SENIORS' Final English Lesson/Homework for the 3rd Quarter

Read "Two Kinds" (photocopy of the short story). On your notebook, write the meaning of the following words: Prodigy, Lop Off, Reproach, Listlessly, Sauciness, Cascaded, Squabbling, Snotty, Dawdled)

On 1-whole sheet, write ONLY the answers to the following questions:

A. COMPREHENSION RESPONSE

1. What did Amy’s mother want so much for her daughter? Infer her definition of prodigy.

2. What kind of mother was she? Cite an instance that illustrates every description.

3. Initially, how did Amy feel about awakening the prodigy in her? How did these feelings change?

4. How did Amy regard herself? How did this affect her feelings about her mother’s quest?

5. Pick out lines that show Amy’s disinterest in piano lessons.

6. Amy’s mother remained silent after Amy’s disastrous performance. What did her silence mean? What was the effect on Amy?

7. What could be an ideal scenario, one in which the desires or objectives of the mother and Amy are accommodated, thereby avoiding any clash or hostility between the two?

8. Reread the dialog between 30-year-old Amy and her mother about the piano. How does the mother’s attitude strike you compared to how she struck you earlier on?

9. Would you say the mother succeeded in bringing out the prodigy in Amy?

10. “And after I had played them (‘Pleading Child’ and ‘Perfectly Contended’) both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song.” Explain what this means.


B. VALUES

1. What is expected of children in Chinese families? Are these expectations similar to Filipino parents’ expectations of their children? What makes you say so?

2. What kind of daughter was Amy? In what way can you relate to her or her experiences?

3. What kind of son or daughter are you? What exactly is your role or place in your family? Recall an incident in your life that illustrates this.

PARENT'S/GUARDIAN'S Signature MUST be placed beside the last word of the last item on the last line of the paper.