AUREA

by : Marissa Reorizo-
Redburn
WHO IS SHE ?
 AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND

• Marissa Reorizo- Redburn – was born and raised in a

remote town of sub- island province at the in margins of a
peripheral region, San Pascual Burias Masbate. Formerly a
teacher and now an entrepreneur , she writes poems and
and short fiction in Bikol. At present she resides in Naga
City.
• Masbate – is at the center of the Philbppines as
the southernmost island of Luzon. It has three
islands. Burias , Ticao and Masbate. Its
magnificent beaches and rich natural resources
have attracted tourists and travel tourists and
travel bloggers such as Journeying James,
Ironwolf and Lakwatsero.
•Masbate is known for its Isla
Rancho festival every May, when
Rodeo activities are held and for
the Monreal Stones in Ticao.
 OBJECTIVES:
• At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
Identify representative texts and authors from
each region (e.g engage in oral historical research
with focus on key personalities from the students’
region, province or town . EN12Lit-Ib22
• Relate your experiences or your ideas in
connection with the literary piece Aurea
through sharing;
• And create an alternate ending of the
story
UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULT
WORDS

•DUMA
Root crops
•Binabalagwit
Carried by the
shoulder
•Kasal- kasugot
–
•mock wedding
•Nirirong –
•Denying
•Naghihilamon-
weeding
•Surugpungan-
•meeting place
•rendezvous
•Lalaw
Flighty
•Ulyas
•slippery
•Natigalpo
•Shocked
•Haka
•loose
•Sinrŭsŭ –
•propped up
Balud
wavy
•Balawon –
rooster
•Kuragit
•shrilled
LET’S READ
aurea.pdf
WHAT WAS THE EVENT IN THE STORY?
LET’S ANALYZE THE TEXT?
•Who are the characters
in the story?
•Describe the following male
characters in the story ?
•Aurea’s father
•Antonio
•Aurea’s husband
•Aurea’s employers in Manila
•Aurea’s brother
•Japanese men
•What was the significant
of numbers 5,15, in the
story?
•What does the story say about
women in a patriarchal society?
•What are the social issues
implied in the story? Explain
them further
•Could you blame Aurea for being
the kind of a person she became ?
•Justify your answer
•What could Aurea mean and
what could be its
significance in the story?
•Does it still exist in
our society?
•What do you think happened to Aurea
at the end of the story? Explain.
•
 POST READING

• Group 1: Character Mug Sketch

• Students describe each character of the story
through designing a mug for a particular
character. Students may use symbolisms for this
activity.
•Group 2 : Where and when do you
think the story happened? Illustrate
the setting of the story based on the
descriptions of the given text?
•Group 3: Plot Mapping
•Using a worksheet, students plot the
sequence of events in the story?
• Group 4: If you were the President
• Cite your programs and laws that
would give protect women in this
society.
 ASSIGNMENT
Choose only one from the given tasks:
• Create an alternate ending of the story?
• A Continuation of the Story