Q4

WEEK 3
LEARNING COMPETENCY

Judge the relevance

and worth of
ideas presented
Task 1
Directions: Look at the
1. TUG a. force b. pull c. steal d. shoot
four suggested
definitions for each 2. PERMIT a. allow b. keep c. push
word and write your d. worry
answer on a separate 3. STOOP a. forget b. runaway
sheet of paper. c. bend over d. fool
4. FRAIL a. strong b. tall
c. athletic d. delicate
5. BOTHERING a. stealing b. annoying
c. meeting d. whispering
The Story
 FYI

Langston Hughes' short story, Thank You,

Ma'am, published in 1958. Langston Hughes
was an important and prolific writer
during the Harlem Renaissance of the early
20th century. He wrote about African
American life and experience. Thank You
Ma'am is about what happens when a teenage
boy and an older working woman collide on
a Harlem street.
Listen up!
 SUMMARY
Thank You‚ Ma’am by Langston Hughes is short story about a
young boy named Roger who intended on stealing a purse‚ and
instead stumbled upon a very strong and passionate woman‚
Luella Bates Washington Jones who showed him how it felt to be
trusted and loved. Roger wanted some blue suede shoes‚
apparently wanted them so bad he would steal from an elder
woman to get some. During his attempt to do so‚ he fell to the
ground and was forced to surrender to Mrs. Luella Bates
Washington Jones demands.
 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

How did Mrs. Jones react when Roger tried to steal

her purse? Why?
When they arrived at the boarding house, what do you
think Roger was planning to do?

Do you think Roger’s encounter with Mrs. Jones

altered his life? In what way?
 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Why did Langston Hughes entitled the story, Thank

You, Ma’am?

In what way did the characters show what they had

accomplished at the end
of the story?
DIRECTIONS: HOW CAN YOU EXPRESS KINDNESS ON THE
ISSUE PRESENTED IN EACH EDITORIAL CARTOON.
 WRITTEN
OUTPUT #2

Write the plot of the

story, Thank You Ma’am
by Langston Hughes
using the plot diagram .
 Q4 WEEK 3 PERFORMANCE TASK #1

Record then retell the

story of Thank You, Ma’am
by Langston Hughes, using
the plot you have written.
Upload it in the google
drive link folder I will
provide for your
Performance Task.
THANK YOU!
Do you have any
questions for me
before we end?