DISCERNING FUTURE

OPPORTUNITIES
1)One of the major characters in the play,
Willy Loman, did some daydreaming and
slipped back to the past in the middle of
a present conversation with his family. It
happened in several scenes in the play.
What do you call this type of literary
technique?

2)What is the prevailing mood in the play?

Describe it.
3)What are the symbols used by the
author in act 1?What do these symbols
stand for?

4) What is the theme or message of the

play prevalent in Act 1?

5)The author, Arthur Miller, wrote the

play during the height of American
capitalism. What do you think is his
purpose for writing Death of a
Salesman.
6) Death of a Salesman is acclaimed by
critics as the great American tragedy.
What does this mean ?

7)American forefather defined American

Dream with a moral vision of liberty,
equality and truth. Compare and
contrast the American Dream of
America’s founders with that of Arthur
Miller in Death of a Salesman
 There were no winners in government
shutdown
1)What is the issue presented in the
speech?

2) Are the terms used clearly defined

and applied throughout the
message?
3)Is the thesis( the point to be made)
clearly and directly stated? What is
the thesis statement?

4)Are facts provided as evidence? If

so, identify them.

5)Is the reasoning sound and logical?

(Does one point follow from
another?)
6)What persuasive devices or
propaganda techniques does the
author use( examples: appeal to
emotions, name-calling, appeal to
authority)?

7)Does the author succeed in

persuading you to accept his
argument?
8) Is there an issue similar to the one
presented here in the Philippines?
Explain your answer.

9)How is this article related with the

Wall Street Crash and Great
Depression of the 1930s in America?
1) In the speech of the former president
Barrack Obama, there were three issues
he presented and explained. These are
the issue of budget, local job when it
comes to their immigration system, and
passing a farm bill. Barrack Obama
conducted this speech as the people
questioned and raised issues under his
governance. But still, many people
desired him to continue ruling their
country.
 It is a report of the exact word used
by a speaker or writer. It is usually
placed inside quotation marks and
accompanied by a reporting verb,
signal phrase, or a quotative frame.
Purports to give a verbatim rendition
of the words were spoken.
It is a means of expressing the
content of statements, questions or
other utterances, without quoting
them explicitly.
Indirect often makes use of certain
syntactic structures such as content
clauses ( “that” clauses such as (that))
he was coming, and sometimes
infinitive phrase.
A. Read carefully the examples of direct
and indirect sentences. Tell whether
the sentences changed from direct to
indirect are correctly written. Write
your choice, whether correct or
incorrect, explain your answer.
1) Mia said “I want to watch the play.”
Mia said that she wants to watch the
play.

2) Lanze said “I am going with you.”

Lanze said that he was going with her.

3) “I saw the play with Brayden yesterday,”

said Pauline.
Pauline said she saw the play with
Brayden yesterday.
4) Niko said, “ Mommy and I will watch
the play in Resorts World.”

5) Grandmother said,“What can you learn

from that play?”
Grandmother asked what we could
learn from the play.
1)Biff said, “I just can’t focus in my job.”

2 “I am tired to death,” said Willy.

3) Linda replied , “Your mind is overactive,

and the mind is what counts.”

4) “I have worked a lifetime to pay off a

house but now there’s nobody to live, in
it, said Willy.
5) Willy told Biff that not finding himself at the age
of 34 was a disgrace!

6) Linda said, “People had to move some where.”