WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

English 10 Quarter 3 Week 8

FINDING MEANING

Name: ___________________________________________Section: ____________________

Learning Objective:

- MELC: Critique a literary selection based on the following approaches:

structuralist/formalist, moralist, Marxist, feminist, historical, and reader-
response.

- Subtask competency: Make the meaning they find in literature

- Time Allotment: 60 minutes, 5 days a week (Quarter 3 Week 8 Day 1)

Key Concepts

- English 10 Learner’s Material, pp. 308-309

Activity 1. A: SOUNDS FAMILIAR

What to do: Identify the product/company associated with the following taglines:

1. We Find Ways
2. JUST DO IT.
3. Let’s Go Places
4. We’ve Got It All For You
5. In the Service of the Filipino

Answer the following questions:

1. How did you associate the tagline with the product/company? Did you just
guess it? Or did you base it on your memory/experience?

2. Is there a certain tagline above that arouses an unforgettable experience? What

experience is that?

Activity 1.B :

What to do: Below are famous lines and their secular interpretations/meanings taken
from William Ernest Henley's Invictus. Examine each meaning presented and give
your own personal interpretation of the lines.

1.Under the bludgeonings of chance

       My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Secular Interpretation: The line, expressing fierce defiance; wounded or

scarred, but not defeated.

My personal interpretation: ____________________________________________________

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 2.Beyond this place of wrath and tears
      Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
      Finds and shall find me unafraid.

Secular Interpretation: These lines of 'Invictus' explain how the individual

differentiates the fact that there will be circumstances in the future that he cannot
prevent from happening. However, the past troubled years have prepared the
individual for the future ones. The approaching years must stand and be ready to find
the person unafraid and ready to overcome the hardships that the forthcomings will
provide.

My personal interpretation: ____________________________________________________

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3.It matters not how strait the gate,

      How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
      I am the captain of my soul.

Secular Interpretation: These words are basically interpreting how a person is the
controller of his/her own life. Whatever they encounter in life, or whatever life throws
at them, they are the 'captain of their soul ‘ or they can manage their own life.

My personal interpretation: ____________________________________________________

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Reflection:

1. The difficult part of this lesson is ___________________________, because

___________________________________ .
 READER’S READING EXPERIENCE

Name: ___________________________________________Section: ____________________

Learning Objective:

- Subtask competency: Focuses on the reader’s reading experience.

- Time Allotment: 60 minutes, 5 days a week (Quarter 3 Week 8 Day 2)

What is Reader-Response?

 It is a type of criticism that focuses on the activity of reading a work of

literature.

 The connection between a reader’s experience and the text is far more
important than the structure.

 Proponents of this believe that literature has no objective meaning or existence,

rather people bring their own thoughts, moods, and experiences.

Example:

Whenever I watched the Korean series “Reply 1988” I remember my childhood

experience with our neighbors- the camaraderie, the life free from any gadgets, and
the sharing of food. We had a simple life which is different from today.

Thus, the role of the reader is essential to the meaning of a text, for only in the
reading experience does the literary work come alive.

Activity 1.2: MAKING SENSE WITH MY EMOTION

What to do: Below are lines taken from songs. Identify what emotion is aroused or
activated. Then, tell what life experience you can identify with it.

1. Oh I’m in pieces, it’s tearing me up, but I know

A heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved

-Supermarket Flowers
Ed Sheeran

2. Couldn’t put my phone down

Scrolling patiently
It’s all the same to me
Just faces on a screen

-Comethru
Jeremy Zucker

3. Leaves will soon grow from the

bareness of trees
And all will be alright in time

-Leaves
Ben&Ben
 4. I’ve been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It’s time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me, pretending that
They’re not alone?

-Man in the Mirror

Michael Jackson

5. I’m trying to realize

It’s alright to not be fine on your own

-Comethru
Jeremy Zucker

Reflection:

I like this lesson because _______________________________________.

 DOING PEER REVIEW

Name: ___________________________________________Section: ____________________

Learning Objective:

- Subtask competencies:

1. Engage in the in the writing process of a peer writer, including peer review
2. Review and evaluate a variety of reader-response papers by peer writers

- Time Allotment:120 minutes,5 days a week (Quarter 3 Week 8 Days 3 and 4)

Activity 3 A: WHAT CAN I SAY?

What to do: Find a partner (family member/neighbor) and discuss about movies that
both of you have already watched . Then, write about what you think of the movie.
Below are your guide questions.

1. What genre is it? Adventure? Science fiction? Fantasy? Musical?

2. What is the screenwriter trying to accomplish with the movie? Is it meant to
entertain or to give a lesson?
3. What is your reaction then? Did you like the movie or not?
4. Cite parts of the movie where you can relate with your life experience.

Activity 3 B:

What to do: Read each other’s answers and write comments below regarding
his/her work ,then vice versa with the following guide questions:

1. Do you have the same reaction?

2. Were he/she able to defend his/her idea?

3. What can you say about his/her work/answer?

Note: The paper with the partner’s comments will be the one to be submitted to your
English teacher.

Reflection:

The difficult part of the lesson is _____________________________ because I

need to ___________________________________.
 READER-RESPONSE METHODOLOGY

Name: ___________________________________________Section: ___________________

Learning Objective:

- Subtask competency: Apply the reader-response methodology to works of

literature

- Time Allotment: 60 minutes, 5 days a week (Quarter 3 Week 8 Day 5)

Activity 4: LITERARY RESPONSE

What to do: Below are the lyrics of the song “KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD” by Francis
Magalona. To feel the song ,you may opt to listen to it on YouTube. After listening,
write your interpretation of the song and associate it to either your life experience or
your observations of the society.

KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD
By Francis M.

So many faces, so many races

Let the bassline strum to the bang of the
Different voices, different choices
drum
Some are mad, while others laugh
Some can swim while some will sink
Some live alone with no better half
And some will find their minds and think
Others grieve while others curse
Others walk while others run
And others mourn behind a big black hearse
You can't talk peace and have a gun
Some are pure and some half-bred
Some are hurt and start to cry
Some are sober and some are wasted
Don't ask me how don't ask me why
Some are rich because of fate and
Some are friends and some are foes
Some are poor with no food on their plate
Some have some while some have most
Some stand out while others blend
Some are fat and stout while some are thin Every color and every hue
Some are friends and some are foes Is represented by me and you
Some have some while some have most Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Every color and every hue
Spinnin' round, make it twirl
Is represented by me and you
In this kaleidoscope world
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin' round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world

Some are great and some are few

Others lie while some tell the truth
Some say poems and some do sing
Others sing through their guitar strings
Some know it all while some act dumb

My interpretation of the song is ___________________________________________________.

I can associate it with______________________________________________.

Reflection:

If I were a songwriter , the theme of my song would be about___________________

because ________________________ .
References for Learners:

“Celebrating Diversity through World Literature Grade 10”, First Edition. Manila:
Rex Book Store Inc., 2015.

https://sites.google.com/site/audreyheshs/home/invictus-interpretation

Answer Key:

Activity 1.A

1. BDO
2. Nike
3. TOYOTA
4. SM
5. ABS-CBN

Activity 1.B - Answers may vary.

Activity 2: 1.sadness/pain
2.loneliness/boredom
3.hopeful/anticipation
4.pity
5.contentment

Activity 3 A: Answers may vary.

Activity 3 B: Answers may vary.

Activity 4: Answers may vary.

Author: Sandra M. Dispo, SST III

School: Agusan National High School
Division: Butuan City
E-mail address: sandra.dispo@deped.gov.ph

Reviewers:

Daisy F. Santos, SST II

Christoner A. Jamer, SST III
Venus Sheila O. Ayado, SSHT IV
Maria Dinah D. Abalos, PhD, EPS -English