10

English

World Literature: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Quarter 1- Module 6

ELISA E. VIDAL ANGELICA A. PAMPILO

(SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING ENGAGEMENT)

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English – Grade 10 Support Material for Independent Learning Engagement Quarter 1 – Module 6: World Literature: Turning Challenges into Opportunities First Edition, 2020

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Authors: Elisa E. Vidal, Angelica A. Pampilo

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10

English

Quarter 1 – Module 6

World Literature: Turning

Challenges into Opportunities

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What I Know Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is the main idea of a literary work, usually expressed as a

generalization. It is implied (not stated in the story).

a. setting c. short story

b. resolution d. theme

2. A story which attempts to teach a lesson. The main purpose is to

reveal how to behave in order to bring about righteousness.

a. short story c. movie adaptation

b. parable d. novel

3. A work of fictional narrative prose with few character, limited setting

and a single major event. It is meant to be read in a single setting.

a. short story c. parable

b. novel d. movie

4. In a short story, a ____________ is one who undergoes a change or

learns something during the course of the story.

a. Antagonist c. protagonist

b. main character d. supporting character

5. It is considered as the most interesting part of the story.

a. exposition c. resolution

b. falling action d. climax

Lesson

1 Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Have you ever experienced challenges/problems that seemed to have

no solution at all? How did you overcome/ resolve those problems?

How can challenges affect you? Challenges bring problems in life, and

it could be either make you or break you as a person. You need to identify

your challenges in life, and take the next step which is to provide solutions

to your problem. By turning challenges into opportunities, you will find

success and move towards a better place or life.

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you have understood analytical listening and

how relevant it is in our daily lives.

Let us try how well you’ve learned by answering the following

questions below:

What is analytical listening?

Is analyzing relevant in reading a selection?

How do you resolve conflict using analytical listening?

Notes to the Teacher

Allow the student/s to revisit all information that has

needed to be reviewed before all other information will be

presented.

What’s New

A. Vocabulary Development

Unlocking of difficulties using context clue – synonyms/ antonyms.

1. The students show reverence to the priest while the workers didn’t show

respect.

a. dishonor c. hate

b. admire d. disregard

2. The intruder broke the house and that causes the owner to jump over his

bed.

a. authorized person c. Invited person

b. unauthorized person d. visitor

3. A disciple always follows the doctrines of the teacher while a master

doesn’t.

a. follower c. champion

b. prophet d. scholars

4. Everyone should be cautious during this pandemic or else the

transmission of the covid-19 will be worsen.

a. nonobservant c. careless

b. watchful d. unconcern

5. Unbelievers are chastised while followers are praised.

a. condemned c. released

b. approved d. pardoned

B. Biography

Who Was Confucius?

https://www.biography.com/scholar/confucius

Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and

political figure known for his popular aphorisms and for his models of social interaction.

Confucius, also known as Kong Qui or K’ung Fu-tzu, was a Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure. His teachings, preserved in the

Analects, focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction and setting educational standards. After his death, Confucius became the official imperial philosophy of China, which was extremely influential during

the Han, Tang and Song dynasties.

What is It

What is a short story? A short story is a work of fictional narrative prose with few characters,

limited setting and a single major event. It is meant to be read in a single setting. It has different parts that includes the following key elements.

What is a Parable? Parable means a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson

especially and one of the stories told by Jesus Christ and recorded in the

Bible.

What are the Elements of a Short Story?

Plot a. Exposition – beginning of the story where characters and setting are

introduced. b. Rising Action – where the main character faces a series of conflicts

c. Climax – the most exciting part of the story; when we learn the outcome

d. Falling Action – events leading to the end of the story

e. Resolution – end of the story

Characters a. Protagonist – one who undergoes a change or learns something during

the course of the story – leading part. b. Antagonist – who contends the protagonist.

Setting

Setting is the time and place of the story. Theme

Theme is the main idea of a literary work, usually expressed as a

generalization. It is implied (not stated in the story).

Text A:

From “The Analects” by Confucius

translated by Arthur Waley

The Master said, “To learn and at due times to repeat what one has

learnt, is that not after all a pleasure? Those friends should come to one

from afar, is this not after all delightful? To remain unsored even though one’s merits are unrecognized by others is that not after all what is expected

of a gentleman?” The Master said, “A young man’s duty is to behave well to his parents

at home and to his elders abroad, to be cautious in giving promises and punctual in giving them, to have kindly feelings towards everyone, but seek the intimacy of good. If, when all that is done, he has any energy to spare,

and then let him study polite arts.” The Master said, “The good man does not grieve that other people do

not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.”

The Master said, “He who rules by moral force is like the Pole star, which remains in its place where all the lesser stars do homage to it.”

The Master said, “If out of three hundred songs I had to take one

phrase to cover all my teaching, I would say, let there be no evil in your thoughts.”

The Master said, “Govern the people by regulations, keep order among them by chastisements, and they will flee from you, and lose all self-respect.

Govern them by moral force, keep order among them by ritual, they will keep their self-respect and come to you of their own accord.”

Meng Wu PO asked about the treatment of parents. Th Master said,

“Behave in such a way that your father and mother have no anxiety about you, except concerning your health.”

The Master said, “A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one

side.” The Master said, “You, shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you

know a thing, to recognize that you know it, and when you do not know a

thing, to recognize that you do not know it. That is knowledge.” The Master said, “High office filled by men of narrow views, ritual

performed without reverence, the forms of mourning observed without grief – these are things I cannot bear to see!”

The Master said, “In the presence of a good man. Think all the time how you may learn to equal him. In the presence of a bad man, turn your gaze within!”

The Master said, “In old days, a man kept hold on his words, fearing the disgrace that would ensue should he himself fail to keep pace with

them.” The Master said, “A gentleman covets the reputation of being slow in

word but prompt in deed.”

The master said, “In old days, men studied for the sake of self-improvement, nowadays men study to impress other people.”

The Master said, “A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deed.”

The Master said, “He who will not worry about what is far off will soon find something worse than worry close at hand.”

The Master said, “To demand much from oneself and little from others is the way (for a ruler) to banish discontent.”

(Source: Fermin, E. A, et. al (2015). Celebrating Diversity through World

Literature. Pasig City, Philippines: REX Bookstore, Inc)

Activity 1

1. How should a child behave towards his parents, according to Confucius? Do you agree? Explain your answer.

2. What is the selection trying to tell you to think or do?

3. Which passages argue for or against the use of challenges as opportunities?

Write these passages in the following table:

Text B

From Zen Parables: The Thief Who Became a Disciple Translated by Paul Reps

One evening as Shichiri Kojun was reciting sutras, a thief with a

sharp sword entered, demanding either his money or his life. Shichiri told him, “Do not disturb me. You may find the money in that

drawer.” Then he resumed his recitation.

A little while afterward, he stopped and called: “Don’t take it all. I will need some to pay the taxes with tomorrow.”

The intruder gathered up most of the money and started to leave. “Thank a person when you receive a gift,” Shichiri added. The man thanked

him and made off. A few days afterward, the fellow was caught and confessed, among

others, the offense against Shichiri. When Shichiri was called as a witness,

he said, “This man is no thief, at least as far as I’m concerned. I gave him the money and he thanked me for it.

After he had finished his prison term, the man went to Shichiri and became a disciple.

(Source: Fermin, E. A, et. al (2015). Celebrating Diversity through World

Literature. Pasig City, Philippines: REX Bookstore, Inc)

For Against

Activity 2: Plot Diagram from Zen Parables

Copy the figure as shown and fill it out with entries called for.

The Thief Who Became a Disciple

Retrieved from: https://images.app.goo.gl/doUHYqTcnNhJY4W47

Activity 3

Have you ever encountered problems/ conflicts at home, at school or in your

community? What are those?

What’s More

Activity 4

In your paper, point out which challenges and opportunities you have

already encountered, then share their effects on your life.

Encountered Challenges and

Opportunities

Effects

Activity 5

Think about ways to win over challenges. Rank the ways to win over

challenges inside the box. (e.g., A-F)

_______1. Admit mistakes

_______2. Face the conflict

_______3. Emphasize one’s positive traits

_______4. Use struggles as opportunities

_______5. Use temporary solutions

_______6. Make personal adjustments

1. Which of the enumerated ways of winning over challenges have you

practiced already? Were you successful in doing so? Why?

________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________.

What I Have Learned

Activity 6 From the given selections, complete the phrases below.

The qualities of a

noble man…

The lesson that is

evident in the

Analects….

The lesson/realization

of the thief…

(Source: Fermin, E. A, et. al (2015). Celebrating Diversity through World

Literature. Pasig City, Philippines: REX Bookstore, Inc)

What I Can Do

Activity 7

In the light of your own personal experience, interpret the following

common sayings by listing specific instances/experiences which serve to

support or disprove the validity of each.

Saying Specific Instances/Experiences

Blood is thicker than water.

Actions speak louder than voice.

Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. From the Zen Parables, “The Thief who became a disciple”, who faced the challenge?

a. Judge c. The Witness

b. Shichiri Kojun d. Thief 2. What lesson/realization does the thief had?

a. Good people always win the race b. Good people can be harmful

c. Good people are blessed with wisdom d. Good people never triumph among the rest

3. What lesson evident from the text “The Analects”?

a. Karma is real when one does bad thing b. A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye

c. Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others do unto you d. Doing good is optional

4. Is the gesture of the thief at the beginning of the parable worth imitating?

a. Yes c. Maybe

b. No d. Not certain 5. What elements of the short story was usually expressed as a

generalization and was implied? a. Plot c. Theme

b. Setting d. Point of View

Additional Activities

In a short bond paper, write a short essay stating your challenges in life and how you were able to overcome it.

Rubrics for Short Essay

Standards Expert

(5)

Capable

(4)

Beginner

(3)

Content

(Presence of

ideas in-line with

turning

challenges into

opportunities)

Substantial,

specific and/or

illustrative

content and

sophisticated.

Adequate

elaboration/

explanation

Limited content

and elaboration/

explanation of

ideas

Organization

(The order

developed using

transitional

devices and

including

introduction and

conclusion)

Sophisticated

arrangement of

ideas with

evident

transitions.

Confused or

inconsistent

arrangement of

content

Minimal control

of content

arrangement and

without attempts

at transition

Conventions

(Grammar,

mechanics,

spelling, usage

and sentence

formation)

Evident control

of grammar,

mechanics,

spelling, usage

and sentence

formation

Sufficient control

of grammar,

mechanics,

spelling, usage

and sentence

formation

Limited control of

grammar,

mechanics,

spelling, usage

and sentence

formation

Rubrics adapted from https://www.slideshare.net/jennytuazon01630/rubrics-in-essay

Answer Key

What I Know

1. D 2. B

3. A

4. C

5. D

What’s More

Activity 4 (Answers vary)

Activity 5 1. A

2. B 3. C

4. D

5. A

1. (Answers vary)

What I can do

Activity 7

(Answers vary)

Assessment

1. D

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. C

References

Book

Fermin, E. A, et. al (2015). Celebrating Diversity through World

Literature. Pasig City, Philippines: REX Bookstore, Inc

Websites

Parables. Retrieved from

http://www.english-for-students.com/parables.html

A&E Television Networks (2017) Confucius Biography. Retrieved from

https://www.biography.com/scholar/confucius#:~:text=Confucius%2C%20als

o%20known%20as%20Kong,interaction%20and%20setting%20educatio

nal%20standards.

https://www.biography.com/scholar/confucius

Das, T. (2015) Zen Story: The Thief Who Became a Disciple. Retrieved from

https://tomdas.com/2015/06/28/the-thief-who-became-a-

disciple/#:~:text=One%20evening%20as%20Shichiri%20Kojun,%3A%20'

Do%20not%20disturb%20me.

Plot Diagram. Retrieved from

https://images.app.goo.gl/doUHYqTcnNhJY4W47