SESSION OBJECTIVES:

identify
examine a literary text anchored to
content, form, and historical context
THE WORLD IS AN
APPLE
by: Alberto Florentino
I wonder… Me too.
Albert Florentino was born in Nueva Ecija
on July 28, 1931. His father was a teacher
who always organized drama and choral
groups. The young Bert used to type
multiple copies of his father’s plays, an
activity that helped usher Bert into
playwriting. Later, as a 23 year old
accounting student at the University of the
East, Bert write the one-act play, The
World is an Apple, which won the Carlos
Palanca Award.
What is the relationship
between Mario and
Gloria?
 Why do you think
Mario was annoyed by
his wife?
Do you think Mario is
telling the truth?
Did Mario
really
have an
affair?
Why did
Mario
lose his
job?
What does
it mean to
have
sinful
fingers?
Why did Gloria
hate Pablo so
much? What
could possibly
be the
connectION
between Pablo
and Mario?
Why did
Pablo
badly
want to
help?
What could
be the
agreement
between
Mario and
Pablo?
 What
secret did
Mario and
Pablo
keep?
 Where
would Pablo
and Mario
go?
 Why was
Gloria so
afraid of
Mario going
out with
Pablo?
GROUP TASK: With your group
mates, brainstorm about the
contemporary Philippine issues.
Choose one and think of a way in order
to remediate it. You can either do your
presentation through a song, role-play,
one-act play or in any creative way.
CRITERIA:
Manner of Presentation - 20
Relevance of the content to the topic - 10
feasibility of portrayed remedy, program or solution
- 20