CONTEXTUALIZED

LEARNING MATERIAL

ENGLISH

Appreciation
Prepared by:

Rowena E. Beniga
Carmen National High School
Division Of Agusan del Nore
Carmen District 1
 Title : LIKE THE MOLAVE TREE
Rafael Zulueta da Costa

Learning Competency: Explain how a selection may be influenced by culture, history,

environment, or other factors. ( CODE: EN7LT-IV-h-3)
SKILL TO BE DEVELOPED: Literary Appreciation

REFERENCE: CONNECTIONS -ENGLISH 7

English Skills Integrated with Christian Values
ENGLISH 7- LEARNERS’ MATERIALS

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

• Determined the key message of the Poem “Like The Molave Tree”
• Express ideas, opinions, feelings and emotions during discussions and
conversation
• Make a collage on how to help other people who are in need,

YOUR INITIAL TASK

TASK 1: DIFFERENTLY BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

Listen to your teacher as she divides the class into small groups
You will be provided with a large sheet of flip chart paper and markers. Draw a large
flower with a center and an equal number of petals to the number of learners in your
group. Through discussion with your group members, find your similarities and
differences. Fill in the center of the with something you all have in common. Write your
unique qualities in the petal. Do not use physical attributes such as hair color, weight and
height. Share your answers with class.

Example:
sensitive

loving

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 Figure It Out

Activity 1: below are images found in the Philippines. What key messages
do these pictures convey to you? Write sentences about them.

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Activity 2 Solve Me

Below are the series of letters corresponding with a number. There are some words
that can be found in the assigned selection. Find out the synonym meaning of the words
in boldface by finding the the letter to its corresponding numbers.

A- 1 B- 2 C—3 D—4 E ---5 F –6

G –7 H –8 I –9 J- 10 K—11 L –12

M -13 N -14 O-15 P – 16 Q – 17 R -18

S -19 T – 20 U – 21 V- 22 W –23 X -24

Y -25 Z - 26

Example: span--== M E A S U R E
13 5 1 19 21 18 5

ANSWER: span—measure

1. Our SINEWS are grown 14 - 5- 18- 22- 5

2. FLACCID with dependence 6- 12- 15- 16- 16- 25

3. OBLATE on the altar 1- 2- 15- 22- 5

4. MATRIX of your youth 3- 15 - 16- 25

5. MARMOREAL dream 13 - 1- 18- 2- 12 - 5

6. Firm , RESILIENT ,STAUNCH 19- 20 - 18- 15- 14 - 7

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 Process Questions:

Answer the following questions based on the selection after reading the selection.

1. Who is the speaker or the persona in the Poem?

2. What images do you see or feel while reading the poem? Are they good and
pleasant, or not?
3. What kind of tree is a Molave? Describe it
4. How do you compare the Molave to a person, specially to a Carmenanon.
5. What is the theme of the Poem?

Let’s Read
LIKE A MOLAVE
Rafael Zulueta da Costa

Not yet, rizal, not yet. Sleep not in peace:

There are a thousand waters to be spanned;
There are a thousand mountains to be crossed;
There are a thousand crosses to be borne.
Our shoulders are not strong; our sinews are
Grown flaccid with dependence, smug with ease
Under another’s wing. Rest not in peace;
Not yet, Rizal, not yet. The land has need
Of young blood-and, what younger than your own,
Forever spilled in the great name of freedom,
Forever oblate on the altar of
The free? Not you alone, Rizal. O souls
And spirits of the martyred brave, arise!
Arise and scour the land! Shed once again
Your willing blood! Infuse the vibrant red
Into our thin anaemic veins; until
We pick up your Promethean tools and, strong,
Out of the depthless matrix of your of your faith
In us, and on the silent cliffs of freedom,
We carve for all time your marmoreal dream!
Until our people, seeing, are become
Like the molave, firm, resilent, staunch,
Rising on the hillside, unafraid,
Strong in its own fibre, yes, like the molave!

Source:https://ithmlit102.blogspot.com/2009/06/like-molave-by-rafael-zulueta-da-costa.html

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 Let’sThink

Activity 1: Describe the tree based on your own understanding while reading
the Poem “ Like A Molave”

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Activity 2:
A. Below is a list of some Filipino Achievers. Find out how they have made the
Phillipines proud. What Achievements have they made and what honors have they
brought to our country

1. Catriona Gray -
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2. Manny Pacquiao
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3. Maria Isabel Layson
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 B. Research at least 5 CNHSian achivers. Find out how they have made the Carmen
National High School proud. What achievements have they made and what honors
have they brought to our country.
Example :
Rodrigo Arriba ---National Awardee
Environmental Science Quiz- Champion
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Activity 2: YOUR INITIAL TASK

The poem “ Like the Molave” is very inspiring. It talks about heroes and how

they have inspired other Filipinos to be great. It also talks about the Philippines and its

people who are dependent on other nations and on other people. While there are many

Filipinos who have achieved and who are achieving great things for themselves and for

our country, still, there is so much more to do to improve the lives of the Filipino people.

In your own little way, how can you help our country and the Carmenanon people

to improve the quality of their lives and to make them self- sufficient?

Make a collage to show your answer to the question, then, write a two to three essay

about the topic

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Use the following RUBRIC to assess and evaluate your collage
Evaluated by: teacher peer self

Criteria 1 2 3 4
Variety of
pictures
Ideas

Visual impact

Relevance

Values Development

Values are those that we learn in life and share with others.
What values did you learn from the lessons that we have discussed? Can you share
these values to others? Explain How.

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REFERENCES

Connections 7- English Skills Integrated with Christian Values

Englis 7-Learner’s Material

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Source:https://ithmlit102.blogspot.com/2009/06/like-molave-by-rafael-zulueta-da-costa.html
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=+FILIPINO+FRONTLINERS&qs=n&form=QBIRMH&sp=-1&sc=0-0&cvid

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=VULCAN+TAAL&form=HDRSC2&first=1&scenario=ImageBasic
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https://freeology.com/graphicorgs/6-petals-flower-organizer
https://www.bing.com/search?q=eagle&pc=MOZD&form=MOZLBR