Home of the AshfallAn essay by John Jack Wigley, Pampanga

Objectives:

Cite how the essay and its techniques are used in response to a particular context.

Identify how tone is related to literary style and how both help create a unique meaning in the essay.

Respond critically to the essay and articulate this response through a five-minute skit re-enacting a scene.

The AuthorA graduate of AB English from the Holy Angel University with Masters (2004) and Doctorate (Cum Laude, 2012) in Literature at the University of Santo Tomas as well as a resident faculty member of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, Jack has made use of this talent in two of the best way possible: teaching and writing.

As a Thomasian writer, he has co-authored literary works namely “Philippine Literatures: Texts, Themes and Approaches” (UST Publishing House, 2008) and “In Synch: Edith Tiempo Made Easy” (UST Varsitarian, 2009). His first solely authored book was entitled “Falling Into the Manhole: A Memoir” published in 2012 by the UST Publishing House where he also serves as Director since 2010.

Mount PinatuboA backgrounder…

Mount Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the CabusilanMountains on the island of Luzon, near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga.

The volcano's Plinian/Ultra-Plinian eruption on June 15, 1991 produced the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula.

Complicating the eruption was the arrival of Typhoon Yunya(Diding), bringing a lethal mix of ash and rain to areas surrounding the volcano.

Pinatubo in April 1991, a few months before the eruption.

On June 15, 1991, the eruption plume minutes after the climactic eruption.

The summit caldera as seen on Aug. 1, 1991.

Pinatubo’s crater, August 2008.

To have a better understanding of the devastation brought about by Mount Pinatubo’s eruption on the Philippines, let us watch this video…

PampangaRegionAn ESSAY

Theme of the essay:

The Filipino is a resilient race. We can overcome any adversity – man-made or otherwise.

ActivityWritten Work

In groups:

Each group will do a round robin reading method of the essay.

Each group would have to prepare their answers to:• The main ideas in the essay• Give 5 incidents in the essay and identify the tone that the

speaker has in narrating each incident. • Explain the style of the writer by describing how the writer

used words and sentences to deliver his message and commenting on the use of anecdotes in the essay.

• Explain the significance and choice of the author to have an introduction that began with startling statistics followed by a brief description of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption.

EvaluationPerformance Task

Students will:

Present a five minutes skit that will re-enact one of the scenes in the essay. Look into the aftermath of the Pinatubo eruption and what happened to the people who were affected by the disaster.

After the five minutes skit:• Explain how Filipinos deal with adversity.• Discuss how you would react if you were faced by a similar situation.

The author utilized Kapampangan language in some of the dialogues in the essay. List down three possible reasons and effects that this technique made.

In a grid, list down 5 parts of the essay that sounds humorous. Explain why that particular part seems to be funny.

Cite incidents how the writer displayed qualities of honesty and openness in his essay.

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