The Secret Life of Walter Mitty My Face

Slow Dance Ballads of the Army Cats

The Story of an Hour Tomodachi
When I Was One-and-Twenty Tom Sawyer
Just One Thing Hunchback of Notre Dame

"Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury."

The word PETITIONS most likely means

a. applications for judicial action.
b. documents with multiple signatures.
c. formal appeals or requests.
d. protests.

Louis XIV's chateau at Versailles is magnificent. This means that its decorations are:
a. ordinary
b. dilapidated
c. opulent
d. common
The line of the poem by Maya Angelou, “take the binders from your vision”,
means that the __________
A. author has placed the binders to someone’s ears
B. author is persuading the people to see their real situation
C. author has a poor vision
D. author is crying
“Take the padding from your ears, and confess you’ve heard me crying,” this line wants the
readers to______.
a. listens to their pleas
b. cry with their difficulty
c. see what they see
d. feel what they feel
“As the world fills with electronic cameras and sensors, we may be able to learn more about
smaller meteors, such as the one at Chelyabinsk, before once more facing the destructive
power of a mammoth meteor like the one at Tunguska.”
What does MAMMOTH mean in this context?
a. very, very large
b. a hairy mammal from the ice age
c. something frightening
d. lacking in force

In another world I want my children to tame grasshoppers in the field, to play with their dolls
in the living room, to inhale the fragrance of flowers waving as wind blows, to see the birds
measure the sky with their wings. These lines expressed the earnest wish of a father. What do
you think these wishes mean?
A. The family is living in a peaceful village.
B. The family is well- accepted by society
C. The family is suffering from war.
D. The family has the sickness.
In another world I want to be a father without passing through the eternal insanity of
mourning my children, without experiencing the ritual of watching my children return home as
bodies folded like a prayer mat, without spending my nights telling them the stories of a
hometown where natives become aliens searching for a shelter. What is the tone of the poem?
A. Hopeful B. Mournful C. Peaceful D. Hopeless

Features of Graphic novel

Graphic novel is a combination of book and screen.
It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blanks between pages.
Its language, syntax and meaning spring primarily through the relationship between images
than words
 Flash fiction- is imaginative literature of extreme brevity. It could range from a word to a
thousand (Gacusan 2018). It is known as micro stories, postcard fiction, nanotales and short
shorts.

Literature broadly refers to any collection of written or oral work, but it more commonly and
narrowly refers to writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose (fiction,
non-fiction), epic drama, poetry forms and the like, in contrast to academic writing and
newspapers.
Asia- largest continent in the world, has a vast literary tradition in terms of scope
and length of existence.

India is the cultural giant over South Asia. Hallmark writings such as Veda, the
Brahmanas, and the Upanishads are the roots of Indian literature.

African literature:
It is the cradle of humankind.
Its psyche has awakened by colonization and slave trade
Its literature is filled with the human spirit, desire for freedom, and contentment.

Rabindranath Tagore He was a Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright,
essayist, and painter. He was referred to as “the Bard of Bengal”.

Japan- has a rich and unique literary history even though it has been influenced by the
Chinese language and Chinese literature. It has a world-renowned poetic genre called haiku ( a
short descriptive poem with 17 syllables) and the diverse forms of theatre Noh (traditional
Japanese theatrical form and one of the oldest extant theatrical forms in the world) and Kabuki
(traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized
manner).

China, one of the world’s cradles of civilization, has started its unbroken literary
tradition in the 14th century BCE. The preservation of the Chinese language (both spoken
and written), has made the immeasurable prolonged existence of their literary traditions
possible. It has retained its reputation by keeping the fundamentals of its identity intact.
Poets like Du Fu, Li Po, and Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the finest era of
Chinese literature, has produced world-renowned literary works. Chinese writers in
modern times are still creative and productive and have kept the Chinese literary tradition
prosperous.

Multimedia
-is a presentation of material that uses both words and pictures in a combination of text, voice,
picture or video-an essential avenue to transform unique adaptations of a literary genre, thus,
making learning outputs interesting and productive.

Digital Story Telling

-using interactive digital tools to tell a story and often uses a combination of multimedia
venues to complete the task. The use of multimedia allows educational ideas and materials to
be presented in a more artistic, inspired and engaging way.

Basic Elements Of A Story

Introduction- The most fundamental components of a storyline are the setting, characters,
plot, conflict, climax, and theme. Understanding what each of these aspects contributes to the
story enables the reader to comprehend the structure and significance of a short story.
Understanding how these aspects interact provides the reader with an appreciation for the
short story's purpose.

Settings- When/where does the story take place? The word "setting" includes not only where
the story takes place but also when it happens, as well as the people and culture that live in
the world where the story takes place.
Having a well-developed setting is important because it enhances the reading experience and
helps the story's plot, tone, and characters flourish.
Characters- a character is a person, animal, or anything personified who acts in the plot of a
short story or other literary work. Through characters, readers can experience the world that
the author has built, both through the characters' interactions with and perceptions of their
environment.

- Characters are usually of two types: the protagonist and the antagonist.

The protagonist is the main character. He or she is in conflict with another character, who is
known as the antagonist. An example of a protagonist and an antagonist are Superman, the
protagonist, and Lex Luthor, the antagonist.

Plot- The sequence of events that take place throughout the narrative is referred to as the
plot. In general, a plot will have an introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and
resolution. The plot is in charge of making sure that every important part of the story is in
place so that the reader can understand it and it can move forward.

Conflict- Conflict is any challenge that a character faces in a narrative. In a short narrative,
the conflict is a struggle between two people or objects. The protagonist is on one side of the
primary conflict. The conflict or complication refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle
between the various characters or forces in the story. This actually gives fuel to the story and
influences its flow (i.e. its plot). Without the conflict, then you have no story.
Conflict is essential to any story's tension and serves to propel the narrative forward. It is
frequently employed to disclose a deeper meaning inside a narrative while exposing the
motivations, ideals, and faults of the characters.
Climax- The climax is the most exciting part of a story. It is when the conflict is about to or
is getting resolved.
Theme- This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or comments on in his or her
writing. The theme is the motif of the story, that is, it permeates the whole story and recur
throughout the narrative. An example of a theme is the topic of “bravery” in Harry Potter.

Reading Approach
- an approach wherein students are demanded to read more to improve their knowledge and
get new ideas.
- students are expected to improve their English skills.
- one way of solving student’s reading problems.

Skimming
- refers to the way in which one reads at a faster rate to gain the general idea about the text
without paying heed to the intentional and detailed meaning of the text.
- the main idea of a text is quickly identified.
- done at speed three to four times faster than regular reading.
- works well to find dates, names, and places. It might be used to review graphs, tables, and
charts.
- useful when you are seeking specific information rather than reading for comprehension.

Scanning
- quickly reading a text to get the summary of it. It is a technique wherein students search for
keywords or ideas.
- involves moving eyes quickly down the page seeking specific words and phrases.
- also used for the reader to find answers to questions. Once a student scanned the
document, they will go back and skim it.
Extensive Reading
- an approach to language learning, including foreign language learning, by means of a large
amount of reading.
- the free reading of books and other written material that is not too difficult for readers.
- sometimes called Free Voluntary Reading.