guru yang ahli mampu menciptakan suasana kelas yang aktif dalam pembelajaran di kelas yang diajarnya dalam presentasi keterlibatan yang penuh alias 100 persen. Artinya, misalkan seorang guru mengajar selama 40 menit, maka selama 40 menit itu pulalah, siswa belajar dengan aktif dan terlibat penuh dalam pembelajaran.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Tentu tidak dalam semalam semua guru bisa 100 persen menciptakan kelas yang aktif. Namun membutuhkan latihan dan  latihan. Tetapi jalan kesana akan lebih cepat apabila kita mau jujur bertanya pada diri sendiri “Seberapa besar siswa aktif atau terlibat penuh dalam pembelajaran yang saya lakukan?”.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>5 menit terakhir yang menentukan</b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Jadikan 5 menit terakhir pembelajaran anda untuk merangkum, berbagi atau berefleksi mengenai hal yang siswa sudah lakukan selama pembelajaran.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Bagilah menjadi dua pertanyaan besar, misalnya bagian mana yang paling berat dilakukan dan susah dimengerti. Pertanyaan selanjutnya, pengetahuan baru apa yang kamu dapatkan hari ini? Dengan demikian membuat siswa berdialog dengan dirinya sendiri mengenai proses belajar yang telah dilakukannya.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Guru menciptakan budaya menjelaskan, bukan budaya asal menjawab dengan betul.</b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Ciri-ciri sebuah pertanyaan yang baik adalah pertanyaannya hanya satu tetapi mempunyai jawaban yang banyak. Bandingkan dengan jenis pertanyaan yang hanya mempunyai satu jawaban. Hal yang terjadi siswa akan berlomba menjawab dengan benar dengan segala cara. Termasuk mencontek misalnya.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Sebagai guru budayakan pola perdebatan atau percakapan akademis di kelas kita. Saat mendengarkan rekan mereka berbicara dan berargumen, mereka akan belajar memilih dan membandingkan pendekatan atau cara yang orang lain lakukan untuk menjawab sebuah masalah yang guru berikan.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Sebagai guru saat memberikan soal berikanlah siswa beberapa peluang kemungkinandalam menjawab sebuah soal. Misalnya soal yang bapak berikan ini punya tiga alternative, bisa kah kamu menemukan ketiga-tiganya?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Guru mengajarkan kesadaran siswa dalam memandang sebuah pengetahuan.</b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Saat membelajarkan siswa, dikarenakan keterbatasan kita, terkedang kita sudah membuat mereka menebak atau mengarang-ngarang sebuah jawaban demi mendapatkan hasil yang benar. Hal ini siswa lakukan secara sadar atau tidak sadar. Untuk itu mari kita letakkan gambar dibawah ini disamping soal yang kita berikan kepada siswa di kertas soal.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Dengan demikian sebagai guru kita menjadi tahu saat siswa menjawab soal dengan salah tapi dengan keyakinan <i>(for sure)</i> atau menjawab soal dengan benar tapi dengan tidak yakin <i>(confused).</i> Menarik bukan ?</div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_595" style="text-align: left; width: 234px;"> <img alt="guru-kreatif" class="size-full wp-image-595" src="http://gurukreatif.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/guru-kreatif.jpg?w=525" title="guru-kreatif" /><br /> <div class="wp-caption-text"> Biarkan siswa memberi tanda silang (X) pada tempat dimana dia merasa cocok.</div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Credit: Courtesy of Tristan de Frondeville</div> <div style="text-align: left;">  <a href="http://www.edutopia.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edutopia.com</a></div>

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English Speech About Environtment

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nvR4q1_zG8w/U99A72wkCRI/AAAAAAAABBI/JfgoDLNOp1M/s1600/obma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nvR4q1_zG8w/U99A72wkCRI/AAAAAAAABBI/JfgoDLNOp1M/s320/obma.jpg" /></a></div> Assalamu'alaikum wr. Wb<br /> Good Morning ladies and gentle men. Alhamdulillah praise to Allah SWT on that still gives grace and guidance so until now I can stand here in front of you all and we can meet here in this happy day.<br /> <br /> Then the prayers along with the greeting we had given to the king of the Prophet Muhammad.<br /> I respect Mother tutor ysitu mother Herliana.<br /> <br /> I respect Mr / Mrs audience blessed by Allah SWT <br /> <br /> Well without wasting much time, I will enter the title of my speech is Importance of Protecting the Environment.<br /> <br /> The word may have been very familiar Globalization our ears. Globalization can accelerate economic development anywhere in the world. Technology developed into a tool that can make people work more easily. In fact, to support the many new technologies are born like computers, mobile phones, and so on. Unfortunately, the speed of technological improvements are not currently followed by the awareness to protect the surrounding environment. <br /> <br /> Plants, animals, humans and the environment are interdependent. Plants need a good environment to grow, animals need plants to eat, and everything humans need to survive. Everything is as usual to destroy humans. There is no one living creature on earth can destroy it except humans. For example, man-made oil drilling massive human-caused vehicle requiring increased along with the increase in human population from year to year. As a result, the waste produced from vehicles, becoming one of the factors causing contamination of the air around us. It also causes a lot of damage that we often hear, such as global warming, acid rain, etc. <br /> <br /> Global warming caused by excessive greenhouse effect, such as CO2 and CFCs make the earth into heat. It also led iceberg melting in the North Pole and South Pole. In addition, it has the potential to create extreme weather we do not expect that we hear or see in the news, such as heavy snowfall, blizzards, intense heat, storms, etc. other environmental damage. we need to prevent is acid rain. Although, it can prevent global warming indirectly, but acid rain is more harmful to the environment than the short-term global warming.<br /> <br /> ladies and gentle men<br /> Humans are the main cause of all the problems mentioned above! so, we as human beings need to feel sorry for it. We're supposed to be the successor of the earth instead of the destruction. Therefore, from now on, we need to save our environment.<br /> <br /> Therefore, from now on let's keep our environment for the next generation. We can start with small things, such as reducing fuel use everyday, reusing paper, or waste recycling. The point is, no matter how small the job we do, it will be felt by our children and our grandchildren one day later. Should we let our children and our children suffer because of extreme weather or severe disasters in the future? For me it is not an option <br /> Before I end this speech, I hope that this speech will give the best for you, and for me, and all mankind. <br /> I think that's it from me. I apologize for any errors and defects. Thank you for your attention. <br /> <br /> Wassalamu'alaikum wr wb.

Speech English Speech About Environtment

Assalamu'alaikum wr. Wb Good Morning ladies and gentle men. Alhamdulillah praise to Allah SWT on that still gives grace and guidance...

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