Activity:

“Life Vest Inside- Kindness Boomerang”

 Analyses:
 What is the video all about?
 In what way was “working with others”
shown in the video?
 Why is it entitled “Kindness Boomerang”?
“Thank You, Ma’am”
By: Langston Hughes
 Objective:

Identify the meaning of words

taken from the literary text as
they are used in sentences.
 Unlocking Difficulties:
 tug- derived from Old English togian means “to pull”.
 permit- derived from Latin word permittere means “to let
through or to let go”.
 stoop- derived from Middle English word “stoupen”, from Old
English “stupian” meaning “to fall or bend over”.
 frail- from Latin word “fragilis” means “liable to break or weak”
 bothering- means “annoying”.
 sweat- means “perspiration”.
 snatch- from Middle English “snacchen” means t”o grab”.
 frowned- means “ grimaced”
 Langston Hughes
-Born Feb.1 1902
-Raise by his grandmother who
instilled in him a sense of racial
pride and love of activism.
-published 15 books of poetry,
number of novels and short story
collections, non-fiction books,
plays, children’s books and more.
-was 65 when he died May 22,
1967, of complications after
surgery for prostate cancer.
“Thank You, Ma’am”
By: Langston Hughes
 Guide Questions:
a. What did Mrs. Jones react when Roger try to steal her
purse?
b. How many characters are there in the story? Who are they?
c. Did Mrs. Jones like the boy? Why? Or why not?
d. Do you think Roger’s encounter with Mrs. Jones altered his
life? Explain.
e. What is the moral lesson of the story?
 Generalization:

1.What have you learned from our

lesson for today?
2.What are the themes of the story?
3.Who should be responsible for the
moral education of a child? Parents?
Society? Schools? Or everyone?
 Valuing:
1.What is the essence of saying “Thank
You” in everything?
2.From the given theme of the story, why
do you think we need to show kindness to
the people around us?
 Group Activity
Each group will be given a task (dance, sing,
poem making and letter making), and their
performances should be related to the story. They
will be given only 10 minutes to do the activity
and another 10 minutes for their presentation and
will be graded with the following criteria.
 Group 1: DANCERS

Through a dance, interpret a song that discusses your desire to give thanks to the
persons you want to thank for.
 Group 2: SINGERS

Compose a jingle that discusses your desire to give thanks to the persons you
want to thank for , then sing it.
 Group 3: POETS

Compose a poem that discusses your desire to give thanks to the persons you
want to thank for , then recite it.
 Group 4: WRITERS
Write a thanksgiving letter that discusses your desire to give thanks to the persons
you want to thank for.
 Quiz
 Direction: In ½ crosswise, relate the moral lesson of the story in your
real life situation by siting an example.
Criteria:
 Content and Details- 5
 Organization- 2
 Sentence Structure (Grammar, Mechanics & Spelling)- 3
 Total 10
 “Beginning today, treat everyone you
meet as if they were going to be dead by
midnight. Extend to them all the care,
kindness and understanding you can
muster, and do it with no thought at any
reward. Your life will never be the same
again.”