What did Mr. Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school?...
First of all, he taught his students grammar. After grammar, the students had a lesson in writing. Each student was given a new notebook. On each note-book, the words ‘France, Alsace, France, Alsace’ were written in beautiful handwriting. After the writing, the children had a lesson in history.
What did Mr. Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school?...
Mr. Hamel brought new notebooks for his class on his last day in the school. This is evident from the following sentence in the story "As for me, I had prepared my lesson on the participles, and was saying it to myself, with my heart heavy, when I heard them all crying out:"
Explanation:
- Mr. Hamel was a teacher who was teaching in a small village school in Alsace.
- The story is set during the time when the Germans had taken over Alsace and French was banned in the schools.
- On Mr. Hamel's last day in the school, he had planned to teach the class about participles.
- However, when he entered the classroom, he saw that the students were all looking sad and serious.
- It was then that he realized that it was his last day in the school and he had not brought any gifts for the students.
- Mr. Hamel then took out a bundle of new notebooks that he had brought for the students and gave them to each student.
- The students were overjoyed and grateful to Mr. Hamel for this gesture.
- This act of kindness by Mr. Hamel made the students realize the importance of education and the sacrifices that teachers make for their students.
- The story ends with Mr. Hamel saying "my friends, keep up your studies, and when you are men and women, never forget your old teacher who loved you and who taught you French – so well."