Sumulong Memorial High School -JH

English 8
Class
Teacher Julie Ann S. Lunar
 Objective

1. Determine meaning of words and expression

through context clue,
2. read and understand the story “ The Soul
of the Great Bell” and
3. appreciate the significance of sacrifices
for the sake of your l0ve one.
 The Soul
of the
Great Bell
Lafcadio Hearn
(1850-1904)
What is your thoughts about
the video?
 Unlocking difficulties
1.) In the Tower of the Great 2.) All the little dragons on the
Bell: now the mallet is lifted to high-tilted eaves of the green
smite the lips of the metal roofs shiver to the tips of their
monster- the gilded tails
vast lips inscribed with under that deep wave of
Buddhist texts. sound.

A mallet is = shiver means =

a.) hammer b.) axe c.) saw a.) fall on one‘s knees
b.) tremble at the loud sound
To smite is to =
c.) be destroyed by the gilded
a.) hit b.) touch c.) caress
tails
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4.) Therefore, the worthy mandarin
3.) All the green-and-gold tiles of Kouan-Yu assembled the master-
the temple are vibrating; the molders and the renowned bell
wooden goldfish above them are smiths of the empire, and all men of
writhing against the sky. great repute and cunningin foundry

work.

cunning means =

writhing means- =

a.) innocent b.) expert c.) skillful

a.) twisting
b.) pointing foundry means -
c.) leading a.) art of making plastic
b.) art of casting metals
c.) art of sculpting clay
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5.) Therefore, the molds had to
be once more prepared, and the
fires rekindled, and the metal
remelted, and all the work 6. And even as she cried, she
tediously and toilsomely repeated. leaped into the white floodof

metal.
rekindled means -

a.) lighted again leaped means to

______
b.)set on fire again c.) a.) squat
stopped the fire b.) jump
toilsome means - c.) run
a.) with difficulty b.)lightly
c.) unmindfully
 Lafcadio Hearn
(1850-1904)

known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo

was a writer, known best for his books about
Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends
and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and
Studies of Strange Things. In the United States,
Hearn is also known for his writings about the city
of New Orleans based on his ten-year stay in that
city.
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ABSTRACTION

Why was it entitled

The Soul of the Great Bell?
ABSTRACTION

What other Chinese traditions involve

bells?
ABSTRACTION

Do Filipino and Chinese have similar

values? What makes you think so?
ABSTRACTION

Has the story helped you understand

your identity as a Filipino and as an
Asian? How?
Assignment
1. What is Bibliography?

2. Prepare any book for the next discussion

 Thank
you!
Do you have any questions
for me?