Art discussion and Analysis (National Language Class) by Tan Hsien Yang Brendan

(1) Visual Think Strategy Questions

tan_hsien_yang_brendan — 2025-07-10 01:31:40 UTC

What is going on in this picture?
What do you see that makes you say that?
What more can you find?
Why do you think Mr Chua Mia Tee Painted this Picture?

(2) Compare this scene with the above!

tan_hsien_yang_brendan — 2025-07-10 01:33:13 UTC

Compare and contrast the National Language Class (NLC) painting's classroom with the modern day classroom (MDC).

Similarities: Both pictures show...

Differences: NLC has... but the MDC is...

Qns

2025-07-22 23:59:57 UTC

They are having a class discussion
they are taking notes and talking
A boy is sharing his ideas with the class off his book
This was his school life/work life

2025-07-23 00:00:32 UTC

The group of students are studying and doing group work around a table.

They are gathering together and holding books.

There is a teacher holding a chalk in front of the blackboard.

The painting is to remind him about his childhood.

Group Discussion activity 1

2025-07-23 00:00:52 UTC

1)The picture shows a teacher teaching a class.

The teacher is holding a chalk.

A student is standing up and reading something aloud.

It looks like there is not enough space.

2) Because it was in the past

3)The room looks very cram and stuffy as there are no windows.

Group 9

2025-07-23 00:00:57 UTC

1) someone teaching with a chalk

2) the boy is standing up answering a question to the teacher

3)to remember the old days

4)we can find somebody doing homework

Answers!

2025-07-23 00:01:20 UTC

1)the teacher is teaching the students.

2) because I see the a teacher. 3) a black board

2025-07-23 00:01:20 UTC

There is a teacher teaching the students in a very small room.
There is a person holding a chalk in front of the chalkboard which make us think that the person is a teacher.
I see a student standing up answering the questions or reading to the teacher.

Group 6

2025-07-23 00:01:29 UTC

They are having a class.
The teacher was holding chalk and there is a blackboard .
The teacher calling a boy to answer a question .
For Racial Harmony Day because they are all wearing different clothes.Some are wearing school uniform but others are wearing traditional clothes.

ART

2025-07-23 00:02:52 UTC

1)I see a group of students learning

2)students are holding books and a teacher in the background is teaching

2025-07-23 00:03:54 UTC

1) a student is presenting his work to the class. there is a group of students at the table reading books. there is a teacher writing notes on the blackboard as the student is presenting.

2) i feel that way because some of them are looking at him and some of them are looking at the notes on the blackboard.

3) i can see a blackboard and a picture of a sunset in the background

4) i think that mr chua painted this because he wanted to capture the classroom scenery

Group 6

2025-07-23 00:05:45 UTC

Both of the scenes show a class going on.
The classroom on the left has a blackboard but the one on the right has a projector.

answers

2025-07-23 00:05:58 UTC

both of the scene shows a classroom

the painting shows a black board but the photo is a whiteboard

the picture on the right has a visualizer but the one on the left does not have a visualizer.

Similarities

2025-07-23 00:06:12 UTC

Both scenes are classrooms filled with students and a teacher. Both scenes have tables and a board.

2025-07-23 00:06:22 UTC

Both of the scenes show that they are all in a classroom.

The painting shows students offline work, but the photo shows students doing online work.

The classroom on the left has a blackboard and only one table, but the one on the right has a whiteboard and many tables.

Group 9

2025-07-23 00:06:31 UTC

Both scenes shows a teacher teaching in a classroom

The painting shows a blackboard but the photo shows a projector

The classroom on the left uses paper to write while the one on the right uses electronic devices ( iPad)

Differences

2025-07-23 00:08:14 UTC

The painting shows a small classroom with very little students but the photo has a lot of students in a big classroom.

The painting shows a blackboard, but the photo has a projector and a whiteboard.

The painting shows books but the photo shows the students using modern technology.

Group discussion #2

2025-07-23 00:09:19 UTC

Both of the scenes show a class

The painting is in the past but the photo is in the present

The picture has students using iPads but the painting shows the students using notebooks

The painting shows students doing a group discussion but the photo shows the students doing individual work

2025-07-23 00:10:15 UTC

Both of the scenes show a teacher teaching the class.
The painting shows that there is no window but the photo has many windows.

Art

2025-07-23 00:10:27 UTC

The picture on the left shows students using books to to read and write down notes, the pictures on the right shows some students using tablets to do some quizzes .

The classroom on the left has a chalkboard but the classroom on the right has a white board

Group discussion activity 2

2025-07-23 00:10:35 UTC

1)a classroom

2) the painting shows a teacher using a blackboard but the photo shows a whiteboard

The painting shows students using pen and paper but the photo shows students using ipads