Papers by Shani Ariyawardana
Maia Fielding is an orphan and is the main character of the book. Bright, passionate, adventurous... more Maia Fielding is an orphan and is the main character of the book. Bright, passionate, adventurous, determined and resourceful, Maia is extremely talented in music and has a great zest for life. Maia used to live and study in a boarding school in England; all fees were subsidized by her parents' trust fund. She journeys to the Amazon to live with her relatives, the Carters, who exploit, neglect and abuse her, only keeping her under their roof for the sake of her parents' money. She grows close to her governess, Ms. Minton. She also forms remarkably close bonds with both Clovis King and Finn Taverner, who are, if in different ways, in lonely and vulnerable situations similar to her own. Maia is excited and mystified by the unexplored Amazon and deeply passionate about it once it becomes her home.
Teaching Documents by Shani Ariyawardana
This is a handout I prepared for my students to learn Reported Speech.
Drafts by Shani Ariyawardana
THOU fair-hair'd angel of the evening, Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light Thy brig... more THOU fair-hair'd angel of the evening, Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light Thy bright torch of love; thy radiant crown Put on, and smile upon our evening bed! Smile on our loves, and while thou drawest the Blue curtains of the sky, scatter thy silver dew On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes In timely sleep. Let thy west wind sleep on The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes, And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full soon, Dost thou withdraw; then the wolf rages wide, And then the lion glares through the dun forest: The fleeces of our flocks are cover'd with Thy sacred dew: protect them with thine influence! William Blake Glossary Thou-this is an archaic word equivalent to "you" in modern English. Thy-this is an archaic word equivalent to "your" in modern English. Radiant-giving out light Drawest-an archaic word equivalent to "draw" (pull) Scatter-spread Glimmering-shinning, glowing Dusk-evening, twilight hours Dost-an archaic word equivalent to "Do" Withdraw-move back, move away Rage-anger, making a roaring sound in anger. Glare-look hard, fixedly looking at something. Dun-grayish brown color Fleeces-tiny bloodsucking creatures found in the animal skin Flock-a large number of animals found together. Sacred-holy, highly respected Dew-condensed water drops found in the environment in the early hours of the day Thine-an archaic word equivalent to "your" Influence-power, effect
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