English

Second Quarter
Module 1-B: Working with
Others
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 English
Second Quarter
Module 1-B: Working with
Others
 INTRODUCTION

This module is written in support of the K to 12 Basic Education

Program to ensure attainment of standards expected of you as a learner.

This aims to equip you with essential knowledge to develop the

willingness to help others that has sustained humans to survive in this ever
changing world.

This includes the following activities/tasks:

■ Expected Learning Outcome — This lays out the learning outcome

that you are expected to have accomplished at the end of the
module.

■ Pre-test — This determines your prior learning on the particular

lesson you are about to take.

■ Discussion of the Lesson —This provides you with the important

knowledge, principles and attitude that will help you meet the
expected learning outcome.

■ Learning Activities — These provide you with the application of the

knowledge and principles you have gained from the lesson and
enable you to further enhance your skills as you carry out
prescribed tasks.

■ Post-test — This evaluates your overall understanding about the

module.

With the different activities provided in this module, may you find this
material engaging and challenging as it develops your critical thinking skills.
 What I Need to Know

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

 make connections between texts to particular social issues,

concerns, or dispositions in real life.

What I Know

Directions: To check if you have prior knowledge of the topic in this module,
answer the activity below. Write True if the statement is true and
False if it’s not. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Roger stole the bracelet of Mrs. Jones.
2. He did it because he wanted to buy a pair of suede shoes.
3. Roger is a seasoned snatcher.
4. She taught him about good behavior, discipline and cleanliness.
5. She punched him to the bones.
6. She sent him to jail.
7. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a carpenter.
8. Roger had escaped from the hands of Mrs. Jones.
9. She gave him ten dollars.
10. He was embarrassed by Mrs. Jones by asking where he lived and who
were his folks.
11. She adopted him.
12. In the end, he told Mrs. Jones “Thank You, Ma’am.”
 What`s In

HOLD ON
Recall the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling discussed in Module 1-A.
Identify whether the points below are emphasized and stressed in the poem.
Draw a smiley if it’s emphasized and a star if it’s not.

Points stressed and emphasized Given attention or not

1. Overcome challenges and obstacles in life
2. Have hope in life even if it is hard
3. Be honest even if others are not.
4. Be a helping hand to others.

What`s New

ACTIVITY 1: THE WAY I SEE IT

Directions: Look at the picture closely. Then, answer the questions that
follow. Write these in your notebook.

https://www.worldvision.org.ph/stories/improving-functional-literacy-in-the-philippines/

1. What is in the picture that interests you?

2. What is the significance of the picture to your life as a student?
3. Do you imagine yourself in that situation, now that we are facing the
threat of COVID-19 pandemic? Why or why not?
Activity 2: WHAT IT MEANS

Directions: The following are excerpts from the selection. Read each item
carefully and choose the letter that corresponds to the
appropriate meaning of the italicized word.

1. She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it. It had
a long strap and she carried it slung across her shoulder.
In American English, a purse is synonymous to _________________.
a. chest
b. handbag
c. travelling bag
d. wallet

2. “Then, I won’t turn you loose,” said the woman. She did not release him.
If you hold a boy and turn him loose, you ___________________.
a. let him escape
b. ask him to stay put
c. ask him to stay cool and relaxed
d. allow him to move freely after you have restrained him from moving

3. He would make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run.
If you dash, you ________________.
a. walk hurriedly
b. run as fast as you could
b. make a sudden turn around
c. go there quickly and suddenly

4. He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild in tennis

shoes and blue jeans.
Someone who is frail is _________________.
a. rude
b. thin
c. untidy
d. weak
 What Is It
Below is a narrative whose fundamental purpose is to relate a series of
events using vivid descriptions and concrete details which capture both action
and sensory impressions.

How will you react if someone tries to snatch your bag? In this story, find
out how Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ reaction differs from the usual
behavior of most people towards the same situation.

Thank You, Ma’am

Langston Hughes

She was large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but a
hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her
shoulder. It was eleven o’clock at night, dark, and she was walking alone,
when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse. The strap broke
with the sudden single thug the boy gave to it from behind. But the boy’s
weight and the weight of the purse combined caused him to lose his balance.
Instead of taking off full blast as he had hoped, the boy fell on his back on the
sidewalk and his legs flew up. The large woman simply turned and kicked him
right square in his blue jeaned sitter. Then, she reached down, picked the boy
up by his shirt front, and shook him until his teeth rattled.
After that the woman said, “Pick up my pocketbook, boy and give it
here.
She still held him tightly. But she bent down enough to permit him to
stoop and pick her purse. Then, she said, “Now ain’t you ashamed of yourself?
Firmly gripped by his shirt front the boy said, “Yes’m.
The woman said, “What did you want to do it for?
She said, “You lie!”
By that time two or three people passed, stopped, turned to look, and
some stood watching.
“If I turn you loose, will you run?” asked the woman.
“Yes’m,” said the boy.
“Then I won’t turn you loose,” said the woman. She did not release him.
“Lady, I’m sorry,” whispered the boy.
“um-hum! Your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for
you. Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?
“No’m,” said the boy.
 “Then it will get washed this evening,” said the large woman, starting
up the street, dragging the frightened boy behind her.
He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in
tennis shoes and blue jeans.
The woman said, “You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from
wrong. Least I can do right now is to wash your face. Are you hungry?”

If you were Roger, would you trust Mrs. Jones right away?

“No’m said the being-dragged boy. “I just want you turn me loose.”
“Was I bothering you when I turned that corner?” asked the woman.
“No’m.”
“But you put yourself in contact with me, said the woman. “If you think
that contact is not going to last a while, you got another thought coming.
When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates
Washington Jones.”
Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle. Mrs. Jones
stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a half nelson about his neck,
and continued to drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she
dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished
room at the rear of the house. She switched on the light and left the door
open. The boy could hear the roomers laughing and talking in the large house.
Some of their doors were open, too, so he knew he and the woman were not
alone. The woman still had him by the neck in the middle of her room.
She said, “What is your name?”
“Roger,” answered the boy
“Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash you face,” said the woman,
whereupon she turned him loose –at the door –looked at the woman –looked
at the door –and went to the sink.
“Let the water run until it gets warm,” she said. “Here’s a clean towel.”
“You gonna take me to jail?” asked the boy, bending over the sink.
“Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere,” said the woman.
“Here I am trying to get home to cook me a bite to eat, and you snatch my
pocketbook! Maybe you ain’t been your supper either, late as it be. Have you?”
“There’s nobody home at my house,” said the boy.
“Then we’ll eat,” said the woman, “I believe you’re hungry—or been
hungry—to try to snatch my pocketbook.”
“I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes,” said the boy.
“Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede
shoes,” said Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. “You could ask of me.”
“Ma’am?”
 The water dripping from his face, the boy looked at her. There was a
long pause. A very long pause. After he had dried his face and not knowing
what else to do dried it again, the boy turned around, wondering what next.
The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run,
run, run, run, run!

If you were Roger, would you run?

The woman was sitting on the day-bed. After a while she said, “I was
young once and I wanted things I could not get.”
There was another long pause. The boy’s mouth opened. Then he
frowned, but not knowing he frowned.
The woman said, “Um-hum! You thought I was going to say but, didn’t
you? You thought I was going to say, but I didn’t snatch people’s pocketbooks.
Well, I wasn’t going to say that.” Pause. Silence.
“I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son—neither tell
God, if he didn’t already know. So you set down while I fix us something to
eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.”

What did Roger feel at the moment?

In another corner of the room behind a screen was a gas plate and an
icebox. Mrs. Jones got up and went behind the screen. The woman did not
watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse
which she left behind her on the day-bed. But the boy took care to sit on the
far side of the room where he thought she could easily see him out of the
corner of her eye, if she wanted to. He did not trust the woman not to trust
him. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.
“Do you need somebody to go to the store,” asked the boy, “maybe to
get some milk or something?”
“Don’t believe I do,” said the woman, “unless you just want sweet milk
yourself. I was going to make cocoa out of this canned milk I got here.”
“That will be fine,” said the boy.
She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the
cocoa, and set the table. The woman did not ask the boy anything about where
he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him. Instead, as
they ate, she told him about her job in a hotel beauty-shop that stayed open
late, what the work was like, and how all kinds of women came in and out,
blondes, red-heads, and Spanish. Then she cut him a half of her ten-cent
cake.
 “Eat some more, son,” she said.
When they were finished eating she got up and said, “Now, here, take
this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do
not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—
because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet. I got to get my
rest now. But from here on in, son I hope you would behave yourself

Remember the most recent act of kindness you did for someone.
Why did you do it?

She led him down the hall to the front door and opened it. “Good-night!
Behave yourself, boy!” she said, looking out into the street as he went down
the steps.
The boy wanted to say something else other than “Thank you, Ma’am”
to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn’t do so as he turned at
the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door. He barely
managed to say “Thank you” before she shut the door. And he never saw her
again.
English 9: A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature (LM)

What`s More
A. Comprehension Check
Directions: To check your comprehension of the story, answer the
questions below.

1. Why did the boy try to steal?

2. From the story, we can infer that Mrs. Jones was not really
rich. Why?
3. Which adjective in the opening paragraph gives the reader the
central clue to the woman’s appearance?
4. How does this word apply to her entire treatment to Roger?
5. What word in the selection refers to a hold in wrestling?
6. What did Mrs. Jones teach the boy?
7. If you were Mrs. Jones, would you have done the same? Why?
8. What are the values depicted in the story?
 B. LET’S CONTINUE
Directions: Imagine that the characters will meet again after five (5)
years. Write a short dialogue between Roger and Mrs.
Jones.

C. ITS IMPACT
Directions: The chance encounter between Roger and Mrs. Jones
is likely to change the course of his life. Write a short
prediction of Roger’s life in the future.

What I Have Learned

I learned that:
 we can be a blessing to everybody just like Mrs. Jones to Roger.
 a particular act of a person should not be the basis of our
judgement.
 instead of condemning a person for his bad actuations, we can still
be an agent of the person’s transformation.
 it is one of our civic responsibilities to give other people chances to
become good citizens despite some unfavorable actions done.
 every experience an individual has undergone in life has to be used
as the driving force of becoming a better one in the future.

What I Can Do

Directions: The story is about extending help to someone. Talking about

helping, present four (4) ways on how you can help fight COVID-
19.
1._________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
 Assessment

Directions: Read the items below and choose the letter that corresponds to
your answer. Write your answer in your notebook.

1. How did Mrs. Jones react when Roger tried to steal her purse?
a. She felt angry.
b. She was afraid.
c. She sympathized.
d. She was frightened.

2. What particular societal issue is depicted in the story?

a. poverty
b. juvenile crime
c. crime of passion
d. inequality among men

3. What did Roger learn from Mrs. Jones?

a. bravery
b. self-defense skills
c. helping others in need
d. good behavior and discipline

4. What value is being exemplified by Mrs. Jones when she gave him money
instead? She is ____________.
a. helpful
b. friendly
b. honest
d. loving and concern

5. What was Mrs. Jones’ advice to Roger?

a. ‘Be honest.”
b. “Behave yourself boy.”
c. “Work for the things you want.
d. “The next time you will be doing it, I will be calling the police.”
6. Which of the following lines portrays Mrs. Jones as a hospitable character
through her actions?
a. “''Let the water run until it gets warm,' she said” (line 57).
b. “'But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in” (line
114).
c. “She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made
the cocoa, and set the table” (lines 101-103).
d. “The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or
his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him” (lines 103-
104).

7. What can you infer when Roger looks from the open door to Mrs. Jones
and then looks back to the open door? He is ____________.
a. getting ready to wash his face
b. deciding if he should close the door
c. wondering if he should try to escape
d. thinking about what to do for dinner

8. From the way Mrs. Jones treats Roger in her home, which inference can
you make?
a. She wants to see Roger again.
b. Dinner will probably be delicious.
c. She understands how Roger feels.
d. Her parents were very strict with her.

9. From Mrs. Jones's actions throughout the story, which inference can you
make about her?
a. She is probably quick to judge the actions of others.
b. She has probably had bad experiences dealing with the police.
c. Her loneliness leads her to be kind to the strangers she encounters.
d. Events in her own life have helped her understand how Roger
feels.

10. What does Mrs. Jones admit to Roger?

a. She works late hours in a hotel restaurant.
b. She thinks it takes a lot of courage to apologize.
c. Her own childhood contained its shares of mistakes.
d. Her belief is that everybody deserves a second chance.
11. Why does Roger offer to go to the store for Mrs. Jones?
a. He knows she wants the sweetened milk.
b. He wants to show her that he can be trusted.
c. His escape will be easier if he can have an excuse to go outside.
d. His surprise at her actions leads him to fear if she would call the
police.

12. At the end of the story, what can you infer about Roger?
a. He is excited about being able to buy his new shoes.
b. He resents the attitude that she displayed towards him.
c. He will probably try to pay the ten dollars back to Mrs. Jones.
d. He will never forget the kindness that Mrs. Jones showed him.
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