Wendell Waited

by John J. Bonk

Wendell just waited.

He constantly waited.
He waited for winter to melt into spring,
for grass to grow,
for birds to sing.
It sprang,
It grew,
They sang, they flew.
Then Wendell sat waiting for winter anew.

Wendell still waited.

Impatiently waited.
He ate from his plate, gaining weight as he waited.
He waited for someone to hand him a prize,
to scratch his back,
to bake his pies.
No prize,
No pies,
No big surprise.
But Wendell kept waiting with wonder and whys.

10. After reading the above poem, what would best solve Wendel's main
problem?
Answer:
Taking action instead of waiting.
Wendell’s main problem is that he passively waits for things to happen.
Taking initiative and participating in life would help solve his problem.

11. What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

a. To inform c. To tell a story
b. To persuade d. To tell 'how-to

12. What is the sentence that tells the main idea or point of view of the
whole essay?
a. Topic sentence c. Funky paragraphs
b. Main idea d. Thesis statement

13. What are the components of a persuasive essay?

a. Argument, Details, Thesis
b. Topic sentence, Details, Concluding Sentence
c. Introduction, Thesis, Arguments, Conclusion
d. Who cares?

14. Which sentence in this introduction paragraph is the thesis statement?

The average family spends Php 20,000 a year on clothes for school.
In this economy, that seems like a lot of money! Many people argue that
students should wear uniforms to school instead of their own clothes.
Wearing school uniforms saves families money, reduces bullying, and
allows students to focus on academics instead of style. For these reasons,
all students should be required to Wear uniforms to school.
a. In this economy, that seems like a lot of money!
b. Many people argue that students should wear uniforms to school
instead of their own clothes.
c. Wearing school uniforms saves families money, reduces bullying, and
allows students to focus on academics instead of style.
d. For these reasons, all students should be required to wear uniforms to
school
This clearly states the author's main argument and sets the direction for
the essay.

15. Which statement best supports the argument that all schools should
be within walking distance of students' homes
a. Students can sleep later.
b. It gives more people jobs,
c. It reduces pollution and increases physical activity
d. No students can use the excuse that they missed the bus.

Expected Skills:
To do well in this module, you need to remember and do the following:

Lesson 1: Evaluating Literature

1. Determine the effect of textual aids like advance organizers, titles, non-
linear illustrations, etc. on the understanding of a text.
2. Determine how connected events contribute to the totality of a material
viewed.
3. Explain how the elements specific to a selection build its theme.
4. Explain how the elements specific to a genre contribute to the theme of
a particular literary selection.
5. Determine tone, mood, technique, and purpose of the author.
6. Compare new insights with previous learning.
7. Draw generalizations and conclusions based on the materials viewed.
8. Explain how a selection may be influenced by culture, history,
environment, or other factors.
9. Show appreciation of songs, poems and other listening texts.
10. Draw similarities and differences of the featured selections in relation
to the theme. 11. Examine how spoken communication may be repaired or
enhanced.
12. Evaluate literature as a way of expressing and resolving one's
personal conflicts. 13. Identify ways or strategies to resolve internal
conflicts.
14. Use reflexive and intensive pronouns.

Activity 2: Defining Literary Conflict

Identify the features and provide what you think are examples and non-
examples of literary conflict, then, compose the best definition you can
give to the term.

Literary Conflict
Literary conflict is the struggle between opposing forces that drives the
plot of a story. It creates tension and challenges the characters,
influencing how they grow or change.

Definition
Features
Non-examples
Examples

Features:

 Involves a protagonist and an opposing force (which may be another character,

nature, society, or even oneself)
 Drives the plot
 Reveals character traits and decisions
 Leads to a climax or turning point in the story
 Can be internal or external

Examples:

 Man vs. Man: Harry Potter vs. Voldemort

 Man vs. Nature: A sailor surviving a storm at sea
 Man vs. Society: A girl fighting against unfair traditions
 Man vs. Self: A boy deciding whether to cheat on a test

Non-examples:

 A character peacefully eating breakfast

 A friend giving another a gift with no disagreement
 A weather report
 A character reading a book with no problem or dilemma

Process Questions:
1. Were you able to give the correct definition of literary conflict? If not,
how are you going to revise it?
Answer: Yes. If not, I would revise it to focus on the struggle or challenge
faced by the main character.

2. What in your definition provides an idea about what literary conflict is?
Answer: The part that says “struggle between opposing forces” and how it
“drives the plot.”
3. How did the use of non-examples you have listed help you arrive at the
definition of literary conflict?
Answer: Non-examples showed what conflict is not—it helped me focus
on the presence of tension or a problem that needs to be solved in a
story.

Activity 3: Socialized Discussion

To learn more about literary conflict, have a socialized discussion of the
topic.

Literary Conflict

After which, do the activity that follows.

Write your own example of conflict:
A. Man vs. Man
Lena argues with her brother over who should inherit their family’s business.

C. Man vs. Society

A teenager speaks out against a corrupt school system that punishes honesty.

B. Man vs. Nature

A mountain climber fights against a snowstorm to reach the summit.

D. Man vs. Self.

Jasper is torn between following his dream of becoming an artist or taking over his family’s
business.

Process Questions:
1. Was it easy to identify the internal conflict and the kind of internal
conflict the character had been through? Why?
2. What clues in the story helped you identify the internal conflict in the
video?
3. What does the character's action tell about resolving internal conflict in
general?
B. In the classic Greek epics, you will deal with, you will be exposed to
different conflicts experienced by different characters; however, you will
have to focus on the internal conflicts encountered by the main
characters.

Do the preliminary activities as you prepare for the selections you are
about to read.

Vocabulary Enrichment
Give the dictionary meaning of each of the following words and use them
in sentences.
1. Plague
Definition: A contagious disease that spreads rapidly and causes
widespread death. Also used metaphorically to refer to something causing
great trouble.
Sentence: The villagers feared the plague would spread after the first
signs of illness appeared.
2. Reconnaissance
Definition: A survey or exploration, especially to gather military
information.
Sentence: The soldiers conducted reconnaissance before launching the
main attack.
3. Periphery
Definition: The outer limits or edge of an area.
Sentence: Strange noises came from the periphery of the forest.

4. Compensation
Definition: Something, often money, given to make up for loss, injury, or
suffering.
Sentence: The worker received compensation for the injury he sustained
on the job.

5. Rampart
Definition: A defensive wall or barrier around a fort or city.
Sentence: The ancient city was protected by high stone ramparts.

Now read the selection that follows to see whether it turns out as you
predicted.
Selection 1

Selection 1

The Iliad
by Homer (Synopsis)

Nine years after the start of the Trojan War, the Greek ("Achaean") army
sacks Chryse, a town allied with Troy. During the battle, the Achaeans
capture a pair of beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon,
the leader of the Achaean forces, takes Chryseis as his prize, and Achilles,
the Achaeans' greatest warrior, claims Briseis. Chryseis's father, Chryses,
who serves as a priest of the god Apollo, offers an enormous ransom in
return for his daughter, but Agamemnon refuses to give Chryseis back.
Chryses then prays to Apollo, who sends a plague upon the Achaean
camp.

Thinking Out Loud!

1. How closely does the content of the story fit your initial prediction?
2. How do the facts and information change your prediction about what
you will find in the rest of the story?
After many Achaeans die, Agamemnon consults the prophet Calchas to
determine the cause of the plague. When he learns that Chryseis is the
cause, he reluctantly gives her up but then demands Briseis from Achilles
as compensation. Furious at this insult, Achilles returns to his tent in the
army camp and refuses to fight in the war any longer. He vengefully
yearns to see the Achaeans destroyed and asks his mother, the sea-
nymph Thetis, to enlist the services of Zeus, king of the gods, toward this
end. The Trojan and Achaean sides have declared a cease-fire with each
other, but now the Trojans breach the treaty and Zeus comes to their aid.

With Zeus supporting the Trojans and Achilles refusing to fight, the
Achaeans suffer great losses. Several days of fierce conflict ensue,
including duels between Paris and Menelaus and between Hector and
Ajax. The Achaeans make no progress; even the heroism of the great
Achaean warrior Diomedes proves fruitless. The Trojans push the
Achaeans back, forcing them to take refuge behind the ramparts that
protect their ships. The Achaeans begin to nurture some hope for the
future when a nighttime reconnaissance mission by Diomedes and
Odysseus yields information about the Trojans' plans, but the next day
brings disaster. Several Achaean commanders become wounded, and the
Trojans break through the Achaean ramparts. They advance all the way up
to the boundary of the Achaean camp and set fire to one of the ships.
Defeat seems immanent, because without the ships, the army will be
stranded at Troy and almost certainly destroyed

Thinking Out Loud!

1. Can you identify the most essential ideas in the earlier part of the
story?
2. What are the most important ideas that appear in this section of the
story?

Concerned for his comrades but still too proud to help them himself
Achilles agrees to a plan proposed by Nestor that will allow his beloved
friend Patroclus to take his place in battle, wearing his Armor. Patroclus is
a fine warrior, and his presence on the battlefield helps he Achaeans push
the Trojans away from the ships and back to the city walls. But the
counterattack soon falters. Apollo knocks Patroclus' armor to the ground,
and Hector slays him. Fighting then breaks out as both sides try to lay
claim to the body armor. Hector ends up with the armor, but the
Achaeans, thanks to a courageous effort by Menelaus and others, manage
to bring he body back to their camp. When Achilles discovers that Hector
has killed Patroclus, he fills with such grief and rage that he agrees to
reconcile with Agamemnon and rejoin the battle. Thetis goes to Mount
Olympus and persuades the god Hephaestus to forge Achilles a new suit
of which she presents to him the next morning Achilles then rides out to
battle at the head of the Achaean army
Thinking Out Loud!

What is the most important idea that appear in this section of the story?

Meanwhile, Hector, not expecting Achilles to rejoin the battle, has ordered
his men to camp outside the walls of Troy. But when the Trojan army
glimpses Achilles, it flees in terror back behind the city walls. Achilles cuts
down every Trojan he sees. Strengthened by his rage, he even fights the
god of the river Xanthus, who is angered that Achilles has caused so many
corpses to fall into his streams. Finally, Achilles confronts Hector outside
the wall of Troy. Ashamed at the poor advice hat he gave his comrades,
Hector refuses to flee inside the city with them. Achilles chases him
around the city's periphery three times, but the goddess Athena finally
tricks Hector into turning around and fighting Achilles. In dramatic-duel,
Achilles kills Hector. He then lashes out the body to the bac of his chariot
and drags it across the battlefield to the Achaean camp.

Upon Achilles' arrival, the triumphant Achaeans celebrate Patroclus’

funeral with a Iong series of athletic games in his honor. Each day for the
next nine days, Achilles
drags Hector's body in circles around Patroclus' funeral bier.

Thinking Out Loud!

What is the most important idea that appears in this section of the story?

At last, the gods agree that Hector deserves a proper burial. Zeus sends
the god Hermes to escort King Priam, Hector’s father and the ruler of Troy,
into the Achaean camp. Priam tearfully pleads with Achilles to take pity on
a father bereft of his son and return Hector’s body. He invokes the
memory of Achilles’ own father, Peleus. Deeply moved, Achilles finally
relents and returns Hector’s corpse to the Trojans. Both sides agree to a
temporary truce, and Hector receives a hero’s funeral.

Activity 7: Plotting Internal Conflicts and Resolutions in the Iliad

Using the following questions, complete

the
araphic organizer below to plot out
the internal conflicts encountered by the main character in the Greek epic
Iliad and how
these conflicts were resolved.

Questions

Who is the central character in the epic?

What internal conflicts did he encounter in the story? To what is he in
confict with?
3. How was he able to resolve the conflict/s he experienced within
himself?
⁃aving resolved such conflict, was he able to restore or improve his
relationship with other characters? State your reason/s.

English 10/ FIrst Quarter

Now that you have organized your ideas about the conflict-resolution issue
in the
epic lIliad, listen to this music video (lyrics only) by Jason Derula
titled
and find out how this song can be related to the struggle that the major
character went
I'd Fight for You
through in the story. Then answer the Reflective Questions found belov

Reflective Questions:

How does the sona relate to

the story of Achilles in the lliad?

How does the liad help you

understand how internal conflicts
can be expressed and resolved?

What specific condition/s in this

epic narrative determines/
determine your answer to Question
No. 2? Explain briefly.

Selection 2

Odyssey by Homer (Plat Overviow)

Nole You can oetabid

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teaser of an Epic Musical Play on this site

Hold ont Before you begin to read, complete this pro

Based on the hints given in the videa clip,
predica

Ten years have passed since the fall of Troy, and the Greek
iero Odvsseus stil
has not returned to his kinadom in lthaca. A large
L_.
nd
owdv mnh of
verrun
Odysseus
palace and pillaged his
and continue to court hi:
wife, Penelope
he has remained
faithful to Odysseus prince
elmachiis
Odysseus
son, wants
Jesperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or
experience to fight
them. One of the suitors, Antinous
lans
assassinate the
ouna prince
iminatine
the only opposition to their dom
over the palace

Unknown to the
uitors
Odysseus is still
alive. The beautiful nvmph Calypso,
possessed by love for him, has imprisoned him on her island, Ogygia. He
ongs to
return to his wife and son, but he has no ship or crew to
elD
lim escape
Vhile the
gods and goddesses of Mount Dlympus debate Odysseus' future,
thena
dysseus
strongest
upporter among the
JodS,
asolves to help
elemachus
Disguised as a
iend of the prince's grandfather, Laertes, she convinces
nA
rince to call a meeting of
the assembly at which he reproaches
1e suitors. Athena also prepares him for a great
journey to Pylos and Sparta,
where the ings esto,
no
lenolau..
Odysseus
iompanions during the war, inform him that Odysseus is alive and trapped
on Calypso's
slano
elemachus makes plans to return home, while, pack in Ithaca, Antinous
and the
pther suitors prepare an ambush to kill him when he reaches port
story fits your

Ask yourself
now
closely the content of the actual
initial prediction. How do the facts and information that you have read
change vour prediction about what vou will find in the story? Write your
answer on the space provided

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On Mount Olvmra Zeus sends Hermes 10 roscue Odysseus from Calypeo
o let Odvsseus build a ship and leave
The homesick here
Calypso
od of the sea. finds him sailing home, he sends a storm
Haemaa.
sets SaM but whon Poseidon Poseidon has harbored a bitter grudge
against Odysseus
to wreck Odysseus' ship,
since the hero blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, earlier in his
travels, Athena
tervenes to save Odvsseus from Poseidon's wrath, and the eleaguered
king lands at
Scheria, home of the Phaeacians. Nausicaa, the 'haeacian princess, shows
him to the
oyal palace, and Odysseus receives a warm welcome from he king and
queen. When
e identifies himsell as Odysseus, his hosts, who have heard of his explits
at Troy,are
stunned. They promise to give him safe passage to Ilthaca, but first they
beg to hear the
story of his adventures,

At this stopping point, highlights the key ideas up to this

point in the reading,
irrange them in bullet form box, xopy key ideas from the text and

ey ideas from the text odyssey (-ll

IV Odysseus spends the night descnbing the antastic chain of events

leading up to his
arrival on balypso's island. He recounts his trip to the Land of the Lotus
Eaters, his batle
with Polyphemus the Cyclops, his love affair with the witch-goddess -irce,
his temptation by
the deadly Sirens, his journey into Hades to consult the prophet Tiresias,
and his fight with
the sea monster Scylla. When he finishes his story, the Phaeacians retumn
Odysseus lo
Ithaca, where he seeks out the hut of his faithful swineherd, Eumaeus.
Though Athena has
disguised Odysseus as a beggar, Eumaeus warmly receives and
nourishes him in the hut. He soon encounters Talemachus
tho has returned from Pylos
and Sparta despite the suitors' ambush and reveals to him his truo
idonlily. Odysseus and
Telemachus devise a plan to massacre the suitors and reanin control of
Ithact

V
When Odysseus arives at the palace the next day, stll isguised as a
beggar
he endures abuse and insults from the suitors
the only person who recognlizos
his old nurse, Eurycleia, but she swears not to disclose his secret.
Penelope takes an
interest in this strange beggar, suspecting that he might be her long-lost
husband Quite
crafty herself, Penelope organizes an archery contest the
llowing day and promises to
marry any man who can string Odysseus' great bow
nd fire an arrow Trough a row of
twelve axes-a feat that only Odysseus
as aver been able
At the
pontest, each suitor tries to string the bow and fails. Odysseus steps up to
the bow and.
wvith little effort, fires an arrow through all twelve aveS. Hle then turns
the bow on the
suitors. He and Telemachus, assisted by a few aithful servants, kill every
ast suitor.

VI Odysseus reveals himself to the entire

ace
and reunites with his loving Penelope
He travels to the outskirts of Ithaca to see his aging father
aertes. They ome under
by his son's return, successfully kills Antinous's father and puts
attack from the yengeful family members of the dead suitors, but Laertes
einvigorated
stop to the attack.
Zeus
dispatches Athena to restore peace. With his powel
AALIP and his family
reunited, Odysseus' long ordeal comes to an end

The End
At this stopping point, highlight the key ideas. Copy key
ideas from the text and arrange them in bullet form in the box.

Key ideas from the text "odyssey" (iV_ VI)

Activity 8: Plot and Conflict Analysis of Homer's Odyssey
YOu have iust studiadt the etan, af the Oduecov hu a
poet, Homer. Walch
ne video of an animated version of the synopsis of the Odysser

"ocus on the plot structure of the story and analyze the -anfict
experienced b
WOrksheos then answer the Reflective
the main character, Odysseus.
out this
Onactions
PLOT and CONFLICT ANALYSI:

Directions: The plot is the sequence of events in the story and confict is
the probler
below with the required information.
that the characters strugale with. -1l in the hoves
Did you feel that vou were part of the story?
Yes
No
2XDlain vour answe

Vere you able to predict the ending

Yes
No
Explain your answer

. What was vour favorite part of the storv? Explain vour answe

Characters vs. Nature

Characters vs. Self
Characters
Characters vs Charact
vs. Sociely.

Nhatwas the main character ( he protagonist) thying to accomplish?

5.How was the main conflict resolved?

Watch and listen to his usic yiseo"'m ComingHorme Anewor the
reflective questions that follow
Reflective Questions

How can the sona be related to the

story of Odysseus
San Odv
Us h.
blamed for what happened to him?
Can it be his hubris? Why?

What do you think is the story behind

the song? Does it reflect any personal
conflict? HOw Joes the persona in the
song resolve the conflict?

How does this epic Odvssev help yow

understand how nternal conflicts can
e expressed and resolved?

What specific condition/s in this epic

etermines/determine
harrative
you
to Question No. 3? Explain
answer
hrietly

Activity 9: Language in Focus

Reflexive and Intensive Prono

Listen to the audio book of Odyssey Book 16, narrating the reunior
etween Odysseus and his son, demachus Answer te given questions
in complete and meaningful sentences

English 10/ First Quarte

"" wvas it easy for Odyssen to reveal| him selfto is son in this episode?
Explain
na vou think his father's absence during his growing up years was an
issue

Process Questions:

relemachus himself had to deal with? Evnlair

Do you suppose both father and son must have seen themselves reuniting
woaro2 lraetit
If you were Telemachus, would you, VOureolt forgive your father readly?
Why?
after
wihat do ou think I thle best thing io do loree ourselves from hauning
hurting memories of the past?

GRAMMAR CHECK

Notice the use of the folowing pronouns in the sentences

himself, themse
yourself and ourselves. These parts
speechare knowr
reflexive/intensive
pronouns. Let us see how much you know of reflexive and intensive
pronouns by
studying each pronoun
Does each sentence use
used in the sentence
reflexive
pronoun? Write YES or NO

Odysseus promised himself to beat Poseidor

The elders of Ithaca could not agree among hemselves
3. The suitors vandalized the kingdom themselves.
Penelope promised herself to be a faithful wife to her husband
Telemachus vowed to look for his father himself,
6. |watched the movie Odyssey nysel
7. The Greek warriors compromised themselves to rescue Heler
Teresias himseif proclaim the prophecy
Do you know why Patroclus ofered himselfto be Achiles substute in
the war?
10. Have you asked yourselves why we shudy Grek iterature?

theck out your NO answers and explain below what you think of the
onouns not used as reflexive pronoun in the sentence

think the pronouns afe no? r6lexive becau sa

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ECorrectly A. Socialized Discussion

Activity 10: Using Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Reflexive and intensive pronouns are the words myself, vourself.

himself, herself, itsel, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. These words
are classified or grouped as reflexive depending on how they are used
in sentences. In the examples below the reflexive and intensive
pronouns are in italics

Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject of a sentence:

I gave myself plenty of time to get to work.
You should let yourself into the house.
Jim bought himselfa shirt.
You can make yourse/ves at home
The children are able to dress themse/ves

Intensive pronouns are the same words used to emphasize the

subject of the sentence. Intensive pronouns usually appear beside the
subject of the sentence.

I mvself am sick of the heat.

You yourself are responsible for this messl
The president himself appeared at the rally
The actress herself wrote those lines.
The cat itself caught the mouse

B. Practice 1: Encircle the letter of the correct answer

a career based on the sea was the

1.
One person who made
authoress, Rachel Carson,
itself
a, himself
myselt
b. herself
d.

2. Deep-sea divers wear wetsuits to protect

under the water.
a. ourselves c. themselves b. yourselves d. itself
3. !f you wore a diver, you would buy
_a JIM suit or helmet,
yourself
mysets
hersel
himsef
4, Divers use external air supplies to enablo
to breathe under water.
himself
Ourselvoe
themselve:
b. yourselves
. Decompreesion sicknose manifoete
with joint pain and can be fatal.
İtsel
a. myselt
himself
hersel
Under the Sea-Wind, described struggles Sea
Rache Carson's first
bont
facing.
creatures finc
themselves
a.ourselves
b. yourselves
d.
itcelf

Rachel Carson's life was marked with conservation efforts that wa

can learn from.
themselves
ourselves
a
yourselves
d.
herself

Rachel Carson put on a diver's helmet and explored the reefs of the
Florida
Keys for
herself

a. myself
b. himsels

d.

nrself

The bends occurs when divers raise

to the surface too quickly
a. ourselves . yourselves b. themselves d. itself

10. A diver must supply

with a mixture of oxvaen and different gasses.

a. himself c. yourself b. itselfd. myself

Practice 2: Determine whelher the pronouns used in Practice 1 are

intensive or
reflexive.

1,

6
7.

2.

5.

10.

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