Discover The Conflicts Presented in Literary Selections and The Need To Resolve

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AURELIO ARAGO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Leido, Victoria Oriental Mindoro

*Discover the conflicts presented in literary selections and the need to resolve
those conflicts in non-violent ways.

A SHAWL FOR ANITA


Selection

Activity I
Expanding Vocabularies
Guess the word that is being defined in each item. Match the Morse code with the
letters to form the word.
A .- J .--- S ...
B -... K -.- T -
C -.-. L .-.. U..–
D -.. M -- V ...–
E . N -. W .--
F ..-. O --- X -..–
G --. P .--. Y -.--
H .... Q --.- Z --..
I .. R .-.

1. the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has


. -. ... -.--
2. having less than a normal amount of strength
..-. .-. .- .-..
3. skillful and deft
-.. . ..-. –
4. any one of the thick, bony parts in the fingers
-.- -. ..- -.-. -.- .-.. .
5. to make a piece of clothing from yarn or thread
-.- -. .. –
6. to get with great difficulty
. -.- .
7. to do something as a special pleasure
.. -. -.. ..- .-.. --. .
8. to bother or to annoy
.. .-. .
9. to confine in a restricted area
-.-. --- --- .--.
10. not feeling or showing any concern about the problems of others
-.-. .- .-.. .-.. --- ..- ...
Activity II

Comprehension check

1. Who narrates the story?


2. Who are the characters in the story?
3. Among the characters, who is so frail but never stopped working?
4. What actions did the mother does?
5. Who is the child that the mother take care the most?
6. In what way did the mother stay the same?
7.Why does Anita keep on requesting something f contribute the mother despite her mother’s
condition?
8. How did the events contribute to the development of the narrator?
9. What specific change happened to the narrator?
10. What kind of character is the narrator?

Activity III

1. Cite parts of the selection which reveal the mother’s love for work?
2. What did Anita mean when she said, “If Mother stops working, she will stop living.”
3. What qualities of the mother are revealed in the following statements:
a. My sister’s whimpers never irked her.
b. Knitting the shawl might have been an agony for mother, but she never showed any pain.
c. She would look at her handiwork, a smile on her lips as she held it against her.
d. Knitting proved to be a slow process, but Mother didn’t mind.

PREPARED BY:

FE T. SAIDALAVI
AURELIO ARAGO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLISH 7 - Q4

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