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The document is a reading comprehension activity about a short story called 'Footnote to Youth'. It involves filling in vocabulary, reading the story silently, and answering post-reading questions. The story is about a 17-year-old boy named Dodong who wants to marry his love interest Teang, but his father questions if he is too young. Years later, Dodong's son also wants to marry young and Dodong understands the father's perspective from experience.

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English 7 – National Reading Program

NAME: ________________________________________________ SECTION: _________________


I. PRE-READING
Building Vocabulary

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the correct letter to complete the vocabulary. Then use each
word in a sentence.
1) C_N _EN_- Asking for permission
Sentence:______________________________________________________________
2) RE_E_T – does not like, hate, angry
Sentence:______________________________________________________________
3) S_ITO_ – an admirer
Sentence:______________________________________________________________
4) FO_S_KE- to leave, abandon
Sentence:______________________________________________________________
5) T_IU_PH – victory, win
Sentence:______________________________________________________________

II. DURING READING


DIRECTIONS: Read silently as your teacher read aloud the story. Then, find a partner and read
again the story together.
Footnote to Youth( Summary)
By: Jose Garcia Villa
Dodong is 17-year-old young boy who is impatiently waiting for his father to return home so that he
can tell him of his love for Teang and his desire to marry her. He feels that at 17 he is a grown man
and is ready for the next important step in his life. When he tells his father that he has asked Teang to
marry him and wants his blessing, there is a long and cruel silence. His father asks if he must marry
her because Dodong is very young. Dodong resents his father's question, and finally his father gives
his consent.
Nine months later, Dodong is waiting outside while Teang gives birth to their first son, Blas. He feels
young and inexperienced, a contrast to how he felt nine months ago. Dodong did not want any more
children, but they came anyway. For the next six years, Teang gave birth. Seven children in all. Teang
did not complain. However, her body was now shapeless and thin from bearing so many children and
from the hard work of caring for them and the household. Even though she loved Dodong, she cried
and wished that she had not married so young. There had been another suitor, Lucio, who was nine
years older than Dodong. She chose Dodong because he was so much younger. Lucio had married
after she married Dodong, however, he was childless. She wonders if she had married Lucio, would
she be childless? She feels that would have been a better lot in life. But she loves Dodong, even
though life has made her old and ugly.
One-night Dodong goes outside and thinks about his life. He wants to have the wisdom to know why
life does not fulfill youth's dreams. Why does life forsake you after love? He never finds the answer.
When Blas turns 18, he comes home and tell Dodong that he wants to marry Tena. Dodong at this
time is only 36 years old, but he is portrayed as a much older man. Dodong does not want Blas to
marry so young. He asks the same question his father asked him. Does Blas have to marry Tena? He
does not want him to make the same mistake he did. Blas also reacts with resentment. Dodong
realizes that he is dealing with Youth and Love, and they will triumph over this situation. After that,
comes real life. He gives his consent, feeling sad and sorry for his son.
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/lovemyLovecrispot/footnote-to-youth-44101408
III. POST-READING
Task 10: Tell Me!
Directions. Complete the graphic organizer below. Answer the questions that
followWrite your answers on the appropriate rows/columns.
TITLE

AUTHOR

CHARACTERS

1. If you were Dodong’s father, would you allow him to get married at a very
young age? Why or why not?

2. What Filipino values are shown in the story? Do you think these values are
still relevant in your time?

3. As a millennial, do you think age is a critical factor in making life


decisions such as getting married? Why?

LESSON:

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