GOOD

MORNING
GRADE 7
 GOALS
1. Recalling the understanding of the
discussion
2. Discussion about the author background
of the story of My Brother’s Peculiar
Chicken.
3. Checking Understanding about the
Background of the Author
1. ROOSTER
2. FLAPPING
3. ARGUMENT
4. STUBBORN
5. FEATHERS
1. what we discussed yesterday regarding literary
appreciation skills: The short story.

2. And what do you remember from our discussion?

 GOALS
1. Recalling the understanding of the
discussion
2. Discussion about the author background
of the story of My Brother’s Peculiar
Chicken.
3. Checking Understanding about the
Background of the Author
DISCUSSION
Alejandro
Reyes
(13 July 1924 – 23 May 2011)

Roces
 Alejandro Reyes Roces
 a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a
NATIONAL ARTIST of the Philippines for
literature.

 served as SECRETARY OF EDUCATION from 1961

to 1965, during the term of Philippine president
Diosdado Macapagal.
Personal details of ALEJANDRO R.
ROCES

BORN July 13,1924 at Manila, Philippine

DIED May 23, 2011(age 86) Manila,

Philippines

NATIONALITY Filipino
Spouse(s) Irene Yorston Viola

Parents Rafael Roces and Inocencia

Reyes
Roces was given a Master of Arts
degree from Far Eastern University.

Alejandro received a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree from Arizona State
University.
 OCCUPATION

Journalist, author,essayist,
dramatist,teacher,
educator,fighter, raconteur,
patriot, public servant
 KNOWN FOR

Changing the date of Philippine

Independence Day from July 4 to
June 12
> Recovering the stolen original
manuscripts of NOLI ME TANGERE,
EL FILIBUSTERISMO and MI
ULTIMO ADIOS

>Change the language used in

Philippine passports, coins, bills and
diplomas to wikang pambansa
 AWARDS

NATIONAL ARTIST OF
LITERATURE ON 25
JUNE 2003
In 1950 he won second prize
in competition with American
writers in a nation-wide short
story contest sponsored by
the writer's digest.
 LITERARY WORKS
> During his freshman year in the university of Arizona
Roces won Best Short Story for We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers

(1948-1951) My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken it was listed as Martha

Foley’s Best American Stories

>(1980)FIESTA is a book of essays, featuring folk festivals such as

Ermita’s Bota Flores, Aklan’s Ati
atihan and Naga’s Penafrancia.
 >(2005) SOMETHING TO CROW
ABOUT
this book has been recently brought
to life by a critically acclaimed play
of the same title; the stage version
of something to crow about is the
first Filipino zarzuela in English
 “You cannot be a
great writer, first, you
have to be a good
person” Roces
 ACTIVITY 4.1
1. Who is the Author of the story of My Brother's Peculiar Chicken?

2. What, in your own opinion, do you think is the author's purpose in

writing 'My Brother's Peculiar Chicken’?

3. Imagine you are the author, what other stories would you write that
are type of story/ genre of story "My Brother's Peculiar Chicken"?