English 7 Lesson 4 Sociocultural Context in Reading
English 7 Lesson 4 Sociocultural Context in Reading
English 7 Lesson 4 Sociocultural Context in Reading
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FILIPINO banquet table
show and
share!
01 Supposing we have a celebration to organize (e.g., birthday,
fiesta, anniversary, victory party, wedding, etc.), what food and
beverages should we prepare or bring to the table?
03 Does your choice of food and drinks represent the Filipino culture
of celebrating special occasions?
show and
share!
04 In the Philippines, will a celebration be complete without drinking
beer,
Lambanog, or tuba? Why?
SO J U
LAMBANOG WINE
WATCH AND
NOTE!
a. What did you observe from the videos/pictures?
b. Do you think people around the world have similar or
different practices of drinking wine, beer, or liquor?
c. Are the practices shown in the video the same or similar to
the practices in your place?
d. Can you give examples of those similar practices?
e. Have you ever read a story about people’s practices or ways
of drinking wine, beer, or liquor?
f. Could you share the story you have encountered?
MATCH T
UNLOCK!
1. Lambanog A. It means the act of drinking Lambanog or beer.
It also
2. Sociocultural practices refers to the local way of saying
“cheers” in a drinking
3. Sociocultural values session.
4. Analysis B. This refers to the process of reading a story or
poem
5. Pulutan by identifying the literary elements.
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Tagay C, It is an alcoholic drink made from grain, such as
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Tanggero barley or corn.
MATCH TO
The teacher flashes on the screen or writes on the board the
following words in Column A and their definitions in Column
B. The students match the words with their corresponding
color?
language, traditions, customs,
manners, stories, and geography of
people who live in a particular place.
sociocultur
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context
The sociocultural context, thus, is
another way of creating meaning in a
text by analyzing the sociocultural
practices and values embedded in the
narrative elements—character/s or
narrator, setting, plot structure,
symbols, and theme
theme
Theme means the central idea conveyed, either direct or implicit, in a literary work
that depicts any human experience .
Theme reveals the underlying meaning of a short story by looking at the author’s
linguistic choices and the words he uses in writing (Makaryk, 1993).
For instance, the value of love in the family can be understood by looking at how
members of a family, in a short story, show care and extend support for each other
at any time; in the short story read, the value of friendship or pakikisama can be
understood by looking at how the Filipino offered Lambanog, without hesitation, to
the thirsty American soldier.
The soldier takes a sip, and the intense effect of the lambanog
immediately overwhelms him, leaving him visibly affected by the
drink’s strength. Despite the soldier’s struggles, the Filipino man
continues to assert that the drink is mild by Filipino standards, often
sipping it with ease and maintaining a friendly but humorous
approach, which frustrates the soldier further.
summary
The story concludes with the American soldier recognizing that the
Filipino’s mild drinking claim might be a playful exaggeration.
Through this lighthearted interaction, the story emphasizes Filipino
humor, hospitality, and cultural pride, as well as how Filipinos view
themselves and their customs in relation to foreigners.
After reading the story, the teacher divides the class into
elaborate!
screen/board.
ENGAGE AND
group is given a theme card that contains the
sociocultural values revealed in the short story
(Piañar, 2020). For 10 minutes, the students
DISCUSS
within groups discuss the assigned sociocultural
values and how they are depicted in the story.
The students have to cite scenes in the story
that show the values.
2. Hospitality
3. Manliness or Machismo
4. Cultural Identity
5. Hardwork or Perseverance
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