Strategic Intervention

Material
QUARTER 3
SY. 2023-2024

GRADE 8 ENGLISH
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ANALYZE
LITERATURE AS A
MIRROR TO A
SHARED
HERITAGE OF
PEOPLE WITH
DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS
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Learning Competency

Objectives
1. Determine the heritage of people
with diverse backgrounds.

2.Analyze literature as a mirror to a

shared heritage of pepe with diverse
backgrounds.
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I Know you ‘re
ready
to learn.

In this lesson, you will learn

about literature as a mirror
to a shared heritage of
people with diverse
backgrounds
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What is
heritage?

Heritage is the
background
from which one
comes, or
any sort of
inherited
property or
goods.
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How about
culture,
ma’am?

Culture refers to the shared

beliefs, customs, traditions,
behaviors, and values that
characterize a particular
group of people, including
their way of life, art, language,
and social interactions. .
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Are you ready
to read a story?
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The Aged Mother
by Matsuo Basho

A poor farmer lives with his aged

mother at the foot of a mountain. They
grow a little food and are happy.

All elders
must The governor of the province, though a
be killed!
brave warrior, is afraid of weakness and
sickness. He issues an order that all elderly
people in the province are to be killed. The
poor farmer loves his aged mother, but
disobeying the leader’s edict is out of the
question. Full of sorrow, he prepares to
carry out the order in the most humane
way he can.

After work at sundown, he

cooks and dries some rice,
then ties it in a cloth. He fills
a gourd with water. He ties
both into a bundle and puts
it around his neck. He puts
his aged mother on his back
and starts up the mountain.
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The Aged Mother
by Matsuo Basho

The road up the mountain is long and steep

with crisscrossing paths—it’s not always clear
which way to go. The farmer presses on,
heading upward toward the summit of the
mountain.

His aged mother notices the confusing

pattern of trails and worries that his
descent will be dangerous. She starts
snapping off twigs as they go and then
drops them into little piles at intervals.

With love, his aged mother instructs him to be careful on the way
down and follow the piles of twigs until he reaches familiar ground.
Surprised, the son notices her old, scratched hands from the work.
Moved by her concern, he breaks down and says he won’t leave her
behind. He’s willing to die with her if it comes to that.

He picks her up and carries her back down the

mountain to their small hut. He hides her in the
little food cellar under the kitchen floor. He
takes care of her, but worries she’ll be
discovered.

After a while, the governor issues another

I want to see the
edict—he wants the citizens to present him
ashes!
with a rope of ashes. Everyone is afraid, as
no one knows how to make such a thing.
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The Aged Mother
by Matsuo Basho

The farmer passes on the terrible

news to his aged mother. She thinks
for two days then tells him how to do
it—make a rope of twisted straw, lay it
out on stones, and burn it on a
windless night. The farmer gets the
people together and they carry out
the plan, which results in a rope of
ashes.

Pleased, the governor wants to know how the farmer figured it out.
Moved to tell the truth, the farmer relates the story of his aged
mother. After some thought, the governor realizes the province
needs more than the strength of youth; it also needs the wisdom of
age. He abolishes the law against the elderly. Only legends of this
old custom remain.

The end.
Questions:
1.What values are presented in the story?

2. What is the theme of the story?

3. How are you going to apply these values in your life?

4. How does the story reflect traditional Filipino values and

beliefs?
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Activity 2:
Directions: Draw an object/s that would reflect the theme of the
story 'The Aged Mother'. You can use the space below.
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Activity 1:
1. Love for parents, perseverance and respect

2. Love for parents and valuing the wisdom of the aged people

3. By honoring the and respecting my parents and elders,

valuing their wisdom and experience, perseverance through
challenges from nature in making decisions.

4. The story reflects the traditional Filipino values and beliefs by

highlighting the significance of respecting and caring for
elders.which is deeply ingrained in Filipino culture.

Activity 2:

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https://www.shortstoryguide.com/the-aged-
mother-summary-by-matsuo-basho/?
expand_article=1
Congratulations!

Prepared by:
LEAH B. SENDICO
Pre-service Teacher