World Lit. Presentation (Japanese Folktale)

1. ENGLISH 203
WORLD LITERATURE
ALEXIS A. ENRIQUEZ, Ed.D
Course Instructor
MARICON T. CLAOR
MA ENGLISH

2. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
1. discover Asian traditions, culture and people of
Japan
2. determine the moral/ lesson of the story
3. provide critical feedback to the idea presented in
the material viewed
4. give comparison of a certain Japanese culture to
Filipino culture or other Asian countries

5. FOLKTALES
• stories passed on from one person to another
by mouth. These tales were not written down
but existed only in the memory of mankind.
• It is only now that the tradition of story telling
is giving way to books and televisions, that
such tales are collected and written down.

7. Matsuo Bashō
-was the most famous poet of
the Edo period in Japan. During
his lifetime, Bashō was
recognized as the greatest
master of haiku (then
called hokku). He is also well
known for his travel essays
beginning with Records of a
Weather-Exposed
Skeleton (1684), written after
his journey west
to Kyoto and Nara.[4] Matsuo
Bashō's poetry is internationally
renowned, and, in Japan, many
of his poems are reproduced on
monuments and traditional
sites.

8. Bashō was introduced to poetry at a
young age, and after integrating
himself into the intellectual scene
of Edo (modern Tokyo) he quickly
became well known throughout Japan.
He made a living as a teacher; but
then renounced the social, urban life of
the literary circles and was inclined to
wander throughout the country,
heading west, east, and far into the
northern wilderness to gain inspiration
for his writing. His poems were
influenced by his firsthand experience
of the world around him, often
encapsulating the feeling of a scene in
a few simple elements.

10. UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES:
Word Watch
• In the middle of each Word Chart are words
found in the selection. Give the definition of
the word in focus. Then, give examples of
words with similar meanings (SYNONYMS) and
words that have opposite meaning
(ANTONYMS). Finally, use the word in a
sentence.

11. Definition:
DESPOTIC
Sentence:
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

12. Definition:
MANDATE
Sentence:
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

13. Definition:
SUMMIT
Sentence:
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

15. Group 1 –PICSTORY-BROADCAST
Using the printed pictures narrate
what happened, where did the story
happen and who are the people
involved in a form of broadcasting

16. Group 2 – ACTORS ( SGW)
Make a short dramatization on the
dialougues between:
A. Governor and the People
B. mother and son

17. Group 3 – SINGERS ( SGW)
Reveal the theme of the story by
composing a song the tune can be
original or adapted.

18. THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER
Japanese Values/Traditions Supporting Detail/s in the Story
1. Abandoning aged and sick people
2. Respecting /Caring for the aged people /
parents
3. Sacrifice for the family
4. Widowed parents live with their children
5. Eating rice

19. THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER
Japanese Values/Traditions Supporting Detail/s in the Story
1. Abandoning aged and sick people 1. The governor ordered that all aged and
sick people be abandoned /killed
2. Respecting /Caring for the aged people /
parents
The farmer took care of his mother
3. Sacrifice for the family The farmer sacrificed his strength for his
mother
4. Widowed parents live with their children Long, long ago, there lived a farmer with his
mother at the foot of the mountain
5. Eating rice When the farmer prepared the food for his
mother

20. COMPREHENSION CHECK
• Answer the questions sent to our Group Chat
using the google link I have sent. ( 10 minutes)

21. ASSIGNMENT
• Compose a two stanza poem with four lines
each stanza on showing your love/gratitude to
your mother. Composed poems will be sent to
the Group Chat Messenger. Be guided with
the rubrics.

22. Legend:
Wow- 5 Effective- 3 Emerging-1
Strong-4 Developing- 2 Not yet- 0

25. 1. Do you find the values and/or traditions of
the Japanese people illustrated in the story
similar to your values and/or traditions as a
Filipino? Explain briefly.
2. Do you think these values and/or traditions
are also true to your other Asian neighbors
especially the Chinese? Why?
3. Are the values and/or traditions of the
Japanese similar to Filipino values and
traditions? In what way?

26. 4. Why is it important to know the values and
traditions of our Asian neighbors.