Name: ___________________________ Section: __________________________

Date: __________________________
Session 2: Reading Activity
Answer the following questions to understand the texts further. The number of sentences/phrases
varies per number.
1. Quote at least 2 passages from the texts that illustrate the senses below. If you see plural
instances (2 or more senses are used in the same sentence), list it in the most dominant
sense.
Sensory Detail “Where I’m From” “Ashfall” “Tom Yum”
Visual (seeing)

Aural (hearing)

Tactile (touching)

Olfactory (smelling)

Gustatory (tasting)
2. Guide Questions for “Where I’m From”
a. The poem tells us a series of sensory images and details to show where the persona
(the one talking in a poem) is from, instead of showing us a place. Why is this so? (2-
3 sentences)

b. What specific details and proper names of things are stated in the poem? Why does
the persona get specific? (2-3 sentences)

3. Guide Questions for “Ashfall”

a. What event does the persona narrate in the text? Why do you think so? (2-3
sentences)
 b. Why do you think the persona finds it hard to label or name his or her experience? (1
sentence; should not exceed 27 words)

c. Is the text a poem? Can poems be written in paragraphs? Why or why not? (2-3
sentences)

4. Guide Questions for “Tom Yum”

a. How does tom yum link Myla and her family? Provide a short summary of what
happened in the story. (5-8 sentences)
b. How were the food images compared to the characters in the story, e. g,. Myla’s
grandmother compared to ginger? Myla’s relationship with her father to wansoy? (3-5
sentences)

c. Do you think the events in the story happen in real time? Do you have other
narratives like the story? How do you resonate with the characters? (2-3 sentences)