This document contains an English lesson on interpreting narratives. It includes:
- An introduction explaining that students will read and analyze a Japanese folktale called "The Aged Mother".
- The full text of the folktale. It tells the story of a farmer who must take his aged mother up a mountain to die as mandated by the shogun's law, but ultimately decides to save her after she helps him find his way back home.
- A series of comprehension questions about the folktale for students to answer.
- A conclusion asking students to reflect on what they learned about narratives from the lesson.
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English 8_Lesson 3.pptx
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2. ENGLISH 8 – LESSON
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Interpreting
Narratives
Prepared by:
IRENE J. BANEZ
DAIVIE MAR S. CORREJADO
ROSE MAY S. GAREZ
ROSE EDEN M. VILLAMOR
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4. • Recognize positive and negative
message conveyed in a text (Q2)
TARGETS:
• Determine various social, moral
and economic issues discussed in
the text listened to ( Q3)
(EN8LCIII-7.4).
5. Q1. Knowing that The Aged Mother is a narrative like Androcles
and the Lion, what do you expect it to be about?
Q3. How would your expectations change if The Aged Mother was
a romantic comedy or a crime or a horror film? Pick one of those
types of film for this answer.
Q2. Knowing that The Aged Mother is a narrative, how do you
expect it to be structured?
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In this lesson we are going to read a more
complex folk tale and apply our knowledge of
narratives to work out what it means and
the extent to which it conforms to the
features of narrative that we have seen in
Lessons 1 and 2.
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1. Shogun
2. aged
3. widowed
4. province 6. the kindest mode of death
7. the summit of the mountain
8. the shogun and his officials
5. proclamation
Matching Type
9. Shogun J a way of dying that involves the least suffering
Aged A a state or region within a country
Widowed T an announcement by a government that affects
the citizens
province R old
proclamation O the top of the mountain
the kindest mode of death G a military ruler of a part of Japan a long time
ago
the summit of the mountain B the leader of a province and the people who
help him to carry out his tasks.
the shogun and his officials E a woman whose husband has died
Matching Type
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WE DID A…
12. A long time ago at the
foot of a mountain in
Japan there lived a
poor farmer and his
aged, widowed
mother. They owned a
bit of land which
supplied them with
food and they were
humble, peaceful and
happy.
13. Unfortunately, they lived in a province ruled by a shogun who
made a proclamation that all aged people were immediately to
be put to death.
14. The farmer loved his
mother but no one in this
province ever disobeyed
the shogun.
15. So he strapped his mother to
his back and took her up the
mountain called Obatsuyama,
the mountain where the aged
were often abandoned to die.
This was considered the
kindest mode of death.
16. There were many paths up to
the summit of the mountain
and it was easy to get
confused. Unknown to the
farmer, his mother carefully
pulled twigs from the bushes
and threw them on the ground
so that her son would know
the way back down. When
they reached the top, he laid
her down carefully and was
about to leave her when he
realized he did not know the
way back.
17. “Follow the twigs I laid down for you,” his mother said. It was
then he knew that he could not leave her there to die alone.
Once again he strapped his mother to his back and together
they went back down the mountain. Once home, he decided to
hide his mother from the shogun and his officials.
18. One day the shogun visited the province and demanded that the
people give him a rope made out of ashes. No-one knew how to
make one. However, the farmer’s mother found the solution.
“Make a rope of twisted straw,“ she said, “then stretch it out on
a row of flat stones and burn it on a windless night.”
19. When the shogun arrived to claim his rope of ashes, he asked who had
been able to make one. The farmer admitted that it was his aged mother.
The shogun was surprised and said, “My country needs more than just the
strength of youth. How could I have forgotten the well-known saying, ‘with
the crown of snow there comes wisdom’?” At that very hour, the cruel law
was abolished.
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21. Q1. What event causes the farmer
to take his mother up the
mountain?
Q3. Find evidence that the mother
is very wise despite her age.
Q2. Find evidence of the mother’s
love for her son.
Component
Questions
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22. Q4. In your case, how does your mother show her
love to you? Share your experiences or scenarios.
Q5. Do you love your mother? If yes, how do you show
your love to her? If you don’t, justify your answer.
23. Question 6:
Directions: Complete the sentence based on your
opinion. Write your answer in your workbook.
• If you will be the one to decide whether to use or to dump
the story next year, what would be your decision?
• My decision will be __________________________
because_____________________________________.
24. LESSON CONCLUSION
Q1. How did the lesson helped you understand
what narrative is?
Q2. Which questions were easy to answer? Why?
Q3. What strategies did you use to answer the harder
questions?
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