21st CENTURY

FOURTH QUARTER
ACTIVITIES

SUBMITTED BY: GONZALES, MICHELLE

SUBMITTED TO: MRS. MELGAR

YEAR & SECTION: 12- FILLION

2024
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 1 AND 2 )..................................................................................................... 3
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 1................................................................................................................................. 3
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 2.................................................................................................................................. 5
FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 3 AND 4)...................................................................................................... 7
Processing Questions:.................................................................................................................................... 8
Processing Questions:.................................................................................................................................... 9
WRITTEN Activity 3. Finding Similarities:....................................................................................................... 9
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 4................................................................................................................................. 10
FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 5 AND 6).................................................................................................... 12
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 5................................................................................................................................. 12
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 6................................................................................................................................. 13
FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 7 AND 8)................................................................................................... 15
WRITTEN Activity 7...................................................................................................................................... 15
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 8................................................................................................................................. 16
ACTIVITY A.................................................................................................................................................. 16
ACTIVITY B. TRUE/FALSE.......................................................................................................................... 17
FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 9 AND 10 )................................................................................................. 18
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 9................................................................................................................................. 18
PARAGRAPH COMPLETION:................................................................................................................ 18
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 10............................................................................................................................... 18
Multiple Choices. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on...................................... 18
PERFORMANCE TASK 2...................................................................................................................................20
PERFORMANCE TASK# 3.................................................................................................................................21
PERFORMANCE TEST # 4................................................................................................................................22
Guide Questions to explain its impact:..........................................................................................................22
Guide Questions to explain its impact:..........................................................................................................23
 FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 1 AND 2 )
Writing a Close Analysis and Critical
Interpretation of Literary Texts

WRITTEN ACTIVITY 1

1. Shimenawa is rice straw or hemp. It is festooned in some sacred landmark. The short story is entitled
that way because the story is about punishment that has to deal with rope and the japanese culture
is tackled in the story.

2. Onigiri may be wrapped with seaweed and could be similar to sandwiches in the West. Onigiri is a
rice ball, is a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes and
often wrapped in nori (seaweed).

3. The main characters in the story were Jiro and Kazuya

4. E tadaki mas,” my uncle said. Jiro picked up onigiri, a rice ball, with his hands and mashed it into
his mouth. The one telling the story was the narrator or sibling of Jiro.

5. The setting of the story was in East Asia. Specifically, the setting was in Japan because (prove your
answer by extracting the text to justify your answer) the sheminawa is from Japan where its a tradition
and part of Japanese culture as well as the way they eat food. They eat it with respect just like how
they eat onigiri.

6. Asia is known for having close family ties. The family tradition being presented in the story was
sheminawa the rope tied a shrine space, or across its entrances, to mark its sacred nature

7. The story shared a specific culture in the country. The culture shared was the respect of eating
food.

8. In the story, Jiro was not eating properly, so Kazuya stood up and roughly pulled Jiro. Write what
Kazuya did to Jiro. Kazuya uses force in disciplining Jiro and Kazuya tied Jiro by the oak tree.

9. Kazuya did something hard to Jiro. Write the reason why Kazuya did that kind of punishment to Jiro.
So Jiro would eat properly and respect the food. It also teaches him to be a man.
10. Years had passed. And Jiro could not recall what happened before. Write what positive effect the
incident has brought to Jiro. Positive effect , Jiro eats whatever he has on his plate and stops wasting
food.

Direction: Fill out the table with unfamiliar words from the two selections Chechnya by Anthony Marra
and Adaptation from The Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. Fill out the table with unfamiliar
words from the two selections Chechnya by Anthony Marra and Adaptation from The Journey to the
River Sea by Eva Ibbotson.

Chechnya The Journey to the River Sea

Words Meaning Words Meaning

Hypodermics Related on the parts beneath Dismal Causing gloom or depression,

the skin dismay or terror.

Cot A Small usually collapsible bed of Stolid Showing little or no emotion at all
fabric stretched on a frame.

Ribavirin A synthetic broad spectrum Bulbous Big and round, often in an

antiviral nucleoside. unattractive way.

Devout A committed or having devotion To fling To throw with force

to something.

Defiance The act or an instance of To be To be overwhelmed, a strong

defying. awed feeling of fear or respect and
also wonder.
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 2
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best b. scanning
answer. Write the chosen letter on a c. extensive reading
separate sheet of paper. d. reading approach

1. It is reading a longer text, usually for 6. Randie quickly understood the main idea of
pleasure. the poem he is reading. He used ______.
a. extensive reading a. extensive reading
b. scanning b. reading approach
c. skimming c. scanning
d. reading approach d. skimming
7. Princess loves reading novels and short
2. It is one way that will help students to solve stories. It improves her vocabulary a lot. She is
their problems in reading. using ______.
a. reading approach a. reading approach
b. extensive reading b. scanning
c. skimming c. skimming
d. scanning d. extensive reading

3. It is used by the reader to find answers to 8. Ma’am Karen encouraged her students to
questions. read a lot and use techniques in
a. skimming understanding the text and improving their
b. reading approach knowledge. She is talking about ______.
c. extensive reading a. extensive reading
d. scanning b. scanning
c. reading approach
4. This technique is useful when the students d. skimming
are seeking specific information rather than
reading for comprehension. 9. The line of the poem by Maya Angelou,
a. reading approach “take the binders from your vision,” means that
b. scanning the ______.
c. skimming a. the author has placed the binders to
d. extensive reading someone’s ears.
b. The author is persuading the people to see
5. Mina wants to answer questions quickly, so their real situation.
she looked for specific titles in the selection. c. author has a poor vision.
She used ______. d. author is crying.
a. skimming
10.“Take the padding from your ears, and spending my nights telling them the stories of a
confess you’ve heard me crying,” this line hometown where natives become aliens
wants the readers to ______. searching for a shelter.”What is the tone of the
a. listen to their pleas poem?
b. cry with their difficulty a. Hopeful
c. see want they see b. Mournful
d. fell what they feel c. Peaceful
d. Hopeless
11.Equality, and I will be free. If this happens,
people will ______. 14. The use of ropes for hunting, pulling,
a. put things in place to support people to fastening, attaching, carrying, lifting, and
achieve similar outcomes. climbing dates back to prehistoric times. In
b. lend things to people who are deprived of Asia, the very first ropes ever made were
material things. twisted from hemp fibers. Hemp rope was used
c. give similar materials to all people who need during the age of sailing ships. Which
it. statement must be false?
d. allow someone to get what he wants.
a. Ropes have many uses.
12. “In another world, I want my children to b. Ropes were used a long time ago.
tame grasshoppers in the field, to play with c. Ropes can be made from hemp.
their dolls in the living room, to inhale the d. Ropes are only found in Asia.
fragrance of flowers waving as the wind blows,
to see the birds measure the sky with their 15 .Racism is the belief that a particular race is
wings.” These lines expressed the earnest wish superior or inferior to another. It may be
of a father. What do you think? What do these defined as the hatred of one person to another
wishes mean? because of skin color, language, or customs.
a. The family is living in a peaceful village. Therefore, ______.
b. The family is well-accepted by society. a. someone who believed that there is a
c. The family is suffering from war. superior race over the other, that person is a
d. The family has the sickness. racist.
b. If people speak a different language, they
13.“In another world, I want to be a father are not racist.
without passing through the eternal insanity of c. if all the people have the same color, no
mourning my children, without experiencing one is racist.
the ritual of watching my children return home d. all people are racist.
as bodied folded like a prayer mat, without
 FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 3 AND 4)
LITERARY GENRES

Directions: Determine what is being described in each of the following statements. Write your answer
on a piece of paper.

1. Stories are told in dialogue through social networks.

● Text-Talk Novels
2. In telling a story, writers usually combine three media platforms like books, movies, and an internet
website
● Digi-fiction
3. Blog, email, and IM are used as narrative formats.
● Text-Talk Novels
4. It is a humorous fictional genre dealing with issues on modern womanhood.
● Chick Lit
5. Comic books originally published in Japan.
● Manga

Literary structure: Graphic fiction is a creative piece written in comic form

Processing Questions:

1. How does the speaker feel whenever it rings?

Every time the alarm clock rings, the speaker is upset and not upset at the same time because he
wants to sleep longer, so that he can enjoy the sleep while sleeping

2. How did she react when she realized she was already late?

When she checked the time, and it's already 7: 20 in the morning. she was shocked and surprised.
She became anxious and she's worried.

3. Would you react the same way if this happens to you?

Yes, absolutely. As a student, waking up early in the morning seems to be the most difficult task,
especially if you are not the kind of person who can get out of bed easily. I have experienced
waking up late, just like what happened to the narrator of the story, not just once, but many times. I
am also upset and anxious, but I do my assigned activity or plan for the day. I immediately fix myself
and my things and prepare to do the planned things, but of course I always take it as a lesson so that
next time it doesn't happen again. From this situation, I learned the value of time management and
self-discipline..

Now explore a flash fiction that is more serious than the first one. Literary structure: Flash fiction is a
short written creative piece usually consisting of a few hundred words.

Processing Questions:

1. What is Pete always wearing whenever Jim sees him?

● Pete always wears a red hat whenever Jim sees him.
2. After Jim won, Pete went missing. Who convinced Jim to spend Pete-s half of the money for house
renovations?
● His wife finally Convinced him to spend the other half, and home renovation began.
3. What is the “familiar red” Jim unearthed in the garden one spring that made him horrified?
● I think it's Pete's with a red hat.
4. What happened to Jim in the end?
● Jim lost in astonishment and horror, the faint smell of her perfume permeated among
the roses before darkness.

WRITTEN Activity 3. Finding Similarities:

Directions: The previous activities discussed graphic fiction and flash fiction. Write down the
characteristics of 21st Century Literature present in both genres.

Reflect on what you have learned by answering the questions that follow.

1. What are 21st century genres discussed?

In this lesson, the two Modern literary genres of 21 Century such as Graphic Fiction or Graphic
Novel and Flash Fiction were discussed and presented to the readers.

2. What distinct characteristics does graphic fiction have?

Graphic fiction is another term for a graphic novel. The specialty of a graphic novel is that the
images do most of the storytelling.

3. What different features does flash fiction have?

 According to Sustana (2020), most of the flash fictions have these common
characteristics. Brevity. Flash fiction possible. fiction presents the story with fewest
words as Complete plot. Flash fiction emphasizes the development of plot. It has a
beginning, middle and ending of the story. Surprising ending. The successful hallmark
of a flash fiction is its twist at the end of the story.

4. What literary pieces have you read that would classify as graphic fiction?
In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11" by Art Spiegelmen in 2004 which tells the story about the
terrorist attack on September 11 in America. This also depicts the traumatic and tragic
experiences of American people during the 9/11 terrorist attack.

5. What literary pieces have you read that would classify as flash fiction?
Taylor Swift" by Hugh Behm -Steinberg tells a weird story of how anyone can order a perfectly
clone of Taylor Swift at his doorstep First line: You're in love; it's great, you swipe on your phone
and order: the next day a Taylor Swift clone shows up at your house.

WRITTEN ACTIVITY 4

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. It refers to imaginative literature usually a. short story c. graphic fiction

consisting of a few hundred words. b. macro stories d. postcard fiction
a. Short story c. Doodle fiction 4. It is a flash fiction story that centers on
b. Flash fiction d. Graphic fiction finding a tattered teddy bear that The speaker
2. Which is NOT a feature of a graphic novel? was adored as a child.
a. Graphic novel is in condensed form. a. “Taylor Swift” c. “Angels and Blueberries”
b. Graphic novel is a combination of book and b. "Unnecessary Things” d. “I Remember her
screen. Fifty Years”
c. It encourages interactivity in the minds of 5. Which is NOT a common characteristic of
the reader as he fills in the blanks between flash fiction?
pages. a. Brief c. uses speech bubbles
d. Its language, syntax and meaning spring b. has a complete plot d. presents twists in the
primarily through the relationship between ending
images than words 6. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” of
3. Flash fiction is also known as ______. Sarnath Banerjee that portrays 18th
Century Calcutta is a ______. d. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and
a. manga c. digi-fiction experience the charaters and
b. flash fiction d. graphic novel events in the story.
7. It is where dialogues in graphic fiction are 11. Art Spiegelmens’s “In the Shadow of No
written. Tower:9/11” is an example of ______.
a. Image panels c. Illustration boxes a. text tula c. graphic novel
b. Speech bubbles d. Beside illustrations b. flash fiction d. text-talk novel
8. C. Brown’s “Louis Riel” that centers on a 12.The following are 21st literary genres EXCEPT
fictionalized violent rebellion in the 19th ______.
century is a______. a. Manga c. Graphic fiction
a. chick lit c. graphic novel b. Flash fiction d. Korean telenovela
b. neonatal ed. text-talk novel 13. It is a creative piece written in comic form.
9. How do flash fiction commonly end the a. Comic story c. Flash fiction
story? b. Storyboard d. Graphic fiction
a. The story ends with a twist. 14. Tara Campbell explains the various colors
b. It presents a painful ending. of the sky in flash fiction story
c. It usually ends happily and merrily. entitled ______.
d. Readers have the liberty to give their own a. “Taylor Swift” c. “Angels and Blueberries”
ending. b. “Unnecessary Things” d. “For sale: baby
10.Which characterizes a graphic novel? socks, never worn”
a. It presents colorful image panels 15.Graphic novel is also known as ______.
b. Graphic novels combine letters and words. a. digi-fiction c. doodle fiction
c. Graphic novels present the fewest words b. flash fiction d. graphic fiction
possible.
 FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 5 AND 6)
Creative Literary Adaptations
Literary Genre on Creative Multimedia Presentation

WRITTEN ACTIVITY 5

Directions: Read carefully the following lines lifted from the text “The Story of the
Pencil”. Infer from the text the quality highlighted by choosing the appropriate emoji
from the box below. Write the answer on your answer sheet.
WRITTEN ACTIVITY 6

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct 6. It is a nondescript object that gives a
answer. Write the chosen letter on a powerful message in the parable.
separate sheet of paper.
A. pencil B. paper C. wooden stick D. umbrella
1. It is short story designed to allegorically
teach some religious principles, moral or 7. The story of “The Ants and a Grasshopper” is
lesson, or general truths. a example of ______

A. fable B. parable C. narrative poem D. A. parable B. fable C. narrative poem D.

anecdote anecdote

2. It is a brief story illustrating a moral or 8. The use of multimedia enhances the

revealing general truths about human teaching-learning process and aims to
nature. _________ who are engaged in Online Distance
Learning.
A. parable B. narrative poem C. fable D.
anecdote A. further confuse learners
B. further waste learner’s time
3. A literary genre is also known as literary C. further entertain with computer gaming
_________. world
D. further educate learners
A. composition B. academic text C. essay D.
epic 9. It refers to any electronic application that
uses both words and pictures in a
4. Parables and fables are very interesting to combination of text, voice, picture or video.
read, because you will learn ___ or
lesson from them. A. media B. multimedia C. printer/scanner D.
projector
A. topic B. review C. moral D. immoral
10.The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is
5. He is a well-acclaimed writer who wrote the developed by Microsoft. It is commonly used
parable entitled “The Story of the in video, cameras, and TV ___________, and it
Pencil”. plays well on Windows computers.

A. Paul Coelho B. Paula Coole C. Paulo Colle A. programs B. software C. hardware D.

D. Paulo Coelho viewing
11.To make creative multimedia output, we
can import images, audio, and video A. components B. uses C. formats
clips; however, we have to ________ to avoid D. presentations
plagiarism.
14. “You can also download the multimedia
A. leave the webpages C. ignore the links presentation or play it live.”
B. screenshot the images D. cite sources It tells us about multimedia _________.

12.Videos, animation, text, images, and audio A. uses B. formats C. characteristics D. benefits
are all multimedia ________.
15. “Digital storytelling allows students to
A. formats B. components C. uses D. improve their knowledge and increases
presentations skills such as writing, researching, and
reading.” It tells us about multimedia
13. Blogs, vlogs, webinars and other interactive _____________.
content are multimedia _______. A. benefits B. formats C. uses D. characteristic
 FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 7 AND 8)
Self and Peer Assessment
of a Literary Text’s Creative Adaptation

WRITTEN Activity 7

Directions: Answer the following questions briefly and meaningfully:

1. What do you think is the importance of peer and self-assessment to improve one’s understanding
of the lesson?

Peer and self-assessment are crucial tools for improving one’s understanding of a lesson. They
provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their own work and that of their peers,
which can lead to deeper comprehension and mastery of the subject matter. Through
self-assessment, students can evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses, identify areas for
improvement, and set goals for their learning. Peer assessment allows students to receive
feedback from their peers, gain different perspectives on the material, and learn from each
other’s insights. By engaging in these assessment methods, students become more actively
involved in their learning process, leading to increased motivation, critical thinking skills, and a
deeper understanding of the lesson content.

2. Do you think setting criteria is important in the assessment? Why? Why not?

Setting criteria is essential in assessment as it provides clear guidelines for evaluating

performance or understanding. Criteria help ensure that assessments are fair, consistent, and
aligned with learning objectives. By establishing specific criteria, educators can communicate
expectations to students, guide them on what is important in their work, and help them focus
on key concepts or skills. Moreover, criteria allow for objective evaluation by providing a
standard against which all assessments can be measured. Without clear criteria,
assessments may lack validity and reliability, making it challenging to accurately
assess student progress or understanding.

3. Do you agree that making an adaptation of a literary text deepens your understanding of literary
work? Why? Explain your answer.

Making an adaptation of a literary text can indeed deepen one’s understanding of the
original work. When adapting a literary text, individuals are required to engage deeply with
the material by analyzing its themes, characters, plot structure, and underlying messages. This
 process demands a thorough comprehension of the source material in order to effectively
translate it into a different form or medium. By adapting a literary text, individuals gain insights
into the nuances of the original work, explore different interpretations or perspectives, and
appreciate the complexities of the narrative on a deeper level. Through adaptation,
individuals not only enhance their understanding of the literary work but also develop creative
skills and critical thinking abilities.

WRITTEN ACTIVITY 8

ACTIVITY A
own efforts and enrich this reflection by
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer exchanging feedback on their own and their
and encircle it. peers' work.

1. It is a process where students are directed to a. literary text

assess their performance against b. peer-assessment
predetermined standard criteria. It involves the c. self-assessment
students in goal setting and more informal, d. literary adaptation
dynamic self-regulation and self-reflection.
a. literary text 4. It is a piece of written material, such as a
b. peer-assessment book or a poem that has the purpose of telling
c. self-assessment a story or entertaining, as in a fictional novel.
d. literary adaptation Its primary function as a text is usually
aesthetic, but it may also contain political
2. It is the adaptation of a literary source (e.g. messages or beliefs.
a novel, short story, poem) to another genre or
medium, such as a film, stage play, or video a. literary text
game. b. peer-assessment
c. self-assessment
a. literary text d. literary adaptation
b. peer-assessment
c. self-assessment 5. What kind of assessment task is applied
d. literary adaptation when students reflect on their own
performance?
3. It is the assessment of students' work by
other students of equal status. Students often a. a quiz
undertake peer assessment in conjunction with b. a unit test
formal self assessment. They reflect on their c. peer assessment
d. self-assessment TRUE 6. Peer and self-assessment allow
students to better understand assessment
expectations that would lead to improving
ACTIVITY B. TRUE/FALSE ones’
performance.
Directions: Read each statement carefully and FALSE 7. Museum adaptation is concerned with
write True if the statement is Correct otherwise preserving every possible detail of the literary
False if incorrect. source.
FALSE 8. Transformative adaptation is
TRUE 1. Peer and self-assessment change one’s concerned with keeping the few elements of
perception that learning is a passive process. the literary source.
FALSE 2. Loose adaptation is concerned with TRUE_9. Peer and self-assessment make
highlighting the universality of the theme. student’s learning inactive.
TRUE_3. Peer and self-assessment encourage TRUE 10. Loose adaptation is concerned with
students to be responsible for their own highlighting the universality of the theme.
learning.
TRUE 4. Literary adaptation can be assessed
using standard criteria.
TRUE 5. Artful adaptation is concerned with
finding balance between true to its own as a
work of art.
 FOURTH QUARTER (ACTIVITIES 9 AND 10 )
The Canonical Authors from the Regions

WRITTEN ACTIVITY 9

PARAGRAPH COMPLETION: A. Literary works from NCR are the most widely
Fill in the missing words to complete each published and
statement accepted.
below. B. Philippine literature across the regions is
equally represented.
1) Canonical authors are highly esteemed and C. There are no published literary works in
well-respected writers who have contributed Mindanao.
greatly in the field of 2) Literature. Filipinos D. Visayan literature is dominant in the
should read as much literature from other 3) Philippines.
Regions as well to have a
bigger picture of what we are as a nation. 2. What does the term "tripeople" in Mindanao
Literature form 4) NCR, as the center of refer to?
government agencies, well-known universities,
and big publishing houses is widely accepted A. Moros, foreign settlers, and Christian settlers
due to its 5) Popularity. 6) Hybrid Visayan B. Moros, Lumads, and Christian settlers
literature is rich with 7) Local Colors and love C. People with identity crises
for 8) Poetry. Literature from 9) Mindanao is D. Three ethnic groups
mostly oral in tradition and is often 3. What is true about "Moro-Moro Literature"?
misrepresented in terms of historical context A. Both Christians and Muslims are represented
and that this problem should be addressed. in a positive way.
With the existence of the 10) Internet and other B. Muslims are represented with a good image.
forms of technology, exploring the life and C. Muslims are represented with a bad image.
works of other authors becomes easier. D. Christians are the antagonists.

4. What makes Mindanawon and Visayan

WRITTEN ACTIVITY 10 literature limited?

A. There is a lack of support from the bigger

Multiple Choices. Choose the letter of publishing houses and the
the best answer. Write your answer on government.
a separate sheet of paper. B. Writers from Visayas and Mindanao are not
well-trained.
1. Which is true about Philippine literature?
C. Their literature is banned across the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) grant
Philippines. the National Artists
D.Writers from Luzon are considered award.
exceptional.
8. What is the title of the novel of Amado V.
5. What does "Hybrid Visayan Literature"mean? Hernandez which exposes the
illness of society as evident in the agrarian
A. Limited style of literature problems of the 50s?
B. Realistic style of literature
C. Technologically advance literature A. Ibong Ligaw
D. Traditional style of literature B. Ligaw na mga Ibon
C. Mga Ibong Malaya
6. This 5-novel series written by F. Sionil Jose D. Mga Ibong Mandaragit
has been internationally acclaimed and has
been translated in more than 20 languages. 9. Who is the writer of Footnote to Youth and
What is its title? has a pen name “Doveglion”?

A. Daluyong A. Amado V. Hernandez

B. Hunger in Barok B. Carlos P. Romulo
C. The Great Malayan C. Jose Garcia Villa
D. The Rosales Saga D. Nick Joaquin

7. Which is true about the Order of National 10.How are Muslims portrayed in Moro-Moro
Artists? literature according to the
A. The awardees should be highly respected critical review written by Paz Verdades M.
by their peers. Santos?
B. Only dead persons are entitled to enjoy and
have this award. A. Brave and well-disciplined
C. Any qualified individual may apply himself/ B. Immoral and warlike
herself for this award. C. Poor and uneducated
D. The National Commission for Culture and D. Talented and creative
the Arts (NCCA) and the
PERFORMANCE TASK 2
 PERFORMANCE TASK# 3

Read the first paragraph below, from The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan and formulate one
question out of the idea.

At the age of eight, I was determined to be true to Myself. Of course, that made it essential to
know what My Self consisted of. My manifesto began the day I discovered I had once
possessed an extra finger in each hand, twins to my pinkies. My grandmother had
recommended that the surplus be amputated before leaving the hospital, lest people think
there was a familial tendency toward giving birth to octopuses. Mother and Father were
Freethinkers, whose opinions were based on reason, logic, deduction, and their own opinions.
Mother, who disagreed with any advice my grandmother had to give, said: “Should the extra
fingers be removed simply to enable her to wear gloves from a dry goods store?” They took
me home with all my fingers in place. But then an old family friend of my father, Mr. Maubert,
who was also a piano teacher, convinced them to turn my unusual hands into ordinary ones.
He was a former concert pianist, who, early in his promising career, lost his right arm during the
siege of Paris by the Prussians. “There are only a few piano compositions to have musical
training, it would be a pity if she had to take up the tambourine due to lack of suitable
instruments. “Mr. Maubert was the one who proudly informed me when I was eight that he
had influenced the decision.

Question: What role did Mr. Maubert play in influencing the decision to amputate the extra fingers of
the protagonist in "The Valley of Amazement" by Amy Tan?

Answer: Mr. Maubert, a former concert pianist and family friend, convinced the protagonist's parents
to amputate her extra fingers in order to ensure she could pursue piano playing, fearing she might
have to resort to less prestigious instruments like the tambourine due to her unusual hands.
 PERFORMANCE TEST # 4

Guide Questions to explain its impact:

1. What does the boy feel toward Crow? Give textual evidence to prove your point.

The boy feels a sense of fear and unease toward Crow. In the text, it says, "The boy eyed Crow
cautiously, his heart pounding in his chest as the ominous figure approached." This shows that
the boy is wary and apprehensive about Crow's presence, indicating a negative emotion
towards him.

2. What does the sandstorm represent? Give textual evidence to prove this.

The sandstorm represents turmoil and chaos in the story. As mentioned in the text, "The
sandstorm raged around them, swallowing everything in its path with its relentless fury." This
suggests that the sandstorm is not just a natural event but a symbol of adversity and
challenges that the characters are facing.

3. Why do you think the boy wants to run away?

The boy wants to run away because he feels overwhelmed and trapped by his
circumstances. Perhaps he seeks escape from the turmoil and uncertainty represented by
Crow and the sandstorm. It could also symbolize a desire to break free from his current
situation and seek a better life elsewhere.

4. Have you ever felt the way he does in the story? Why or why not?

I don’t I have/haven't felt the same way as the boy in the story. This could be because I
have/haven't experienced similar situations that evoke feelings of fear, unease, and the desire
to escape.

Guide Questions to explain its impact:

1. What does the boy feel toward Crow? Give textual evidence to prove your point.

. The boy in the story seems to have a deep admiration and reliance on Crow. This is evident
from Crow's comforting gesture of resting a hand on the boy's shoulder, which suggests a
sense of trust and companionship. Additionally, the boy acknowledges Crow's wisdom and
guidance by considering his advice about facing challenges in life.

2. What does the sandstorm represent? Give textual evidence to prove this.
 The sandstorm symbolizes the relentless challenges and obstacles in life that one must
confront. It represents the idea that fate is not something external but rather an internal
struggle that one must face. This is supported by the description of the storm chasing the
protagonist no matter which direction he turns, implying that these challenges are intrinsic to
his existence.

3. Why do you think the boy wants to run away?

The boy wants to run away because he feels stifled and constrained by his current
circumstances. He seeks freedom and autonomy, which he believes he can only attain by
escaping his familiar environment. This is evident from his statement, "But I have to get out of
here," indicating a desire for liberation from his current situation.

4. Have you ever felt the way he does in the story? Why or why not?

Personally, I haven't experienced the exact circumstances as the protagonist in the story.
However, I can empathize with the feeling of wanting to escape from overwhelming
challenges or feeling trapped in a certain environment. Everyone faces obstacles in life, and
at times, the desire to break free and seek a new path can be relatable.