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 OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
of the lesson
a b

Use appropriate reading strategies to meet

Discover literature as a tool to assert one’s
one’s purpose (e.g., scanning, skimming,
unique identity and to better understand
close reading,
other people (EN7LT-III-b-5)
etc.) EN7RC-IV-b-10

c d
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Determine the worth of ideas mentioned React to what is asserted or expressed in a

in the text listened to (EN7LC-IV-g-8.2) text (EN7RC-IIIe-2.1.7)
REVIEW
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 COMPONENT
One
Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. What do the texts we  They tell fictional or imaginary stories;

have previously they are not factual or real; they have
discussed have in animal and human characters; they are
common? (How are literary texts.
they similar?)
 To entertain; to teach lessons about life in
2. What is the author’s an entertaining way.
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purpose in telling  Folk tales are also told to share a common

these kinds of history, to reinforce cultural values, or
stories? highlight important traditions.
 In this lesson, we are going to look at another type of
literary text that tells a story, except this time it’s in
the form of a poem.
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  A poem which tells a story is called a NARRATIVE
POEM.
 Narrative poems are similar to narrative stories -
 they have characters, a setting, and a plot.
 But they can be organized in different ways.
 SHORT STORIES are written in sentences and
paragraph.
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 POEMS are written in verses and stanzas.

 COMPONENT
Thre e
Lesson Language Practice

1. verse  writing that is arranged in short lines with a

regular rhythm; poetry
2. stanza  a group of lines within a poem
3. balmy  warm and pleasant weather
4. bonds  close connections joining people together
5. woes  big problems or troubles; great sadness
6. fiesta  a festival where people celebrate with a feast
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and music and dancing

7. cherished  lovingly cared for and protected; adored
  This poem is a narrative poem. It is called a
narrative poem because…
 it tells a story.
 Sound devices like rhyme and alliteration are used
throughout the poem to create special effects.
 ALLITERATION is a literary device that involves
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or
more nearby words.
 For example, “kids’ coats”
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Untitled Poem
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 UNTITLED
UNTITLED
Poem
In balmy fields where rice stalks sway,
We laughed and played the Filipino way.
Underneath the mango tree's shade,
In childhood dreams, our bonds were made.
From childhood games to teenage woes,
We journeyed together as friendship grows.
Through fiestas, storms, and starlit nights,
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We shared our joys, we faced our frights.

 UNTITLED
UNTITLED
Poem

Though miles may part us, memories stay,

Forever cherished, come what may.
In the Philippines, our bonds are strong,
With friends like family, we belong.
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 COMPONENT4b
Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. Describe the structure of  The poem has three stanzas, each

the poem. (How many with four lines (or verses) in each
stanzas? How many stanza.
verses?)  The poem is about friends growing
up together in the Philippines from
childhood through the teenage years.
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 COMPONENT4b
Directions: Answer the following questions:

2. What sound  Rhyme - the first two lines and last two lines in
devices are used each stanza rhyme e.g. sway-way, shade-made,
in the poem? List woes-grows etc.
some examples  The rhyming couplets (2 lines) help to make the
from the poem. poem sound musical and enjoyable to recite.
 Consonance – consonant sounds are repeated
e.g. rice stalks sway, storms and starlit nights;
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 Alliteration – first letter of words close together

are repeated e.g. faced our frights, friends like
family.
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Directions: Answer the following questions:

3. This is a narrative poem.  The poem is about friends (characters)

Can you identify the growing up together in the Philippines
character/s, setting, plot? (setting);
 sharing experiences from childhood e.g.
laughing and playing games in the fields and
under mango trees,
 through to the good and bad times of the
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teenage years e.g. journeying together…

shared our joys etc. (plot).
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Directions: Answer the following questions:

4. What is the best title  ‘With friends like family’

for the poem?  ‘Bonds of friendship’
 ‘Friends for life’

5. What is the problem or  The first line in the last stanza states the
complication stated in problem “Though miles part us”.
the last stanza?  This means that the friends are no longer
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living close to each other sharing all their

experiences.
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Directions: Answer the following questions:

6. How is the problem or  The resolution is also in the

complication in the last first line (verse) of the last
stanza resolved? (What is stanza –
the resolution?)  the problem (distance that
separates the friends) is solved
by cherishing the memories
they share.
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 COMPONENT
Fi v e
Directions: Answer the following question:

1. The focus of the lesson was on learning about some features of

narrative poetry. How has the lesson helped you to identify these
features?

2. Which questions were easy to answer? Why?

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3. Which questions were harder to answer? What strategies did you

use to answer the harder questions?
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