Dead Stars

1.

The story starts off wherein

Introduction: Alfredo hears the conversation
of his family about his marriage
and why he hasn't married
Esperanza, who's his fiancee for
4 years.
It will be the part wherein Alfredo is

2.
having a conversation with Julia Salas
about his affection and emotions Rising
toward her, however, Alfredo is Action
having this dilemma wherein he's
engaged with Esperanza for 4 years
and would not recognize if he'll
follow his heart or his commitment.

3. It will be the part wherein Alfredo

and Esperanza had this
Climax: conversation speaking about if
they had to cancel their wedding
ceremony due to Alfredo's
dilemma.

Alfredo and Esperanza

still continued their
wedding, and after a
4. Falling Action
few years Alfredo went
to the town of Julia for
a business purpose and
ended up seeing and
talking to Julia.
After their conversation

Ending:
Alfredo shakes the hand of
Julia, figuring out that the
emotions that he had for
Julia are the only part of his
past which died and have
become the only
reminiscence of his past.
Settings: Author:
Don Julian’s house Paz Marquez-Benitez
Judge Del Valle’s h ouse
Don Julian’s house in Tanda
Cale Real
Sta. Cruz
The theme of the story is all about commitment or what
your heart really wants.
 Footnote to
youth

1.
The story begins off when describing
the time of day, introducing the

protagonist of the story, Dodong,
Introduction: withinside the area doing farm work
wherein he's wondering something
crucial which can change his complete
life and the way he can approach his
mother and father about trying to
marry Teang.

The conflict of the story was introduced

2.
while Dodong went home from a totally
tiring day and ate dinner together Rising
along with his dad and mom, he then Action
informed his Father about trying to
marry Teang, however his father
advised him that he's still very young,
however, in the end, his dad and mom
supported him with his decision.

3.
It is wherein his firstborn baby
Blas went home, and he informed
his Father Dodong that he desired
Climax: to marry Tonia at a younger age
which is eighteen, he wanted to
get permission from his father
which had the same problem
before.

It is when Dodong informed

Blas to follow him outside the
backyard and agreed to Blas
4. Falling Action
that he may want to marry
Tonia despite the fact that he
is aware of the results that
could occur while marrying at
a completely younger age.

The Story ended while Dodong

felt unhappy and sorry for his
Ending: son Blas due to the fact he
honestly didn't want Blas to go
marry Tonia at a younger age,
however, Dodong becomes
helpless due to the fact love
must triumph and adolescents
must triumph.

Settings: Author:
In the countryside Jose Garcia Villa
At their house.
The theme of the story is about people of their youth rushing
things that must be properly thought out first.
 How my Brother Leon
Brought Home a Wife

1.
It begins wherein the author
introduced Leon his brother,

Introduction: to Maria, and he describes

Maria and her appearance
and also defined how his
brother Leon is in love with
Maria, and that is wherein
the story of their life begins.

The problem was

2.
introduced when Rising
Maria became afraid Action
that the father of Leon
could now no longer
accept her into the
family.

It could have been the element

3. Climax:
wherein the 3 of them arrived at
home, and Baldo become referred
to as through his father and he
requested about their journey and
about Labang, he also requested
a piece about the wife of his
brother Leon.

It is when Baldo goes

out to the room of 4. Falling Action
his father and goes
outside to watered
Labang and speak to
Brother Leon and
Maria.

The story ended

Ending:
wherein Baldo finished
speaking to Leon and
Maria, and describing
how Maria smelled like
a morning wherein
papaya simply
bloomed.
Settings: Author:
Nagrebcan, La Union Manuel E. Arguilla

The theme of the story is about the journey in life, and

the way it has numerous boundaries and issues that we
have to be prepared in facing.
 My Father Goes to

Court

1.
The story begins off with the
narrator introducing his family,

their lifestyles are and why they
Introduction:
need to move residence due to
the flood ruining their farm. The
narrator also introduced the
wealthy man's family by
explaining that they are
neighbors.

2.
The conflict withinside
the tale turned into in
which the richman Rising
accused the poor Action
father of stealing the
spirit of the wealth and
meals in their family.

It will be the part

3. Climax:
wherein the poor
father's family and
the rich man's family
went to the court to
fix their problem.

4.
It is when the father does
something to test the wealthy
man's children, he took off his Falling Action
straw hat and started filling it
with coins. He went to the
other room and sprinkle it on
the ground and paid the
wealthy man's family thru the
sound of coins falling.

And in the end, the

Ending: wealthy family was paid
by the poor family by
coins and they laughed
with the judge which is
the loudest of them all.

Settings: Author:
a small town on the Carlos Bulosan
island of Luzon
in the court room.
The theme of the story is about the reputation in lifestyles
and the way it could have an effect on the character
oneself.
 We Filipinos are Mild

Drinkers

1.
The story is all about how
Filipinos are "mild drinkers". A

"Joe" (that's what each
Introduction: American became was known
as withinside the Philippines)
asks a Filipino for a close-by
bar wherein he may want to get
greater whiskey.

He replies (The Filipino) that they

2.
do not have a bar to their Barrio
and that they do not drink the
drink that an American said Rising
which is "whiskey", and he stated Action
that he only has "Lambanog" - a
traditional Filipino distilled palm
liquor made from coconut or
nipa palm sap.

3. Climax:
It is the part wherein
the Filipino and Joe
drink together.

The American said that he 4. Falling Action

already had drunk a Chanel
Number five to Shaving
Lotions.

And in the end, the

Ending: American couldn't
handle the "Lambanog",
but the Filipino could.

Settings: Author:
Bario Alejandro R. Roces

The theme of the story is about drinking responsibly.