PPT discussing the Social Issues in the Society

1. A GOOD DAY
TO ALL!!!

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• extract ideas from the pictures presented
• listen carefully to the important details present in the song
• predict what the literature is all about base on the presented
title
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3. Literature: “The River of Dreams” EN9LC-Iva-13
Topic: SOCIAL ISSUES AND
CONCERNS IN THE
SOCIETY
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4. Unlocking of Terms
B. Unlocking of Difficulty ( FIND MY MATCH)
Directions: Match the words with their definitions.
1. Dream a. highly valued and important, something holy or
divine
2. Fear b. uncertain, to call into question that truth of
3. Doubt c. belief and trust in and loyalty to God
4. Truth d. a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring
during sleep
5. Faith e. an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by
anticipation or awareness of danger.
6. Sacred f. the body of real things events and facts

5. Before Listening:
Predict words that you can possibly hear from the song entitled “ The River
of Dreams”

6. Listening Time: “The River of Dreams”

7. What social issue is emphasized in the song?
With the previous group you have, discuss the question above for
2mins. within your group and then prepare to share your group’s
ideas for 1 minute.

8. The River of Dreams
by Billy Joel
The song "River of Dreams" by Billy Joel is a metaphor for
a journey of rediscovering himself and/or pulling
something out of himself that he previously lost. Helpful
lines in this song are the recurring lines "In the middle of
the night/I go walking in my sleep. Sleep walking usually
occurs, and the person asleep is totally incognizant of what
is happening.

9. When things like this happen, it seems like they can't do
anything about it, and it's just an instinct that makes it
happen. The fact that Billy Joel says that he does all these
things while not aware of it, it shows that internally, he
can't stop himself. This suggests his mental struggle with
what he is trying to overcome.

10. The journey shows a progression of where he started, to
where he ends up--the River of Dreams. Billy Joel begins
"From the mountains," goes "Through the valley of fear,"
"through the jungle of doubt," "Through the desert of
truth," and finally ends up in the ocean. This progression is
an indication of the struggles that he went through, but he
ultimately ends up in the ocean.

11. To many people, the ocean can represent freedom. Being
able to freely swim around in the water, and not dried up
in the desert, stranded on a mountain, caught in a valley or
a jungle, shows difference in ideas that Billy Joel ultimately
let himself to believe.

12. Connecting the two ideas, I think what Billy Joel is trying to
say is that in people's lives, things will happen, sometimes
unknowingly, and people will have to cope with it.
However, although the struggles that are faced, things such
as instincts and the idea of just going along with the
journey, will help one to discover the ocean that they're
ultimately trying to reach.

13. Assessment
Match the phrases in Column A to the phrases that will complete the meaning
in Column B. Write the letter of your answer.
A B
1. I don’t know why a. the rest of my life
2. But now I’m tired and b. I go walking at night
3. Hope it doesn’t take c. I don’t wanna walk anymore
4. Until I find what it is d. I’ve been looking for.
5. And I’ve been e. searching for something

14. Task to Do!
With the same group you have, prepare a news report
about social issues. Present it to the class tomorrow. Each
group is given 10 minutes to present it.

15. ii
Issues

16. Assignment
In a ½ sheet of paper crosswise, recall one significant issue
in your life and how did you deal with it. Share it in class
tomorrow.

17. Thank You For Listening!
GOD Bless Us All!
See You Next Time Around!
Prepared by:
Mary Grace S. Amada