SYNTHESIS AND REVIEW PAPER-SRP

LEARNING BLOCK 1-CHAPTER 1: SENTENCES

By: Maido, Patrick Javie D. - BSN 1-N

I. Reference

- Moyes, J. (2012). Me Before You. New York, N.Y: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, 2012. Print.

II. Integration of Listening in the reading material

- The following are recognized vocabularies I am unfamiliar with and just learned them.

resolute - firm in purpose or belief

entwined - interconnected (not easily separated) or twisted together
altercation - a noisy argument, confrontation, or fight
forfeit - give up
perceptible - noticeable
recession - a period when the economy does poorly
arid - lacking sufficient water or rainfall; or lacking vitality of spirit
complicit - guilty as a helper in wrongdoing
construed - understood something to have a specific meaning
dexterous - skillful
extricates - frees or removes from constraint or difficulty
frenetic - fast, energetic — often with confusion
gesticulating - making gestures (hand or body movements) while speaking or to express
something
imbued - filled
menial - of work: unskilled and uninteresting
tacitly - in an indirect manner
taciturn - with a tendency to be reserved and not to talk
askance - with disapproval or distrust; or directed to one side
atrophying - to wither or weaken — especially from lack of use
commensurate - proportionate
unscrupulous - unethical
incredulous - unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
reproach - a criticism; or to express criticism
acrid - harsh or caustic
belligerent - hostile (the attitude of one eager to fight); or one already engaged in a fight
or war
clandestine - secret or hidden
debilitating - to weaken
deluge - an overwhelming amount; or to overwhelm — especially said of water
despondent - depressed
kiosk - a very small area used as a store or to dispense information; or an interactive
computer-driven self-service machine
parried - avoided
recriminations - mutual accusations (criticizing and blaming each other)
scathing - severely harming
sparsely - not dense; or few in number and spread out
untenable - not defensible
semblance - a small amount of something; or something resembling (looking like)
something else
curtailed - to stop or restrict something
stalwart - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt);
stint - an unbroken period of time during which someone does something
grotesque - distorted and unnatural in shape or size — especially in a disturbing way
jousting - competing in a contest to knock each other off horses with blunted lances
ordeal - a very difficult or painful experience
searing - burn the surface with intense heat; or burn something unpleasant into memory
heralded - a sign that something will happen — especially something important and good
common ground - a basis of mutual understanding between parties
writ - law: an order issued by a court or judicial officer
 maudlin - effusively sad — especially after drinking too much alcohol
comestibles - any substance that can be used as food
mercurial - tending to change quickly, frequently, and unpredictably
minutiae - a small or minor detail
slovenly - dirty and unkempt
incongruity - the quality of being out of place
wrought - worked — as when iron is shaped to fit by bending or beating

- These are the identified topics and ideas I have understand while reading the book.

(1) Love and Sacrifice - In my perception Will and Lou as they overcome their many
differences and gradually fall in love, all while trying to avoid the extra challenge of
codependency that might haunt a relationship between a caregiver and his or her charge. Lou
experiences the joy of caring for Will’s needs, but also the danger of believing that Will’s needs
are more important than her own. In the end, the author celebrates the love that Will and Lou
share, but cautions against the romantic tendency of making a loved on or a relationship one’s
entire world. The author points out that Will and Lou’s love enriches their lives, but it cannot
solve all of their problems. Yet the novel also asks how much should you sacrifice for the people
you love, using the title “Me Before You” to refer to both Will’s death before Lou’s and the idea
of prioritizing one’s self above other people.Lou’s experiences with Will give her the strength to
both support Will as he makes the painful decision to end his own life as well as recognize her
own needs to plan a fulfilling life outside of her family after Will is gone. Will, for his part, gives
his family and Lou the time that they need to come around to his decision on their own so that
his choice does not destroy his family or Lou’s life completely.
(2) Ambition and Achievement - As I reflect both Lou and Will are watching life pass
by instead of participating in it. Lou seems content in a dead-end job still living with her parents,
unable to understand or sympathize with her far more ambitious sister though Lou’s safe, boring
life is later shown to be a coping mechanism after the sexual assault that Lou suffered years
earlier. Meanwhile, Will’s high-ambition, high-stakes life as a London financier is brought to a
screeching halt by the accident that leaves him wheelchair-bound. As Lou tries to convince Will
to create new ambitions for the life he has now, Lou has to identify her own ambitions and
eventually goes back to school for fashion design the way that she always dreamed.
Will’s life never completes the ambitions he had for himself, but he is able to push Lou
towards achieving more than she ever thought possible. It is not easy for Lou to emerge from her
comfort zone, but Will forces her to travel the world and advocate for herself instead of selling
herself short. By the end of the novel, I can clearly state that these choices are the most
rewarding things that Lou has ever done and they are all the more satisfying because they were
not easy.
(3) Fitness - For me, the author shows that fitness and health are complex. Mental and
physical health are different, but they are also interrelated and hard to untangle, as each has a
profound influence on the other. Lou, as Will’s caregiver, is supposed to care for his physical
needs, yet this requires her to care for his mental and emotional needs as well. The author asserts
that true health and fitness means finding a balance between mental and physical fitness, as well
as the emotional needs that all humans share.

- These are the guessed meaning from the context I understand.

(1) “You are scored on my heart, Clark. You were from the first day you walked in, with your
ridiculous clothes and your bad jokes and your complete inability to ever hide a single thing you
felt.” Will explain to Lou.

- In my opinion, in the sentence the term scored means “you captured”. Which means that
Louisa captured Will’s heart.

(2) “Push yourself. Don’t Settle.” - As Lou read Will’s letter.

- In my understanding, push yourself is not literally pushing our physical body yet it
signifies that we are pushing our self into a limit that we may achieve or attain something.
(3) “I hadn’t realized that music could unlock things in you, could transport you to somewhere
even the composer hadn’t predicted. It left an imprint in the air around you, as if you carried its
remnants with you when you went.” Lou says to Will joyfully.

- In my perception, in the sentence the word music is used as a remarkable thing that
when you used it you will experience an unforgettable event or make you feel something you
never felt.

(4) “You only get one life. It’s actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.” - Will said.

- For me, the term one life refers to limitation of our existence. The sentence states that
we should do what we desire because our lives might end anytime and if time comes we would
not regret everything. As Will is about pursue his euthanasia, he advises Lou to follow her
dreams.

- The following are grammatical word classes I recognized while reading the book.

 Verb: The security guard steps out of his cubicle.

 Noun: “You need to call Jeff in New York.”
 Pronoun: She is probably slightly too old to pout, but they’ve been going out a short enough
time for it still to be cute.
 Adjective: He sees the side of the glossy black taxi in front of him.
 Preposition: “I feel like there’s always a third person vying for your attention”
 Adverb: “Since when did the whole of London begin getting up so early?”
 Conjunction: A woman’s face appeared, middle-aged but beautiful, under expensive
precision-cut hair.

- I recognized lots of cohesive devices yet the following are what I listed.

 I also thought the Sleeping Beauties were sappy.

 My parents minded him after school every day until Treena finished work.
 Others, such as the failed attempt to go swimming, required more time and organization
 I tidied my room, then sat and watched television with the sound down.
 Oh, they love mature students. Especially mature students with a proven work ethic.

III. Integration of Speaking in the reading material

- Correct formation of words.

 He was smacking his lips with anticipation.

- “smacking” is the verb and the sentence is in a form of continuous past tense
 I had been doing this for about ten minutes when the discreet hum of the motorized
wheelchair alerted me to Will’s arrival.
- “doing” is the verb and the sentence is in a form of perfect continuous past tense.
 We ate the green salad, the pasta salad and seafood salad and an exotic fruit salad.
- “ate” is the verb and the sentence is in a form of simple past tense.
 I was sobbing silently, snot running into my sleeve.
- “sobbing” is the verb and the sentence is in a form of continuous past tense.
 I had been watching the female television presenter and wondering what my hair would
look like dyed the same colour.
- “watching” is the verb and the sentence is in a form of perfect continuous past tense.

- Main sentence constituents.

 Lou wore the red dress and Will was amazed by her beauty.
- subject: Lou , verb: wore , object: red dress
 The store owner gave the perfume to Lou.
- subject: The store owner, verb: gave, object: perfume
 Will bought the socks that Lou will probably like.
- subject: Will, verb: bought, object: socks
 They dance gracefully with the music playing romantically.
- subject: They, verb: dance, object: music
 Lou left the bakery shop for the reason that the owner will permanently close the store.
- subject: Lou, verb: left, object: bakery shop

IV. Integration of Reading in the reading material

- Unfamiliar words from written context.

resolute - firm in purpose or belief

entwined - interconnected (not easily separated) or twisted together
altercation - a noisy argument, confrontation, or fight
forfeit - give up
perceptible - noticeable
recession - a period when the economy does poorly
arid - lacking sufficient water or rainfall; or lacking vitality of spirit
complicit - guilty as a helper in wrongdoing
construed - understood something to have a specific meaning
dexterous - skillful
extricates - frees or removes from constraint or difficulty
frenetic - fast, energetic — often with confusion
gesticulating - making gestures (hand or body movements) while speaking or to express
something
imbued - filled
menial - of work: unskilled and uninteresting
tacitly - in an indirect manner
taciturn - with a tendency to be reserved and not to talk
askance - with disapproval or distrust; or directed to one side
atrophying - to wither or weaken — especially from lack of use
commensurate - proportionate
unscrupulous - unethical
incredulous - unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
reproach - a criticism; or to express criticism
acrid - harsh or caustic
belligerent - hostile (the attitude of one eager to fight); or one already engaged in a fight
or war
clandestine - secret or hidden
debilitating - to weaken
deluge - an overwhelming amount; or to overwhelm — especially said of water
despondent - depressed
kiosk - a very small area used as a store or to dispense information; or an interactive
computer-driven self-service machine
parried - avoided
recriminations - mutual accusations (criticizing and blaming each other)
scathing - severely harming
sparsely - not dense; or few in number and spread out
untenable - not defensible
semblance - a small amount of something; or something resembling (looking like)
something else
curtailed - to stop or restrict something
stalwart - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt);
stint - an unbroken period of time during which someone does something
grotesque - distorted and unnatural in shape or size — especially in a disturbing way
jousting - competing in a contest to knock each other off horses with blunted lances
ordeal - a very difficult or painful experience
searing - burn the surface with intense heat; or burn something unpleasant into memory
heralded - a sign that something will happen — especially something important and good
common ground - a basis of mutual understanding between parties
writ - law: an order issued by a court or judicial officer
maudlin - effusively sad — especially after drinking too much alcohol
comestibles - any substance that can be used as food
mercurial - tending to change quickly, frequently, and unpredictably
minutiae - a small or minor detail
 slovenly - dirty and unkempt
incongruity - the quality of being out of place
wrought - worked — as when iron is shaped to fit by bending or beating

- Recognized grammatical word classes.

 Verb: The security guard steps out of his cubicle.

 Noun: “You need to call Jeff in New York.”
 Pronoun: She is probably slightly too old to pout, but they’ve been going out a short enough
time for it still to be cute.
 Adjective: He sees the side of the glossy black taxi in front of him.
 Preposition: ‘I feel like there’s always a third person vying for your attention
 Adverb: Then yesterday she came in and told me she’d heard you guys laughing
 Conjunction: A woman’s face appeared, middle-aged but beautiful, under expensive
precision-cut hair.

- Main Points

In my perception, the goal of the Author Jojo Moyes writing the book is to gives us
insight of life meaning in unique way. It answers question about what kind of life you want and
people’s struggle to be in the ideal condition of worth living.
Moyes considers many answers to the question, “What makes life worth living?” One
possible answer is money and status, as the well-to-do and high-society Traynor family seems to
have everything that the Clark family, stuck living pay-check to pay-check, desires. Yet though
Will owns a castle and can pay for anything he wants, his wealth does not console him after his
accident and it does not bring the Traynor family closer together, as Moyes argues that money
cannot make people happy or be the only end goal of a fulfilling life. Another possible answer is
adventure, given the thrilling life that Will led before his accident and Will’s many attempts to
force Lou into having those type of adventures as well. Lou learns that some amount of
adventure is a satisfying addition to her otherwise ordinary life, but that the true meaning of life
cannot be something that is so easily taken away by a loss of health or finances. The ordinary
moments of life are just as, if not more, meaningful to Lou in the end.
The final answer Moyes considers is love. With Will stuck in a depression that no amount
of money or wheelchair-friendly adventures can shake, his love for Lou and Lou’s love for him
is the only thing that gives Will true happiness in his final months. This love is also reflected in
Will and Lou’s families, as each of Will and Lou’s family members find ways to support and
care for each other through the difficult situations of Will’s condition. Yet even love cannot be
the only reason for life, as Will decides when he continues with his plan to end his life on his
own terms. Lou also confronts the edges of romantic and familial love as she has to accept and
support Will’s dignified suicide even though it strains her relationship with her mother and
means that her love story with Will has an end.
Though Moyes presents Will’s choice to end his life sympathetically, Moyes doesn’t
suggest (or claims that she doesn’t intend to, at least) that some lives are not worth living. Moyes
ultimately argues that each person must find their own individual, specific reason to live each
day to the fullest. These choices and decisions are what gives life purpose, and Will
unfortunately loses sight of all the choices he can still make after some of his choices are taken
away by his accident. Moyes’ main message is that life is meant to be lived well however a
person can manage it, because life itself, in all its various, beautiful forms, is the only worthwhile
reason for living. While Lou manages to find her own reasons to keep living after she survives
sexual assault and the loss of the man she loves, she has to respect the choices that Will makes to
live and die on his own terms, no matter how flawed his choice might be.

V. Integration of Writing in the reading material.

- Recognized cohesive devices.

 I also thought the Sleeping Beauties were sappy.

 My parents minded him after school every day until Treena finished work.
 Others, such as the failed attempt to go swimming, required more time and organization
 I tidied my room, then sat and watched television with the sound down.
 ‘Oh, they love mature students. Especially mature students with a proven work ethic.
 - The author has no misspellings and punctuation conventions are correct

- Style appropriate to the genre and audience.

The author used the genre of Literary Romance. The tone of this novel is, for the most
part, heartfelt and candid. Louisa shares her feelings quite openly with the reader, and it is, after
all, a love story, so there are plenty of feelings to go around. This candidly emotional tone is a
reflection of a candidly emotional narrator, and on the occasions when the narrator switches, the
tone tends to also. Therefore it becomes matter-of-fact and restrained when Nathan narrates, or
cold and clinical when narrated by a government bureaucrat. Even when narrated by Lou in its
more heartfelt tone, though, the novel avoids sentimentality, thanks partly to joke-heavy dialogue.
The mood is more variable, and tends to swing between hopeful anticipation and dread,
following the novel's plot structure. When the protagonist is hopeful, the narration is rich with
lovingly described images, and layered with figurative language, creating a relaxed, luxurious
mood. When the protagonist feels dread, though, this is reflected in the mood as well, since the
images become fewer and more unpleasant, the sentences shorter, and the language more literal.
This more utilitarian prose discourages relaxation and prompts readers to feel anxious.

VI. Personal experience or practice in English Language Classroom. SENTENCES.

I have hard time doing this assignment for the reason that I have a headache but still I do
my best to finish the book and it is all worth it. I cannot believe I can digest a book for just four
hours. The book I read is "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes. While reading the book I tried my
very best to analyze every sentences if there has symbolism or any significant meaning behind
the phrases and sentences and gladly I have found some. English language helps me to wander in
the book. The significance of English language generates a fascinating vibe where I learn new
knowledge.
 I learned lots of lesson from the book that I can apply in my daily life, the most important
lesson I learn is that "Live your fully because it is your duty", such a simple lesson but provides
great impact in my part as a young adult. Moreover, there also academically knowledge I learn
like knowing unfamiliar words, verbs, cohesive devices, grammatical word classes and more. For
the following years of my college life this subject contributes great help to me. As I read, I
discovered that I can think rationally, logically, and critically.

To take everything into an account, the story is bittersweet yet provides a glimpse of hope
to still continue on living. The story send me to a universe where I communicate with different
characters, I listened to their feelings where I can feel what they are fighting for, I spoke the
flame on their hearts where they cannot I feel like am one of the, I wrote valuable lessons and I
read a masterpiece that made me more linguistically inclined.