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In every lesson, you will find the objectives which are parallel to the
competencies you need to attain. The initial tasks are prepared for you to recall
your experiences which will lead you to realize the importance of the lesson. A
text is also available to enrich the content of the lesson and to give you an
opportunity to contextualize the subject matter. The texts used in this
workbook are carefully selected to satisfy you interest and to assist you in
exploring the world at present. Then, your discovery tasks will lead you to
investigate and understand the lesson deeper. Finally, your final task is a
written work or performance to be assessed by your teachers to test if you had
a strong grip on the essence of the lesson. The final task will also facilitate you
in identifying your treasure.
We hope these simpler and easier steps will make your journey in
learning English meaningful and pleasurable. We also wish that with these
lessons and activities, you will become competent in English, confident in
accepting the challenges ahead of you and proud to be citizen of our beloved
country, Philippines.
- The Authors
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Module 3
Module 4
YOUR JOURNEY
In order to grasp fully the world to which you belong, you must be
confident of your identity. You should have established your uniqueness
before you can take a big leap into a wider and more complicated journey.
In this lesson, you will deal with an essay, informative texts and
tasks/activities that will give comprehensive assessment of your ancestries
parallel with the development of your listening, speaking, reading, writing,
viewing, grammar and literary skills. Learning from these skills and tasks
will be best shown in making your own photo collage.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
You will be given sets of words to arrange in order to reveal the key
words or phrases/sentences leading to today's task. Write your answers on
the space provided after the jumbled words.
1. Filipino I a am ______________________________________
2. Filipinos educated are we ______________________________________
3. Filipino I proud be am to ______________________________________
4. Filipino I a am am not because inferior races against other I
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5. Filipino I a am am I distinct because I unique am
QUESTION: What is the dominant message of the sentences that you have
formed?
Questions:
1. What is the title of the song?
Guide Questions:
Listening Text:
Guide questions:
1. What did the movie reveal of being a Filipino?
2. What character/trait of a Filipino is depicted in the movie?
3. What is the message of the short film?
As you hope to gain more insights and explore your journey to unfold wide
extent of learning, you can try a variety of activities and consider how the
different tasks will not only help you to understand language and literary
concepts, but also help you to discover your identity and uniqueness as an
individual, as a Filipino.
YOUR TEXT
This phase will help you polish your knowledge and understanding
with the target concepts and skills through deeper search of the essay in
focus.
What is a cline?
1. adverb + adjective
2. adjective + noun
3. noun + noun
4. noun + verb
5. verb + noun
7. verb + adverb
• She placed her keys gently on the table and sat down.
• Mary whispered softly in John's ear.
• I vaguely remember that it was growing dark when we left.
Below are sentences taken from the essay “What is an Educated Filipino”
by Francisco Benitez. Read the sentences and identify the collocations used
in the sentence.
Essay is a brief nonfiction work that deals with one subject. It may
express facts, a statement that can be proven or opinion, statement
expressing the writer’s view and may not be proven. It was once described
by one author that reading an essay is ‘listening to someone think’ because
it contains the thoughts of the writer. It may be serious or humorous,
formal or informal.
Below is an essay of Francisco Benitez. Read and find out how he lifts
the spirits and esteem of an educated Filipino and how he gives pride to the
Filipino race. After reading the selection, write the greatness of an educated
Filipino inside the flag of the Philippines.
Francisco Benitez
Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during
the last twenty years. The contact with Americans and their civilization has
modified many of our old social customs, traditions, and practices, some for
the worse and many for the better. The means of communication have
improved, and therefore; better understanding exists among the different
sections of our country. Religious freedom has developed religious tolerance
in our people. The growth of the public schools and the establishment of
democratic institutions have developed our national consciousness both in
strength and in solidarity.
Practical Activity
The educated Filipino, in the third place, must have ingrained in his
speech and conduct those elements that are everywhere organized as
accompaniments of culture and morality so that, possessing the capacity for
self-entertainment and study, he may not be at the mercy of the pleasure of
the senses or a burden to himself when alone. There are, then, at least three
characteristics which I believe to be the evidence of the educated Filipino
the power to do, to support himself, and to contribute the wealth of the our
people; acquaintance with the world’s progress, especially with that of his
race, people, and community, together with the love of our best ideals and
traditions; and refined manners and moral conduct, as well as the power of
growth.
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TASK 9: THREE – in – ONE …Go FILIPINO
Now that you are aware of the concepts of an educated Filipino, it will be
more exciting and challenging if you are to accomplish these three tasks
directed towards one goal – becoming an educated Filipino.
a. CHARACTER SKETCH
Illustrate what an educated Filipino is using a character sketch.
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Individual Task: In a star similar to the one below, share a short story
of an unforgettable experience showing your outstanding/admirable quality
as a Filipino. Be reminded to use the connectors that signal
chronological/logical sequence and summation. Then, post your star in the
face-book-like account on the wall. See how many likes you will get from
your classmates.
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Surely, this task will be a lot easier for you because you have been
provided help on having a more comprehensive picture of your being a
Filipino. You now have a deeper understanding of your quality, trait, culture
and identity.
YOUR TREASURE
Which tasks/activities:
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Lesson 2
ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS
YOUR JOURNEY
In this lesson you will study songs and a play that will help you
have a deeper understanding of our own culture and relate it with the
culture of other nations, at the same time develop your reading,
listening, viewing, writing, speaking, grammar and literary skills. At the
end of the lesson, these skills will help you prepare your very own Scrap
Book.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
• Write down words or phrases which come to your mind as you look
at it.
• Read your list aloud in front of the class.
Mini Bio
Lea Salonga began her singing career at the age of ten when she
recorded her first album, Small Voice. She also hosted her own musical
TV show, "Love, Lea". She starred in "Miss Saigon" and was then offered
the role of the singing voice of Jasmine in the Disney film Aladdin (1992).
She has continued to record albums. Lea has performed for Queen
Elizabeth II, George Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Chorus:
Come young citizens of the world
We are one, we are one (2x)
We have one hope
We have one dream
And with one voice
we sing (2x)
(Repeat Chorus)
At this phase, you will study an excerpt of a play which will make
you understand further what makes a true Filipino in thoughts, in words
and in deeds.
Manila
Artist: Hotdog
Manila, Manila
Miss you like hell, Manila
Near the end, the secret love of the characters in the story is
revealed. And the two pairs end up in each other's arms. Kikay is
back to her old self -- simple and kind. Most of all, the Filipino
value learned by the protagonist which is "there is no place like
home", is a lesson on love of country and its culture.
Characters:
Kikay – a Tondo girl who stayed in New York for less than a year
to study hair culture and beauty science
Tony, Nena, and Totoy – childhood friends of Kikay
AlingAtang/ Mrs. Mendoza – mother of Kikay
(Exits Mrs. Mendoza and Totoy. Left alone, Nena and Tony are silent for a
moment. Tony seated; Nena stands behind the sofa.)
NENA : Well, Tony?
TONY : You shouldn’t have come today, Nena.
NENA : Oh, why not?
TONY : I haven’t talked to Kikay yet.
NENA : You haven’t talked to Kikay yet..! I thought you were going to
come here and tell her everything last night.
TONY : I lost my nerve. I didn’t come last night.
NENA : Oh, Tony, Tony!
TONY : (Irritated, imitating her tone) – Oh, Tony, Tony! Use your head,
Nena. Whoever heard of a man breaking off his engagement with a girl!
It’s not usual! And … my God …it’s not easy!
NENA : (Belligerently) – Are you in love with Kikay or with me?
TONY : Of course I’m in love with you. I’m engaged to you.
NENA : (Bitterly) –Yes…and you were engaged to Kikay, too!
TONY : But that was a year ago!
NENA : (Flaring up) – Oh, you wolf! (She flounces away, furious)
TONY : (Jumping up and following her) – Nena, Nena, you know I love
you, only you!
NENA : (Whirling around to face him) – How could you have the nerve to
propose to me when you were still engaged to Kikay?
TONY : I wish I had never told you. This is what I get for being honest!
NENA : Honest! You call yourself honest? Getting me to fall in love with
you when you still belonged to Kikay?
TONY : I … I thought I didn’t belong to Kikay anymore. It was only a
secret engagement anyway. I proposed to her just before she left for
America and she said we must keep our engagement a secret until she
came back. But when she had been there a couple of months, she
stopped answering my letters. So I considered myself a free man again.
NENA : (Sarcastically) – And you proposed to me.
TONY : (Miserably) – Yes …
NENA : And then asked me to keep our engagement a secret!
TONY : Because right afterwards, I found out that Kikay was coming
back.
NENA : Well, I’m tired of being secretly engaged to you! What fun is it
being engaged if you can’t tell everybody!
TONY : Just give me a chance to talk to Kikay and explain everything to
her. Then you and I will announce our engagement.
NENA : Well, you better hurry. I’m getting impatient.
TONY : The trouble is, how can I talk with Kikay now?
NENA : Why not?
TONY : Well you are here, and Totoy is here. You don’t expect me to jilt
Kikay in front of everybody, do you?
NENA : You want me and Totoy to clear out?
TONY : No…just give me a chance to be alone with Kikay for a moment.
NENA : I’ll take care of Totoy.
TONY : That’s good.
NENA : Just leave it to me.
(Totoy appears in the doorway with tray on his head; glasses and a
pitcher are on a tray.)
TOTOY : (Sailing in) – Puto kayo diyan, bili na kayo ng puto…!
(Mrs. Mendoza appears in the doorway, carrying a plate of sandwiches.)
MRS. M : Listen everybody…here comes Kikay…but she prefers to be
called Fran-CES-ca.
(She moves away from the doorway and Kikay appears. Kikay is garbed
in a trailing gown trimmed with fur at the neck and hemline. From one
hand she dangles a large silk handkerchief which she keeps waving
about as she walks and talks. In the other hand, she carries a very long
cigarette holder with an unlighted cigarette affixed. Kikay’s manner and
appearance are …to use a Hollywood expression …”chi-chi mad.”)
KIKAY : (Having paused a long moment in the doorway, hands uplifted in
surprise and delight) – Oh, hello, hello… you darling, darling people! (She
glides into the room. Everybody else is too astonished to move) Nena, my
dear…but how cute you’ve become! (She kisses Nena)And Tony, my little
pal of the valley…how are you? (She gives her hand to Tony) and
Totoy…my, how ravishing you look. (She walks all around the
apprehensive Totoy) goodness, you look like a Tondo super-production in
Technicolor! But sit down everybody…do sit down and let me look at you.
(Her three visitors sit down. She sees the tray with the glasses and
pitcher on the table and throws her hands up in amused horror.) Oh,
mumsy, mumsy!
MRS. M : What’s the matter now?
KIKAY : How many times must I tell you, mumsy dearest, never, never
serve fruit juice in water glasses!
MRS. M : I couldn’t find those tall glasses you brought home.
KIKAY : (Approaching and kissing her mother) – Oh, my poor li’l
mumsy…she is so clumsy, no? But never mind, dearest; don’t break your
heart about it. Here sit down.
MRS. M : No, I must be going to the market.
KIKAY : Oh, mumsy, don’t forget my celery. (to her visitors) – I can’t live
without celery. I’m like a rabbit…munch, munch all day.
MRS. M : Well, if you people will excuse me…Tony, remember me to your
mother. (She moves away)
KIKAY : (Gesturing make up) – and remember, mumsy…a little bloom on
the lips, a little bloom on the cheeks.
MRS. M : Oh, Kikay, do I have to?
KIKAY : Again, mumsy?
MRS. M : (Already in the center doorway) – Do I have to paint this old
face of mine, Fran-CES-ca?
KIKAY : (Breaking into laughter and turning towards the others) – But
how dreadfully she puts it! Oh, mumsy, mumsy…what am I going to do
with you?
MRS. M : (As she exits) – I give up!
KIKAY : (Still laughing) – Poor mumsy, she’s quite a problem. (She waves
her cigarette) Oh, does anybody have a light?
(Totoy jumps up and gives her a light.)
KIKAY :Merci.
TOTOY : Huh?
KIKAY : I said merci. That means thank you… in French.
TOTOY : (As he sits down) – Merci!
(Kikay poses herself on the arm of the sofa where Nena is sitting and
sipping orange juice. The two boys, also sipping juice and munching
sandwiches, occupying the two chairs)
NENA : Tell us about New York.
KIKAY : (Fervently) – Ah, New York, New York!
TONY : How long did you stay there?
KIKAY : (In a trance) – 10 months, 4 days, 7 hours and 21 minutes!
TOTOY : (Aside to the others) – and she’s still there … in her dreams!
KIKAY : (With emotion choking her voice) – Yes, I feel as if I were still
there, as though I had never left it, as though I had lived there all my life.
But I look around me (She bitterly looks around her at the three gaping
visitors) and I realize that no, no I’m not there. I’m not in New York… I’m
here, here!
KIKAY : (She rises abruptly and goes to window where she stands looking
out) I’m home, they tell me. Home! But which is home for me? This
cannot be home because my heart aches with home sickness. I feel
myself to be an exile…yes, a spiritual exile. My spirit aches for its true
home across the sea. Ah, New York! My own dear New York! (She is silent
a moment, looking across the horizon, her arms cross over her breast.
Her visitors glanced uneasily at each other.)
NENA : (To others) – I don’t think we ought to be here at all, boys.
TONY : Yes, we shouldn’t disturb her.
NENA : (With a languishing gesture) – And leave her alone with her
memories.
TONY : (Glancing at the entranced Kikay) – Is that the girl we used to go
swimming with in the mud paddies?
TOTOY : (Crossing his arms over his chest) – Ah, New York! My own dear
New York!
KIKAY : (Whirling around, enraptured) – Listen…oh listen! Now, in New
York, it’s springtime…it’s spring in New York! The daisies are just
appearing in Central Park and out in Staten Island the grass is green
again. (With a little fond laugh) Oh, we have a funny custom in New
York…an old, old and very dear custom. When spring comes around
each year, we New Yorkers, we make a sort of pilgrimage to an old tree
growing down by the Battery. Oh, it’s an old tree. It’s been growing there
ever since New York was New York. And we New Yorkers, we call it “Our
Tree”. Every spring we go down to say hello to it and to watch its first
green leaves coming out. In a way, that tree is our symbol for New
York…undying immortal, forever growing and forever green! (She laughs
and makes an apologetic gesture) But please, please forgive me! Here I
am going sentimental and just mooning away over things you have no
idea about. No, you can’t understand this emotion I feel for our dear old
tree over there in New York.
NENA : Oh, but I do, I understand perfectly! I feel that way too about
“our” tree.
KIKAY : (Blankly) – About what tree?
NENA : Our mango tree, Kikay. Have you forgotten about it? Why you
and I used to go climbing up there every day and gorging ourselves on
green mangoes. How our stomachs ached afterwards! And then these bad
boys would come and start shaking the branches until we fell down!
TOTOY :Aling Atang once caught me climbing that tree and she grabbed
my pants and off they came!
NENA : And Kikay and me, we were rolling on the ground, simply
hysterical with laughter. And Totoy, you kept shouting,”Give me back my
pants! Give me back my pants!”
(They were all shaking with laughter except Kikay who is staring blankly
at this.)
KIKAY : But wait a minute, wait a minute…what is this tree you’re
talking about?
NENA : Our mango tree, Kikay. The mango tree out there in your back
yard.
KIKAY : (Flatly) – Oh that tree…
TONY : What’s the matter, Kikay? Don’t you feel the same emotion for
that tree as you do for the one in New York?
KIKAY : (Tartly) – Of course not! They…they’re completely different! I
don’t feel any emotion for this silly old mango tree. It doesn’t awaken any
memories for me at all!
NENA : (Rising) – Well it does…for me. And such happy, happy memories!
I really must run out to the backyard and say hello to it. (Imitating
Kikay’s tone and manner) You know, Kikay, over here in Tondo, we have
a funny custom…an old, old and very dear custom. We make a sort of
pilgrimage to a silly old mango tree growing in a backyard. And for us
here in Tondo, that tree is “our” tree. In a way, it is a symbol…
KIKAY : (Interrupting) – don’t be silly, Nena.
TONY : Look who’s talking.
KIKAY : (In amused despair) – Oh, you people can’t understand at all!
TONY : Of course not. We’ve never been to New York.
KIKAY : (Earnestly) –- That’s it exactly! Until you’ve been to New York,
you can’t, can’t understand ever. Oh, believe me…not to have lived in
New York is not to have lived at all! That tree of ours over there… it
doesn’t stand for kid stuff and childish foolishness. It stands for higher
and finer things; for a more vivacious, a more streamlined, and a more
daring way of life!
KIKAY : It stands for Freedom and for the Manhattan skyline and for the
Copacabana and for Coney Island in summer and for Grant’s Tomb on
Riverside Drive and for Tuesday nights at Eddie Condons with Wild Bill
Davidson working on that trumpet of his and for Saturday nights at
Madison Square Garden with the crowds spilling all over the side walk
and for the nickel ferry ride to Staten Island and for the St. Patrick’s Day
Parade down Fifth Avenue and for all (She stops, overcome with her
memories) Oh, it’s impossible to make you see!
TONY : I still prefer a tree that grows in Tondo.
TOTOY : I second the motion
NENA : So do I.
KIKAY : (Tolerantly, very much the woman of the world) – Oh you funny,
funny children!
NENA : I really must go and say hello to our tree. You don’t mind, Kikay,
do you?
KIKAY : (Laughing) – Of course not, child. Do go.
NENA :Totoy, will you come with me?
TOTOY : (Fervently, as he rises) – To the ends of the earth!
NENA : (In the Kikay manner) – No darling…just out to our dear little
backyard.
TOTOY : (Acting up too) – Oh , the backyard of Tondo, the barong-
barongs of Maypaho, the streets of Sibakong…
NENA : (In the center doorway) – Listen, idiot, are you coming with me or
not?
TOTOY : (Following her) – Anywhere, dream girl, anywhere at all!
(Exits Nena and Totoy)
KIKAY : (Sitting down on the sofa) – Apparently, our Totoy still has a
most terrific crush on Nena. (Tony is silent) Do wake up, Tony… what are
you looking so miserable about?
(Tony rises from his chair and sits down beside Kikay on the sofa. He is
nervous and cannot speak. Kikay smilingly gazes at him.)
TONY : (Finally gathering courage) – Kikay…I don’t know just how to
begin.
KIKAY : Just call me Francesca... a good beginning.
TONY : There is something I must tell you…something very important.
KIKAY : Oh, Tony, can’t we just forget all about it?
TONY : Forget?
KIKAY : That’s the New York way, Tony. Forget. Nothing must ever be
so serious, nothing must drag on too long. Tonight, give all your
heart. Tomorrow forget. And when you meet again, smile, shake
hands…just good sports.
TONY : What are you talking about?
KIKAY : Tony, I was only a child at that time.
TONY : When?
KIKAY : When you and I got engaged. I’ve changed so much since
then, Tony.
TONY : That was only a year ago.
KIKAY : To me, it seems a century. So much has happened to me. I’ve
become a completely different person in just one year. After all, what’s
a year, what’s a person? Just relative terms. More can happen to you
in just one year in New York than in all a lifetime spent anywhere
else. Do you know…I feel as if I’ve always lived in New York. In spirit, I
am and have always been a native of Manhattan. When I first arrived
there, I felt I had come home at last. It’s my real home. Oh, listen, last
summer it was really hot…one of the hottest summers we ever had.
I’d go riding on one of those double-decker buses just to cool off, and
all those people from Kalamazoo and Peoria and other places like that
would be wandering around the streets…sightseeing, you know…and
there I would be on top of this bus looking down at them and feeling
very amused at the way they gaped at the sky-scrapers and the way
they gaped at the shop windows; but I’d be feeling very proud too,
because it was my city they were admiring, and I’d feel rather sorry for
them living out in the sticks…
TONY : Listen, I don’t want to talk about New York…I want to talk
about our engagement.
KIKAY : And that’s what we cannot do. Tony…not anymore.
TONY : Why not?
KIKAY : Tony, you got engaged to a girl named Kikay. Well, that girl
doesn’t exist anymore…she’s dead. The person you see before me is
Francesca. Don’t you see, Tony, I’m a stranger to you…we don’t speak
the same language…and I feel so much, much older than you. I’m a
woman of the world, you are only a boy. I hate to hurt you, Tony…but
surely you see that there can between us would be stark
miscegenation! Imagine a New Yorker marrying a Tondo boy!
TONY : (Blazing) – Now look here… KIKAY : (Very tolerantly) – I’m
sorry if I’ve hurt you, Tony but I wanted you to realize how ridiculous
it would be to think that I could still be engaged to you.
TONY : (Leaping up) – I’m not going to sit here and be insulted.
KIKAY : Hush, Tony, hush! Don’t shout, don’t lose your temper…it’s
so uncivilized.
People in New York don’t lose their temper. Not people of the haute
monde anyway!
TONY : (Shouting) – What do you want me to do…smile and say thank
you for slapping my face?
KIKAY : Yes, Tony, be a sport. Let’s smile and shake hands and be
just friends, huh? Be brave, Tony…forget: that’s the New York way.
Find another girl. There are other “goils” in the “esters”, as they say in
Brooklyn. You’ll find somebody else…someone more proper for you.
TONY : (Waving his fist) – If you weren’t a woman, I’d…I’d…
KIKAY : Hold it, Tony…you must never, never hit a woman.
NENA : What’s all this?
KIKAY : Nothing…nothing at all.
TOTOY : What were you two quarrelling about?
KIKAY : We were not quarrelling. Tony and I just decided to be good
friends and nothing more.
NENA : Tony, is this true?
TONY : (Shouting) –Yes!
NENA : Oh good! Now we can tell them!
KIKAY : Tell us what?
TOTOY : What’s going on here, eh?
NENA : (Taking Tony’s hand) –Tony and I are engaged.
KIKAY : (Rising) – Engaged!
TOTOY : (At the same time) – Engaged!
NENA : Yes! We’ve been secretly engaged for a month. KIKAY : A
month! (Fiercely, to Tony) – Why, you…you…
TONY : (Backing off) – I did try to tell you, Kikay…I was trying to tell
you…
KIKAY : You unspeakable cad!
NENA : Hey, careful there…you’re speaking to my fiancé.
KIKAY : He’s not your fiancé!
NENA : Oh no? And why not, ha?
KIKAY : Because he was still engaged to me when he got engaged to
you!
NENA : Well, he’s not engaged to you anymore, you just said so
yourself.
KIKAY : Ah, but I didn’t know about all this. This treacherous
business! Oh, the shame of it! Getting engaged to you when he was
still engaged to me! Do I look like the kind of girl who’d let a man jilt
her? (Moving towards Tony) Oh, you horrible, horrible monster!
TONY : (Backing off some more) – Now remember Kikay…it’s
uncivilized to lose one’s temper. People in New York don’t lose their
temper. Not people of the haute monde anyway!
KIKAY : I’ve never felt so humiliated in all my life! You beast! I’ll teach
you to humiliate me!
NENA : (Blocking her way) – I told you to leave him alone. He’s my
fiancé.
KIKAY : And I tell you he’s not! He’s engaged to me until I release him
…and I haven’t released him yet.
NENA : You ought to be ashamed of yourself! You’re just being a dog
in the manger!
KIKAY : You ought to be ashamed of yourself…stealing my man
behind my back!
NENA : (Exploding) – WHAT! What did you say?
TONY : (Keeping a safe distance) – Totoy, pull them apart!
KIKAY : (To Totoy, as he approaches) – You keep out of this or I’ll
knock your head off!
TOTOY :Naku, lumabas din and pagka Tondo!
NENA : Shameless hussy!
KIKAY : Man-eater!
(They grapple and stagger. Tony and Totoy rush forward to separate
them and finally succeeded but not before Kikayhas socked Nena.
Nena, infuriated, breaks away from Tony…who’s dragging her
away.and pounces on Kikay…whom Totoy is holding. Tony came
running but is too late to prevent Nena from socking Kikay. Kikay
sags down in Totoy’s arms. Tony pulls Nena away.)
TONY : (Furious) – How dare you sock her?
NENA : What? She hit me first!
TONY : Look what you’ve done to her!
( Totoy has dropped the knocked-out Kikay on a chair.)
NENA : Are you trying to defend her? You never defended me!
TONY : SHUT UP!
NENA : I hate you! I hate you!
TONY : Shut up or I’ll bash your mouth off!
TOTOY : (Deserting the reviving Kikay) – Hey, don’t you talk to Nena
that way.
TONY : You keep out of this!
NENA : He’s more of a gentleman than you are, he defends me!
TOTOY : (To Tony) – You take your hands off her!
TONY : I told you to keep out of this!
(Totoy socks Tony. Tony drops to the floor.)
NENA : (Running to Totoy) – Oh Totoy, you’ve saved my life.
(Meanwhile, Kikay has run to Tony’s side.)
KIKAY : (Kneeling beside Tony) – Tony, Tony … open your eyes!
TONY : (Sitting up and brushing her hands away) – Oh, get away from
here.
(Kikay rises and haughtily moves away. Tony continues to sit on the
floor, in the attitude of Rodin’s “Thinker”.)
NENA :Totoy, take me away from here!
TOTOY : (Pointing to Tony) – Are you still engaged to him?
NENA : I hate him! I never want to see him again in my life!
TOTOY : Good! Come on, let’s go. (He takes her arm and propels her
to the door.)
TONY : (As they pass him) – Hey!
NENA : (Pausing) – Don’t you speak to me, you brute!
TONY : (Still sitting on the floor) – I wasn’t talking to you.
TOTOY : Don’t you speak to me either! You have insulted the woman I
love!
NENA : (Beaming up at him) – Oh Totoy, why have you never told me?
TOTOY : (Shyly) – Well…now you know…
TONY : (Still on the floor) – Congratulations!
NENA : (Coldly) – Let’s go darling…I don’t like the smell around here.
(Exit Nena and Totoy. Tony rises and dusts himself. Kikay is on the
floor on the other side of the room, her haughty back to him.)
TONY : Now you’ve ruined my life. I hope you’re satisfied.
KIKAY : (Whirling around) – I... have ruined your life? You…have
ruined mine!
TONY : (Advancing) – What you need is a good spanking.
KIKAY : (Retreating) - Don’t you come near me, you…you Canto Boy!
TONY : (Stopping) - Don’t worry; I wouldn’t touch you with a ten foot
pole.
KIKAY : And I wouldn’t touch you with a 20-foot pole.
TONY : Just one year in New York and you forget your old friends!
KIKAY : Just one year that I’m in New York… and what do you do! But
when we got engaged, you swore to be true, you promised to wait for
me. And I believed you, I believed you! (She begins to weep) Oh, you’re
fickle, fickle!
TONY : What are you crying about? Be brave…forget…that’s the New
York way. Nothing must ever be too serious, nothing must ever drag
on too long…
KIKAY : Oh Tony, I’ve been such a fool! I’m so sorry, Tony!
TONY : Well, I’m not! I’m glad I found out what kind of a person you
are!
KIKAY : (Alarmed, approaching him) – Oh, Tony, you’re wrong, you’re
wrong! I’m not that kind of a person at all!
TONY : Oh “person” is just a relative term, huh?
KIKAY : Yes, Tony…that was Francesca saying all those silly things.
But Francesca exists no more, Tony. The girl standing before you is
Kikay.
TONY : In that silly dress?
KIKAY : It’s true, Tony. I’m Kikay…remember me? We used to go
swimming together, when we were kids. I’ve come back, Tony.
TONY : If I were right, I was engaged to a girl named Kikay.
KIKAY : Yes, and you’re still engaged to her, Tony.
TONY : Welcome home, Kikay! How was the trip?
KIKAY : Horrible! I couldn’t wait to get back.
TONY : Liked it in New York?
KIKAY : Uh-uh. Give me Tondo anytime.
TONY : Why didn’t you answer my letters?
KIKAY : (After just a wee pause) – Francesca wouldn’t let me write,
Tony.
TONY : That misty girl. I’m glad she’s dead!
(Offstage Mrs. Mendoza is heard calling “ Francesca, Francesca.” Tony
and Kikay listen, then burst into laughter.)
MRS. M : (Appearing in doorway) – Frances…Oh, Tony, are you still
here? Francesca, don’t be angry but I couldn’t live without it!
TONY : (Moving towards the radio) – That was Francesca, Aling Atang,
and Francesca is dead. The girl standing before you is Kikay.
MRS. M : (Dazed) – But Kikay is Francesca…
KIKAY : Oh no, Inay. I’m not Francesca…I’m Kikay.
MRS. M : (After gazing from on to the other, throwing her hands up.) –
I GIVE UP! (Exits)
(Tony and Kikay burst into laughter. They have turned on the radio.
It’s playing “Again” or some such silly song.)
KIKAY : (Subsiding) – Sorry, darling. (She approaches him.) May I
have this “jagging-jagging” with you, partner?
TONY : (Bowing) – Delighted, Madame. (They dance around the room
as the CURTAIN FALLS.)
ACTIVITY 1.
Whether … or either … or
TASK 7: CLAUSE IT!
because even if
so but though
FINAL TASKS
Content
Creativity
Relevance to the Theme
Organization
Language Mechanics.
MY TREASURE
References:
Language in Literature (Philippine Literature)I
by Lourdes M. Ribo and Linda D. Reyes
wiki.answers.com/Q/Autobiography_of_marcelinoagana_jr.
www.slideshare.net/marcomed/deped_grade_9_quarter_1
youtube.com for the videos
Wikipedia
Lesson 3
REDISCOVERING UNIQUE FILIPINO IDENTITY
YOUR JOURNEY
It was evident that even before they came, we already had our own
cultural identity, and this we shall rediscover as we look deeper into our
own uniqueness.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
PLIANT
Post your group’s work on the board and share your answers.
YOUR TEXT
(2)The wind blew hardest. The mango tree stood fast. It would not
yield. It knew it was strong and sturdy. It would not sway. It was too
proud. It was too sure of itself. But finally its root gave way, and it
tumbled down.
(3)The bamboo tree was wiser. It knew it was not as robust as the
mango tree. And so every time the wind blew, it bent its head gracefully. It
made loud protestations, but let the wind have its way. When finally the
wind got tired of blowing, the bamboo tree still stood in all its beauty and
grace.
(5)And he has survived. The Spaniards came and dominated him for
more than three hundred years. And, when the Spaniards left, the
Filipinos still stood—only much richer in experience and culture.
(8)And now that the Americans have come back and driven away
the Japanese, those Filipinos who profited most from cooperating with the
Japanese have been loudest in their protestations of innocence.
Everything is as if the Japanese had never been in the Philippines.
(9)For the Filipino would welcome any kind of life that the gods
would offer him. That is why he is contented and happy and at peace. The
sad plight of other people of the world is not his. To him, as to that
ancient Oriental poet, the past is already a dream, and tomorrow is only a
vision; but today, well-lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,
and tomorrow is a vision of hope.
(10)This may give you the idea that the Filipino is a philosopher.
Well he is. He has not evolved a body of philosophical doctrines. Much
less has he put them down into a book, like Kant for example, or
Santayana or Confucius. But he does have a philosophical outlook on life.
(13)No wonder that the Filipino can afford to laugh. For the Filipino
is endowed with saving grace of humor. This humor is earthly as befits
one who has not indulged in deep contemplation. But it has enabled the
Filipino to shrug his shoulders in times of adversity and say to himself
“Bahala na”*.
(15)This seeming lack of vitality is, however, only one of his means
of survival. He does not allow the world to be too much with him. Like the
bamboo tree, he lets the winds of chance and circumstance blow all about
him; and he is unperturbed and serene.
(20)Verily, the Filipino is like the bamboo tree. In its grace, in its
ability to adjust itself to the peculiar and inexplicable whims of fate, the
bamboo tree is his expressive and symbolic national tree, it will have to
be, not the molave or the narra, but the bamboo.
TASK 2: INTERPRETING
Find more examples of personification in this essay and fill the table
below.
Personification
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
The passive voice is not merely a formal variant of the Active Voice,
able to replace it without any change in meaning. There is a difference in
emphasis. Generally speaking, the subject of the sentence is the main
point of interest. The Passive Voice is the grammatical devices that gives
the object of the transitive verb prominence by making it the subject. So,
when we want to place emphasis on the action, or on the receiver of the
action, we use the passive voice. On the other hand when we give
emphasis on the subject or the doer of the action, we use the active
voice. Thus, in the sentence our army won the battle, our point of
interest, the subject is army. This sentence uses the active voice. When
we say The battle was won by our army, the subject is already acted
upon, the emphasis now is on the battle. The sentence uses the passive
voice.
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Base Words. A Base Word is a complete word to which other word parts
may be added. For example, the word unpardonable is made by adding
the prefix –un which means “not” and the suffix -able which means
“capable of” to the base word pardon. The meaning of the word
unpardonable now is not capable of being pardoned.
Suffixes. A Suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word or root
word to form a new word.
Column A Column B
TASK 9 – I AM A FILIPINO
Filipinos are famous worldwide. Some made history and some are
currently doing their best, proving to the world that they are proudly born
Filipinos. You too, can be one of these persons.
MY TREASURE
YOUR JOURNEY
Be proud you are a FILIPINO! God has given you the richness of
nature and the strength of the vast blue sea. Your motherland is situated
in a grand arena of opportunities and equal chances to grow and
flourish. And YOU, as a FILIPINO YOUTH, have the power to develop
yourself – to become equipped with appropriate skills and competencies
and eventually, to be able to prove your might in the global stage. There
is no doubt that you can do it because there is already a significant
number of Filipinos who became global achievers in history. They are the
great minds, hands and hearts that captured the international attention
in each of their respective fields.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6.
2. The Magician
a. Efren “Bata” Reyes b. Django Bustamante
3. The 2009 CNN Hero of the Year
Identify the field or industry where the two persons excelled in and
become global achievers. Clues are provided for you.
Read the text that follows. Then, fill in the blanks in the
statements that follow with the appropriate word/s to make the acronym
meaningful.
1. E - ___________________________________________
2. F - ___________________________________________
3. R - ___________________________________________
4. E - ___________________________________________
5. N - ___________________________________________
______ 3. Finally, received the CNN Hero of the Year award in 2009 with
an
overwhelming amount that helped him in pursuing the
objectives of
“pushcart classrooms”.
______4. At first, the neighboring children bullied the young Efren due to
his
poverty and weaknesses.
(Taruc,2011)
______________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_________________________________.
1. How did you discover your talent? Who are the first persons to
know your capabilities?
2. What is your objective in every game or competition you
participate in?
3. What are the highlights of your career?
4. What countries did you travel to showcase you talent?
5. What trainings or preparations do you do to enhance your
skills?
6. What are the realizations you learned as you journey towards
developing your talent?
7. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
8. To whom do you dedicate your success?
9. What is your message to other young Filipinos who wish to
follow your path?
After performing the tasks, you are now ready to answer the
Focus Question.
Global
Filipino
Achievers
YOUR DISCOVERY TASK
_______________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________ .
YOUR TEXT
I am a Filipino : An Excerpt
By Carlos P. Romulo
I am a Filipino. In my blood runs the immortal seed of heroes -
seed that flowered down the centuries in deeds of courage and defiance.
In my veins yet pulses the same hot blood that sent Lapulapu to battle
against the alien foe that drove Diego Silang and Dagohoy into rebellion
against the foreign oppressor.
"I am a Filipino born of freedom and I shall not rest until freedom
shall have been added unto my inheritance - for myself and my
children's children - forever.
Example: Gregorio del Pilar (He defended the Tirad Pass) – the
Philippine coast guards defending Spratly Islands
Not yet, Rizal, not yet. The glory hour will come
Out of the silent dreaming
from the seven thousand fold silence
We shall emerge, saying WE ARE FILIPINOS!
and no longer be ashamed
sleep not in peace
the dream is not yet fully carved
hard the wood but harder the woods
yet the molave will stand
yet the molave monument will rise
and gods walk on brown legs
Our nation is now counting on you, young Filipinos. You are the
movers of the world. Motherland will wait and see you achieve in the
global stage.
YOUR TREASURE
Dear _____________,
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______________________________________ .
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__________________________.
__________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________
________.
Sincerely
yours,
__________________
Lesson 5
UNITING DIFFERENCES AND BRIDGING GAPS
YOUR JOURNEY
In this lesson, you will be able to discern that societies may have
their differences but still they find ways to resolve their conflicts. You are
likewise expected make a poster.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
Below are the steps on how to prepare and cook “Chicken Inasal”.
With a partner, read the steps and arrange them chronologically.
Number them accordingly.
____ Finally, combine chopped siling labuyo, onions, garlic with honey
and soy sauce as dipping.
____ You are ready to grill the chicken. Wait until done. Baste it with the
marinade occasionally.
____ Afterwards, prepare the grill. Make sure it doesn’t burn the chicken.
____ First, marinate the chicken in soy sauce, kalamansi juice and
tanglad overnight.
TASK 3: THE PEACEMAKER
2.
Levels of Performance
Criteria 1 2 3 4
1. Organization and Unclear in most Clear in some Most clear and Completely clear
Clarity: parts parts but not over orderly in all and orderly
all parts presentation
viewpoints and responses are
outlined both clearly and
orderly.
5. Presentation Style: Few style Few style All style features All style features
features were features were were used, most were used
tone of voice, use of used; not used convincingly convincingly
gestures, and level of convincingly convincingly
enthusiasm are convincing to
audience.
YOUR TEXT
Read the short story below to experience a glimpse of how life was
between two families and you will be entertained by the way on how a
conflict was resolved between them.
by Carlos Bulusan
1 When I was four, I lived with my mother and brothers and sisters
in a small town on the island of Luzon. Father’s farm had been
destroyed in 1918 by one of our sudden Philippine floods, so several
years afterwards we all lived in the town though he preferred living in
the country. We had as a next door neighbour a very rich man, whose
sons and daughters seldom came out of the house. While we boys and
girls played and sang in the sun, his children stayed inside and kept the
windows closed. His house was so tall that his children could look in the
window of our house and watched us played, or slept, or ate, when there
was any food in the house to eat.
2 Now, this rich man’s servants were always frying and cooking
something good, and the aroma of the food was wafted down to us form
the windows of the big house. We hung about and took all the wonderful
smells of the food into our beings. Sometimes, in the morning, our whole
family stood outside the windows of the rich man’s house and listened
to the musical sizzling of thick strips of bacon or ham. I can remember
one afternoon when our neighbour’s servants roasted three chickens.
The chickens were young and tender and the fat that dripped into the
burning coals gave off an enchanting odour. We watched the servants
turn the beautiful birds and inhaled the heavenly spirit that drifted out
to us.
4 As time went on, the rich man’s children became thin and
anemic, while we grew even more robust and full of life. Our faces were
bright and rosy, but theirs were pale and sad. The rich man started to
cough at night; then he coughed day and night. His wife began coughing
too. Then the children started to cough, one after the other. At night
their coughing sounded like the barking of a herd of seals. We hung
outside their windows and listened to them. We wondered what
happened. We knew that they were not sick from the lack of
nourishment because they were still always frying something delicious
to eat.
5 One day the rich man appeared at a window and stood there a
long time. He looked at my sisters, who had grown fat in laughing, then
at my brothers, whose arms and legs were like the molave, which is the
sturdiest tree in the Philippines. He banged down the window and ran
through his house, shutting all the windows.
6 From that day on, the windows of our neighbour’s house were
always closed. The children did not come out anymore. We could still
hear the servants cooking in the kitchen, and no matter how tight the
windows were shut, the aroma of the food came to us in the wind and
drifted gratuitously into our house.
8 When the day came for us to appear in court, father brushed his
old Army uniform and borrowed a pair of shoes from one of my brothers.
We were the first to arrive. Father sat on a chair in the centre of the
courtroom. Mother occupied a chair by the door. We children sat on a
long bench by the wall. Father kept jumping up from his chair and
stabbing the air with his arms, as though we were defending himself
before an imaginary jury.
9 The rich man arrived. He had grown old and feeble; his face was
scarred with deep lines. With him was his young lawyer. Spectators
came in and almost filled the chairs. The judge entered the room and sat
on a high chair. We stood in a hurry and then sat down again.
12 “Do you or do you not agree that while the complaint’s servants
cooked and fried fat legs of lamb or young chicken breast you and your
family hung outside his windows and inhaled the heavenly spirit of the
food?”
13 “Do you or do you not agree that while the complaint and his children
grew sickly and tubercular you and your family became strong of limb
and fair in complexion?”
“Proceed.”
17 “Do you claim that we stole the spirit of your wealth and
became a laughing family while yours became morose and sad?” Father
said.
“Yes.”
18 “Do you claim that we stole the spirit of your food by hanging
outside your windows when your servants cooked it?” Father said.
“Yes.”
19 “Then we are going to pay you right now,” Father said. He
walked over to where we children were sitting on the bench and took my
straw hat off my lap and began filling it up with centavo pieces that he
took out of his pockets. He went to Mother, who added a fistful of silver
coins. My brothers threw in their small change.
20 “May I walk to the room across the hall and stay there for a few
minutes, Judge?” Father said.
“As you wish.”
21 “Thank you,” father said. He strode into the other room with the
hat in his hands. It was almost full of coins. The doors of both rooms
were wide open.
“Yes.”
“Why not?”
a. What happened to the rich man and his children as time went
on? to the children of the poor family?
b. What made the rich man file a case against the poor father?
c. How did the poor father win the case?
TASK 8: MAKE SENSE
LITERARY DEVICE
Local color is a technique in writing a story that makes use of
description and language that appeals to the senses, and that brings to
life the surrounding of a particular place and time.
In the story, the writer has made use of description that appeals to
the senses: smell, sight, touch, and hearing. Complete the table by
filling in words from the story that appeal to the senses mentioned.
Pretend that you are the judge assigned to decide over the case
between the rich man and the poor man, how would you decide on the
case?
The class will be grouped in four. Group leaders will draw lots for
the tasks. Each group will accomplish a different task. Read again the
selection in your group.
Group I
Recreate the story. Point out the highlights and pick the exact
dialogues from it.
Group II
Divide the story into five (5) parts, then, choose one part and
sketch the scenario. Use Manila paper and crayons.
Group III
Interpret the story through a mime. The teacher will guide you on
how to do a mime presentation.
Group IV
Direct Speech
Reported:
Reported:
C. The verb in the quoted part should be consistent in tense with the
verb in the introductory part.
- A present tense verb in the introductory part calls
for a present tense verb in the quoted part.
Example:
Reported:
Reported:
Example:
Reported:
Example:
Reported:
Example:
Reported:
Eddie said that the graduates last year had already
found good paying jobs.
Example:
Reported:
Example:
John said, “Without man, the computer can not
work.”
Reported:
Example:
Our adviser told us, “Take short-term computer
courses in college for six months.”
Reported:
- Our adviser told us to take short-term computer
courses in college for six months.
Example:
Jimmy asks: “What course did you take in college?”
Reported:
Jimmy asks what course I took in college.
Example:
Tom asks, “What gives you inspiration in your
studies?”
Reported:
Tom asks what gives me inspiration in my studies.
Example:
Mely asks, “Why have you forsaken me?”
Reported:
- Mely asks why I have forsaken her.
YOUR JOURNEY
In this chapter, you will meet some people who were never afraid to
assert themselves. Aside from the acceptance that they receive from the
community, they also became inspiration to others.
Learn and be encouraged by their stories that one day you will
develop your ability to assert yourself and move closer towards the
fulfillment of your dreams. It might be helpful if you will make your
creative travelogue at the end of this lesson to guide you in your way to
success.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
Issue:
Write the words that belong to each of the given headings. Choose
your answers from the box below:
___
Body Australia
I know you can’t wait to read the selection. Let’s find out if your
predictions are correct. You may start reading the story now. If you see
the sign on the right, it means you have to pause for a while and answer
some questions regarding the paragraph you have just read. Are you
ready now?Let’s start then.
MYSTERY WORDS
STRUM
APPRENTICE
WHITTLE
FORTUNE
FAME
YOUR TEXT
1 “You cannot sing,” Mario declared. “You can do nothing but cut pieces
of wood with a knife. Of what good is that to you? It won’t keep you from
starving.”
1. Who do you think is the person Mario is talking to?
2. What can be Mario’s relationship to this person?
3. From what he said, what do you think is Mario’s attitude?
4. What do you think will the other person say to Mario?
2 “My brother is right. I can do nothing but cut bits of wood with a
knife,” thirteen year-old Armando thought sadly. His brother’s words
were ringing in his ears. His brothers, Mario and Alejandro, could make
music but he couldn’t. They earned good money with their music, too.
4 It was hard to be just a whittler when his brothers and friends could
play the guitar and sing well, too. What was his future as a whittler? This
thought troubled him.
5. Were your predictions about the one who couldn’t sing correct?
6. Do you think Armando cannot really pursue singing and instead
just continue whittling?
7. What do you think will be the effect of all the discouragements
and insecurities he experienced?
5 That night he did not sleep. His mind was busy with an idea that had
just come. He could not sing. He was only good at whittling. Couldn’t he
use it to achieve something? Here in his own native Maragondon,
LapulapuCity, was a man who make fine guitars with knife and wood.
6 Before sun up the next day, Armando got up with a happy heart. After
helping himself to what was left over from last night’s supper, he crept
out of the house while his parents and brothers were still asleep. He took
with him some articles he had made with his knife..
8. Were your predictions for paragraphs 2-6 correct?
9. What do you think is the idea that had just come to Armando’s
mind?
10. Where do you think is he going?
10 Tiyo Fernando laid his hand on Armando’s shoulder. “Come into the
shop. Your interest deserves attention,” he declared.
11 Armando went with him into the shop. “The important thing is the
desire tolearn and make good,” Tiyo Fernando told Armando.
16. After learning that Armando was finally accepted by Tiyo
Fernando as his trainee, what do you think will become of Armando?
17. Would he be able to finally solve his problem?
12 So, Armando, the boy who could not sing, became an apprentice in
Fernando’s Guitar Shop. Day after day, he worked seriously and whittled
patiently. At last he finished a guitar. It was a fine guitar. Tiyo Fernando
was much pleased with it. There was no doubt Armando would make an
excellent guitar maker.
Read the following scenario taken from the story, “The Boy Who
Couldn’t Sing.” Arrange them as they happen in the story by using
numbers 1 to 5.
______ It was hard to be just a whittler when his brothers and friends
could play the guitar and sing well, too. What was his future as a
whittler? This thought troubled him.
______ Before sun up the next day, Armando got up with a happy heart.
After helping himself to what was left over from last night’s supper, he
crept out of the house while his parents and brothers were still asleep.
He took with him some articles he had made with his knife. Tiyo
______ Fernando smiled. “Why do you want to make fine guitars?” he
asked.
______ Armando went with him into the shop. “The important thing is the
desire to
learn and make good,” Tiyo Fernando told Armando.
______ “My brother is right. I can do nothing but cut bits of wood with a
knife,” thirteen year-old Armando thought sadly.
Reread the story, “The Boy Who Couldn’t Sing”. Then answer the
following questions:
Let us go deeper….
YOUR TREASURE
The world is full of challenges that are why you have to learn to be
assertive in order to cope.
Your journey throughout this lesson has been worthwhile for your
knowledge, skills as well as your personality have been enriched by
varied tasks.
YOUR JOURNEY
Young as you are, challenges have started to come your way, for
life is full of them. They are parts of life which confronts you as you make
choices that will shape your future. Do not be afraid, treat them as
opportunities to learn about life’s realities. Remember, every successful
person has gone through challenges that enable him/her to become what
he/she will be in the future. And as a Filipino learner of the 21st century,
you must persevere because it spells the difference between success and
failure. Unleash your power to spring back after experiencing adversities.
If at times you feel discouraged, commit yourself to growth and renewal.
Stand tall like the bamboo – resilient and prudent. Always remember, life
is what we make it.
In this lesson, you will find a song, a video clip, and a poem used
in varied tasks and activities that will inspire you to rise above
challenges. Similarly, these tasks will enhance your reading, listening,
viewing, writing, grammar, oral fluency, vocabulary, and literary
competencies. It is likewise expected that at the end of the lesson, these
skills will be manifested in writing a travelogue.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
You must be very eager to start with the learning tasks. These
activities were designed to provide you with rich and stimulating learning
experiences that will help you communicate better English.
TASK 1: LET’S DO MAPPING
Challenges
Having the same groups, pair the words in the bubbles as to part
and whole relationship.
house flashflood
forest car hand
Bangon Pilipinas
by: Various Artists
After listening to the song, it’s your time to sing. Pretend that you
are the featured band in today’s MTV/MYX show.
TASK 7: THROWBACK , THROWBACK…
Study the following sentences. Take note how the underlined phrases
are used.
1. In my opinion, Filipinos are resilient.
2. Typhoon Yolanda is the strongest typhoon that occurred in the
country in more than two decades, according to reports.
3. I can say that we can surpass challenges in life.
Based on research/experiments…
It is recorded and verifiable…
According to studies/observations…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2501471/Philippines Typhoon-Haiyan-Bodies-piled-streets-make
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YOUR TEXT
Have you ever observed ants? They are among the most fascinating
insects on earth. They are the most successful social insects, too. They
communicate with one another through the use of sound, touch and
scent. They also know how to collect food and store it for the rainy days.
Look at the title of the poem and guess why the poet calls the ant
beautiful, noble and antique.
1. Do you personally believe that the ant thinks and feels? Prove
your point.
2. How does the poem describe the ant’s movement? What figure
of speech is used?
3. Why, do you think, did the author use the ant as a model? Is
the choice effective? Would another creature be as effective?
Explain.
4. What is the message of the poem?
Give statements that express fact or opinion about the Ant. Rap it
to the tune of your choice.
Group 5. Quote Me
Your group will retell the poem using direct and reported speech
through a skit.
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Recall the song, Bangon Pilipinas and reread the poem, Be Beautiful,
Noble, Like the Antique Ant.
• List down the challenges met by the characters as well as the
actions taken to surpass the challenges by using the table below
Ants
Interview three to five OFWs. Ask them about the challenges they
have met and how they were able to surpass them. Then fill out the
organizer below.
One of the best ways to reflect on the challenges that add spice to
one’s life is to recollect how he/she was able to surpass them and in the
end, to stand tall amidst life’s trials. The following tasks will help you to
prepare for the culminating activity which is a Talk Show because you
will meet people, conduct an interview and report the outcome of the
interview. Your competence in applying both direct and reported
speeches will be applied and further enhanced.
If you answered “yes” to all the questions, kudos to you. You have
the makings of a good writer. Keep on!
YOUR TREASURE
Before you put aside your module, spend some time reflecting on
what you learned from the lesson. Using the given format, write the
things you did and check the column that best describes your feeling
about the activities you did.
References:
YOUR JOURNEY
At your young age, you have all the opportunities to grow and
achieve excellence. Being a Filipino youth, you are gifted with great
socio-cultural heritage that will help you develop into a successful
individual. You need to work hard using your given potentials and
capabilities. Try to apply these as you join and work with others so
that you may shine better in all that you do. Just strive hard and
believe that you can be one of the best; one that your country can be
proud of.
In this lesson, there are activities and texts that may help you
achieve excellence.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
1. What award did you (or the person you know) receive?
2. When did you (or the person you know) receive the award?
3. Why were you (or the person you know) given the said award?
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The words you have formed are similar or in any way mean the
same as the key word, EXCELLENCE.
Read the following text and answer the questions that follow:
TASK 6: ANALOGY
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2. Continent:Nation::Archipelago: __________________
3. Drums:Stick::Xylophone: ____________________
4. Butterfly:Wings::Octopus:___________________
5. Opera:Actors:Orchestra:____________________
Watch the video of the wake of Aldrin’s father and answer the
following questions afterwards. Use the past and past perfect tenses of
the verb in your answer.
After the exercises and tasks, it is hoped that you would be able
to answer the FOCUS (BIG) questions below:
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YOUR TEXT
Once they are globalized, they have the power to lead in the
international stage. Many Filipinos have proven that their expertise
can be at par with those of other countries. Names like Lea Salonga,
EfrenPenaflorida and Manny Pacquiao soared high in the global scene
in their own respective fields. Through English, Filipinos will definitely
lead the world in technology, education, medicine, business, sports,
arts and in any other area of specialization.
YOUR TREASURE
After performing all the activities in this lesson and learning all
the new information, do you think the Filipinos are in the quest
towards GLOBAL EXCELLENCE? Make some more research on the
topic and report it to the class like a television newscaster. Be guided
by the following questions:
YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR OBJECTIVES
Video: Las Vegas taxi driver returns $300,000 found on back seat
Source:www.youtube.com./watch?v=VaU7gwaaHUO
Key to happiness
So, how will Filipinos become happier? It all boils down to access
to jobs, stability, and income to support the sources of happiness.
Source: manilastandardtoday.com/2013/06/17/what-makes-filipinos-
happy?
• What make us among the happiest people in the world?
• Comment on the order of the reasons which make us happy
people. Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
• What could be the other possible sources of our happiness?
• Do you think that being happy people could be good all the time?
Why or why not?
YOUR TEXT
5. Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero, showed his defiance to the
cruelty of the Spaniards by writing because he believed that
using a pen is more powerful and effective than using any
weapon.
I am a Filipino
Carlos P. Romulo
I am a Filipino.
This is the land they sought and found. Every inch of shore
that their eyes first set upon, every hill and mountain that
beckoned them with a green and purple invitation, every mile of
rolling plain that their view encompassed, every river and lake that
promise a plentiful living and the fruitfulness of commerce, is a
hollowed spot to me.
Guide Questions:
• Who are our ancestors?
• Why did the writer say that we have sprung from a hardy
race?
• What is repeatedly referred to by ‘seed’?
• Who were the colonizers who brought
a. Cross and sword
b. Machines
• What do cross and sword symbolize?
• What does the machine represent?
• How does the writer picture a Filipino?
Work with a partner this time to complete the diagram about the
roots and characteristics of the Filipino people.
Examples:
There was a snap presidential election in 1986.
President Corazon Aquino won the election.
The 1986 election ousted President Ferdinand
Marcos.
Expressing the first of the two past actions uses the past perfect
tense. While the second past action uses the simple past tense.
Past perfect tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb had and
the main verb in past participle form.
Examples:
After the opposition groups had formed outside, many
people went out of their way to be counted.
Use the words after and when for the action in past perfect tense
and the word before to express the later of the two past actions.
Combine each set of sentences into one. Observe the correct use of
the past perfect tense and the appropriate word to connect them.
2. “Mama always said that life was like a box of chocolates. You never
know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump
4. “You can fool all the people some of the time, some of the people all
the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” –
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United State
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=khQyrW8Q-YU
Work in groups and list down the things or acts that you can do to
show the world who you are as Filipinos. Share them to the class.
Think about the songs and dances that demonstrate our beliefs,
customs, arts and ways of life. Write them on the chart below indicating
also the values and/or traits expressed in each.
Go back on your list in Task 11. Choose one from them and
perform the task in class.
It’s your turn to express how proud you are as a Filipino. You will
read Carlos P. Romulo’s “I am a Filipino” with your group members.
The rubrics below will guide you in your performance.
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YOUR TREASURE
As you reached the end of this journey, you have already awakened
your consciousness about your being a Filipino.
Affirm this by thinking about what our national hero, Dr. Jose P.
Rizal, said:
“ He who does not look back at where he came from will never get
to his destination.”
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Lesson 1
MOVING TOWARDS WORLD CITIZENSHIP
CROSSING THE DISTANCE
YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR OBJECTIVES
Watch the video clip about Melanie Marquez and Venus Raj
and find out their reactions from the unexpected mistakes. Can you
identify the values they have shown?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8LVkgWKEEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfcS02rDUjY
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The text below shows how a little girl used her talent to cross
the distance. She was able to serve as an inspiration to other little
girls like her. She did everything possible to reach her dreams in
spite of poverty. She proved that there’s no hindrance to success.
Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Lyca is a nine year old girl, who seems to be twenty five years
old because of her voice quality. They say she looks like Nora Aunor,
in an interview in “Rated K” by Korina Sanchez. She has a beautiful
voice.
When the Voice Kids audition opened, she joined it and was
chosen in the elimination. She was not discouraged by some people
who were saying that the contest was only for the rich not for the
poor like her. Instead, she had the hope and the dream to fight and
win.
Lyca’s eagerness to attend her training at the Voice Kids was not
hindered by their way of living. One problem she had during her
training was money for transport fare. But this did not stop her. Her
parents borrowed money just to have Lyca attend the Voice Kids.
She serves as a good role model for other children of her age to
pursue their dreams no matter how hard and difficult it is.
Questions:
Note: Discuss the different text types and give example of each. After
the discussion write a recount through narrative about crossing the
distance. What is your role in crossing the distance?
a. Narrative
b.Explanation
c. Recount
Example:
They said I had to repeat planting the next day so that I would
not feel the pain on my back and hips.
It was very hot that time, but, all of the sudden thunder and
lightning crisscrossed the sky and was followed by a heavy rain. It
was very cold. My whole body was wet already and I was shivering.
But it was not yet time to go home. I waited until it was five o’clock in
the afternoon.
• sequence events
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqbJ2Zb2hA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laFZbWZnlo
TASK 8: CONTEXTUALIZATION
1. bales 2. maguey
YOUR TEXT
He licked his lips and looked around at the people who hurried
by him on their way to work much as he had hurried until the
newsboy at the corner had trust that paper at him. There were
students going to school, the smaller they were, the more laden with
books, it seemed. There were men, some young, some old, wearing
clothes that had been slept in, rolling their shirt sleeves higher up on
their arms. There were others relatively better dressed, who hurried
just as much, and tugged at coat sleeves to make them cover dirty
shirt cuffs. But many there were, too, who bore the stamp of god
living, who pressed palms over breast pockets and hip pockets, as if
feeling for pencils therein, or wallets perhaps, lest they had left these
at home. And even these hurried. Even the cocheros flourished their
whips, it seemed with much impatience. And the drivers of some
automobiles expressed their irritation at the slowness of the traffic
with the grate and noise of their gear shifting.
Marco licked his lips again, and looked at the newsboy who
stood near him, thrusting -papers at all the passers-by. The boy’s
eyes still showed sign of sleep. When Marco gave him the small coin
for his paper, he looked at it a while, tinkled it on the sidewalk,
picked it up, then shoved it into his pocket. As Marco walked on, the
newsboy continued to thrust papers at the hurrying people, and his
“Paper, Sir?” reminded Marco that Marcela would be right to scold
him for buying a paper in a language he could not read.
The American boss had sent him word that he could come to
work if he was able to and he could bepesador . He had, even after
that, always glowing word for the American as a people.
And now here ne was. He had also Vicente now; Vicente who
had Cela’s brownness and her round face and his love for churches
and crying. And he ought to have been used to the bodega and its
heat by now, but, there were still moments when he had to go out
and breathe, really breathe, as he now did, although the air in the
alley was a little better than the air in the case.
They railed him for a while and then forgot him in telling of
their stories; Marco followed Martin, who had taken the paper, and
now walked with it to a bale that he sat down on. Martin started to
read the paper aloud, just as Marco had in the street. And Marco
looked over his shoulder and read with him. They came to the
pictures, and Martin read the captions with much wrinkling of his
forehead. He would point to a picture and say, “ It says here that a
man that went with Quezon, and Marco would ask, “Where, Pare?”
Martin would point again, “There, there don’t you see?” Marco would
wipe his face with his towel and say, “Ah yes, yes, ha P’re?”
Thus they spent the rest of the time until the noon whistle
blew. They disagreed amicably about some words, and agreed again,
and others that they couldn’t seem to be able to say or agree on, they
told themselves they would ask someone about it later.
They even go to the point where they spoke to each other of the
English phrases they had learned. Perhaps Marco would say, “Pare,
in English one says—‘My work is not very hard’—,” And Martin would
reply, “Yes, and one also says—‘ I throw away the hemp because it is
not good anymore’—.” They used their hands sometimes and
sometimes they scratched their heads. And when the blast of the
noon whistle did stop them they promised each other that they would
continue these talks because it would help them.
At his meal, with his family, Marco regaled Marcela with the
story of his morning. He strung before admiring ears all the phrases
and sentences that had been in his store, enriched with what Martin
had contributed. Sometimes he would pick up objects on the table
and say, “This Cela is glass—for drinking,” and maybe he would turn
to Paul and ask, “What, Paul, is that right?” And Paul, who was busy
teasing Vicente by stealing the adobo from his plate, would look up
and nod, and say, “Yes glass for drinking.” And Vicente, who was now
in the same class as Paul, would say, “Pa, this is plate, this is table,
and this is water, unsa no?” And Marcela would say “Why, how good
that you know,” then brusquely, “But go on with your eating.”
After the meal, Vicente gave his father the school primer when
he asked for it. Marco opened it and read to them hesitatingly and
heavily, but his sons nodded at the sound of the words from his lips
at the explanation that he gave about what he had read. Marco was
as enthralled as his sons about the pictures, and he was especially
pleased by the names of the children in it: Rita, Clara,Juan, Jose;
these were names he could say without embarrassment and they
pleased him.
Cela had been inclined to scold Paul for not studying, thus
putting his father to all that trouble. But he had quieted her by
saying, “No,Cela, it is only because he is so young.”
Rafael stopped laughing then, and said, “Ba! The reason Paul
did not pass is that you don’t know anything yourself.” And he went
away at that, because Marco’s sons began to chant something about
his looking like a cat with his silent eyes.
Marco’s sons asked him to read on, but he said the one o’clock
whistle would soon blow. He shrugged himself into the coat he had
taken off at the meal, and finding the magazine in the pocket, he said
to his sons, “Here, look at the pictures.”
He hurried back to his work again. There were the people who
hurried with him, just in the morning, only a little dirtier perhaps,
and wearier. Sometimes he caught himself in flying glimpses, and the
people like a stream around him in the glass of the shop-windows.
There were people infinitely poorer dressed that he was, and also
people infinitely richer. He, passed a number of churches. At the first
he did genuflection,made mechanical by habit. It was only a short
way of the second, made shorter by his hurry. But at the door of this,
second place of God, hot tears sprang to his eyes and the flexing
knees was part onlyof his stride as he hurried on even faster than he
had hurried before.
Reading Comprehension
1. What was Marco’s dream for his sons? Who is more likely to
fulfill his dream? Why?
2. Would you say Marco was an extremely poor man? Explain
your answer.
3. What incidents indicate Marco’s strong determination to learn
read and speak English? Why do you think he was determined
to do so?
4. Point out instances where Marco displayed the value of
humility, of resourcefulness; of self reliance
5. Name some Filipinos you know or have read about who have
shown similar worthwhile values. In what ways did they display
these values?
The people in the village admired her, because at her age she
can bring out charcoal from a hot furnace. She also helps her parents
sell the charcoal along the road and even in the market.
Because of financial problem, Gina cannot study in high
school. It is the greatest challenge in her life. It is her dream to finish
high school.
I think Gina will succeed in her life, she deserves it. Because a
person like her is an example that “If there’s a will, there’s a way.”
Group yourselves into five. In each group you will receive strips
of paper with commands using prepositions. You will do the
commands with time limit. The more commands which were correctly
followed by your group mates, the more points you earned and the
highest pointer will be the winner.
Personality Sketch
YOUR TREASURE
“Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most
resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case,
always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success
today.”
-Maxwell Maltz
Hardships, problems, adversities- these are challenges that we
need to face and overcome in order to make something worthwhile
out of our lives. Anything worth having is hard to come by.
Something good comes out of even the worst of situations.
YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR OBJECTIVES
Listen to the song and try to draw images/symbols that you can
associate with its message.
Chorus 1
Bakit nanggagaya, mayro’n naman tayo
Tayo’y mgaPinoy, tayo’y hindi Kano
Wag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango
[Repeat Chorus 1]
Aking sina-saisip at puso’t damdamin at may paniwala sa sariling atin
Gawa na pinoy maipagmamalaki isigaw sa mundo at ipagsabi
Chorus 2
Mayro’ng isang aso, daig pa ang ulol
Siya’y ngumingiyaw, hindi tumatahol
Katulad ng iba, painglis-inglis pa
Na kung pakikinggan, mali-mali naman
Wag nalang
Draw the mental images/ symbols that you could associate with the song
you have just listened to. Be ready to share it with the class.
TASK 2. PAIR UP
A B
_____ 5. Any defiance with the law would have dire consequences.
Random people from all walks of life have been asked this
question: “Are you proud to be a Filipino?” After watching the video
clip, let the students react from people’s responses.
YOUR TEXT
by Carlos Romulo
This is the land they sought and found. Every inch of shore that
their eyes first set upon, every hill and mountain that beckoned to them
with a green and purple invitation, every mile of rolling plain that their
view encompassed, every river and lake that promise a plentiful living
and the fruitfulness of commerce, is a hollowed spot to me.
For, I, too, am of the West, and the vigorous peoples of the West
have destroyed forever the peace and quiet that once were ours. I can no
longer live, being apart from those world now trembles to the roar of
bomb and cannon shot. For no man and no nation is an island, but a
part of the main, there is no longer any East and West - only individuals
and nations making those momentous choices that are hinges upon
which history resolves.
At the vanguard of progress in this part of the world I stand - a
forlorn figure in the eyes of some, but not one defeated and lost. For
through the thick, interlacing branches of habit and custom above me I
have seen the light of the sun, and I know that it is good. I have seen the
light of justice and equality and freedom and my heart has been lifted by
the vision of democracy, and I shall not rest until my land and my
people shall have been blessed by these, beyond the power of any man
or nation to subvert or destroy.
Out of the lush green of these seven thousand isles, out of the
heartstrings of sixteen million people all vibrating to one song, I shall
weave the mighty fabric of my pledge. Out of the songs of the farmers at
sunrise when they go to labor in the fields; out of the sweat of the hard-
bitten pioneers in Mal-ig and Koronadal; out of the silent endurance of
stevedores at the piers and the ominous grumbling of peasants
Pampanga; out of the first cries of babies newly born and the lullabies
that mothers sing; out of the crashing of gears and the whine of turbines
in the factories; out of the crunch of ploughs upturning the earth; out of
the limitless patience of teachers in the classrooms and doctors in the
clinics; out of the tramp of soldiers marching, I shall make the pattern of
my pledge:
"I am a Filipino born of freedom and I shall not rest until freedom
shall have been added unto my inheritance - for myself and my
children's children – forever”.
YOUR DISCOVERY TASK
Characteristics of Filipinos
mentioned in the selection
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2. Why is a Filipino a child of the marriage of the East and the West?
Explain.
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Choose a partner and talk straight from the heart about the following
questions.
a. Did you feel proud about being a Filipino before reading the selection?
Why or why not?
b. Now that you are aware of your inheritance, are you proud to
be a Filipino?
“The American law says we cannot display our flag in any public place,”
Gregorio Romulo told his family. “Well, my bedroom is not a public
place.”
His skill at using words made Romulo the logical choice to become “the
Voice of Freedom,” which broadcasted news of the war effort to Filipinos
and Americans alike. Often contrary to Japanese propaganda, Romulo’s
reports earned the ire of the enemy, who put a price on his head. But
Romulo kept broadcasting until the Fall of Bataan, and abandoned his
post only after MacArthur’s strict orders to leave. He flew first to
Australia, eventually ending up in the United States in exile, leaving
behind his wife and four sons.
In 1924 Romulo married Virginia Llamas, a local beauty titlist. They met
at a picnic and they married not long after being crowned King and
Queen of a Manila carnival. She once commented that she was the type
of wife who preferred to glow “faintly in her husband’s shadow,” to
which one acquaintance quipped, “this didn’t leave much room to glow
in”—a jab at Romulo’s height.
Standing only 5’4” in his shoes, Romulo often made fun of his height.
His book I Walked With Heroes opens with the anecdote about being the
newly elected president of the United Nations—the first Asian to ever
hold the post—and having to be “perched atop three thick New York City
telephone books” just to see and be seen by all the delegates below the
podium. When MacArthur fulfilled his promise to return to the
Philippines, with Romulo at his side, it was reported that the American
general was wading in waist-deep water. One correspondent, Walter
Winchell, immediately wired back asking how Romulo could have waded
in that depth without drowning.
He also used his height to his advantage. “The little fellow is generally
underrated in the beginning,” he once wrote. “Then he does something
well, and people are surprised and impressed. In their minds his
achievement is magnified.”
Despite all the triumphs, Romulo hit low points in his life. His eldest son
Carlos, Jr., died in a plane crash in 1957, and his beloved wife died in
1968, near the end of his terms as president of the University of the
Philippines, his alma mater, and, concurrently, Secretary of Education.
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YOUR TREASURE
I am PROUD to be a FILIPINO…
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Lesson 3
ADMIRING THE INVINCIBLE HUMAN SPIRIT
YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR OBJECTIVES
Form groups of five, then play the game ‘NAME THAT TUNE’ by
guessing the title of the song of each excerpt that the teacher will play.
As you listen to the excerpts for the second time, intently listen
to identify the message of each song.
Name three (3) persons whom you admire because of their being
strong in facing their trials in life. Give your reasons why you chose
them.
Think of one thing/situation you are afraid of the most. Why are
you afraid of it and how will you overcome this fear?
Choose five (5) from among unfamiliar words in Task 4 and use
each in a sentence.
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3.
4.
5.
Pretend that you are a doctor. Inform your patient that he/she is
afflicted with cancer. Explain to him/her how serious his/ her illness
is and how it will affect him/her. Discuss all the treatments he/she is
going to undergo to cure his/her illness.
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Source:http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/04/24/14/poverty-not-hindrance-summa-cum-
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TASK 11: REVIEWING YOUR SENTENCES
TASK12: DIALOG
Questions:
Effect:
Cause: Effect:
She knew that
her sister would
be mad at her
Cause:
She lost
her
camera.
YOUR FINAL TASK
Share the narrative you have written in Task 14 with the rest of
the class. Make sure to observe the following guidelines in delivering
your narration.
Source: http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=K523W3&sp=yes&
YOUR TREASURE
The tasks that you performed and the texts that you have read
have made you go through a rewarding experience not only in terms of
knowledge gained and values realized but also as a means of language
skills development. Before we finally end, do this one last activity:
YOUR JOURNEY
We are living in a world that demands the best from each of us. In
this age of globalization, the old adage, “No man is an island” is never
truer than now. What happens to one, affects others. While the past
teaches us lessons to guide us towards a better present, our tomorrows
require us to get ready for it in advance.
In this lesson, you will learn how to fulfill your dreams of a better
tomorrow by preparing to realize your potentials, by doing tasks that will
challenge you to better understand yourself and the people around you
as well as the world you live in. You will find activities that will build
understanding on how best to prepare yourself to compete in a dynamic
village and at the same time develop your listening, reading, speaking,
viewing and writing skills.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
TASK 2: IN A RELATIONSHIP
Surf the net and watch a TV broadcast using the URL below, and
react on the effectiveness of the use of media in conveying ideas
presented. Share your reactions with your partner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78FEgwI4LH0
YOUR TEXT
See :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TizA_jTCSS8
TASK 6: ANTICIPATION
You are going to read a story entitled, “The Happiest Boy in the
World “by NVM Gonzales.
Now, read the story and find out which of your questions were
answered?
N. V. M. Gonzales
“It’s about my boy, Jose.” he wrote on. “I want him to study this
June in Mansalay. He’s in the sixth grade now, and since he’s quite a
poor hand at looking after your carabaos, I thought it would be best that
he go to school in the town.”
…The kerosene lamp’s yellow flame flickered ceaselessly. The dank smell
of food , fish broth, particularly, that had been spilled from many a bowl
and had dried on the form, now seemed to rise from the very texture of
the wood itself. The stark truth about their poverty…
…”I hope you will not think of this as a great bother,” Julio
continued, trying his best to phrase his thoughts. he had a vague fear
that Ka Ponso might not favorably regard his letter. But he wrote on,
slowly and steadily, stopping only to read what he had put down. “We
shall repay you for whatever you can do for us, compadre. It’s true we
already owe you for many things, but your comadre and I will do all we
can indeed to repay you.”
…Julio felt he had nothing more to say, and that he had written
the longest letter in his life… He sat back again and smiled to himself.
About six o’clock the following morning, a boy of twelve was riding a
carabao along the river-bed road to town. He was very puny load on
carabao’s broad back.
Walking close behind the carabao, the father did not cross the
stream but only stood there by the bank.
“Mind to look after the letter,” he called out from where he was.
“Do you have it there, in your shirt pocket?”
The boy fumbled for it. When he had found it, he said, “No, Tatay, I
won’t lose it.”
…Then Julio started to walk back to his house, thinking of the worl that
awaited him in his clearing that day…
…Jose grew suddenly curious about the letter he carried in his shirt
pocket. He stopped his carabao under a shady tree by the roadside.
Focused Discussion
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hotPDAZKa0)
“Every hour you are not going after your passion, making your dreams a reality or
defining your purpose is an hour you can't get back. Is what you're doing right now,
this day, this moment getting you closer to where you want to be? If not, readjust your
focus. It's your future. Go get it!”
― Elizabeth Bourgeret
If you are to plan your life with a better future in mind, what
will you do?
I. Education
A._____________________________________________________
B._____________________________________________________
C._____________________________________________________
II. Work/Occupation
A.______________________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________________
C.______________________________________________________
A.______________________________________________________
B.______________________________________________________
C.______________________________________________________
TASK 10: SHOW, NOT TELL
Watch the video that your teacher will show you. In Your
English notebooks, answer the questions that follow.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHqvufohrfw).
showing you?
to the class.
1. Imagine that you are a group of advocates who will campaign for a
better future for every young person.
b. the concept
a. Focus/Content
b. Clarity
c. Visuals
d. Language
4. Prepare your script, create your video via Movie Maker or other similar
apps and present it in class for evaluation
YOUR TREASURE
1. What kind of life do you envision for yourself ten years from
now?
2. Share how you plan to become what you want to be, what you
will do.
Lesson 5
PLAYING MY ROLES
YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR OBJECTIVES
GAZE ASCEND
UNHITCHED
1.
2.
3.
4. 5.
1. Plow : ___________
2. Shed : ___________
3. Rose : ___________
4. Wonder : ___________
5. Know : ___________
DIALOGUE BOX
A:_______________________
B:_______________________
A:_______________________
B:_______________________
TASK 4: ROLES ON VIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGghmwUcbQ
Watch a short video clip. Consider the roles or tasks of the main
character in the clip. Be sure to concentrate on the roles performed by
the character and how it influences you as an audience. Brainstorm on
what one would say about the role/s of the man.
2. At School... b.
3. In the Community.. c.
YOUR TEXT
FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH
By: Jose Garcia Villa
The sun was salmon and hazy in the west. Dodong thought to
himself he would tell his father about Teang when he got home, after he
had unhitched the carabao from the plow, and let it to its shed and fed
it. He was hesitant about saying it, but he wanted his father to know.
What he had to say was of serious import as it would mark a climacteric
in his life. Dodong finally decided to tell it, at a thought came to him his
father might refuse to consider it. His father was silent hard-working
farmer who chewed areca nut, which he had learned to do from his
mother, Dodong’s grandmother.I will tell it to him. I will tell it to him.
The ground was broken up into many fresh wounds and fragrant
with a sweetish earthy smell. Many slender soft worms emerged from the
furrows and then burrowed again deeper into the soil. A short colorless
worm marched blindly to Dodong’s foot and crawled calmly over it.
Dodong go tickled and jerked his foot, flinging the worm into the air.
Dodong did not bother to look where it fell, but thought of his age,
seventeen, and he said to himself he was not young any more.
Dodong unhitched the carabao leisurely and gave it a healthy tap
on the hip. The beast turned its head to look at him with dumb faithful
eyes. Dodong gave it a slight push and the animal walked alongside him
to its shed. He placed bundles of grass before it land the carabao began
to eat. Dodong looked at it without interests.
His father looked at him silently and stopped sucking the broken
tooth. The silence became intense and cruel, and Dodong wished his
father would suck that troublous tooth again. Dodong was
uncomfortable and then became angry because his father kept looking at
him without uttering anything.
“I will marry Teang,” Dodong repeated. “I will marry Teang.”
His father kept gazing at him in inflexible silence and Dodong fidgeted on
his seat.
“I asked her last night to marry me and she said…yes. I want your
permission. I… want… it….” There was impatient clamor in his voice, an
exacting protest at this coldness, this indifference. Dodong looked at his
father sourly. He cracked his knuckles one by one, and the little sounds
it made broke dully the night stillness.
“Must you marry, Dodong?”
Dodong resented his father’s questions; his father himself had
married. Dodong made a quick impassioned easy in his mind about
selfishness, but later he got confused.
“You are very young, Dodong.”
“I’m… seventeen.”
“That’s very young to get married at.”
“I… I want to marry…Teang’s a good girl.”
“Tell your mother,” his father said.
“You tell her, tatay.”
“Dodong, you tell your inay.”
“You tell her.”
“All right, Dodong.”
“You will let me marry Teang?”
“Son, if that is your wish… of course…” There was a strange
helpless light in his father’s eyes. Dodong did not read it, so absorbed
was he in himself.
Dodong was immensely glad he had asserted himself. He lost his
resentment for his father. For a while he even felt sorry for him about the
diseased tooth. Then he confined his mind to dreaming of Teang and
himself. Sweet young dream…
Dodong stood in the sweltering noon heat, sweating profusely, so
that his camiseta was damp. He was still as a tree and his thoughts were
confused. His mother had told him not to leave the house, but he had
left. He had wanted to get out of it without clear reason at all. He was
afraid, he felt. Afraid of the house. It had seemed to cage him, to compare
his thoughts with severe tyranny. Afraid also of Teang. Teang was giving
birth in the house; she gave screams that chilled his blood. He did not
want her to scream like that, he seemed to be rebuking him. He began to
wonder madly if the process of childbirth was really painful. Some
women, when they gave birth, did not cry.
After six years of marriage, what are Dodong and Teang’s feelings
about marriage? about life?
Blas was not Dodong’s only child. Many more children came. For
six successive years a new child came along. Dodong did not want any
more children, but they came. It seemed the coming of children could not
be helped. Dodong got angry with himself sometimes.
Teang did not complain, but the bearing of children told on her.
She was shapeless and thin now, even if she was young. There was
interminable work to be done. Cooking. Laundering. The house. The
children. She cried sometimes, wishing she had not married. She did not
tell Dodong this, not wishing him to dislike her. Yet she wished she had
not married. Not even Dodong, whom she loved. There has been another
suitor, Lucio, older than Dodong by nine years, and that was why she
had chosen Dodong. Young Dodong. Seventeen. Lucio had married
another after her marriage to Dodong, but he was childless until now.
She wondered if she had married Lucio, would she have borne him
children. Maybe not, either. That was a better lot. But she loved
Dodong…
Dodong whom life had made ugly.
One night, as he lay beside his wife, he rose and went out of the
house. He stood in the moonlight, tired and querulous. He wanted to ask
questions and somebody to answer him. He w anted to be wise about
many things.
One of them was why life did not fulfill all of Youth’s dreams. Why
it must be so. Why one was forsaken… after Love.
Dodong would not find the answer. Maybe the question was not to
be answered. It must be so to make youth Youth. Youth must be
dreamfully sweet. Dreamfully sweet. Dodong returned to the house
humiliated by himself. He had wanted to know a little wisdom but was
denied it.
When Blas was eighteen he came home one night very flustered
and happy. It was late at night and Teang and the other children were
asleep. Dodong heard Blas’s steps, for he could not sleep well of nights.
He watched Blas undress in the dark and lie down softly. Blas was
restless on his mat and could not sleep. Dodong called him name and
asked why he did not sleep. Blas said he could not sleep.
Why is Blas restless? How does Dodong react to what Blas said?
2. If you are Dodong, would you choose to study or marry early and
suffer the life of poverty?
3. If you are Teang would you accept Dodong knowing that you are both
too young to get married? Explain your answer.
5. Playing the roles of Dodong and Teang, do you think you can be a
productive member of the society and of the country? Explain your
answer.
YOUR DISCOVERY TASK
Source: http://freewayonline.com.ph/about-jose-garcia-villa/
______ 1. Villa taught poetry for a while and worked in the Philippine
Mission to the U.N.
______ 3. Villa was named National Artist in Literature on June 12, 1973.
______ 5. Villa received the American academy of arts and Letter’s Poetry
Award.
_________________ 5. You are very young Dodong. You are seventeen and
very young to get married.
YOUR TREASURE
After realizing the different roles that people play, you are now
confident to reflect and to realize your potential strengths. Show/Indicate
how it helps you improve your role as a...
SON/DAUGHTER
MEMBER OF THE
STUDENT
SOCIETY
YOU
Lesson 6
TAKING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OUR ACTION
YOUR JOURNEY
The youths nowadays play a vital role in the society. Many times,
they stand for their rights and fight for what they believe in. They have
that eagerness to share their talents and skills for the advancement of
the world that is worth fighting for.
YOUR OBJECTIVES:
1. _________________________________
_______________________________
2. _________________________________
_______________________________
3. _________________________________
_______________________________
4. _________________________________
_______________________________
5. _________________________________
_______________________________
TASK 2: SOUNDS LIKE…
A F E O F O 1. ___________-___________
2. ___________- ____________
R F A U E U 3. __________- _____________
4. __________ - ___________
I E R N C N 5. __________ - ___________
C C S S T C
N O S S E L
4. After watching the video for the third time, complete the table
below.
2.
3.
4.
Fill out the oblongs with the words synonymous with the one at
the center. Choose your answer from the box.
1.
weaken tremor shake tremble terror shiver
QUIVER
2.
defend strike aggression attack prevent beset
ONSLAUGHT
3.
3.
serenity destruction construction annihilation devastation desolation
HAVOC
4.
intense violent wild delirious delighted
apprehensive
FURIOUS
5.
HOWLING
YOUR TEXT
We are all familiar with the Big Bad Wolf’s threat in that all-time
favorite childhood story. The imagery is amusing, cute even, and has
been told and retold to the delight of children for many years now.
But the people of Leyte now know there is nothing happy about it
when it happens in real life. The day before the very wicked Yolanda
came and went, until about 10 p.m., the weather was dry and
sunny. Too dry, in fact, and remarkably hot, with almost no wind to
make a leaf even so much as quiver. While it is true that people here in
Ormoc City were bracing for what promised to be a terrible storm, the
fear of it was not the strongest prevailing feeling. After all, Ormoc had
already weathered the onslaught of Typhoon Uring in November 1991,
where about 8,000 people died in the flashflood. Nothing could probably
come close to that. We had our quota of natural disasters already.
Nov. 8, 2013. The sun did not shine. The day was consistently
gray and the strong rains that started before midnight poured
relentlessly. The cloudless sky went on crying, and soon enough the
people under it, too. Because at around 8 a.m., the howling of the wind
heightened to a very frightening level. They say it sounded like a woman
wailing, and if I were to pick a singular image of its fury, based on
accounts it would be that of a dentist trying to pull out a very stubborn
tooth. In this case, the dentist was the wind and the tooth, each and
every house.
If in Tacloban City it was the storm surge that wreaked havoc, here
in Ormoc it was the angry wind that seemed to move in a singular path,
like a comet, before it changed its furious dance into a twisting
motion. It is safe to say that the most damage happened between 8 and
10 a.m., with only 15 minutes of calm that everybody says, in hindsight,
just feels like a betrayal because it actually came in two waves, the last
being the most destructive.
In other parts of the city, the scenes were just variations of one
and the same thing—families and loved ones holding on to each other as
they tried to survive. A group of siblings used what remained of their
home, a door, as a shield against what they were already convinced was
a twister. Entire clans squeezed themselves into the bathrooms of their
big homes because it was the last option, the last remaining structure
still standing. A man held his wife in his arms as they crawled for cover
under the bed, comforted only by the thought that, come what may, they
were at least together. Everyone thought the end had indeed come.
And then, after what seemed like forever, it stopped. But by that
time Yolanda left, no standing structure was without damage. Even
trees and crops lay flat in surrender. Steel sheets were crumpled like
paper or curled like ribbons; metal trusses were either dented, bent,
twisted, or all of the above all at once. The image that surfaced for the
whole world to see was one of massive destruction.
a. Who or what, do you think was the ‘Yolanda’ being talked about in
the selection?
b. Describe the setting before the storm happened.
c. Cite evidences that people were nervous during the storm.
d. What can you say about the actions of narrator’s sister?
e. If you were in the same situation what would you do?
f. What are the important values that we should possess to help us
overcome a disaster?
TASK 7: COMPLETE ME...
c. Her sister recited Psalms 91 over and over again as she breastfed
her three year old son to keep him calm.
__________ did her sister kept on reciting Psalms 91 over and over?
d. The day before the wicked Yolanda came, the weather was dry and
sunny.
BIOGRAPHY
YOUR FINAL TASK
YOUR TREASURE
After performing the different tasks in this lesson, you are now
ready to face your responsibilities as a dynamic youth. This time
complete the commitment scroll below:
Lesson 7
DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM WORLD-CLASS FILIPINOS
YOUR JOURNEY
Every now and then, we learn of fellow Filipinos who make it big
abroad or who bring further glory to our country. In your own little way,
you can be like them, too! At this point, you will go on a virtual journey
to find out about the lives of the Pinoy World Class.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
People from the video I know People from the video I don’t know
TASK 2: SAY, WHO?
Referring to the same video clip, think of another Pinoy who you
think should be included in the video. Make the other groups guess who
your featured “Pinoy Pride” is. Each group may express their answers in
different ways:
Group 1 – Caricature
Group 2 – Charade
Group 3 – Riddle
Group 4 – Song/ Rap
Group 5 – Tableau
Some words mean almost the same but have different gradients of
meaning. With your partner, try to complete the “steps” in each pyramid
by guessing which word corresponds to the “shade of meaning” in each
section of the pyramid. Choose your answers from the box at the side of
each pyramid.
impeding a
progress
__________
1. GENERAL MEANING:
to prevent from doing
controlling abruptly
or drastically
WORD CHOICES:
_______________
CURB
CHECK
holding back by force RESTRAIN
____________________
2. GENERAL MEANING: not feeling calm
Feeling stressed _________
easily annoyed
______________________
an assigned
piece of activity
to be finished at
a certain time 3. GENERAL MEANING:
__________ work
any difficult or
compulsory physical WORD CHOICES:
activity LABOR
____________ DRUDGERY
TASK
dull, annoying, fatiguing
work
__________________
YOUR TEXT
With your group mates, come up with a list of reasons why OFWs
are inspirational, too! (Make sure that you will be able to explain/defend
your presentation afterwards.)
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
Group 1
1. What are the roles of the speaker in the poem?
2. Is the speaker happy? Cite specific lines in the poem that will support
your answer.
Group 2
3. What word best describes the husband in the poem? Defend your
answer
4. Are the same situations shown in the poem still happening these
days? Which lines from the poem are still true today?
Group 3
5. There are repeated lines in the poem: “Weary and bored, I seek to go
abroad…” what does it imply?
6. What is the general tone of the poem? Defend your answer.
Group 4
7. How would you describe the wife in the poem? Why?
8. What does the line, “I can now breathe freely” imply?
Group 5
9. The last two lines of the poem seem to be loaded with many possible
meanings. Give your interpretation.
10. Would you consider the speaker in the poem a modern hero? Defend
your answer.
TASK 6: AGREE OR DISAGREE?
Husband’s
characteristics
I agree I disagree Reason/s
shown in the
poem
Wife’s
characteristics
I agree I disagree Reason/s
shown in the
poem
3
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
TASK 7: ON MY OWN
While watching the BBC Travel video, you may take notes that will
help you complete the following table:
5
TASK 8: I BELIEVE I CAN FLY!
Through draw lots, your group will choose from the following roles:
Then, with your group mates, you will perform a short skit that
shows how you can soar to greater heights and make a difference in your
community. Make sure that you will be able to explain your work after
your presentation.
1) What has Lea Salonga already achieved that the other two
personalities have not yet accomplished?
2) Who is the usual audience of OFW singers in Japan?
3) Which idea inspires Joey Ayala to compose songs?
4) When do OFW singers in Japan and Lea Salonga have in
common?
5) Why is Joey Ayala similar to Lea Salonga?
6) How are the OFW singers in Japan similar to Joey Ayala?
7) Where are the three performers from?
1 4
2
7
5
INFORMATION SHEET
_____________________________________
PHOTO
REASON/S FOR CHOOSING THE INTERVIEWEE:
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. What ________________________________________________________________?
2. When ________________________________________________________________?
3. Where________________________________________________________________?
4. Who__________________________________________________________________?
5. Why/How_____________________________________________________________?
1. What ________________________________________________________________?
2. When ________________________________________________________________?
3. Where________________________________________________________________?
4. Who__________________________________________________________________?
5. Why/How_________________________________________________________?
You have now reached the final leg of your journey to find out
about the lives of the Pinoy World Class. Along your way, you have met
different Filipinos who have made a difference in various ways. This time,
it is your turn to introduce to us an inspirational Filipino from your
community.
With your group mates, present in class the information you have
gathered through your interview. You will present the information you
gathered through a creative scrapbook. Your teacher will use the
following rubric to evaluate your work.
DESCRIPTOR 5 4 3 2
YOUR TREASURE
Now, look back into your journey and answer the following
questions in your notebook:
1. What were the most interesting ideas you have learned in the lesson?
2. What were the least interesting ideas you have learned in the lesson?
YOUR JOURNEY
In this lesson, you will discover life more meaningful and meet the
real world of learning for survival.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
• Narrate events
• Express appreciation for entertaining texts (anecdotes, jokes,
fables, myths, tales) by recognizing the punch lines
• Express one’s beliefs/convictions based on a material viewed
• Create or expand word clines
• Discover through Philippine Literature the need to work
cooperatively and responsibly in today’s global village
• Explain the contributions of national artists for national
development
• Compose a biographical sketch based on a personal interview and
background research
• Use correct and appropriate prosodic features of speech when
giving information, instructions, making explanations and
narrating events in personal and factual recounts.
• Formulate short replies
TASK 1: IT’S THE CLINE
A.
HAPPY PLEASED
LUCKY FELICITOUS
B.
SADNESS SOLITUDE
MISERY GRIEF
C.
TROUBLE BOTHER
FRIGHTEN FEAR
D.
LOVE ADMIRATION
ROMANCE AFFECTION
TASK 2: VIEW IT
View the video trailer, “Invaders from Mars”, and answer the
following questions:
themselves. His earlier collection of short stories earned him the title of the
"Catholic Writer". But elements of the fantastic also come in his works. In
the 2006 Graphic/Fiction Awards, the main local sponsor of the contest,
specialty book shop Fully Booked, acknowledged Brillantes as one of the
godfathers of fantastic literature in English by naming the first category
theGregorio C. Brillantes Prize for Prose.
Read the excerpt from the guidelines in giving the National Artists
Award to Filipino individuals who made significant contributions to the
development of Philippine arts. Then answer the following questions
after the text.
OBJECTIVES
The Order of National Artists shall be given to artists who have met the
following criteria:
Comprehension Questions:
YOUR TEXT
The Boy Ben, thirteen years old, sits there and wide-eyed before
the screen of the theater, in the town of Tarlac, his heart thumps in awe
and excitement, and his hands are balled into unconscious fists, as the
spaceship burns its blue-flamed journey through the night of the
universe that is forever silent with a high metallic hum.
Enclosed in time within the rocket, the ship itself surrounded by
timelessness, which is in turn framed by the boundaries of the cinema
screen, the last men and women and children of Earth watch the
asteroids, the stream of cosmic dust, the barren planets drift past the
portholes like luminous flowers at once beautiful and monstrous, floating
in the ocean of space.
The traveler search the night for another world of air and
greenness, remembering the end of the Earth, the Final War, the
flickering radioactive fires upon the lifeless continents. Beyond the dead
seas of Mars, and beyond the ice-bound tomb of Neptune, past the orbit
of Pluto and out into the black immeasurable depths, the rocket flashes
onward, through years of space and time: a moving speck among the
twinkling stars, propelled by the flame of its engine and a certain destiny.
A sun looms up from the blackness, more golden and more gentle
than the star they have always known; and as a globe of shining water
and green-shadowed land appears through the viewports; they break out
into jubilant cries and dazed whispers of thanks to God. Cradled by a
final blast of power, the spacecraft lands on the meadow: a quiet moment
before the airlocks open, a sigh of wind in the nearby trees. The survivors
of the Earth climb down onto the grass, and the filmed prophecy ends
with them gathered as on a pilgrimage beneath the vertical cylinder of
their rocket, looking out across the plain to the hills green in the light of
the new sun.
The curtains close the window of the screen; an amplified
phonograph scratches out a tired rhumba; there is a brief scramble for
vacated seats, the usual reluctant shuffling towards the exit after the
show. Ben thinks of staying for one more screening but his friend Pepe
stood up to leave, waving to him from the aisle.
He and Pepe go up the aisle, stepping on brittle peanut shells and
candy tinfoil; in the diffused light, the audience waits for the lovely and
terrible dream.
The two boys linger before the moviehouse and look up at the
photo stills tacked on the display board: the nuclear-bombed cities, New
York and Paris and London, where no man would ever breath and walk
again; tomorrow’s spaceship, flaming meteor-like in the night of space;
the faces of the last people, brave before the unexplored night.
Ben looks up at the pictures, and he feels again, deep in a silence within
him, like the vibration of invisible wires, the hum of the universe, the
movement of the planets and stars. He turns to his friend in a kind
impatience, his eyes bright, his chest tightening; he begins to speak, but
the hum and movement cannot be uttered. “C’mon, Ben,” says Pepe, and
they cross the street away from the sound and glare of the theater,
through the small belling tinkle of the calesas and the warm gasoline
dust, while the strangeness within him strains almost like a pain for
utterance.
They saunter down the main street in the manner of boys who have no
immediate reason for hurry, lazy-legged and curious-eyed. They come to
the plaza; children are roller-skating around the kiosko, and the stars are
clear in the sudden night over the town.
The two boys get up on the bench and sit on the back rest and
watch the skating children. In the white light of the neon lamps, the
continuous rumbling sound of the skaters rises and falls with the quality
of the cemented rink: now hollow and receding, now full and ascending,
going around, seemingly unending. Tito comes by and join them atop the
bench; and they talk of a swim in San Miguel tomorrow morning; they
agree to meet here, at the kiosko, after the last Mass. After a few random
topics, from basketball to the new swept-winged jets that passed over the
town during the day, the talk shifts to the movie Ben and Pepe have just
seen. Tito does not go for that kind of picture, so fantastic he says, so
untrue to life.
With every second the night deepens in the sky. As though in obedience
to some secret signal, Ben looks up at the stars. The Southern Cross
hangs in the meridian; the half-man and the half-horse in Centaurus
rides over the acacias, and the Milky Way is a pale misted river dividing
the sky. The stars are faraway suns… The strangeness stirs in silence
within him: the unknowable words die stillborn in his mind, and the boy
joins in the casual conversation, while the rumble of the skates rises and
falls, around and around, as if forever, and the stars swing across the
sky.
“If there are any,” says Tito, “they’d look like Mr. Cruz.”
“Ahh, nobody’s going to land on the moon,” says Tito, “there’s no air up
there.”
With comic farewells, the three boys part ways, Ben walks home
alone, back across the plaza, past the skaters and the lamp-posts of
kiosko, the border of trees and the town hall. The empty house on
Romulo Street stares at him through a vein of vines, like a sick old
woman abandoned by her children. The electric plant by the river
thunders compressedly as he goes by, the massive dynamos producing
heat and light; it is as though he were discovering the power of the
machines for the first time, quivering in the air, trembling underground.
On the bridge, he stops to gaze at the sky; the far edge of the river,
without trees or houses, planes into a horizon; the stars seem to rise
from the dark land and the water.
Make groups of five. Read the story again and do the following
tasks.
Group 3. Give the theme of the story and the symbolism of the movie
Ben has seen.
TASK 8: RELATE IT
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1. Radio play
2. Interpretative dance
3. News Casting
4. Tableau
5. Song
Work in groups of five. Read the story again and focus on the
Filipino values expressed in it.
The Distance to
TRADITIONAL VALUES
Andromeda
TASK 12: VALUE IT
Go over the Filipino values taken from the story. Reflect on today’s
environment and check if these values are still present among the
Filipino youth. As a global youth, how are you going to preserve the
Filipino values in the changing world? Make a self-commitment through
a poster.
YOUR TREASURE
You have finished the lesson, fairly enough to open your minds
and hearts with the life events and discoveries in your local community,
extending your world in the global environment. Keep yourself abreast of
the changing times to move forward in the spirit of national
consciousness and national identity of becoming a true Filipino.
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