PERFORMANCE TASK

NAME: _______________________________________________________________________GRADE & SECTION: 6 A

Read the story and make connections as you fill in the chart below.

Boy, The “Balut” Vendor

(by:Anna Marie E. Velano)

There was once a poor family lived in a slum area in Iloilo City. The father is a balut
vendor and the mother is a housewife. One day, the father got sick and Boy being the eldest of
seven siblings had to do the task of his father. Boy started selling “balut” every after school in the
nearby barangays. Boy usually got home late and very tired, but he never missed school.
Teacher Anna, Boy’s adviser got pity of him and she started giving Boy some foods and some
penny.

After a year of struggles and hardships Boy successfully graduated in elementary.

His family is very proud and thankful to him. Boy continued to sell balut as he continued
high school and he still got support from his teachers because of his good values and
attitudes.

Making Connections
Text-to-Self Connections

Name:

Book/Text:

Author:

After reading a story, write about how the story is similar or different from your
own life by using the questions in the chart.

In the story In my life

Discuss what is happening in the What does this remind me of my life?
story.

What is this similar to in my life?

 How is this different from my life?

MAKING CONNECTIONS RUBRICS

5 4 3 2
MAIN IDEAS/EVENT Main idea is clear, Main idea briefly Main idea is unclear Main idea is unclear
correctly placed, and explains an important or incorrectly placed, and incorrectly
explains an important event in the text. and vaguely, explains placed, and does not
event in the text. an important event in explain an important
the text. event in the text.
CONNECTION Connection is directly Connection is Connection is vaguely Connection is not
related to the event in partially related to related to the event in related to the event in
the text. The student the event in the text. the text. The student’s the text. The student’s
explains completely. The student’s explanation is explanation is poor.
explanation is good. satisfactory.
LEGIBILITY Legible handwriting. Marginally legible Handwriting is not Handwriting is not
handwriting. legible in places. legible.
Mechanics Paragraph has no Paragraph has one or Paragraph has three Paragraph has sis or
errors in punctuation, two punctuation, to five punctuation, more punctuation,
capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, capitalization,
grammar, and grammar, and grammar and spelling grammar and spelling
spelling. spelling errors. errors. errors.

PERFORMANCE TASK
NAME: _______________________________________________________________________GRADE & SECTION: 6 A
 Enjoy recalling the news clips, articles, stories, and poems you have read.
Then you can fill in the chart.

Have fun in making connections.

Making Connections

Connect each section below.

When I read… It made me think of… This is a….

Text-to-self connection

Text-to-book connection

Text-to-world connection