Inside My Head

My Translation and Editing Text Reviewer

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Translation: Communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text.
- from Latin “translation” meaning to carry across or to bring across
- Alternative Latin “traduco” which means to lead across
- Ancient Greek “metaphrasis” which means a speaking across

Metaphrase: literal or word-for-word translation (formal equivalence)
Paraphrase: Saying in other words (dynamic equivalence)

History of Translation:

-Septuagint: a collection of Jewish Scriptures translated into Koine Greek
-Lingua Franca: Latin (Middle Ages)
-Alfred the Great: commissioned vernacular Anglo-Saxon translations of Bede’s Ecclasiastical History and Borthius’ Consolation of Philosophy
-The Christian Church frowned on even partial adaptations of St. Jerome’s Vulgate, The Standard Latin Bible

Asia:
-Spread of Buddhism led to large-scale translation efforts
-Tangut Empire-exploited block printing

Arabs: undertook large-scale efforts at translation
-Made Arabic versions of the Greeks’ philosophical and scientific works
-Some Arabic translations of these works were made into Latin (Middle Ages)
-Development of European Scholasticism

Western:
-14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer adapted from the Italian of Giovanni Boccaccio his own Knight’s Tale and Troilus and Criseyde, French Roman dela Rose and completed Borthius from Latin; founded an English poetic tradition on adaptations and translations from earlier established literary languages
-First great English Translation: Wycliffe Bible: showed weaknesses of underdeveloped English prose
-Great Age of English Prose Translation: Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur – a free adaptation of Arthurian Romances
-First great Tudor translations: Tyndale New Testament, its Authorized Version and Lord Berners’ version of Jean Froissart’s Chronicles

Renaissance Italy
-Cosimo de’ Medici of Georgius Gemistus Pletho (Florence)
-Latin translation of Plato’s works by Marsilio Ficino
-Erasmus’ Latin edition of the New Testament
-Readers demanded rigor of rendering
-Non-scholarly Literature continued to rely on adaptation.
-France’s Pleiade, England’s Tudor poets and Elizabethan translators adapted themes by Horace, Ovid, Petrarch and modern Latin Writers
-Rise of Middle Class
-Development of Printing

Elizabethan Period of Translation:
-stylistic equivalence
-no concern for verbal accuracy

Second Half of 17th Century:
-John Dryden sought to make Virgil speak in words such as he would have written if he were living and an Englishman
-Homer suffered from Alexander Pope’s endeavor to reduce the Greek Poet’s “Wild Paradise” to order

18th Century:
-the watchword of translators was ease of reading; whatever they did not understand in a text, or thought might bore readers, they omitted
-James Macpherson’s translations of Ossian

19th Century:
-The policy became the text, the whole text, and nothing but the text except for bawdy passages and the addition of copious explanatory footnotes
-Style: far-reaching metaphrase to constantly remind readers that they were reading a foreign classic
-Exception: Outstanding translation of Edward Fitzgerald’s Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan

20th Century:
-A new pattern was set in 1871 by Benjamin Jowett who translated Plato into simple yet straightforward language.

Types of Translation:
1. Legal – field of law
2. Literal – word-for-word
3. Technical – specific profession
4. Interpreting
a. Simultaneous
b. Consecutive
c. Whispered
d. Gestural
e. Conference
f. Escort
g. Community
h. Legal
i. Medical
5. Machine
a. Rule-based
i. Transfer-based
ii. Interlingual
iii. Dictionary-based
b. Statistical
c. Example-based
d. Hybrid

Direct Translation:
1. Borrowing: no translation
2. Calque: word-for-word (phrase)
3. Literal: word-for-word

Oblique Translation Techniques:
1. Transposition: change sequence
2. Modulations: different phrase
3. Equivalency: different way
4. Adaptation: different, familiar way
5. Compensation: lost meaning is expressed somewhere else in the text
6. Transliteration: Converting to phonetic equivalent

Disambiguation: finding a suitable translation when a word can have more than one meaning (first raised by Yehoshua Bar-Hillel

Qualities of a Competent Translator:
1. good knowledge of source language (spoken and written)
2. excellent command of target language
3. familiar with the subject matter
4. profound understanding of etymological and idiomatic correlates between two languages
5. finely tuned sense of when to metaphrase and paraphrase

Malapropism: the substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often creates a comic effect.

Official List of Winners: ACCian’s Choice Awards 2010

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Tinkerbell: Ms. Ann Portia T. Robado

Peter Pan: Mr. Ernesto B. Templo

Ms. Sunshine: Ms. Ramonette Cordero
Ms. Kristel A. Saligumba

Mr. Sunshine: Mr. Edward Gumban

Fit N’ Right: Ms. Ma. Anuncaciacion E. Pampliega

Prima Ballerina: Ms. Grace V. Delos Reyes
Ms. Jodamay L. Raz

Most Promising Teacher: Mr. Ronel R. Advincula
Ms. Cyre Milloroso

Ms. Pure Energy: Ms. Mhargie G. Morales

Mr. Pure Energy: Engr. Leo N. Patacsil

Dressed to Kill: Mr. Rommel J. Constantino

ACC’s Next Top Model: Ms. Santa Renea Crisostomo
Mr. June B. Mijares

Ms. Champagne: Ms. Ann M. Templonuevo

Mr. Champagne: Mr. Galileo E. Borces

Campus Heartthrob: Mr. Peter R. Arboleda
Mr. Rhino Nicodemus
Mr. Artemio Nosotros

Total Performer: Ms. Luchelyn A. Beltran
Bro. Lean Fernandez

Bright Mind: Mr. Jeffrey Clarin
Mr. Noli Resterio

Timekeeper: Mr. Adrian Jonas Cordova
Ms. Syldy T. Villegas

Ma’am Techie: Ms. Profetiza Maatubang
Ms. Richele Domingo

Sir Techie: Mr. Richard H. Diocena
Mr. Cris Melric . Palanog

Walking Dictionary: Ms. Divina M. Muyargas
Mr. Juler A. Fernandez

Walking Encyclopedia: Mr. Rey V. De Los Reyes
Ms. Evelina G. Gayo
Engr. Joel Zapico

Ms. Resourceful: Ms. Mary R. Repedro
Mr. Daniel S. Deloso

Ms. Congeniality: Dr. Maria Neiy E. Mucho
Ms. Aiza O. Nahil

Mr. Congeniality: Mr. Julius R. Dela Cruz

Tree Hugger: Mr. Julius V. Saluta
Ms. Lufelle A. Carel

Silent Water: Engr. Agnes D.C. Perez
Ms. Lara B. Albacino

Ms. Interactive: Dr. Antonia S. Escalona
Ms. Anita C. Tuayon

Helping Hand: Mr. Marlon T. Niňonuevo
Mr. Jocel Rata

Great Philosopher: Ms. Fe V. Tafalla
Ms. Eleonor R. Teopy

Fairy Godmother: Ms. Erlinda B. Albito
Engr. Alica Coching

Best Supporting Teacher: Ms. Richie B. De Mateo
Ms. Anita S. Cioco

Soaring Eagle: Engr. Cecilia S. Calizo

Unsung Hero: Mr. Arvin Kim A. Arnilla

Reflection

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Time: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Church: St. John Nepomucene Parish
Parish Priest: Father Ted Hilario
Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28, "The Faith of the Canaanite Woman"
Companion: Kim Francis B. Domingo

Reflection:

Sometimes, we question God about the trials that we experience. We usually feel that we don't deserve to be in those specific situations. We feel that we deserve something better.

Life is full of lessons. We were given free will so that we can make our own decisions but we should be prepared for every possible consequence. When all reasons fail, when all options end, it will all leave us with one thing - our faith in God.

As humans, we have limitations. It is something that is plain to see but there are some who refuse to admit it. With the modern times, some people feel that with sufficient resources, everything can be done. But truth will be realized later on and we will be left with the most powerful weapon of all. Like what the Canaanite Woman have, it is our faith in God - in his love and his power. His power to make what we are praying for, happen, but in His own time. His love, that He will never let us perish, that He will never give us trials that we cannot overcome, that everything happens for a reason. Reasons that only He can understand. All you have to do is to have faith in Him.

Feminism

2010-09-23T03:42:00.000-07:00

Feminism

Definition:

Feminist criticism is a type of literary criticism, which may study and advocate the rights of women. As Judith Fetterley says, "Feminist criticism is a political act whose aim is not simply to interpret the world but to change it by changing the consciousness of those who read and their relation to what they read." Using feminist criticism to analyze fiction may involve studying the repression of women in fiction. How do men and women differ? What is different about female heroines, and why are these characters important in literary history? In addition to many of the questions raised by a study of women in literature, feminist criticism may study stereotypes, creativity, ideology, racial issues, marginality, and more.

*Judith Fetterley: a literary scholar known for her work in feminism and women's studies. She was influential in leading a reappraisal of women's literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the contributions of women writing about women's experience, including their perspectives on men in the world.

Men Used to Think of Women as Lesser Beings

John Chrysostom, Greek Ecclesiast (345-407 AD): called women “a foe to friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil”.

Ecclesiasticus (a book of the Apocrypha): stated that “All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman”.

Tertullian, Roman Theologian (160-230 AD): lectured women, “The judgment of God upon your sex endures even today; and with it inevitably endures your position of criminal at the bar of justice. You are the gateway to the devil”.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): asserted, “Most women have no character”.

John Keats (1795-1821): explained, “The opinion I have of the generality of women – who appear to me as children, to whom I would rather give a sugar plum than my time, forms a barrier against matrimony which I rejoice in.
Three Phases of Feminism History According to Elaine Showalter:

1. Feminine Phase (1840-1880) – Female writers imitated the literary tradition established by men, taking additional care to avoid offensive language or subject matter.
2. Feminist Phase (1880-1921) – Women protested their lack of rights and worked to secure them. In literature, they decried the unjust depictions of women by male writers.
3. Female Phase (1920-present) – Concentrated on exploring the female experience in art and literature, reveal the misogyny and later on, focused on gynocriticism.

*misogyny: negative attitudes toward women
*Gynocriticism: a movement that examines the distinctive characteristics of the female experience in contrast to earlier methods that explained the female by using male models.

Three Major Groups of Feminist Critics:

1. Those who study difference:
• Believe that gender determines everything, including values system and language
• Look for distinctive elements in texts by men and women

2. Those who study power relationships:
• Attack both the economic and social exploitation of women
• Frequently look at writers from cultures as varied and different as the black, Hispanic, Asian-American, Jewish and lesbians
• Believe that the social organization has denied equal treatment to all its segments and that literature is a means of revealing and resisting that social order
• Art and life are fused entities, making it the duty of the critic to work against stereotyping.

3. Those who study the female experience:
• Rejecting the idea of a male norm, against which women are seen as secondary and derivative, they call for a recognition of women’s abilities that goes beyond the traditional binary oppositions such as male/female, and the parallel oppositions active/passive, intellectual/emotional.
• Examine female images in the works of female writers and the elements thought to be typical of l’ecriture feminine-such as blanks, unfinished sentences, silences and exclamations

Writing Feminist Criticism:

Prewriting (Questions to ask):

1. What stereotypes of women do you find?
2. Examine the roles women play in work. Are they minor, supportive, powerless ones? Are they independent and influential ones?
3. Is the narrator a character in the narrative? If so, how does the male or female point of view affect the reader’s perceptions?
4. How do the male characters talk about the female characters?
5. How do the male characters treat the female characters?
6. How do the female characters act toward the male characters?
7. Who are the socially and politically powerful characters?
8. What attitudes toward women are suggested by the answers to these questions?
9. Do the answers to these questions indicate that the work lends itself more naturally to a study of differences between the male and female characters, a study of power imbalances between the sexes, or a study of unique female experience?

Drafting and Revising:

Introduction:
• Point out why a feminist critique is particularly appropriate for the text you are analyzing
• Connect the characters or events of the situation with one that has actually occurred

The Body:

Study of Difference (Questions to answer):
1. Is the genre one that is traditionally associated with male or female writers?
2. Is the subject one that is of particular interest to women, perhaps one that is of importance in women’s lives?
3. What one-word label would accurately capture the voice of the narrator? Why is it appropriate?
4. Is the work sympathetic to the female characters?
5. Are the female characters and the situations in which they are placed presented with complexity and in detail?
6. How does the language differ from what you would expect from a writer of the opposite gender?
7. How does the way the female characters talk influence the reader’s perception of them?
8. What are the predominant images? Why (or why are they not) associated with women’s lives?
9. Does the implied audience of the work include or exclude women? In the case of a male writer, is it the work addressed to a mixed audience, or does it sound more like one man telling a story to another man?
10. How do the answers to these questions support a case for this work’s having been written a particularly masculine or feminine style?

Study of Power (Questions to answer):

1. Who is primarily responsible for making decisions in the world depicted: men or women?
2. Do the female characters play an overt part in decision making? Or do they work behind the scenes?
3. Who holds positions of authority and influence?
4. Who controls the finances?
5. Do the female characters play traditional female roles? Or do they assume some unusual ones?
6. Are there any instances in which women are unfairly treated or ill treated?
7. What kind of accomplishments do the female characters achieve?
8. Are they honored for their accomplishments?
9. Do the male characters consult he female characters before taking action, or merely inform them of it?
10. Does the story approve or disapprove, condemn or glorify the power structure as revealed by your answers to these questions?
11. How is the female reader co-opted into accepting or rejecting the images of women represented in the work?
Study of the Female Experience (Questions to answer):

1. Does the text reject the idea of a male norm of thinking and behavior that is stable and unchanging? If so, where?
2. Is the writer’s style characterized by blanks, gaps, silences, circularity?
3. Are images of the female body important in the text?
4. Are there references to the female body important in the text?
5. Are there references to female diseases or bodily functions?
6. Do motherhood or those attitudes and behaviors characteristic of motherhood figure significantly in the text?
7. Can you find instances in which the traditional binaries of male/female, intellectual/emotional, objective/subjective, and active/passive are reversed?
8. What new circumstances do the reversals suggest?
9. Can you find instances in which wholeness rather than otherness is associated with the female characters?
10. What generalizations about the uniqueness of the female experience can you make based on the answers to these questions?

The Conclusion:

• State generalizations and conclusions drawb from your questions
• Pull all your references to the text into a single statement about what is particularly female (or male) about the way the work was written, about the power relationships depicted in it, or about its presentation of the nature of the female experience.

References: www.feminist.org
www.uni-koeln/phil-fak/englicsh/datenbank/e_index.htm

Prepared by Ma. Angelica Domingo
BSED-III

Submitted to Mr. June B. Mijares
Literery Criticism
TTh 1:00-2:30

2010-09-16T05:18:00.000-07:00

Ma. Angelica M. Domingo Facilitating Learning September 17, 2010
BSED-II MWF 8:00-9:00 Mrs. Teopy

Experiment Pre-conserver Transitional Thinker Conserver
1. Biscuit ☺
2. Iced Tea ☺
3. Coins ☺

Assessment (Case No. 1)
Xandie Maghinang, 4 years old, pre-schooler
On the first part of the experiment, I used “Tiger Biscuits. First, I took two pieces and gave him one. I asked him who have more biscuits between us and he said that I did. Then, I gave him another biscuit so that he then has a total of two pieces. Then, I broke one into two. Then I asked him who have more biscuit and he said that he did.
On the second part of the experiment, I poured iced tea into two glasses – one small and the other double its size. I filled the small glass and half glass to the other. I asked him which one has more content and he pointed to the bigger one.
On the last part of the experiment, I arranged coins into two lines of same length. I asked which one was longer and he said that both lines have the same length. I moved a coin one space to the right and left a gap from where it was placed before but he still said that the length is still the same.
Experiment Pre-conserver Transitional Thinker Conserver
1. Biscuit ☺
2. Iced Tea ☺
3. Coins ☺

Assessment (Case No. 2)
Francis Albert Domingo, 7 years old, Grade 2 Student
On the first part of the experiment, I used “Tiger Biscuits. First, I took two pieces and gave him one. I asked him who have more biscuits between us and he said that I did. Then, I gave him another biscuit so that he then has a total of two pieces. Then, I broke one into two. Then I asked him who have more biscuit and he said that we just have the same amount.
On the second part of the experiment, I poured iced tea into two glasses – one small and the other double its size. I filled the small glass and half glass to the other. I asked him which one has more content and he said that both glasses hold the same amount of iced tea.
On the last part of the experiment, I arranged coins into two lines of same length. I asked which one was longer and he said that both lines have the same length. I moved a coin one space to the right and left a gap from where it was placed before but he still said that the length is still the same.

Experiment Pre-conserver Transitional Thinker Conserver
1. Biscuit ☺
2. Iced Tea ☺
3. Coins ☺

Assessment (Case No. 3)
Jeff Ocay, 9 years old, Grade 4 Student
On the first part of the experiment, I used “Tiger Biscuits. First, I took two pieces and gave him one. I asked him who have more biscuits between us and he said that I did. Then, I gave him another biscuit so that he then has a total of two pieces. Then, I broke one into two. Then I asked him who have more biscuit and he said that we just have the same amount.
On the second part of the experiment, I poured iced tea into two glasses – one small and the other double its size. I filled the small glass and half glass to the other. I asked him which one has more content and he said that both glasses hold the same amount of iced tea.
On the last part of the experiment, I arranged coins into two lines of same length. I asked which one was longer and he said that both lines have the same length. I moved a coin one space to the right and left a gap from where it was placed before but he still said that the length is still the same.

How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife Activities

2010-08-31T06:19:00.000-07:00

Topic: Literature: How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife by Manuel Arguilla

Age Level: Adolescence

APPLICATION	SPECIFIC ACTIVITY
1. Use visual aids such as charts and illustrations and	I will prepare pictures of the different scenes in the story, ask some students to pick one, arrange the pictures chronologically and have them re-tell each scene that they picked in their own words.
2. Use well-organized materials that offer step by step explanations
3. Provide students opportunities to discuss social issues	I will group the students into two. I will ask a group to list down the advantages while the other, the disadvantages of marriage between people having different culture or different economic status and have a representative from each group discuss their list in front of the class.
4. Provide consideration of hypothetical “other worlds”	I will ask the students to draw two pictures. One will be their vision of the life in the city of a person who grew up in the barrio and the other, their vision of the life in the barrio of a person who grew up in the city.
5. Make sure that at least some of the tests ask for more than rote memory or one final answer.	I will ask the students to write a composition about the pros and cons of living in the city and living in the barrio.
6. Use lyrics from popular music to teach poetic devices, to reflect on social problems, and so on.	I will ask the students to listen to the song “Kapaligiran” by Asin and “Manila” by Hotdog, have them list down the lines in the former that describes the barrio and the lines in the latter that describes the city and discuss the disadvantages of living in rural and urban places and how life in these places can be improved.

Example Weekly Lesson Plan

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A lesson plan that I made:

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE

by Manuel E. Arguilla

A Weekly Lesson Plan in English IV

COMPETENCIES

Listening

Make use of different learning strategies according to the main purposes of listening.

Speaking

Develop the ability to verbally give information and express needs, opinions, feelings and attitudes.

Reading

Demonstrate the ability to locate and synthesize information essential to one’s understanding and interpretation of his environment.

Writing

Demonstrate imagination and creativity in written form.

Literature

Express a deeper appreciation of values in literature.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the week, the students are expected to:

predict possible continuation of the story.
to derive needed information from the story according to the task assigned to them
differentiate people living in the city and in the barrio.
discuss their opinions on how the father treated Maria, his daughter-in-law.
write a descriptive essay about a specific person who lives in the city or barrio.

Session 1

OBJECTIVES

The students are expected to:

1. to recall important events in the story

2. to commend positive values shown by the actions done by the characters

3. skillfully act out different scenes in the story

CONTENT

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE BY MANUEL E. ARGUILLA

The story is about a young boy whose brother has become successful in the city and meets him with a cart when he returns to the barrio with his city-bred wife. The father, an old revolucionario, submits the daughter-in-law to various tests to see if she will adapt well to the ways of the barrio and the family. The young boy takes easily to the new relation, probably also thinking of himself getting a wife in the future.

INPUT

“How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife” by Manuel E. Arguilla

SOURCES

REFERENCES: Baul: A Collection of Philippine Literature by Leoncio P. Deriada and Isidoro M. Cruz

pp.12 – 20

MATERIALS: Tape recorder or laptop, pictures of different scenes in the story and pictures of the city

and barrio.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Listening attentively to the story played using a tape recorder or laptop.

NEW KNOWLEDGE

Recalling dialogues heard and perform them using the students’ own words.

PROCESS

1. INTRODUCTION

A Ask the students about their experiences in the city. What are their favorite places or establishments in the city? What do they like most about the city and what do they like the least about it? Do you have friends in the city? What are they like? Ask them about their experiences in the barrio. What do they do in their free time in the barrio? What do they love and dislike most about it.? Do they have friends in the barrio? What are the like?

C. Divide the class into small groups of about 4 – 5 and ask them to discuss where they would like to live better, the city or the barrio? Have them write the majority’s choice in a manila paper and list down the reasons why. Have the group leader present what they wrote in front of the class afterwards.

II. INTERACTION

Reading Activity

1. Pre-reading

a. Vocabulary Web

b. Anticipation Guide Questions

· Where did the story happen?

· Who are the characters in the story?

· Why did the father treat Maria like he did?

· What was Maria like?

2. Reading: A pre-recorded narration of the story will be played.

III. INTEGRATION

Post pictures of the important scenes in the story and ask the students to tell the class what was happening on that specific picture.
Read specific lines from the story and ask the students to say “Yay!” when the character did something nice and say “Boo!” when they do something that was not good.
Group the students into three and ask each group to act out one of the scenes in the story, based on the pictures posted in the board.

Session 2

OBJECTIVES

The students are expected to:

to identify characters of the story through given description.
to share their own experiences in the city or barrio.
to express how they feel about certain scenes facially.

CONTENT

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE BY MANUEL E. ARGUILLA

SOURCES

REFERENCES: Baul: A Collection of Philippine Literature by Leoncio P. Deriada and Isidoro M. Cruz

pp.12 – 20

MATERIALS: Pictures of different scenes in the story placed inside a small box

PROCESS

1. INTRODUCTION

A. Ask the students to retell the story in their own words. One student will talk about a scene in the story and another will continue with the next scene as they chronologically took place in the story.

II. INTERACTION

A. Ask the students about how the different characters may feel in the beginning of the story, in the middle, and in the end.

B. Group the students into eight to ten members. Ask them to prepare a talk-show presentation with the character in the story as the guests. Have the talk show host ask questions about how they felt in the specific scenes in the story and have the host add questions of his or her own.

III. INTEGRATION

With the previous groupings, ask the leaders of each group to stand in front of the class and tell them about different scenes in the story based on what they picked from the box. The leader will say how the character felt during those scenes and the members will express the emotion facially.
Choose a few volunteers and tell them to describe each of the character in the story in front of the class without telling who they were describing. Have the class guess who the character was.
Homework – Write a short essay about your most memorable experience in the city or in the barrio.

Session 3

OBJECTIVES

The students are expected to:

1. to rearrange scenes in the story as they happened chronologically.

2. to debate about the father’s treatment of Maria.

3. to draw from memory a friend that they have in the barrio or in the city.

CONTENT

HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE BY MANUEL E. ARGUILLA

SOURCES

REFERENCES: Baul: A Collection of Philippine Literature by Leoncio P. Deriada and Isidoro M. Cruz

pp.12 – 20

MATERIALS: Different scenes in the story written on pre-cut cartolina separately

PROCESS

1. INTRODUCTION

A, Have the class read their homework in front.

II. INTERACTION

A. Ask questions about what they wrote. Ask the students if they had similar experiences similar to what their classmates shared.

III. INTEGRATION

A. Post the pre-cut cartolinas wherein different scenes from the story were written separately. Ask some of the students arrange them chronologically.

B. Ask volunteers to explain what happened in each picture until they finish re-telling the story based on the pictures.

C. Divide the class into two groups and have them present a debate about whether or not the father did the right thing by treating Maria the way that he did.

D. Have the students draw their friend from the barrio or city and what they love doing together.

Session 4

OBJECTIVES

The students are expected to:

to explain why the characters do what they did in different scenes in the story.
to discuss how they felt about the different actions that a specific character did in the story.
to write other possible ending of the story.

SOURCES

REFERENCES: Baul: A Collection of Philippine Literature by Leoncio P. Deriada and Isidoro M. Cruz

pp.12 – 20

MATERIALS: Picture of a person living in the city and a person living in the barrio

PROCESS

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Post two pictures on the board, one with people living in the city and the other, people living in the barrio. Ask the students to describe each picture. Write the descriptive words that they say below each picture. Ask them to write about a certain person that they know who lives in the city or barrio.

B. Ask them to read what they wrote in front of the class.

II. INTERACTION

A. Ask them why most people like living in the city and why some likes living in the barrio better. Ask them to compare both through job opportunities, recreational places, technology, crime rate, education, and more.

III. INTEGRATION

Read out different lines about actions that the characters in the story did and have them explain why they think the characters did it.
Ask them if they think that specific action was right or wrong and why.
Homework – Ask them to write another possible ending of the story.

Session 5

OBJECTIVES

The students are expected to:

to identify values that the characters displayed in the story
to select a character whom they like the most because of their values.
to act as their favorite character in the story.

SOURCES

REFERENCES: Baul: A Collection of Philippine Literature by Leoncio P. Deriada and Isidoro M. Cruz

pp.12 – 20

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Read different scenes in the story and ask the students to identify the values that were shown in these scenes.

II. INTERACTION

Ask the students about the other ways on how to show the values that they have given.
What would they do if they were the ones who were in those situations or scenes in the story?
If there was anything that they would like to change in the story, what would those be and why. What will they do instead?

III. INTEGRATION

Ask them to select the character that they think shown more values than the others.
Ask them to choose a specific action that the character they have chosen did or a specific line that they said and have them act it out in front of the class.

Aklan Catholic College Vision

2010-06-30T05:41:00.000-07:00

We had our screening for The Aklan Collegian last month and one of the aspiring Collegians wrote about the importance of not only memorizing the school vision and mission but also embedding the meaning of these in our minds and hearts. Here's the Aklan Catholic College Vision:

We envision Aklan Catholic College as a vibrant educational institution committed to empowering stakeholders as globally competent and authentic Christians.

Back-to-School!

2009-01-04T01:22:00.000-08:00

School starts again tomorrow. You know how after a long vacation, you feel lazy to go back to school or to work? I think everybody does.

Well, what to do when you're not yet ready to go to bed and wake up early? When you're not ready yet to give up the remote control or put down the book that you've been reading? When you're not yet done with your list of places to visit?

Here are some tips to help you prepare to go back to school.

1. Adjust your body clock. Try to sleep early again. It's most effective if you start at least five days before school starts again.

2. Spend two whole days doing what you want or spend the day with people you want to be with and hope that you'll get sick of them (joke!) and just give space for you to miss them again when school starts.

3. Text or call your classmates and ask them about their vacation. I'm sure they have something to share and that you do too so it will give you something to look forward to.

Studying for a Quiz

2008-11-17T03:51:00.000-08:00

This entry was inspired by my two quizzes earlier today. One in my Child and Adolescent Development class and another in my Literature I class, thanks to Mrs. Eleonor R. Teopy and Mrs. Ann Magsisi-Templonuevo.

If I had the time to prepare, this is what I would have done:

1. Make a reviewer.
2. Read over and over again, understand, memorize if I can.
3. Sleep early.
4. Wake up early so I still have time to review again.

But I did not. Not because they were surprise quizzes but because (thanks to my memory) I forgot about them. So here's what I did.

1. Pray that we have to do something first so I can cram. (Thankfully, Ma'am Teopy handed out photocopies of the Children's Rights and Significant Theories on Child and Adolescent Development lists first and Ma'am Ann had to write down our names to our sit plan)

2. Read. Remember important things especially the ones that are most likely to appear in the enumeration part of the quiz. Try to remember the keywords in definition of important words.

3. Pray. Ask for miracle.

4. After you're done, stop worrying. There's nothing else you can do about it but be prepared next time, as said by Ma'am Teopy.

Well, I got a pretty high score in Literature (18/20), but I don't know about my Child and Adolescent Development quiz. Maybe I'll know on Wednesday.

Online Money Making Schemes

2008-04-22T00:44:00.000-07:00

I discovered a couple of months ago, there are ways on how to make money online. I know that lots of people have already written different information about making money online. I will be sharing mine from experience specifically in referring.

I am not good with referring people. But here are some things that you should remember based on my experience:

1. Make sure that the site is legit. I never ask people to join a paying website as long as I'm not paid through it yet. Yes, I struggle because most often, it is hard to earn money or points without any referrals at all but I try until I reach the minimum payout, all with my own sweat and blood. When I get paid, that's the only time that I start referring people. It will be hard but you should take care of your referring reputation.

2. Be accurate. Be accurate in everything. Make sure that they know all the information that your prospective referrals need to know. The basics are the link, the rules and regulations, the process on how they can make money on that specific site, what's the minimum payout, how will they be paid, and if possible, an estimate of how long it would take them to reach payout.

3. Keep in touch. Send your referrals a simple thank you and remind them that they can send you a pm if ever they need help with something with that site that you referred them too. You can also inform them about updates and new features from time to time.

4. Don't be greedy. This is something that is applicable to life in general too. Sometimes, when hoping for a lot more than what we are entitled to have, we lose more than that.

Now, think twice before posting your referral links. ;)

Outing - Basang Cold Spring

2008-04-11T03:18:00.000-07:00

Whew! Are you feeling the heat of summer? Now that summer's here, I know that there are lots of people who are planning to go swimming or go to colder places like Tagaytay or Baguio here in the Philippines.

If you would like to go swimming, I highly recommend The Wassenaar Beach Resort in Jawili, Tangalan, Aklan. You can go there then proceed to Boracay or vice versa. It's a nice place if you prefer peace and quiet compared to the busy night life in Boracay. I also recommend Basang Cold Spring which is located in Nabas, Aklan. The water is really cold that may make you forget that it's summer. It's a lot better because it gives you more satisfaction than halo-halo and ice cream minus the additional weight.

Now, that's three destinations already. So if you ever decided to come and visit Aklan, you'll know where to go. If you're adventurous and would like to maximize your vacation here, you can add Jawili Falls, Sampaguita Gardens and more to your itenerary. If you would like to know more, just post a comment. ;)

If ever you decided to go here or go outing somewhere else, here are some things that you should remember:

1. Travel light. No, you don't need to bring all of your shoes. Just bring one for comfort, one for formal parties, and one that will go with most of your clothes that you're bringing.

You also don't need to bring all your clothes. Just pick safe and comfortable ones. Bring just one or two formal dresses.

You also don't need to bring all your friends and family's and pets pictures. Just leave them at home, If you really can't do that just bring one of each.

2. Don't forget the essentials. Your make-up kit, yes, that's on top of the list. Tools for your car, first aid kit, insect repellant, Swiss knife, and your personal stuff. With the last one, make sure to kip tip number one in mind.

3. Turn the main switch of electricity of your house off if no one will be staying at home. Make sure that all the windows and the doors, and the gate is locked.

4. Bring a book or magazine or MP3 player just in case you get bored.

5. Never forget your camera and extra batteries.

Now those are just the basics. There will be a lot more tips next time. Thanks for reading and always be safe. :)

Missing Dog

2008-04-03T03:11:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I want to help my fellow teentalker find her pet so I am posting this on my blog. She lost her dog whose picture appears below:

For more information, please check out her multiply page. Here's the link: http://siopaula.multiply.com/journal/item/6/MISSING_DOG

On Stage

2008-04-02T04:01:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I know I already talked about my son's graduation but what can I say? I am really proud and I have other lessons to share with you guys.

Here they are:

1. If you really want to enjoy the graduation program, have someone else take pictures. Just make sure that you give clear instructions on when and how to take pictures or better yeat, have a professional do it. I'm still not over my failure to take the picture while Franz is being given his diploma because I led him to the stairs to the stage and when I came back to my spot to take his picture, he already went down the stairs on the other side of the stage.

2. When that happens to you, when it's too late to take the picture, don't be shy to ask the people there to repeat the giving if diploma so you can take a picture. I don't know why I didn't do that. You have every right to ask for that because that happens only once- your kid graduating from pre-school.

3. When your kid was given a damaged medal, ask for it to be exchanged. I wasn't able to take a picture of Franz on the stage with his two medals because the other medal fell off.

That will be all for now. I am not promising that this will be my last post about graduations because I will post more when I see more lessons to be learned. ;)

Very Special Announcement

Congratulations to my cousin, Engr. Marie Antonette Fe M. Borja for passing the board exams. May you have many more blessing to come. We're all so proud of you. We love you! :)

Bonfire at The Wassenaar Beach Resort

2008-03-24T18:55:00.000-07:00

We spent a night at The Wassenaar Beach Resort a month ago as a late celebration of Valentine's day. We celebrated it with our son and we had a bonfire. We toasted marshmallows and cooked hotdog and just talked. We slept early though. We woke up and went straight to making sand castles when we woke up. We really had fun, especially Franz, our son.

Now there are some things to remember when you're going to have a bonfire. And they are:

1. Make sure that you apply insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away from your skin.
2. Don't put too much gas on the bonfire.
3. Don't toast the marshmallow for so long.
4. If the marshmallow tastes like gas, don't eat it.
5. Bring a guitar or a radio, or play a game to make it more fun.
6. Bring a flashlight with you.
7. It's nice when you do it once in a while with your family and friends. It's really fun and it doesn't cost too much.

Graduation Day

2008-03-19T02:15:00.000-07:00

March 14, 2008. My son graduated from pre-school. He made me really proud not only because he graduated but he also earned two medals: one for being getting the Top 7 spot and the second one for getting the Model Student award. He also joined in their dance performance to the tune of Rochelle Pangilinan's "Bayle, Bayle". They also sang "Hawak Kamay" by Yeng Constantino as their graduation song.

We were supposed to have a party in their classroom afterwards but two of the other parents told me that there will be no party because the other parents decided not to cook any food. We we're supposed to bring food and I was in-charge of the fruit salad. After hearing that, we just went straight home after the graduation ceremonies.

The teacher came to our home the next morning saying that there was a party but only four parents attended it. I've heard some rumors that lots of other parents were not satisfied with the top students that were announced.

Now, here are some lessons that I learned from there:

1. Don't forget to bring drinking water, a fan, face towels and food for your kid when attending graduation ceremonies.

2. Practice with your child for their dance performance if there's any. It will help your child be more confident and it is a good exercise too.

3. Do not lose sleep over your child not getting into the top students when it's only in pre-school and no examinations are given and no actual basis for choosing who will be there.

4. Do not give wrong information to innocent people just to get even with the culprit.

5. Do not believe in hearsay. If there's something important that you need to know, ask the teacher.

6. If you're in a province, make sure that you have a gift for your child to be given during the graduation ceremonies.

7. The togas are returned right after the ceremonies.

8. If you are giving a speech on preschooler's graduation, make it short.

9. Do not wear glittery clothes if the ceremonies are held in the morning or early afternoon. It's distracting and annoying.

10. Do not forget to congratulate your child.

11. If you can, spend the rest of the day together with your child. It will be best if the whole family is there, and have a special meal together.

Franz's Fifth Birthday

2008-03-04T05:28:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Franz's birthday in his school, the Poblacion Daycare Center. It is more of a school than a daycare actually, unlike what people from other country would imagine when they hear the word daycare. Classes there starts on 8:00 AM in the morning, if there are enough students present, and ends at 10:00 PM. At some point of the school year, the DSWD Officer suggested that we make it up to 11:00 AM but it was implemented for a week or so. Parents stay outside the classroom, gossiping and browsing on Avon,Natasha, or Marikina Ex brochures and catalogs, during the class. It's funny now to think that the school year is about to end in a couple of weeks.

On Franz's birthday, mama bought a cake for him, we bought chickenjoys from Jollibee and held some games. It was fun. Franz enjoyed the party and from the smiles on his classmates' faces, I'm sure that they had fun too.

Now, for the lessons learned in this party:

1. Before you start with the games, make it clear that the parents are NOT allowed to join. Or you might want to end up having the biggest bullies going against the other children and your lucky enough if the bullies themselves, fight. You might want to alert the police and the paramedics if you're hosting a children's party and their parents are going too.

2. If you're expecting thirty guests, make sure that you have food enough for sixty. Expect at least one company for each guest and do not forget about the Filipinos' love for "take home".

3. Do not worry about the teachers' restriction about junk foods. Every rule is forgotten during a party.

4. Keep an eye on the cake. I'd recommend taking a picture of it if you want to, right after taking out from the box. If possible, assign one person to stand guard. A scary looking one, if there's any available.

5. Fill the cake with those candy flowers on stick, those like hardened icing, or have lots of extras. Or don't put any at all.

6. Lastly, have all the ballons just in one color. Or end up getting frowns and rolling eyes from the bratty ones if you gave the pink one to another.

The Ghost in You

2008-02-25T23:36:00.000-08:00

Last year, we celebrated Halloween with dinner and dressing up to look scary. We went to the store looking like this, the three of us in the picture, those two, Ghie and Anne are my younger sisters. We went to the store to buy Coke and I don't know if it did any good because there are really few people who's outside that time. Well, it isn't just becuase of halloween because here in our place, when the clock strikes 5, the stores would start closing and by 6, there will be very few people out on the street.

When we reached the store, the two ladies there, said "nakakatakot" or "scary". They told us about how they envy us because we can go out and have fun, enjoy halloween while they are not allowed to close until 9:00 pm.

Then we went to the triangle park in front of our house trying to scare people but the best that we got is to have some vehicles slow down while pointing us to the children inside or take pictures.

What's the lesson to be learned here?

Well, the only lesson that this post can teach you is that too much make up is not good. Even if it's Halloween. :D

Family Lessons

2008-02-25T22:54:00.000-08:00

On a more serious topic, I will be charing to you guys what I learned about the people from this picture, not about the picture itself.

This was taken on Nadhine, my cousin, the one in the center wearing a blue gown in the picture's seventh birthday. I wasn't there because they are in Manila while we are here in Aklan.

First lesson will be, sometimes, we have to move on, move away from the people that we love and we grew with. I love them all, and I miss them so much but I think that it will be so much better for my family that we're here in the province. The air is cleaner, the environment is healthy for our growing son. It would be nice to be surrounded by my loved ones and I hope that someday, they can come here and realize that it is a much better place. And it would be the best place ever if they can stay here with us. They are teh only reason now why we go back to Manila for vacation. If they will be here with us, I don't think we'll be going back to Manila anymore.

On to the picture, the first one is my father. I call him "papa". What I learned about him is the importance of freedom. I was actually called "daddy's girl" and a "spoiled brat". There are lots of people we knew that thinks that I am really spoiled by my father. He also taught me the importance of having friendship between parents and children. I open up to him and sometimes, we talk about things that me and my mother don't talk about. But that's when I was younger. He also taught me to find humor on the lowest times of your life and when something unwanted or unplanned happen. He has a great sense of humor and I think, I fortunately got some from him.

The next one will be my Tita Flor. "Tita" means aunt in English. Tita Flor is almost never angry. I learned from her how important it is to pamper yourself, take care of yourself, and have lots of patience. I also learned from her that if your child is asking you for something really expensive and he or she definitely don't need, you can always act like you didn't hear him or her. :D

The next one will be my cousin, Lorie. Lorie taught me alot about individuality. About having your own style and not being afraid what others may think. She also taught me to be really attentive when one person who doesn't like you is around. You should be quick to move when the unexpected happens. (Kind of an inside joke but maybe you can still relate).

Then, the beautiful woman in white, in the middle, my grandmother. What I learned from her is the importance of being thrifty and saving money whenever you can. She have put haggling to the highest level and she is the most practical woman I have ever known.

Another pretty lady who's standing next to my grandmother is my Tita Fe. She, just like Tita Flor has been like my second mothers. Yeah, both of them. She is intelligent, she knows what she deserves, she is resourceful, creative, and a really great planner. Sometimes, whenever there's a special event or a trip and something goes wrong, I always find myself saying that, "Tita Fe will surely know what to do."

Next to her is her daughter, wearing a pink top with floral detail, Oh, sorry. I thought I'm in a fashion show. Well, that girl, my cousin, Tonifet showed me how to dream and actually achieve it. She is dedicated, and when she really believe something, you cannot do anything to make her budge in her position.

Then, we go on to my Tito Freddie. "Tito" means Uncle in English. He is really talented and he's been a great friend to me. He showed me what responsibility and loving his family means.

Then, there's my brother, Christian. What I learned from Christian is how to choose your favorite sister. And that's me. :D

Last but not the least is Nadhine. She is very smart and pretty too. What I learned from her is the importance of keeping in touch with your loved ones. I was really surprised when I got her very first text message to me.

Now, there's a lot more that I've learned form my family. Maybe I'll share them some other time. :)

Say Cheese!

2008-02-25T22:28:00.000-08:00

It was sometime in January, 16 I think, but I'm not really sure. It was the Ati-atihan Festival which is celebrated every January here in Kalibo, Aklan. It is for the feast of Sto. Nino celebrated with a parade of tribes from different barrios of Aklan.

We were watching the parade, the atmosphere really festive and jolly. We were waiting for our barrio's giant float and dancers. I took lots of pictures during the Giant Parade and this is one of the most interesting photos that I took that's why I decided to share it with you guys through my blog.

I call the people on the parade's attention whenever I want to take a picture of them so that we can see their face clearly. This one friendly gay smiled at the camera sweetly and I think I got a great photo of him.

I also called the other but they didn't hear or maybe they were looking on some other cameras.

What could be the lesson about this picture?

First, when you're on a parade, try to paste a smile on your face. Especially on festivities like the Ati-atihan festival where everyone is happy. The sound of the drums really make you feel happy and dancing. If you're participating in one, just smile.

Second, be attentive. If someone calls you to take your picture, I think that it would be great if you're looking your best. You wouldn't want to end up in a blog or in one's photo album or the barrio's bulletin board picking your nose, arranging your hat, or looking like you failed to have breakfast that morning, right?

Third, please don't wear a lot of patterns in your accessories especially when there's already a lot of prints in your dress. ;)

Pimp Your Ride

2008-02-25T22:10:00.001-08:00

Last month, I attended a baptism and acted as "proxy" for my sister who's the real godmother of the child who is being baptized. She wasn't able to attend the baptism because she has classes to attend to.

While we were waiting for the mass to be over and for the baptism ceremony to start, we stood under a tree and noticed a bike that was parked against the tree. I laughed when I noticed the Nissan bar, which is usually found in cars and vans placed on the side of the bike. I think that it is a picture worth taking so I did, took a picture of it. Well, I asked Ate Mila, our cousin, first to pose beside the tree just to add fun with what's happening. Well, I am bored so I guess that's enough excuse. Then I took the picture. She asked me if she can see the picture and when I showed it to her, she just rolled her eyes.

Then the mass was over and we went inside the church.

So, what's the lesson that this post can have?

First, you shouldn't be attending baptisms much more act as a proxy to the real godmother when you're not even Catholic. (Well, I wasn't a Catholic then, but I am now).

Second, You should be wary about people wanting you to pose beside a tree with a bike parked in it when the person who wants to take your picture is really bored.

Third, when you agree to do so, don't ask to see the picture. Don't bother at all.

Fourth, be creative. Having an old bike shouldn't be boring. Make your imagination work, be resourceful and who knows, maybe you can pimp your ride. :D

Now, four lessons in a post isn't bad at all, right?

Inside my head: The beginning.

2008-02-25T20:40:00.000-08:00

It's all in my head. The memories, the knowledge, everything that I found along the way. Now, I'd like to share them with you. I known that the stuff that I will be sharing will be useful for you somehow. So please, read on, and always check back for updates. Bookmark my blog if you like.

I am not new with blogging. But I like to have different blogs for different things. I have my personal blog, I have a gaming blog, and I have a blog for my hobbies. I think that this one will be for general things so you may find that it's random but there will be a common factor among my posts that I will make here. That is "something useful".

I may blog about things, sites, hobbies, songs, movies that will be useful to you, no matter what your role in life is.