Review/Drill

Recall the differences of

Adjectives and Adverbs
Enumerate the different kinds
of Adverbs
Directions: Match the descriptions in Column A with their
meanings in Column B.

Column A Column B

1.1 ceased a. desired wrongfully; wish for

1.2 crutches b. came or brought to an end
1.3 coveted c. devices made of wood or
metal, for supporting
the weight of the body,
usually used by infirm people
1.4 ravine d. a small farmer, or farm
labourer, an uneducated,
unsophisticated person with
little financial means
1.5 totter e. move in an unsteady
manner
1.6 peasant f. a narrow steep-sided
valley, commonly
eroded by running
water
Peer Work:3 minutes

Using a Venn diagram, compare and

contrast the life of people in early
times and the life of people nowadays

How Values of Simplicity and

Contentment have been overtaken by
Greed?
Pantomime:

-Show one’s reaction after seeing

something extraordinary

-What will one do if he/she was able to

see extraordinary things or
phenomena in this particular era?

-How would one react to something

extraordinary?
Read the Author’s Background Information
Watch a short video clip of the
story, “A Grain as Big as a
Hen’s Egg” by Leo Tolstoy
Answer Comprehension Check below:

A.How did mankind show interest in

maximizing the usefulness of nature?
Cite lines from the text to support your
answer.
B. How does God show his appreciation for
the responsible stewardship of humans
over nature? What represents God’s
acknowledgement at human’s responsible
stewardship as mentioned in the story?
Answer Comprehension Check below:
C. What happened to humans as a
result of their shortcomings? How
did the selection establish the
cause and effect relationship?
D. What nature and human conflict
is depicted in the text? Relate it to
your personal experience?
Answer Comprehension Check below:
E. Suggest ways on how humans can
possibly resolve this conflict based
on the statements of the
grandfather.
F. From your point of view as a
student and citizen of this country,

suggest how people should utilize

natural resources considering
GROUP ACTIVITY: A Symposium for
Mother Nature
Divide the class into three (3) groups. Each
group will be given topics to be discussed
in a mini symposium. Each member should
be given a role to play (e.g., as a resource
speaker, emcee, introduction officer,
moderator/facilitator, etc.) Use the rubrics
below to serve as your guide in the conduct
of your symposium and in the presentation
of your topics.
Symposium

- A formal meeting at which

several specialists deliver short
addresses on a topic or on
related topics
The following are the topics to be
given each group.
Group 1: Environmental Sustainability
through Clean and Green
Program
Group 2: Risk Reduction Program for
Sustainability and
Adaptability, One Goal, One
Nation, One World
Group 3: Nature and Man as One
Rubrics in the Conduct of a Symposium
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: notebook
Answer the following questions briefly.
-Describe the object that the children found
in the ravine.
-How was the grandfather different from
his son and grandson?
-Who was finally able to tell the King about
how and where the egg-sized corn grew?
-Why did the earth bear large sized grains
in olden times and had ceased to do so
now?
ABSTRACTION: How one will
express the personal significance
of the selection read?

VALUING: How does God show His

appreciation for the responsible
stewardship of humans over ‘
nature?
Short Bond Paper
Contextualization:

Write a speech about how people

should utilize natural resources
considering the concept of
sustainability.