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1. Read through the following excerpt from Haroun and the Sea of Stories.

2. Answer the following questions:

On a scale of 1 to 5, how familiar are you with reading such a passage? Is this passage something that you are used to reading? Why / Why not?

On a scale of 1 to 5, how comfortable are you with reading such a passage? Is the style of writing something that you are used to reading? Why / Why not?

In 4s, Reflect on how you have reacted to this passage. What do you notice about your feelings, your thoughts and your behaviour?

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4. yes, i am quite used to it because i read a lot of books that use interesting and fascinating words.
5. yes, i am used to reading long passages with interesting and new words, characters are also fascinating

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1) 3. This passage is not something I’m really used to reading, as I have not really finished the book. However, as I usually read fantasy books, I think this book is not too difficult

2) 4. I think this passage is really interesting. I think it’s not too complicated so much that I can’t understand it, but I am not very familiar with the writing style.

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-i think 3 because i’m don’t usually read this kind of texts, i read more school-related or rom-com books, not fantasy stories / stories with new contexts such as these, but it’s not very difficult to understand either so i give it a 3
-4 because i’m sure i’ll get used to reading these kind of texts eventually

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(i) 2. I do not usually read books using complicated storylines such as this one.
(ii) 2. I can understand some parts of the passage but the storyline makes me confused.

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On a scale of 1 to 5, I’d say that my familiarity with reading this passage would be 3 or 4 because this passage does not use extremely complicated writing like some parts of Rushdie’s book and I have read it before at my own end so I’d say that I am quite familiar reading this passage. This passage is something that I’m quite used to reading in terms of atmosphere and sense because I have read many books where the atmosphere was also a bit mysterious or dark in an endless world, which is the sense that I’m getting from this passage.

On a scale of 1 to 5, I am quite comfortable with reading this passage so I’d put a 5. This style of writing for this particular passage is not over complicated for me as with other parts of the story and quite straightforward. Yes, this style of writing is something that I am used to reading because the wording is rather straightforward but its phrased such that it’s simple but interesting. I think I said this before but I view writing and art as a type of ‘inedible food’ in a way and this particular passage “tastes” simple and nice.

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- 4. Yes. This passage is based on a fictional story and I usually read fictional stories. However, the naming of some places and people in the book confuses me a little as the books that I read do not use such complicated words.
- 4.  Not really. In the dictional books I read, the kinds of words used are simpler and not that hard to read.

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2] 4. I’m used to reading fairytales and fictional, children’s books filled with things that are not real, for example the mud-men and the mud-women, a place called the Valley of K. However, this seems like a new style of writing to me as it mainly involves speeches and dialogues between the characters, not showing so many literary devices as compared to the ones i usually read.
3. Since as said earlier the style of writing is very different, I do not think i am well equipped with the skill to write mainly dialogues and minimum action and literary devices.

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- 2/5. This is not something that I am used to reading. The names of the characters and the language used in the excerpt are not something that I would usually read or be interested in. I  also cannot pronounce 30% of the words there.

- 3/5. Although I do not like this style of writing, I am okay with reading it. No. I don’t like the complicated way that the author writes with. I am mostly confused by the passage

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1) On a scale of one to five, I am not very familiar with such passage, so I give it a three. Such passage is a bit foreign to me because the characters speak of topics or people as if we should know them, but I do not know of them, so being put in a shadow where not much explanation is given to the topics characters, or backstories.

2) On scale of 1 to 5, I would say that I am at a comfort level of 4. What makes me slightly uncomfortable is the capitalising of the first letter of random nouns which are not often capitalised. This makes me wonder why the author would capitalise such common and seemingly insignificant nouns.

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4. I usually read a wide variety of books so I encounter similar types of passages.   Thus I am able to understand the passage clearly. However, I don’t really see very long names in book so sometimes I will get confused with the names.

3. I have seen similar styles like this before but am not very comfortable with them as they are too long.

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1. On a scale of one to five, I am a two. I usually do not read passages like this. Most of the books I read do not have such unique structures of sentences.
2. On a scale of one to five, I am a four. I usually give every style of writing a try and I do my best to understand it, so I am quite comfortable with it. However, it is not what I’m used to, just something I am willing to try and I find manageable for me to read without losing interest.

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on a scale of 1 to 5, i am not very familiar with reading this type of passage i would rate it a 2.5
i haven’t really read the book one understood it yet so a lot of the information is still foreign to me. i have trouble understanding it too as its a non fiction book and its hard to understand what the writer is trying to tell

on scale of 1 to 5 i would rate it a 3. im not familiar with the characters and it’s uncomfortable when their using words like “mr butt” or “mail coach” because in our daily lives we don’t use these words and the complicated way they name things is hard to understand

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Individually,

1. come up with ONE specific goal for your learning of HATSOS

2. for the goal, suggest specific strategies that can help you to achieve the goal.

Example:
Goal: To understand Haroun's journey as a child in this story
Strategy: Draw a table that lists Haroun's strength and weaknesses as a character in this story.

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Q2.
(i) 2. I feel like this passage is not something that I would read normally as it has many words that I am not used to using and it may be difficult for me to remember these information. It is also set in a place alien to me which makes it confusing.
(ii) 3 as I am not used to reading this style of writing. It isn’t straightforward ad seems to be complicated. The different and unusual names of the places are also complicated. However, I belief that with enough effort and concentration, I would be able to understand the plot and story.

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- on a scale of 1 to 5 of my familiarity with this passage, i think id give a 4 because i’ve read this book before
- on a scale of 1 to 5 of my comfort with this passage, i think id give a 3, because i don’t usually read often, but when i do, most of the books i read are fiction like this

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1. i’d give it a 3
i have not thoroughly read the book so I am quite unfamiliar with this passage. The writing is quite long-winded so it is harder to familiarise myself and understand the passage quicker.

2. i’d give it a 4.
the passage uses words that are easy to comprehend and it is fun to read aloud because of the interesting choice of words used. As there are some works that I could not really understand (they sounded foreign), id give it a 4.

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4/5. I am rather comfortable and familiar with such a passage. It is a little similar to the genre of books I prefer reading(fantasy) so I was comfortable and familiar with reading such a passage. And although some words maybe a little confusing, but it’s meaning is well explained afterwards, so I could still understand the passage.

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-on a scale of 1 - 5, I would rate this passage as a 3 out of 5 for familiarity, although I don’t commonly read such passages, I have encountered them before

-on a scale of 1 - 5, I think that I would rate it a 3 for comfort. It’s  unlike my usual preference for reading but it’s not untolerable.

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1. 3. I have read this book, however, I find the style of writing somewhat interesting and “going in no direction”, but not in a bad way. Also, I find it hard to keep track of all of the names in the book.

2. 4. I am able to understand what is going on, and some of the parts are amusing too. The language used is also relatively easy to digest

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1. I would rate my familiarity with reading such a passage as a 3. I remember me skimming through this passage once but I don’t remember the details.
I am not used to needing To understand the deeper meaning behind some words of the story.
2.
This is because this author’s writing style is very unusual to me as I am not used to needing to find something that requires a deeper understanding of the story to be able to understand it.

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Q2. i) I would say a 3. This passage is not something i am used to reading because it all seems so serious with the naming of the places and the settings as well as the use of words, while i am normally used to reading passages that include more humour.

ii) i would say a 4. I am pretty comfortable with reading such a passage because i normally enjoy reading a wide variety of genres and reading this book was actually pretty engaging for me. Furthermore, I personally think that the style used by the writer was really unique and a bit strange.

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1. 3
i have not really read the book and thus am not so familiar reading such a passage from HATSOS. i am not very used to the strange names and words used (it’s in a different language?) as i do not see them much in other books that i frequently read.

2. 3
i am comfortable with reading most of the passage, however, i get mixed up and confused and cannot pronounce those words (khattam-shud, kache-mer, kosh-mar etc.) properly. the style of the writing is abit long-winded, which is something i am not used to

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1. 3- although i have read passages like this before, monologues about words and background context of the book, i’m not really used to reading them. it’s not too difficult to understand but can be painful to read sometimes
2. 2- i don’t feel fully comfortable with reading passages like this because i lose interest easily. the concept of this part of the story was interesting but the delivery and the way it was written made it far less interesting than it could have been. it’s okay to sit through one or two paragraphs like this but too many and i just do not want to read anymore

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On a scale of 1 to 5, I would say my familiarity with reading such a passage is a 3.
I am not very used to reading such a passage because I often read books that are of a different genre and theme and I’ve never seen places being named after specific alphabets

On a scale of 1 to 5, I would say 4 for how comfortable I am reading such a passage. It might be quite confusing and out of the world but I think if I put in effort to understand it, I will be able to appreciate and enjoy the story and the meaning behind it.

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on a scale of 1 to 5, i am a 3. while i usually read books with a first-person perspective, i have read stories from a third’s person perspective before too.

on a scale of 1 to 5, i am a 2. i don’t usually read fantasy stories and the writing style is complicated. also, this excerpt doesn’t really capture my attention and i don’t think i would enjoy reading it

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On a scale of 1 to 5 on familiarity, I would give it a 4. I used to read many books by Enid Blyton that had a similar writing style to HATSOS.

On a scale of 1 to 5 on comfort, I would give a 3. I prefer reading books with more descriptive language and less dialogue.

The passage was rather bland to me as they relied more on dialogue than vivid description. However, the dialogue managed to push the narrative well enough

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On a scale of 1 to 5, I am 3/4 familiar with this passage. This passage is not something I am used to reading, as I usually read fantasy or magic novels that are not this realistic, and they are mostly in English, so they will mostly not have words in another language.
On a scale of 1 to 5, I am 4/5 comfortable with reading this passage. This style of writing isn’t something unusual to me, as it is also a form of fiction, and I am quite used to fictional books. Although there are some words in another language, the author clearly explained it, so it makes it comfortable to read, and it is a writing style I am quite used to.

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- i would give this passage a 3 for familiarity, since i am not very familiar with this style of writing
- for comfortability, i will give this passage a 3 as well since i’m not used to reading words with deep meanings

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On a scale of 1-5, my familiarity with reading this is probably a 2. It is not something I am used to reading, because most of the time I do not like to read books that has these kind of “deeper understanding” moments. But I have still seen similar passages before, which I have understood through a bit of time and annotation.
On a scale of 1-5, my comfortability with reading this is a 3. It is not a style of writing that I am used to reading, and I cannot understand what the author is trying to convey immediately. However, this passage piques my interest because it looks really fun to annotate, and it feels important and real.

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-3. I wasn’t really familiar with this passage but it still seemed as if I had read the passage a long time ago.
-5. I think that this passage is very interesting and fun to read. The way the characters interact are just so different from any other books I have read, even  when I just say it out loud  normally, the dialogue makes the passage more interesting and different.

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- 4. I am used to reading a lot of dialogues and obtaining information from it as I like reading different varieties of books and looking at the different styles the author has

- 4 I am comfortable with reading the passage as I think it is very clear as to what information the passage wanted to tell and I do not need to dig deeper to find the information

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I’m number 3
I can’t pronounce most of the names.

I’m number 3.
I’m used to reading such a passage, where the reality that the characters live in is one of fantasy where places and things have odd people or names

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3. I have read similar passages before, but this passage is different from what I usually read.
3. I am able to understand what the passage is trying to say but I don’t understand some of the words and how to pronounce them.

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1. 4/5 I am familiar with most of the words and is able to understand most of what is happening.
2. 2/5 I am not very comfortable with the passage as its writing style is not what I would usually look for in a book that I would like, and the passage's creative flow is a bit much out of my comfort zone thus, making me slightly confused at some parts.

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Zoe—-The passage was hard to read as the language that they used was confusing. Some of the words that he used were unfamiliar to us and we couldn’t read it.

Hui Min——The passage needs to be read slowly as the author puts a lot of words together, which makes us need to read it again and again to understand the passage. The author’s writing style makes it quite boring.

Gillian—-The passage is all over the place. The naming convention is very confusing and his choice of words are confusing.

Rei—-The passage is a bit confusing due to the author’s writing style. As the setting is set in another world with magic, I don’t really feel like I can relate to it. I have also felt that the protagonist’s father is annoying.

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Group 2 (Victoria, Shu En, Alyssa, Shu Ning)

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Group 2 (Victoria, Shu En, Alyssa, Shu Ning)

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We felt interested by the passage, especially by the names of the places, but slightly confused by the storyline,  and some felt that there was too much dialogue involved in the passage.

Overall, even though this is not a passage we usually read, and this passage is a bit unusual, we are interested to carry on reading.

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Some of us felt that it was confusing and boring, and some of us felt that as we read towards the end, the plot grew darker.

Gwen thinks that the characters can be named in another way instead of Mr Butt.
Anran thinks the naming conventions are quite unique as one does not generally name roads and valleys after letters.

Jacqueline and I think that at the start it felt quite wholesome but as it ended it felt a little dark like a hard truth has been dropped making Haroun realise something serious.

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Xyzee : The passage was complicated, its difficult to understand and this makes it confusing.
ashley: it was very interesting as they used different terms and names for the cities and names which makes it very unique and cool :)

claire: i found the passage different from the ones i usually read and i really like the name mr butt :)

Zhenzhen: At first, when i was reading the book, i found it quite hard to understand because the writer included a strange use of vocabulary. However, as i went on reading, the context got even more interesting and better to understand and i found it very enjoyable. I also like how each character had a unique personality and characteristic to make the story even more interesting.

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Characters- Mr Butt, Rashid and Haroun (protagonist)
Setting - Taking the train to go to The Valley of K
Plot- Haroun learning the meaning of Khartum-Shud and Valley of K’s other names like Kache-Mer and Kosh-Mar from Rashid

We think that the passage is easy to understand but it was a little boring depending on how you looked at the passage. We also felt that the passage was a little dry and the names are a bit hard to pronounce. Haroun and Rashid had like a call and response dialogue so it was not that interesting.

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We felt that this passage was unusual and unique, due to the unusual names given to places or even people. The language is also a bit confusing. However we also think that the story when read as a whole flows reasonably and the confusion is only because we read without context.

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janelle 🔥🔱, kate 🤩🤯, violet 🪻🐱, kayla 🤍🐰

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janelle 🔥🔱, kate 🤩🤯, violet 🪻🐱, kayla 🤍🐰

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kate: noticed her curiosity on what the next line would be and what are the characters’ reaction as the extract ended on a cliff-hanger [sort of]
janelle: i realised that there are many different kinds of writing styles and I enjoyed this style a lot. I also realised how creative we can be when it comes to developing characters with many different kinds of personalities.
violet: were not familiar with the words but gave overall feeling of uniqueness, giving a flair of speciality.
kayla: found hard to read at first but readable when reading the text after a few times.

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Group 4 (Yuna 🪳, Gwen 💜, Manrui 🤶🏽, Persis 🗑️)

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Group 4 (Yuna 🪳, Gwen 💜, Manrui 🤶🏽, Persis 🗑️)

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Characters: Haroun, Mr Butt, Rashid, mud-men, mud-women
Protagonist: Haroun
Setting: Journey from the Tunnel of I to the Valley of K.
Plot: Haroun gets told stories about the origins of the words “Khattam-Shud”, “Kache-Mer”, and “Kosh Mar”, which has a rude and dark meaning.

We felt confused and curious because we could not understand the writer’s writing. At the same tie, we wanted to find it what would happen and the meaning and purpose of the story. We thought it was an interesting way to convey a message and found the atmosphere dusty and mysterious.

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This passage is a bit unusual, as it is not what we usually read, which is magic fantasy, and they have words/names in another language and although the author explained what the words mean, usually most fictional books would not have words in other languages.
The names of places in the passage is also quite strange, like tunnel of I and Town K, most books would give the places names that describe that place, but in this passage it is simply a letter.
Overall, this passage is still manageable but it is a bit odd.