(#3) Grade 9 Learning Module

YOUR JOURNEY

A life well lived cannot be easily forgotten. Not when you have left a mark sonoteworthy that enables people to make a difference not only in their lives butmore so in the lives of others. How would you like to b. ;.;;#; Whatlegacy would you like to leave behind?

This lesson will allow you to learn how the legacies of the past shaped thewayyou are now and howyour legacy could dictate the future of others.

YOUR OBJECTIVES

Following the track of your journey, you are to be guided by the followingobjectives:

agree or disagree with the ideas of the authorsummarize the contents of the materials viewedexplain word meanings and originsexamine sampl.e texts-representative of each typeexpress appreciation for sensory images usedanalyze literatdre in enhancing one's selfuse the correct pitch, juncture, stress, intonation, rate of speech, volume andprojection in delivering lines of prose and poetry .scan sequence signals or connectors used in a textcompare and eontrast text typesuse hyphens and dashes correctly

YOUR INITIAL TASKS

TA$K r The Harmony of Ma1 and Environment (H.O.M.E.)

Watch as the camera tracks the lives of the youths like you. How would you riseto the challenges presented? What do you think motivated them to do this video?

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Look at the picture. What could be the cause of this phenomenon?

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?&sffi s Lend Me an Ear...

Listen as the video runs for the second time. Take note of the ideas presented

below and indicate whether you agree or disagree with them.

T&sffim lnaCaPsule

As you have viewed the video twice, summarize its contents using appropriate

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YOUR TEXT

T&S!{ r Whatt in a Word?

Match the words in Column Awith their correct meaning in Column B. Be readyto use the words in sentences. write your answers on your notebook.

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1". betwixt (ME)

2. holden (ME)

B. betokens (ME)

4. tomorn (ME)

5. weened (OE)

6. Jesu (LL)

?ifrSffi 6 A Hero in You!

What does it take to be a great man?

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to signifiz; to indicate

that is to say; namely

c. between

d. to think of; to expect;to hope

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Tfte Day of Destinyfrom Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

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A nd quickly KingArthur movedhimselfwithhis army alongthe coastline

/! westward., toward Salisbury. And there was a day assigned betwixt King

L \rthor and Sir Mordred that they should not meet upon a field beside

Salisbury and. not far from the coast. And this day so assigned as Monday after

Trinity Sunday (the eighth Sqnday after Easter), whereof King Arthur was passing

glad that he mightbe avenged upon Sir Mordred-

So upon Trinity Sunday at night King Arthur dreamed a wonderful dream,

and in his dream it seemed to him that he saw upon a platform a chair, and the

chair yras fast to a wheel, and thereupon sat King Arthur in the richest cloth of

gold that might be made. And the King thought there was under him, far from

him, and hideous deep blackwater, and therein was all manner of serpents, and

worms, and wild beasts, foul and horrible. And suddenly the King thought that

the wheel turned upside down, and hq fell among the serpents, and every beast

took him by a limb. And then the King cried as he lay in his bed, "Help, Help!"

And then knights, squires, and. yeomen awaked the King, and then he was so

amazed that he knew not where he was. And then so he awaked until it was night

day, and then he fell on slumbering again, not sleeping nor thoroughly waking.

So it seemed to the King that there came Sir Gawain unto him vgith a number

of fair ladies with him. so when King Arthur saw him, he said, "welcome, my

sister's son. I weenedye hadbeen dead. And now I see thee on - live, much am

I beholden unto Almighty Jesu. Ah, fair nephew and my sister's son, what been

these ladies that hither be come with you?"

"Sir," said Sir Gawain, "all these be ladies for whom I have fought for when Iwas man tiving. And all these are those that I didbattle for in righteous quarrels,

and God had given them that grace, at their great pr-ayer, because I did battle

for them for their right, that they should bring me hither unto you . Thus much

had given leave God", for to warn y,.QS 9f your death. If you fight tomorrow with

Sir Modred, as ye both have assighbd; doubt ye not ye must be slain, and the

most party of your people on both parties. And forthe great grace and goodness

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that Almighty Jesu had unto you, and for pity of you and many more other goodmen there shall be slain, God had sent me to you of his special grace to give youwarning that in no wise ye do battle as tomorn, but that ye take a treaty foramonth from today. And you make generous offers , so that tomorn ye put in adelay. Bor within a month shall come Sir Lancelot with all his noble knights andrescue you worshipfully and slay Sir Modred and all that ever will hold with him.

Then, Sir Gawain and all the ladies vanished. And anon the King called uponhis knights, squires, and yeomen, and charged them quickly to fetch his noblelords and wise bishops unto him. And when theywere come the King told themof his dream, that Sir Gawain had told him and warned him that, and he foughton the morn, he should be slain. Then the King commanded Sir Lucan the Butlerand his brother Sir Bedivere the Bold, with two bishops with them, and chargedthem in any wise to take a treaty for a month from today with Sir Modred. "Andspare not: proffer him lands and goods as much as ye think reasonable.',

So then they departed and came to Sir Modred where he had a grim host ofa hundred thousand, and there they entreated Sir Modred long time. And atthe last Sir Modred was agreed for to have Cornwall and Kent by King Ar-thur's days, and after that, all England, after the days of King Arthur.Then they ageed that King Arthur and Sir Modred should meet betwixt boththeir hosts, and each of them should bring fourteen persons. And so they camewith this word unto Arthur. Then said he, "I am glad that this is d.one," so hewent into the field.

And when King Arthur should depart, he warned all his host that, and they seeany sword drawn, "Look ye come on fiercely and slay that traitor Sir Modred,for I in no wise trust him." In like wise Sir Modred warned. his host that " Andye see any manner of sword drawn, look that ye come on fiercely, and so slayall that ever before you standeth, for in no wise I will not trrist for this treaty ."And in the same wise said Sir Modred unto his host, "For I know well my fatherwill be avanged upon me."

And so they met as their arrangernent was and were agreed and accorded thor-oughly. And wine was fetched and they drank together. Right so came andadder out of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot. And so whenthe knight felt him so stung, he looked down and saw the adder. And anon hedrew his sword to slay the adder, and thought none other harm. And when thehost on both parties saw that sword drawn, then they blew beams, horns, andshouted grimly. And so both hosts diessed them together. And King Arthur tookhis horse and said, "Alas, this unhappy day!" and so rode to his party, and Sir

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And never since was there never seen a more dolefuller battle in no Christianland, for there was but rushing and riding, lunging and striking; and many adeadly stroke. But ever King Arthur rode throughout the battalion of Sir Modredmany times and did full nobly, as a noble should do, and at all times he faintednever. And Sir Modred did his devoir that day and put himself in great peril.

And thus they fought all the long day, and never stopped till the noble knightswere laid to the cold earth. And ever they fought still it was near night, and thenwas there a hundred thousand laid dead upon the down. Then was King Arthurwild with rage out of measure when he saw his people so slain from him. Andso he looked about him and could see no more of all his host, and good knightsleft no more on - live, but two knights: the t'one was Sir Lucan the Butler andthe other his brother Sir Bedivere. And yet they were full sore wounded.

"Jesu, mercy," said the Kng, "where are all my noble knights become? Alas thatever I should see this doleful day! For now," said King Arthur. "I am come tomine end. But would to God." Said he , "that I wist nowwhere were that traitorSir Modred that has caused all this mischief."

Thgr King Arthur looked about and \ryas ware where stood Sir Modred leaningupon his sword among a great heap of dead men.

"Now give me my spear," said King Arthur unto Sir Lucan. "For yonder I have

espied the traitor that all this woe hath wrought."

"Sir, let him be," said Sir Lucan, "for he is unhappy.And if ye pass this unhappyday ye shall be right well revenged upon him. And, good lord, remember ye ofyour night's dream, and what the spirit of Sir Gawain told you tonight, and yet

God of his great good.ness had presenred you hitherto. And for God's sake, mylord, leave offby this, for, blessed be God, ye have won the field: for yet we been

here three on - live, and with Sir Modred is not one on - live. And therefore ifye leave offnow, this wicked day of destiny is past."

"Now, befall me death, tide me life," said. the King, "now I see him yonder alone,

he shall never escape mine hands. For at a better avail shall I never have him."

"God speed you well!" said Sir Bedivere.

Then the King got his spear in both his hands and ran toward his Modred, cryingand saying, " Traitor. Now is thy corne!"

And when Sir Modred saw King Arthur, he ran until him with his sword drawn

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in his hand, and there King Arthur smote Sir Modred under the shield, witha thrust of his spear, throughout the body more than 4 fathom. And when SirModred felt that he had his death's wound, he thrust himself with the might thathe had up to hand guard of King Arthur's spear, and right so he smote his fatherKing Arthur with his sword holden in both his hands, upon the side of the head,that the sword pierced the helmet and the casting of the brain. And therewithSir Modred dashed down stark dead to the earth.

And noble King Arthur fell in a swough to the earth, and there he swooned. often-times, and Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere oftentimes heaved him up. And so, weaklybetwixt them, they led him to a little chapel not far from the seaside, and whenthe King was there, him thought him reasonably eased. Then heard they peoplecry in the field. "Now go thou, Sir Lucan;" said the King, "and let me know whatbetokens that noise in the field."

So Sir Lucan departed, for he was grievously wounded in many places. And so as

he walked he saw and harkened by the moonlight how that pillagers and robberswere come into the field to pill and to rob many a full noble knight of broochesand bracelets and of many a good ring and many a richjewel. And who that werenot dead all out there they slewthem for their harness and their riches. When SirLucan understood this work, he came to the King as soon as he might and toldhim all what he had heard and seen. "Therefore by my advice," said Sir Lucan,"it is best that we bring you to some town."

"I would it were so," said the King, "but I may not stand, my head works so.Ah, Sir Lancelot," said King Arthur, "this day have I sore missed thee. And alasthat ever I was against thee, for now have I my death, whereof Sir Gawain mewarned in my dream."

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Then Sir Lucan took up the King the t'one side and Sir Bedivere the other parEy;

and in the lifting Sir Lucan fell in a swoon that part of his guts fell out of his body,

and therewith the noble knight's heart burst. And when the King awoke he beheld

Sir Lucan how he lay foaming at the mouth and part of his guts lay at his feet.

"Alas," said the Krg, "this is to me a full heavy slghito see this noble duke so

die for my sake, for he would have helped me that had more need of help than

I. Alas that he would not complain him for his heart was so set to help me. Now

Jesu have mercy upou his soul."

Then Sir Bedivere wept for the death of his brother.

"Now leave this morning and weeping, gentle knight," said the Krg, "for all

this will not,avail me. For wit thou well, and I might live myself, the death of Sir

Lucan would grieve me evermore. But my time passeth on fast," said the King.

"Therefore," said King Arthur unto Sir Bedivere, "take thou here Excalibur my

good sword and go with it to yonder water's side: and when thou comest there

i charge thee throw my sword in that water and come again and tell me what

thou saw there."

"Mylord.," said Bedivere, " your commandment shallbe done, and I shall quickly

bring your sword again."

So, Sir Bedevere departed. And by the way he beheld that noble sword, that the

hilt and hand guard was all precioup stones. And then he said to himself, "If Ithrow this rich sword in the water, thereof shall never come good, but harm and

loss." And then Sir Bedivere hid Excalibur under a tree. And so, as soon as he

might, he came again unto the King and said he had been at the watgr and had

thrown the sword into the water.

"What did you see there?" said the King. .*Sir,' he said, "I saw nothing but waves and winds."

!'That is untruly said of you," said the King. "And therefore you go quickly again

and do my commandment: as you are to me loved and dear, spare not, but throw

it in."

Then Sir Bedeivere returned again and took the sword in his hand. And yet he

thought sin and shame to throw away that noble sword. And so again he hid the

,*ord and returned again and told the King, that he had been at the water and

"Sir," he said, "I saw nothing but waters lap and waves grow.,,

"'Ah, traitor unto me and untrue," said King Arthur, "now you have betrayed metwice. Who would have weened thaflyou have been to me so loved and dear, and.you are named a noble knight, and would betray me for the riches of this sword.But now go again lightly, for you long tarrying put me in great jeopardy of my life,for I have taken cold. And but if you do now as I bid you, if ever I may see you Ishall slayyou with my own hands, for you would for my rich sword seeme dead".

Then Sir Bedivere departed and went to the sword and lightly took it up, andso he went to the water's side; and there he bound the girdle about the hilts,and threlv the sword as far into the water as he might. And there came an armand a hand above the water and took it and clutched it , and shook it thrice andbrandished; and then vanished away the hand with the sword into the water. SoSir Bedivere came again to the King and told him what he saw.

"Alas," said the Krg, "help me hence, for I dread me I have tarried. overlong.,,

Then Sir Bedivere took the King upon his back and so went with him to thatwateris side, even closer, by the bank floated a little barge with many fair ladiesin it; and among them all was a queen; and all they had black hoods, and all theywept and shrieked when they saw King Arthur.

"Now put me into that barge," said the King; and so he did softly. And therereceived him'three ladies with great mourning, and so they set them down. Andin one of their laps King Arthur ldid his head, and then the queen said, "Ah, mydear brother, why have ye tarried so long from me? Alas, this wound on.yourhead had caught over much cold." And anon they rowed fromward the land., andSir Bedivere beheld all the ladies go forward him."

Then Sir Bedivere cried and said, "Ah, mylordArthur, what shall become of me,nowyou go from me and leave me here alone among my ene?nies?"

"comfort yourself," said the Krg, "and do as well as you may, for in me is notrust in.'For I must into the legendary valley to heal me of my grievous wound.

For ever the queen and ladies wept and shrieked, that it was pity to hear. And assoon as Sir Bedivere had lost sight of the barge he wept and wailed, and so tookthe forest and went all that night.

And in the morning he was ware, betwixt two bare woods, of a chapel and ahermitage. Then was sir Bedivere glad, and thither he went, and when he cameinto the chapel he saw where lay a hermit groveling on all fours, close thereby a

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"Sir," said Sir Bedivere, "what man is.there here interred that you pray so fast for?"

"Fair son," said the hermit. "I wot not verily but by guessing. But this same night,at midnight, here came a number oJladies and brought here a dead corpse andprayed me to inter him. And here they offered a hundred tapers, and gave me athousand gold coins."

"Alas," said Sir Bedivere," that was mylord King Arthur, which laid here buriedin this chapel."

Then Sir Bedivere swooned, and when he awoke he prayed. the hermit that hemight abide with him still, there to live with fasting and prayers:

"For from hence will I never go," said Sir Bedivere," by mywill, but all the days of my life here to pray for my lord Arthur.""Sir, you are welcome to me," said the hermit, "for I know you better than youthink that I do: for you are Sir Bedivere the Bold, and the full noble duke SirLucan the Butler was your brother."

Then Sir Bedivere told the hermit all as you have heard before, and so he stayedwith the hermit that was beforehand Bishop of Canterbury. And there Sir Bedi-vere put upon him poor clothes, and served the hermit full lowly in fasting andin prayers

Thus of Arthur I find no more written in books that been authorized, neithermore of the very certainty of his death heard I nor read, but thus was he led awayin a ship wherein were three queens; that one was King Arthur's sister, QueenMorgan le Fay, the other was the Queen of North Galis, and the third was the

Queen of the Waste Lands. .

Now more of the death of King Arthur could I never find, but that these ladiesbrought him to his grave, and such one was interred. there which the hermitbare witness that was once Bishop of Canterbury. But yet the hermit knew notin certain that he was verily the'body of King Arthur; for this tale Sir Bedivere,a knight of the Table Round, made it to be written.

Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, butcarried by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shallcome again, and he shall win the Holy Cross. Yet I will not say that it shall be so,

but rather I would say: here in this world he changed his life. And many men saythat there is written upon the tomb this:

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?nsx'tr The Mirage

Writers paint word pictures or images that appeal to our senses of sight, sound,smell, taste, and touch in poetry and in prose composition. trook for the imagesthat you have located in the text. Cgpy the chart below on your notebook andwrite down the details in the appropriate column.

TRsI{ s wlull Over,in Groups!

piscuss and answer the questions below in groups. Write your answer on onewhole sheet of paper.

t. How would you describe King Arthur as a king? Locatp a part in the storythat will support your answer.

2. What hope is given to people in his tomb sayrng.Arthur is the "once king andking that will be"?

g. Why do you think some men say in many parts of England-that King {rthuris not dead, but carried'by the will of our Lord Jesus into another place; andthat he shall come again, and he shall win the Holy Cross?

4. What great deed did King Arthur achieve as he lived his life? What was hisgreatest legacy?

S. What pattern is used to d.evelop the idea of the text? Point out the sequencesignals or.connectors in the text.

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6. How do images or word pictureghelp you experience a scene in the excerptThe Day of Destiny?

?#LSK S Group Activity

You will be grouped byyour teacher into three (g). Each group will be given anarticle to read in ro minutes. Once done reading, listen to your teacher's furtherinstructions.

Tftsl{ qCI Plotting Them All

TfisK rr weigh up!

Examine the following examples of texts. Indicate the type of reading text they are.

1. Men in great places are thrice servants:

senrants of the sovereign or state,

servants of fame, and servants of business

"Of Great Place"

NASA is proposing another space project. The agency:s budget request,announced today, included a plan to send another person to the moon.

Those that have tenacity will not quit when confronted by obstacles or whenfailing. In a game or in life, tenacity wants to win, and tenacity lives by thecredo, "Failure is not an option."

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Criteria UNESCO sendsexperts toTubbataha Reefs

How to MaintainCultural !dentity

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Three passions (simple but overwhelmingly strong) have governed my life:the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and the unbearable pity forthe suffering of mankind.

Director Steven Spielberg launched a Germany-wide contest Sunday designedto promote tolerance through students' intercultural interaction.If you can dream - and not make your dreams your master;An earthquake is a shaking or rolling movement of great masses of rocks onthe earth's uppermost layer or crust.

T&sK tx Bite the Dash--

Study the following sentences below. Notice that they are punctuated with adash (-).

' 1. When in 196o the stockpilewas sold off- indeed, durnped.as surpl_qs- naturalrubber sales were hard hit.-Barry Commoner

2. The presentations-and especially the one by Ms. Ramos-impressed the au-dience.

3. oil, steel, and wheat-these are the sinews of industrialization.

4. My foot is on my native heath...-Sir Walter Scott

5. Your question-it was your question, wasn't it, Mr. Jones?-just can't beanswered.

TR$IK tB Write a Dash

Punctuate the sentences below with a dash (-).1. I am under the impression that she has no instruction at all and" doesn't need

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Strauss favors as does Sotto voce, the Administration is early admission ofRussia to the International Monetary Fund.

To feed, clothe, and find shelter for the needy these are real achievements.The motion was then tabled that is, removed indEfinitely from consideration.If we don't succeed and the critics say we won't then the whole projects is injeopardy.

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1. anti-inflationary

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5. the ruling-passion of his life

6. one hundred thirty-eight

7. a two-thirds majority of the vote

8. pages 40-98g. the NewYork-Paris flight

TASK {5 Let's Hype!

Punctuate the words/phrases below with a hyphen.

L. . co-opted

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3. She has gray green eyes

4. pre and post adolescent trauma

YOUR DISCOVERY TASK I

TASK {5 Me-Metaphors

T:ASK t6.'r one with others''; .

. Do you consider the Tubbataha Reefs as natltre's legacy to mankind? flhatconnections do you share with Tubbataha Reefs?

. Do you consider cultural heritage as your forefathers'legacy? What is your

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role in the preservation of culture in the country?

what is your mother's greatest legacy? Do you consider this legacy worthyof passing on to your children? j

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What would 5rour legacy be? Accomplish the chart below.

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AYouR FINALTA'K

The Iocal government is planning to convert your town's rice fields into an

industrial park. One,of the bridges with historical valuewill be demolished.

Most of the residents disagree with this plan, some agree, and a few remain

undecided. lf you were in the shoes of each of the people enumerated be-

low whatwould you say about the plan?

Remember that you are to perform a choral recitation at the end of the quar-

te1. The following tasks will help you (r) empathiae with the characters' opinions

.and feelings and understand where the"speakers,are coming from and (z) make

use of appropriate speech features to make your performance successful.

TAsK rr Sharing Other People's Perspectives (SHOPP)

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TASK ta Viva Voce!

choose your favorite part of the tert, The Day of Destiny. with a partner,read the part aloud using the correct pitch, juncture, stress, intonation, rate ofspeech, volume, and projection.

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does not changethe meaning of the

Student's pitchchanges the mean-ing of at least two(2) words/phrases.

Student's pitchchanges the rnean-ing of all the words/

Student pausesin all periods andcommas.'

Student pauses in aIleast two (2 ) peri-ods or commas.

Student pauses inone (1) period orcQmma.

Stress Student emphasizesall words and sylla-bles cor:rectly.

Student emphasiz-es at least two (2)words or syllablescorrectly.

Student emphasiz-es one ('l) word orsyllable coirectly.

lntonation Student observes allpossible intonationpatterns correctly.

Student observes atleast two (2) pos-sible intonation pat-terns correctly.

Student observesone (1) possibleintonation pattern

Student reads at anaverage speed.

Student reads at aspeed just enoughto be understood.

Student reads veryfast and incompre-hensible.

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Student reads sometext loudly andclearlv.

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e YouR TREA',RE

"We learn rrutchfrom the past to understand the present. We shape and liuethe present to send amessage to thefuture - a LEGACY - uthich couldbe akeyto understqnding the SELF'

My journey through this lesson enabled me to learn

My journey through this lesson enabled me to learn

It made me realize that

I therefore commit to

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