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How does a vignette differ from other prose? Do you find it interesting or
not? Explain your answer.
Task 13 Nosy News
Read the news article below and answer the questions that follow.
HIS NAME IS REYNALDO CARCILLAR
The pedicab driver whose death has sparked debate and
introspection
At around five in the afternoon of Friday, June 21, 2013, 51-year-old
Reynaldo Carcillar arrived at the Pasay City shanty where he lived to have
merienda with his wife, 39-year-old Carmencita, and their two children,
three-year-old John, and one-year-old Reiner James.
It was his last meal with his family.
In a few hours, while transporting a passenger on his pedicab - which he
christened "John and Denver" - Carcillar would suffer either a heart attack
or a stroke.
In 2009, Carmencita said Reynaldo had his first heart attack. He almost
died in his sleep. That night four years ago, he was pale and cold and
apparently clinically dead for half an hour, she told InterAksyon.com.
Without proper training in CPR, however, she instinctively and desperately
pumped her husband's chest until he regained consciousness.
Carcillar was not to be so lucky the second time around.
For his part, Barangay Tanod Perez said: "Nung tinawag niya po ako,
nakita ko na nakabulagta si Naldo, walang magsakay na taxi, kaya ako na
po ang nagtakbo sa Ospital ng Maynila. May dumaang pulis Pasay na
mobile pero hindi sinakay."
(When Melchor called me, I saw Carcillar already lying on the sidewalk.
Taxicabs refused to take him. That's why I took it upon myself to bring him
to the Ospital ng Maynila. A Pasay City police car passed by but didn't
offer us a ride.)
Perez said he was surprised when Carcillar's wife arrived at the hospital.
"Iniwanan ko na po sila doon, may mga sumigaw na ibang pedicab driver
na 'pangalawang stroke na niya yan,'" Perez said. "Sa pakiwari ko dahil
mainit noong umaga at tanghali tapos umulan ng hapon at gabi kaya na
stroke siya."
(I left both of them there. I also heard some pedicab drivers shout that it
was already his second stroke. I guess the heat in the morning and
afternoon, then the rains in the evening, must have triggered it.)
When he was brought to the Ospital ng Maynila, "wala na daw pong pulso,
patay na daw po," Carmencita told InterAksyon.com.
(They told us he no longer had any pulse. He was dead.)
InterAksyon.com looked for - but failed - to reach the DLSU security guard
who helped Carcillar. However, another security guard witnessed the
incident.
"I was inside the Henry Sy building of the De La Salle University along Taft
Avenue, when I heard the radio alert about the motionless man on the
pavement in front of the north gate of the university," said the guard, who
requested anonymity. He and "several of my colleagues tried to help and
give CPR because we have Red Cross training," the guard added in
Filipino. But it was too late.
Answer the following questions:
1. How was indifference shown in the news article?
2. What would you have done if you were in the situation?
3. How can your group help change indifference of the people involved in
the accident?
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Task 15 Case Closed
You will work in groups. Discuss the given the cases assigned among each
other and listen to the task your teacher has for you.
Case 1
Analyze the nutritional facts of the food on the left. It is to be served by a
mother to her six-month old baby. Would you recommend this food to her?
Why or why not? Justify your answer.
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Task 16 A President in A Day
Form a small group of five to six members. Think of a Philippine president
who has left an inedible mark on the history of our nation. Share your
ideas with the group. As a group, decide on one person and discuss what
you would have done had you been that person. Choose a rapporteur to
report the groups ideas to the whole class.
Task 17 Vignette Vigilance
Remember what a vignette is and its
elements. Write your own vignette
about any incident you have seen or
experienced which you could have
changed or improved if you only had
the courage to do so. Incorporate
literary devices as parallelism, tone,
mood, and imagery.