At the opening of her new art museum, Eve Casson has generously freed some space for her children and their friends to put up their art work alongside hers. You and your classmates are part of this group of friends who have been invited to showcase THREE exhibits for her exhibition, ‘Angels in My Closet’. The following are the requirements of the three exhibits:
Exhibit # 1 (Individual Work – 25marks) Title: Tribute to Mother Task: (Poem and Painting) A) Write a poem to honour your mother in a way that befits her labour of love. Try to include 2 or more of the following in your poem: - similes - metaphors - personification - rhyme - rhythm
B) You are required to submit a painting that complements the poem and provide a short description of the painting.
Painting Style: Symbolism/ Impressionism Medium: Acrylic on canvas / Watercolor on watercolor paper
NB- Selected work will be submitted for an actual competition organized by the Tampines Chankat Community Club, ‘Poetry Competition on “A Tribute to Mothers”. See Attachment. Deadline for the submissions of Exhibit #1 is 16 April 2010.
Exhibit # 2 (Group Work – 25 marks) Title: It’s My Life! Task: (Photography) - Choose any character from Saffy’s Angel. (e.g. Sarah) - Do up a photo collage which you feel best captures and represents the life of the chosen character. (e.g. picture of a wheelchair part, nose with stud, agonized facial expressions, items in her room, etc) Please be creative and try not to use these given examples. - Due to copyright issues, you are NOT ALLOWED to download and use images from off the web. - You need to take the photographs yourselves. Photographs may be full-color or black and white. (You may use photoediting softwares or other resources to help you enhance your collage e.g. http://www.shapecollage.com/) - Mount your photos securely on thick board paper before submission. - Write a short description of your work.
Exhibit # 3 (Group Work – 25 marks) Title: _____________________ (Create your own) Task: (Sculpture) - Build a small sculpture (no more than 50cm tall) which encapsulates a theme found in Saffy’s Angel. - Title your work - Write a short description of your work.
The deadline for submission for Exhibits #2 and #3 is 10 May 2010.
This is a summary of Saffy's Angel by Sec 2E3, 2E4, 2E6 and 2E7.
Summary of Saffy’s Angel
Chapter 1
P1 – Introduction to the characters: Saffron, Eve, Bill. Saffy looks at the color chart.
P2 – Introduction to Indigo, Rose. Protective of all his sisters, Indigo tells her to look for Rose’s name first.
P3 – Introduction to Caddy. Health visitor’s check on Rose. Saffron is annoyed that the visitor made Rose cry and bragged about her twins.
P4 – Health visitor loses patience over Rose sucking on paint. Saffron still can’t find her name in the chart
P5 – Saffron keeps repeating her name is not on the chart. Health visitor leaks the secret that Eve had been keeping from Saffy.
P6 – Health visitor panics because of Rose sucking on paint. The siblings are relatively calm.
P7 – Eve’s feelings towards her life as an artist and mother; she cries after health visitor leaves
P8 – Saffy tries to find out more about her name. Introduction to Bill
P9 – Saffy discovers her own identity (she is not Eve’s daughter) and that of her stone angel. She has a frequent dream that makes her sad.
P10 – Argument between Saffy and family; Saffy feels detached from family.
P11 – Saffy and Eve discuss about Saffy’s real mother; Eve can’t tell Saffy much about her father
P12 – Eve tells Saffy about her mother’s car crash. Introduction to Grandfather, assurance that she is related to her grandfather
P13 – Relationship between Saffy and Grandfather
P14 – Grandfather’s past; Caddy describes the evening when Saffy came to their family.
Chapter 2
P15 – Description of Banana House.
P16 – Bill dislikes the untidiness of the house. Rose starting school after some time
P17 – Rose’s first day of school. Rose draws a picture of the Banana House. 1st mention of ‘the wheelchair girl’
P18 – Her art work is ‘confiscated’ and put on display. Rose wants Indigo to help her take down her picture
P19 – Indigo got the picture back
P20 – Caddy makes a duplicate of the picture.
P21 – Rose wants a big gold frame. Grandfather visits them
P22 – Children chat with grandfather; having a ‘Show and Tell’ session.
P23 – Children take grandfather home after argument. Michael is introduced; he is Caddy’s driving instructor.
P24 – Michael instructs Caddy to be alert during her driving lesson
P25 – Caddy brings her hamster for driving lessons. She and Michael have a conversation in the car.
P26 –Michael motivates Caddy by introducing Diane, his imaginary girlfriend. Michael sees Indigo on the windowsill and was afraid for him
P27 – Caddy brings Indigo down from the sill after explaining to Michael about him. after explaining to Michael about him.
Chapter 3
P28 – Grandfather left a lot of stuff in the Banana House.
P29 – Indigo was very determined to read all the Polar explorer books left by the grandfather
P30 – Indigo decides to overcome his fear. Family is informed about grandfather’s death
P31 – family feels very sad about the death (except Bill) He is hesitates going home
P32 – Acceptance of death by the Casson family.
P33 – Bill gets irritated and argue with family over the death.
P34 – Caddy decides they should all go for the funeral. They decide what to wear
P35 – family arrives at funeral. Children sing very loudly.
P36 – They find their grandfather’s will
P37 – They read the will. Caddy was left the property in Wales, Indigo was left the car
P38 – Rose was left with money from grandfather
P39 –Saffron was given the stone angel<>
P40 – Saffron insisted that the stone angel is real
P41 – Family gets ready to say goodbye to Bill
P42 – Bill says goodbye to the Casson family
P43 – saffy chases after Bill to return the sandwiches which he deliberately left behind
P44 – saffy got knocked over by sarah. Rose finds ingredients for her painting. Caddy is helping Indigo overcome his fear of heights
P45 – Rose tells Caddy where Saffy is.
Chapter 4
P46 – Saffy is knocked down by Sarah (in wheelchair). Sarah asks her why Saffy shouted at her dad.
P47 – Saffy and Sarah become friends. They introduce themselves
P48 – Saffy and Sarah get to know each other better
P49 – Sarah describes her likes/ things she wants to do
P50 – Sarah elaborates on her family
P51 – Sarah finds out about Saffy’s stone angel; she describes the angel garden from her dream
P52 – Indigo tries to overcome his fear of heights
P53 – Indigo is still on the windowsill
P54 – Saffy is worried she might lose Sarah if she met the Casson family
P55 – Saffy sends Sarah home. She decides to tell her family about Sarah
P56 – Saffy decides to tell her family about Sarah
P57 – Saffy dreams of her angel
P58 – Saffy dreams of her angel
Chapter 5
P59 – Michael is frustrated with Caddy’s driving skills
P60 – Caddy asks questions about Michael’s girlfriend
P61 – Caddy talks about how she forgot about her brother
P62 – Michael scolds Caddy for not paying attention
P63 – Caddy wants to work in a university in Africa
P64 – Michael tells Caddy she has to do well her driving
P65 – Mrs Warbeck emphasizes the importance of homework
P66 – Saffy’s parents are very artistic
P67 – Sarah always gets her own way. She has many possessions
P68 – Saffy has fewer possessions than Sarah
P69 – Saffy doesn’t want Sarah to go look for the angel
P70 – Sarah suggests going to Sienna with her mother
P71 – Sarah explains to her mum why she wants to go to Sienna
P72 – Saffy doesn’t want Sarah to go
P73 – They start quarrelling
Chapter 6
P74 – Grandfather had his will written to every child. Rose receives one hundred and forty-four pounds from her grandfather
P75 – Rose plays with her inherited coins and creates an artwork using them.
P76 – Caddy is motivated to compete with Michael’s girlfriend; hence she works hard for her upcoming driving test
P77 – Caddy is distracted by Indigo’s issue during her driving lessons. Michael suggests bringing Indigo along to the gym.
P78 – Caddy succeeds in parking a car. She asks more about “Diane”.
P79 – Indigo and Rose jump out of the window onto beanbags. Caddy and Michael are shocked by the mess Indigo, Saffron and Rose made
P80 – The children argue with Michael.
P81 – Saffy discusses the nose-stud incident and also Sarah’s mother with Caddy.
P82 – Family members’ reactions towards Sarah’s and Saffy’s nose studs.
P83 – Saffy tries Sarah’s wheelchair and crashes into flower pots.
P84 – Saffy and Sarah discuss the trip to Siena. Saffy, Sarah and Mrs Warbeck go to town.
P85 –Saffy and Sarah listen to their friends about how they got their nose studs
P86 – Sarah’s mother gets angry when she sees her daughter seated among a gang of girls and Sarah calls Saffy to apologise
P87 – Saffy and Sarah quarrel over the nose stud. Sarah begins a plan for the Sienna stowaway
P88 – Sarah informs Saffy that she has a plan in mind.
Chapter 7
P89 – Caddy aims to study for her exams by taping notes in every room.
P90 – Caddy expects to fail her exams again but indigo tries to convince her to pass them and pursue her dream of becoming a zoologist.
P91 – Indigo succeeds in convincing her
P92 – Sarah tells Saffy the finalized stowaway plan
P93 – Saffy thinks that Sarah’s idea is crazy. She is afraid of Sarah’s mum
P94 – Saffy’s siblings are eager to find out about their conversation. Saffy explains it to them
P95 –Saffy gets to know where she came from and how she got to know the Cassons.
P96 – Caddy tells Saffy about how she came to the Banana House
P97 – Saffy finally agrees to the stowaway plan and starts to gather money in case she has to buy the stone angel
P98 – Saffy is confused about whether she wants to leave her family behind and go to Siena
P99 – Saffy’s siblings start to help their sister pack and pass her belongings to Sarah
P100 – Mrs Warbeck goes back to her school to take Sarah’s latin book. It is actually an excuse for Saffy to hide in the Warbeck’ car.
Chapter 8
P101 – Caddy has difficulties revising her English Literature
P102 – Caddy and Michael discuss Shakespeare
P103 – Caddy substitutes the characters in Hamlet for real life people. Eve, Indigo and Rose comment on how diligent Caddy is.
P104 – Eve wants Caddy to take some time off from studying. Saffy hesitates about whether or not to stow away.
P105 – Caddy wants to bring her siblings along for her driving lesson.
P106 – They talk about Saffron stowing away
P107 – Timid Indigo has a frightening car ride
P108 – Rose has an enjoyable experience while Indigo is terrified and speechless
P109 – Caddy reassures Indigo that everything is alright
P110 – Sarah’s family and Saffy are on their way to Siena
P111 – While Saffy is concealed in the beanbag, Sarah’s parents comment on the large amount of baggage Sarah has brought.
P112 –Sarah tries to divert Mrs Warbeck’s attention from Saffy’s noise in the beanbag.
P113 – On the ferry, Mr Warbeck nearly discovers Saffy. In the end, she makes her appearance.
P114 – Description of Sarah’s parents’ expressions when they discover that Saffy. Saffy reveals that she did not inform Eve about going to Siena.
P115 – Eve is worried about Saffy.
Chapter 9
P116 – Road to Siena, from England. Mr and Mrs Warbeck discover that Saffy was born in Siena.
P117 – Saffy tells them about her dream and not to mention to anyone about the stone angel.
P118 – Events at the Banana House without Saffy
P119 – Michael goes off to Spain and Caddy takes her driving test
P120 – Caddy does not think that she can pass the exams. Indigo encourages her.
P121 – Sarah cannot get up from her bed because her back is stiff.
P122 – Description of Siena. Sarah and Saffy enjoy the view.
P123 – Saffy recalls being in Siena when she was young.
P124 – Sarah and Saffy want to find the house Saffy used to live in on their own.
P125 – Saffy and Sarah’s family are having lunch and they discuss what to do next. Mr Warbeck doesn’t want to participate.
P126 – Sarah and Saffy decide to go to Saffy’s house
P127 – Mrs Warbeck, Sarah and Saffy go to Saffy’s house by cab
P128 – They arrive. Saffy cries when she stands outside her former house.
P129 –Sarah tries to open the garden door but it is locked.
P130 – Although they are disappointed, they are determined to return again to Saffy’s former house.
P131 – Mr Warbeck, Sarah and Saffy play a ‘spotting game’ involving Italian bottoms.
Chapter 10
P132 – Saffy calls home everyday.
P133– Eve is worried for Saffy when she told her where she was. Saffy and Mrs Warbeck reassure her.
P134 – Rose hangs up the phone and there is a slight argument between Bill and Rose.
P135 – Rose explains to Bill what everyone is doing. Rose prevents Bill from return home.
P136 – Rose explains to Bill why Eve and everyone else was busy.
P137 – Saffy, Sarah and Mrs Warbeck go shopping. Caddy is stressed over her studies and driving.
P138 – Caddy is sad because of not being able to see Michael after passing her driving test. Indigo and Rose discuss Saffy’s angel.
P139 – Saffy and Sarah go back to Saffy’s old home to find the stone angel but they are not successful.
P140 – Mr Warbeck helps to alert the hotel that the fountain is spoilt. It is fixed immediately.
P141– The old house is locked and Saffy can’t enter. Saffy’s feelings towards not being able to find the stone angel
P142 – They find out there are people living there. Sarah and Saffy decide to go to her old house early in the morning.
P143 – Saffy and Sarah discuss how to go into the house (they plan to scale the wall)
P144 – They decide on a plan. Flashback on memories about the Banana House.
P145 – Eve returns to her shed to start painting. Caddy is nervous about her driving test. Passing it would mean not being able to see Michael.
Chapter 11
P146 – Saffy and Sarah visit her old house in the early morning. They are recognized by café owners.
P147 – They sneak into Saffy’s old house and meet a tiny old woman.
P148 – They old lady recognizes Saffy as she used to be a neighbour. They have a chat.
P149 – Antonia reminds Saffy of her childhood. The angel used to belong to Saffy’s mother.
P150 – Sarah and Saffy find out that Saffy’s angel was brought to England by her grandfather.
P151 – After knowing what happened, they headed back to England. Antonia finds out about the death of Saffy’s grandfather.
P152 – The family joke along the way and plan to go back to Siena the next week. Bill complains he can’t focus with the noise.
P153 – Sarah’s family talk about drivers and Saffy calls the Banana House before leaving Siena
P154 – Sisters are painting. Saffy’s family find out that their grandfather had brought Saffy’s angel back to England
P155 – Michael goes to the Banana House to fetch Caddy for her driving test as she forgot. She tells him to cancel it as she is very busy.
P156 – Caddy is forced into the car and they drive away.
P157 – They divide the Banana House into 3 parts for the search. Rose and Indigo start to look for Saffy’s angel in the third level of their house (the attic)
P158 – Rose and Indigo continue their search everywhere in the messy house.
P159 – Rose and Indigo find nothing and Caddy comes back home crying. Eve consoles her.
P160 – Eve cooks supper for the family. Bill is planning to come home the next day, but Saffy would not be home yet.
P161 – The family wonder when Saffy will be back. They plan to tell Bill about Saffron, that she is in Sarah’s house, when he comes back. Caddy joins in the search for Saffy’s angel.
P162 – They search downstairs but there is nowhere else to look for the angel.
Chapter 12
P163 – Eve spends the night in the shed. The Casson children go to bed after their search. Indigo knows where Saffy’s angel is.
P164 – Caddy passes her driving test. She is upset about not being able to see Michael again.
P165 – Indigo works out a way to find Saffy’s angel.
P166 – Caddy tells Rose and Indigo her driving problems. Indigo and Rose solve her driving problems.
P167 – Caddy remembers what her mother has allowed them to do.
P168 – Caddy, Rose and Indigo want to ask their mother to allow them to go to Wales.
P169 – They do not manage to ask permission from their mother as she was distracted easily. Rose and Indigo want Caddy to drive them to Wales.
P170 – Caddy tells her mother she passed her driving test. Eve leaves for her work.
P171 – Caddy panics when she realizes Michael is not beside her in the car. Caddy, Rose and Indigo set off on their journey to Wales.
P172 – On their way, they had a few stops as Caddy remembers she is not with Michael.
P173 – During their journey, they come across a fox which was squashed flat. Caddy cries.
P174 – Indigo starts to imitate Michael, instructs Caddy what to do and calms Caddy down.
P175 – Stopping every now and then to rest and have a few bites, they continue on their journey.
P176 – They reach Wales and find the house they had been looking for.
P177 – Description of the grandfather’s house. They find a notice and Indigo’s inherited car.
P178 – They find a box that contained the address that they had found in Eve’s book.
P179 – Bill looks forward to going back to the Banana House. But upon arrival, he finds the house deserted.
P180 – Bill thinks the house has been ransacked by robbers. He finds Eve among the mess and she tells him everything.
P181 – Everyone comes back to the Banana House.
P182 – Indigo, Rose and Caddy hand the stone angel to Saffy. Saffy discovers that it has been broken to pieces. She says it doesn’t matter and hugs her siblings.
Chapter 13
P183 – Saffy feels a little sad thinking of her angel. Indigo enrolls in a climbing club.
P184 – Caddy manages to go to university and Michael falls in love with Caddy.
P185 – Indigo’s next challenge is to look after the furry animals at his place. Saffy, Sarah and Rose find out there was never anyone called ‘droopy Di’
P186 – Caddy surprises everyone by putting together the pieces of the stone angel and giving it back to Saffy.
