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My Father’s TragedyBy Carlos Bulosan

 This is the title of the

storywhere you’ll meet

Burick, the man and his family.

This is Burick, the rooster in the story

This is the man who owns Burick.

The man, his wife and their children

What It Is and

What It Is Not

What it is: (syn-onyms of the word)

What it is not: (antonyms of the

word)

Definition: (Write the meaning of the

word)

Characteristics: (Write the descrip-

tion)

TRAGEDY

Arrange the significant details of the story according to their

sequence. Place the events into the labeled chicken part.

Chicken Detail

Elementsof

Short Story

Fa-ther

In a Philippine province where the community is suffering from famine, poverty, addiction to gambling and jobless-

ness.During the impasse, the father remained jobless and

spent all his time training and caressing Burick for the cock fight.

The mother lost her patience over Father’s obses-sion to Burick. She killed and cooked Burick for

dinner.

The effects of human’s Vices; Family is the most important possession in life

There is always a solution to every conflict.

Mother narrator Marcela Fran-cisca

Thinkand

Reflect

Do you like the story? What did you feel after reading it?

What is the general situa-tion in the story? De-

scribe it.

What has caused the ar-gument between the narrator’s parents?

What has caused the ar-gument between the narrator’s parents?

Why does the narrator call it his father’s tragedy?

How did the father’s vice on cock fighting affect him and his family?

Had you been in the same sit-uation, would you have done what the mother did? Explain your side.

Do you think this kind of conflict still takes place in the present time? Why?

Create a short skit concerning the

conflicts that are happening in real life because of gam-

bling or vices. Be able to make resolutions

for these conflicts.

ArtiStars

Choose or compose a song that best interprets the mes-

sage of the story which is “one can overcome every conflict & tragedy in life”. Be able to perform the song in class.

The VoiceTerous (Voice+Boisterous)

Act out how you would prefer the story to have ended

through a puppet show. Be able to show that one

should prioritize his/her family more than anything else in this

world.

The Brilliant Puppeteers

Interpret your group’s emo-

tion and thoughts to-wards

the story through a dance interpretation.

The Dynamic Movers

You are the hosts of a TV show, evaluate fairly and

creatively the other groups’ presentation

based on the given criteria.

Just Judge (The Writing Angels)

Content (Relevant and substantial to the topic) – 40%

Creativity (Original and independent thought) – 30%

Overall Performance (General overall look, execution, attitude, and energy of the group throughout the performance) – 30%

There’s no pastime in the Philip-pines

that is as popular and as old as sabong (cockfighting). Before the

Spaniards came, it was already around and well loved by Filipinos, mostly men and young boys.

Carlos Bulosan, the writer of “My Father’s Tragedy” is the first important literary voice for Filipinos in the United States. Bulosan

came to the U. S in the early 1930s. He eventually became a labor activist and tried to address racial and economic discri-

mination in the United States.

Content (Relevant and substantial to the topic) – 40%

Creativity (Original and independent thought) – 30%

Overall Performance (General overall look, execution, attitude, and energy of the group throughout the performance) – 30%

We love it! (90-100)

We like it! (80-89)

Needs improvement (79 and below)

ASSIGNMENT

Cock fighting (“Sabong” in the Ce-

buano language) in the Philippines is

popular as a way of gambling, but it

is also seen as national sport. What

are your own views in cock fighting?

Explain your answer in a 3-5 sen-

tence paragraph on 1 whole sheet of

paper.