21st Century Lit 6.

Why is it significant that Richard is a motivational

July 18, 2019
Thursday
Learning Competency
EN12Lit-Ie-31.2 Apply ICT skills in crafting an
adaptation of a literary text
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:
a. Give a critical review about the story read.
b. List down stereotypes about people from the province
and people from Manila.
c. Craft an adaptation of the story be means of a movie.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
a. Topic: Study of literary texts, major genres (poetry,
fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, as well as hyperpoetry,
blogs, mobile phone Texttula, chick lit, speculative
fiction, flash fiction, etc.)
b. Materials: Slide Deck, laptop, TV
c. Reference: CG, internet
speaker fluent in English? Why is it significant that
Richard is irritated with Totoy’s English?
7. This story is written in English. Why is that ironic?
What message could there be regarding the English
language and memory?
8. What does Martines symbolize?
9. What do you think are the insights of the story about
the old country, or the province?
10. Totoy seems to be the foil of Rochard. Do you agree?
Explain your answer.
4. Application
Exploring Stereotypes
The characters of Richard and Totoy play up the
stereotypes that people have. What are these stereotypes?
Fill out the chart below:
Manila Province

III. PROCEDURES
A. Preliminary Activities
 Prayer
 Checking of attendance IV. EVALUATION
 Review Create a Movie
Adapt the short story into a movie. Find a camera
B. Motivation that would help you do the trick, and with a small group,
Ask the following questions: create a movie. Although you can deviate from the story,
Each group will list down tensions between the make sure that the overall message and theme stay the
people from Manila and the people from the province. Let same.
each reporter from the group share their answers to the
class. 40% critical thinking
40% creativity
C. Presentation 20 production values
1. Activity
Pick a partner, make a list about the stereotypes V. ASSIGNMENT
for people from Manila and people from the province . Write an alternative ending to the story. In your
story, would Richard be able to save himself?I f so, why
2. Analysis or why not? Will he try to escape but find in worse
GUIDE QUESTIONS: trouble than he already is? Write an alternative ending.
a. What are the stereotypes for each one? Are
they true?
b. Do you think horror movies and horror stories
have any societal significance? Explain your answer.

3. Abstraction
Reading of the story “Martines” a horrific and
fantastical story which can also be tagged as cautionary
tale.

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What aspect of the story did you find the most
horrifying? Why?
2. What did you think of the stranger? Is she similar to
any other character in Filipino folklore or superstition?
3. What is the importance of Richard’s family to the
village?
4. Do you think, Richard as a character, no longer values
his hometown and its values? Is that why he has to
remember?
5. What did Totoy mean, when he said that Richard did
not know anything? Do you agree?