ACTIVITY 2.

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•Significantroles and functions of literature
•Grade 10 learners will use a poem or a song to comprehend
literature in order to promote peace and avoid interpersonal
conflict
•EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSION
CONCEPT NOTES

 Literature – written works such as poems,

songs, plays and novels that are considered to
be very good and to have a lasting importance.
 Prose – writing that is not poetry; ordinary
writing.
 Poetry – the writings of a poet: poems;
something that is very beautiful and graceful.
 Poem – a piece of writing that usually has
figurative language and that is written in
separate lines that often have a repeated
rhythm and sometimes rhyme.
CONCEPT NOTES

 Lyric – the words of a song.

 Lyric poetry – a poem that expresses deep
personal feelings in a way that is like a song: a
lyric poem.
 Rhyme- one or two words or phrases that end in
the same sounds.
 Rhythm- a regular, repeated pattern of sounds
or movements.
 Meter- a systematically arranged and measured
rhythm.
 Verse – writing in which words are arranged in a
rhythmic pattern.
LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 1

 INSTRUCTION: Given the following dialogues,

guess the title of the movie from where it
was taken.
 1.With great power comes great
responsibility.
 2. At peace, sons bury their fathers, at war,
fathers bury their sons.
 3. “Wingardium leviosa…expecto patronum”
 4. Come on Clark, let’s go home.
 I don’t want to be afraid anymore.
ANSWERS TO LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 1

 Spiderman
 Immortals
 Harry Potter
 Justice League
 Karate Kid
LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 2

 Instruction: Guess the song titles based on

the following lyrics and instrumentals:
LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 2

 Instruction: Guess the song titles based on

the following lyrics and instrumentals:
LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 3
 Instruction: After listening to the song and reading
it silently, answer the following questions. Write
only the letter of your correct answer.
 LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH 
 1 Let there be peace on earth
 2 And let it begin with me
 3 Let there be peace on earth
 4 The peace that was meant to be
 5 With God as our Father
 6 Brothers all are we
 7 Let me walk with my brother
 8 In perfect harmony
LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 3
 9 Let peace begin with me
 10 Let this be the moment now
 11 With every step I take
 12 Let this be my solemn vow
 13 To take each moment
 14 And live each moment with peace
eternally
 15 Let there be peace on earth
 16 And let it begin with me
QUESTIONS 1-8
 _____1. Which of the following can you do, so that peace can begin with you?
 A. be silent C. be concerned and love others
 B. stay away from trouble D. all of the above
 _____2. Who is the “brother” referred to in line 7?
 A. relatives B. neighbors C. countrymen D. all people
 _____3. What makes us all brothers?
 A. We have mothers B. God is our Father C. We are relatives D.
We are Christians
 _____4. To what does “it” in lines 2 and 16 refer?
 A. vow B. moment C. peace D. earth
 _____5. The best place to find peace is in:
 A. house B. church C. school D. one’s own life
 _____6. What word in line 7 means the same as “step” in line 11?
 A. leap B. walk C. run D. jump
 _____7. ‘Now’ in line 10 rhymes with _____________
 A. bow B. sow C. vow D. cow
 _____8. Line 7 appeals to the sense of
 A. sight B. hearing C. smell D. taste
QUESTIONS 9-18
 _____9. What is generally expressed in Line 1?
 A. command B. request C. demand D. wish
 _____10. Line 2 implies that peace could begin with?
 A. God B. you C. others D. us
 _____11. What writing technique was used in Lines 1 and 3?
 A. resonance B. repetition C. redundancy D. rhyming
 _____12. What attitude was shown in Line 4?
 A. optimism B. pessimism C. impatience D. diligence
 _____13. What character is manifested in Line 5?
 A. faith B. hope C. love D. trust
 _____14. In what syntax is Line 6 portrayed?
 A. American B. British C. Canadian D. Danish
 15. What rhyming technique was used by the composer?
 A. straight B. alternate C. random D. distorted
 16. What word could possibly substitute “walk” in Line 7?
 A. live B. talk C. stay D. sing
 17. What kind of peace is implied in Line 8?
 A. true B. lasting C. genuine D. all of the above
 18. How many dominant repetitions are observed in this song?
 A. one B. two C. three D. four
QUESTIONS 19-25
 19. What is implied in Line 10?
 A. importance B. significance C. urgency D. decency
 20. In everything that we ______, peace is always possible.
 A. think B. say C. do D. all of the above
 21. Which of these is not a synonym of vow?
 A. pledge B. promise C. commitment D. task
 22. Line 13 considers giving and having peace as….?
 A. opportunity B. possibility C. reliability D. liability
 23. What kind of peace is described in Line 14?
 A. temporary B. transitory C. fleeting D. lasting
 24. What is meant when it is solemn?
 A. quiet B. silent C. holy D. all of the above
 25. Generally, where does peace really begin?
 A. our thoughts C. our emotions
 B. our actions D. our decisions