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Introductory Message

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 Lesson

1 Reading & Literature

What I Need to Know

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to –

1. Give meaning to unfamiliar words used in the play thru
context clues
2. Examine biases (for or against) made by the author
3. lllustrate series of events in a play using a graphic organizer
4. Recognize the role of word choice in revealing biases.

What I Know

A. Vocabulary
Match the expressions or words on the left column to the meaning on the
right column. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

Answers A B
_________ 1. Ka Ugong is a thin, A. sickness or disorder
henpecked husband. B. a pledge to do something
or abide by an outcome
_________ 2. Ka Ugong and Ka C.A husband who never
Maldang’s had 7nosy contradicts his wife;
neighbors. subjected to persistent
nagging .
_________ 3. Let's stop quarreling over the
plates. Let us have a wager. D.meddling; curious

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 _________ 4. You, men, go and look for
bamboos to make two coffins
immediately, before the
malady would go to any of E.interferers,gossipers
you!
_________ 5. All men and women freeze as F.a drama term used in
Ugong and Maldang deliver which, during a live
monologues respectively. performance, the actors/
_________ 6. These meddlers will surery actresses will freeze at a
use force to put me in the particular time, to enhance a
coffin. particular scene, ot to show
an important moment in the
play

What’s New

A. Complete the graphic organizer below. Fill it with your ideas about the word
“bias”.

What
is bias?

Bias occurs when a writer displays a partiality for or

prejudice against someone, something,
7 or some idea. It is an undue
favor, support or backing extended to a person, group or race or
even an argument against another.
https://literarydevices.net/bias/
B. Types of Biases

There are various types of biases. It could be propaganda, gender-related,

age-related, racial discrimination, religious discrimination, marginalization
and also stereotyping.

Examples of Bias
Example #1
By what if fed on, and yet, within a month —
Let me not think on ‘t. Frailty, thy name is woman!

(Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Act-I, Scene-II)

Although spoken by Hamlet in the play, these lines show biased attitude of
the Elizabeth playwrights toward feminine gender.

Example #2
“The Jew rubbed his hands; and, sitting down at the table,
affected to laugh at the pleasantry of his friend. He was
obviously very ill at ease, however.”

(Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens)

This is an extract from Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Oliver Twist. The language
used by Sikes clearly shows stereotyping of the Jews.

Example #3
IAGO
“Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise!
Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you.

(Othello Act-1. Scene-I, by William Shakespeare)

These lines from Othello shows how Iago uses bias to make Barbantio and
other senators turn against Othello. He terms him an “old black ram” which is a
racist term. He is using a racial slur against Othello to make people hate him.

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C. Background of the story

The Filipino Women

Although most women in

the Philippines are the
ones who usually wash
the dishes, Filipinas have
always enjoyed greater
equality in Philippine
society than in other
parts of Southeast Asia.
Since pre-colonial times,
a woman's rights to legal equality and to inheritance of family
properly hrave not been questioned. They are recognized as
wives and mothers in a culture that inherently respected
women in these roles. Today, their significant roles continue as
they educate the society about peace, justice, and balance
governance.
reator: LuisaPizza
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Copyright: Ma. Luisa Gonzaga

D. Directions: Analyze the picture below then answer the following questions.

In relation to other common house chores like dishwashing, cooking or

cleaning the house, which ones do the male and female members of your family do?
What house chores do you do and why? Do you think your parents are biased in
their treatment towards you?

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We all have biases that reflect our opinions and our particular outlooks
about life. It is perfectly normal and simply part of being human. Nearly every piece
of writing exhibits some sort of bias. A reader's job is to recognize biases and think
critically about them to determine how much they affect a writer's presentation of
his or her subject. Read the script below and find out why women wash the dishes.

Why Women Wash Dishes

(A One-act Play Adapted from the Story Why Women Wash
Dishes by Filomena Colendrino)
Characters:
Ka Maldang, a stout woman around 30 years old
Ka Ugong, a thin, henpecked husband, 33 years old Neighbor,
Ugong and Maldang's compadre Herbalist (or herb doctor), an
old quack doctor in the village
7 Women, Ka Ugong and Ka Maldang’s nosy neighbors
7 Men, Ka Ugong and Ka Maldang's nosy neighbors
Time:
Dinnertime at around 6:00 in the evening
Place:
Inside the hut of husband and wife, Ugong and Maldang, in a
remote and ordinary village. As the curtain opens, the couple is
seen seated around an old wooden square dining table. They
have just finished their dinner, leaving only old empty plates,
pans, and kettles. A cat under the tables meows waiting for its
share of the food. The couple starts to argue on who would
wash the dishes.

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Ugong: I am not going to wash the dishes anymore. (Throws out his chest and lifts
his chin.)
Maldang: Why do you say so? (Holds up her chin higher)
Ugong: I say so. . . (Tones down his voice) I worked hard in the field all moming. I
am not going to wash any dishes.
(Maldang stands up and, with her arms ctkimbo, glares down at Ugong across the
table.)
Maldang: (Her voice is as big as her body.) And who, Mister Hugo, is going to wash
these dishes?
(Ugong’s chest sinks again. His chin also goes down. Holds on to the edge of the
table nervously.)
Ugong: (In a much lower tone) You are the woman. You should do all the
housework. Maldang: And what do you do? You tie the carabao to the reeds in the
fleld and then lie down on the grass to watch it graze. You call that hard work? I
cook, clean the house, wash your clothes, and scrub the floor (almost teary)-eyed). I

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get all the work that only slaves do. (Raises voice gradually) And yet, you even
refuse to help me wash the plate from which you have eaten?
(Maldang’s voice takes a higher pitch and her tears poised on her eyelids ready to
pour.)
Maldang: (Looks at Ugong and her broom. She grabs the broom and raises it to
strike him as she cries) You, youlazy man!'
Ugong: (Ducks under the table) Don't! Don't strike me!
Maldang: (Orders) Come out from under the table, you coward.
Ugong: Wait, don't strike me. Listen. I got a plan that should decide who should
wash the dishes. (Still crouched under the table)
Maldang: Come out of there. Come out and speak like a man and stop mewing like
a cat under the table.
Ugong: Lay down your broom. . .
Maldang: All right, all right. Come out. (Puts her broom behind the door)
(Ka Ugong returns to his seat opposite her at the table.)
Maldang: What have you to say? (Wipes her eyes)
Ugong: Let's stop quarreling over the plates. Let us have a wager
Maldang: What wager are you talking about?
Ugong: Well, the first one of us who will speak after I have said the word "begin"
will wash the dishes. Always.
Maldang: Only that? The first one who talks will always wash the plates, and
bowls, and pots and pans. Always?
Ugong: Right. If you utter just a single word to me, or to anybody, or to anything,
after I had said "Begin!", you will always wash the dishes.
Maldang: That's easy. I can keep my mouth shut even for a week. You cannot. You
even talk to your carabao.
Ugong:All right. Are you ready? (Maldang sits upright in front of him across the
table. She nods her head, compresses her lips)
Ugong: Begin!
(Both sit in silence. They sit at the table looking at each other across the unwashed
plates, bowls, and spoons. They never leave each other for fear that one will talk
tohimself without the other hearing it. They sit there just staring. Soon the cat begins
to mew for food. Neither Maldang nor Ugong pay attention to the cat. The cat jumps
upon the drying dishes to lick the leftovers. Maldang nor Ugong does not drive it
away.) (The cat licks the plates, jumps to the stove to lick the pot and pan on it,
overturns a kettle. Ugong pretends that nothing happens. He continttes to sit still,
and so does Maldang.)

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(Hours pass but they go on sitting mutely at the lunch table. Their eyes are tired
staring hard at each other. Tears begin to roll down their cheeks. Ugongs shirt
becomes damp with his sweat. Maldang's sweat gathers on her forehead, and
trickles down to the sides of herface, and trickles to her chest.)
Neighbor:(Calls from outside the house) Compadre Ugong Hoo . .. compadre?
Ugong gives no answer)
Neighbor: (Calls again) Comadre Comadre Maldang! Yoohoo ... May I borrow your
ax? Maldang! Yoohoo! ... Compadre Ugong
(Maldang gives no answer Ugong looks at Maldang intently but silently.)
Neighbor: (talks to himself) Perhaps nobody is home.... But why did they leave their
ladder at the door? They usually remove the ladder when they go away. Well, I will
just go up, get the ax, and return it later.
(Goes up the bamboo ladder. Neighbor is surprised as he finds the couple who sits
silently and look intently at each other at the table where the plates had dried with
leftovers. Neighbor hurries toward them.)
Neighbor: Hey, what happened to you, compadre? What happened? (Ugong and
Maldang neither move nor talk, not even a murmur.)
Neighbor: What happened to you, compadre? (shakes Ugong's shoulders)
(Ugong just lets the neighbor shake him; he closes his lips.)
Neighbor: (Turns to Maldang) Speak, comadre. What happened? (Shakes Maldang's
shoulders, too, but Maldang pushes her roughly aside and does'not speak.)
Neighbor: Did you eat something poisonous? Some food that has made you dumb?
(Shakes each one alternately. But still, neither stands up nor talks.)
Neighbor: (Feels alarmed. He does not get the ax but runs out) Oh, my God? What
has happened to my comadre and compadre? | must tell the whole village. (Exits)
(After 30 seconds, neighbors gather at Maldang’s dining table. They take turns
shaking and trying to make the couple speak, but the two continue sitting and
staring at each other)
(Maldang looks at her husband threateningly for a moment then closes her eyes to
avoid the neighbors. Ugong also closes his eyes and ignores everyone who had come
up to his house.)

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Women: (In cofusion and commotion) Good heavens! What is happening to them?
Woman No. 1: I'rn afraid they are not their own selves!
Man No. 1: Have they eaten anything that made them very sick?
(Maldang shows how angry she is about her compadres' interference but dares not to
speck her mircd" Slae pretends to be asleep")
Woman No. 2: Tsk ... tsk ... This is reai bad!
Woman No. 3: Oh, what kind of illness is this? I'rn afraid this wiil plague our
village! (in dreadful fear and encourages other wowen to leave but no one leaves and
so she stalts)
Woman No. 4: We must do somethingt! (worries)
Man No. 2: I'll go get the village herb doctor!
All the men: Yes, the village herb doctor!
Women: The herb doctor, yes!
(The neighbors continue to revive the couple and talk to one another in great alarm.)

Herb Doctor: (Checks the couple) This couple is bewitched"

Women: Oh rny god!
Men: Bewitched?
Herb Doctor: (Spreads a woven buri mat in the sala) Here, you two, lie down on
this buri mat.
(Ugong obeys obediently, lies down, and closes his eyes. He curls up and goes to
sleep. Maldang refuses to get upfrorn where she sits at the dining table.)
Herb Doctor: Ah" the spirit which has taken possession of her is very stubborn. I
must break its spell. (Opens his old, small, dirty bag which he carries and brings out
the medicine.)

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(Herb Doctor examines the leaves closely and chooses those which have veins
running in identical arrangements on each side of their midrib. Then he gets the
areca nut and.cuts.it.)
Man No. 4: (Whispers) He cuts the nut into nine pieces
Man No.5: (Whispers) He spreads a little lime on each betel leaf, rolls them…
Woman No. 6: And wraps them around each piece of areca nut!
Men:(Cautions) Sshh!!!
Women: (Whisper and look at one another) Nine rings of the leaves!
Herb Doctor: This represents the lost spirit of the couple. (He chews the leaf and
nut')
Man No. 6: He chews the leaf and the areca nut…
Woman No. 7: Of course he has to chew them! Are you dumb?
(Man No. 6 looks at Woman no. 7 questioningly')
(Herb Doctor spits on his palm, dips a forefinger of the other hand into the nut-colored
saliva and marks a cross on the forehead of Ugong.)
Woman No. 1: Look! He spits on his palm!
Woman No. 2: And he dips a foreflnger of the other hand into the nut-coiored
saliva! Woman No. 7: (Shows disgust) Oh... A little disgusting!
(Ugong seems not to feel the old Herb Doctor's fingers on his foieneid. Herb Doctor
shifts next to Maldang. Maldang catches Herb Doctor's finger and twists it.)
Herb Doctor: (cries in pain) Araguy! (Pulls back his hand forcefutly. Moves toward
Ugong who is lying down.) Hoooo.'. Ugong" ' (Calls inwhispers) Hoooo... Ugong.
Come back, Ugong" " Come back! (Repeats his calls several times).
Men: Ka Ugong does not move or speak at all
Herb doctor: (Shifts and moves to Maldang) Come, Maldang... Come home to your
body now....
(Herb Doctor chants again several times, shifting from Ugong to Maldang)
Women: Ka Maldang does not answer, too!
Woman No. 1: Oh my!
Herb Doctor: (Alarms the neighbors) This is terrible! I'm afraid the spell is so
strong. When evening falls, the spell might be cast on some other villagers besides
Ka Ugong and Ka Maldang! (Calls again to the bewitched couple softly) Come,
Ugong... Come, Maldang ... (Calls again louder and louder) Come, Ugong... Come,
Maldang....
A11: But still they did not move.
(Maldang soon becomes tired so she reclines against the bamboo chair)

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Herb Doctor: - This is the flrst witchery of its kind that I have met here. By their
silence I believe that they are dead. Their spirits, driven away by the witch, have
left their bodies. The only thing to do now in order to keep their souls in peace and
to prevent this witchcraft from spleading among us is to bury them.
(To the Men) You, men, go and look for bamboos to make two coffins immediately,
before the malady would go to any of you! (Three Men exit. Then they enter with the
two cffins made of bamboos, huruiedly tied together. The women begin to weep for
Maldang.)
Woman No. 2: Did you see that? Ka Maldang leans tightly against the back of her
chair.
Woman No. 3: And shut her lips tight!
Herb Doctor: (Orders the men) All men, gather around. Lift the couple into their
coffins. We shall bury them at sunrise. Some of us have to stay to keep the wake
for the dead.
(The men lift Ugong easily and place him inside his cffin. t -gong makes no move. All
men and women freeze as Ugong and Mal dang deliver monoIogue respectively.)
Ugong: (Monologue) He... he... he. I will win the wager. I am not afraid of being
buried. Why, I will just get out of the grave when the neighbors are gone. This is
fun ... and I am enjoying this game. How I will frighten them all when I return from
my grave, heh... heh... heh.
Maldang: (Monologue) Hu... hu... hu.... These meddlers will surery use force to put
me in the coffin. But I won,t talk, of coursel I,m pretty sure, my husband, Hugo,
will not allow these men lifting his dear Maldang into the coffin. Surely, Hugo ,will
'not let me be buried tomorrow. I am afraid to sleep in that coffin tonight. No, I will
not allow them lift,me into it!
(Herb Doctor goes near Maldang to aid the men who will lift her. He puts his arms
around her to lift her up from the chair).
Maldang: (Pushes the men. She goes to her feet and shouts) Don,t touch me! Get
outl Get out of my house! Shame on you for coming here, meddling with our lives!
Ugong: (Ugong leaps to his feet and shouts.) You talked first! (Jumps about clapping
his hands in great joy.)
Ugong: (Looking at all the astonished neighbors) You heard her, right? She talked
first. We have a wager. Now, she will always wash the dishes!

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(Maldang gets the wooden chair and runs after Ugong to beat Him as Ugong runs out
with his neighbors.)
Ugong: (still shouts) I won! I knew i would win! Now, I will never wash the dishes.
(Maldang and Ugong both freeze as Curtain falls.)

Adapted from: “Why Women Wash Dishes”

a Short Story by Filomena Colendrino
http ; //c harl ene e I i s an. b I ogspo t. com/ 2 0 I 3 /0 3 /
why-women-wash-dishes-by_fi lomena_n.html

What is It

A. Comprehension Questions

1. What time of the day was dinner time?

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2. What was Maldang trying to point out to Ugong about his and her
work?

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3. Why do you think a neighbor would borrow an ax at that time of

the day?

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4. What did the neighbor see and think about Ugong and Maldang?

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 5. Were the women surprised or worried? Why?

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6.What is the signiflcance of number nine in treating a bewitched?

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7.What was the herb doctor doing to the couple?

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8.What did the herb doctor flnally say about the couple?

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9.Was Maldang ready for what they would do to her?Who won the
wager?
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B. Think about the play "Why Women Wash Dishes," and discuss it with
mother. Below are some questions to get you started. Try to use portions from the
play to support your ideas.

1. What ideas, feelings, and beliefs do you have about the title "Why
Women Wash Dishes"?

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2. Would you say that dish washing is only for women?

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3. What does this drama show about the position of women in Philippine
society during that time? Do you think women are still regarded that
way today? Justify your answer.

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4. Point out character/s or situations in the play that reflect

Filipino culture.

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5. What cultural, social, or political conditions influence the

characters to act or believe that way?

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C. Work with a member of your family and do the following:

1. Examine biases made by the author. Cite words or lines that the author used
that show she is for or against the following topic:

Topic For Against

A. beliefs or traditions

B. men

C.women

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D. Herb doctor

2. What were your reactions to the drama "Why Women Wash Dishes"?

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3. Did you expect what the drama will be about just by reading its title?

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What’s More
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A .Work with your mother or sister and compare and contrast the different
selections that you have studied. You may accomplish one or two from the
following tasks: Compare Maldang to other women characters that you have
studied in literature.

Maldang Other Woman Characters

The mother in "The Happy Mirror" (Quarter 2, Lesson 6)

Yun Ok in "The Tiger's Whiskers" (Quarter 2, Lesson 7)

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 The Burmese women in "Rice Pounding Songs" (Quarter 3,
Lesson l0)

A. Fill in the chart below to examine multiple aspects of the characters. You
can make inferences by closely studying their characteristics.

Tip Evaluate aspects of characters:

- their physical appearance
- their actions and their feelings
- the reactions of other characters toward them

CHARACTER PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ACTIONS REACTIONS of OTHER

CHARACTERS

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B. llustrate the series of events (plot) in "Why Women Wash Dishes" using
the event organizer below. Make sure they are arranged in chronological
order.

Event 1 Event 2 Event 3

Event 5
Event 4

What I Have Learned

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 C. Complete the chart by reflecting on the different roles each member of a
Filipino family play in the world you live in. Are your roles equal? Are there any
biases?

mother father

brother sister

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 What I Can Do

Look for the headline of a newspaper. Cut and paste it in the table
below. Analyse its content and assess its level of bias using the bias meter.

HEADLINE

Level of Bias Analyses

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 THE BIAS METER*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1–2

 supports opinion with sound reasons/facts/evidence

 uses rational language to express the opinion
 respects the opinions/arguments of others

3–4

 supports opinion with some reasons/facts/evidence but also with unsupported opinions
 appeals to the emotions
 uses some emotional language
 may show some respect for a differing opinion

5–6

 supports opinion with few reasons/facts; relies mainly on unsupported opinions

 uses strong appeal to the emotions
 uses emotional language
 has little respect for a differing opinion

7–8

 relies on unsupported opinions

 uses emotionally charged words
 shows no respect for differing opinion

9–10

 relies on unsupported opinions and exaggerations/distortions of facts

 uses stereotypes/generalizations
 uses emotionally charged words
 insults those who differ

*Note: Objective writing does not appear on the meter because it expresses no opinion, takes no
sides on an issue, shows no emotional involvement, and uses clear, unbiased word choice.

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 Assessment

Directions: As you read the following paragraphs, determine the kind of bias
being used. Explain your reasoning.

1.
Has she,” asked the Doctor, with a smile, “has she been associating of
late with a circle of pseudo-intellectual women–super-spiritual superior
beings? My wife has been telling me about them.”
(The Awakening by Kate Chopin)

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2.
Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.

(The Merchant of Venice, Act-I, Scene-III by William Shakespeare)

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 Additional Activities

A. Choose the word that seems to leave the most favorable

connotation or impression on a listener regarding the subject of the
sentence.

Sentence 1: The neighbors are very________

a. nosy b. interested c. curious
Sentence 2: Ka Ugong is a __________ husband.
a. henpecked b. bullied c. stressed
Sentence 3: We thought the couple is too _______ to move or talk.
a. sick b. ailing c. diseased
Sentence 4: His wife's weight is 60 pounds and if you weigh those extra
pounds, you would say that she is
a.heavyset b. overweight c. obese
Sentence 5: Ka Maldang thinks of herself as a _________.
A.homemaker- b. housewife c. stay-at-home wife

B. Study the pairs of words that evoke negative(-) or positive feelings (+). For
each pair, place a plus sign beside the word that carries a less favorable
attitude.

a. smile - smirk
b: statesman - politician
c. chilly - refreshing
d. officer - cop
e. skinny - slender
f. assertive - domineering
g. talkative - conversational
h. snob - cultured
i. sly - clever
j.plain - natural

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 Lesson 1: Answer Key

6. Nine represents
A.Vocabulary What Is It the lost spirit of the
couple
1. C A.1.6:00 in the
2. D evening 7. He tries to cast out
3. B 2.Ka Ugons’s work the spell.
4. A cannot match
5. F 8. The spell is so
Maldang’s household
6. E strong. To keep the
work
couple’s souls in
B. Answers may vary 3.to cut wood
4.They saw the peace and to prevent
couple sitted silentlty the witchcraft from
What’s New at each other.They spreading is to bury
thought they ate them
Answers may vary poisonous food.
9. No. She will not
5.Yes, the women are
worried that Ka allow her neighbors
Ugong and Maldang to lift her into the
are not their own coffin./Ka Ugong
selves
B.1. answers vary 2. Answers vary
2. men work in the 3. Answers vary What I Have
field
3. women do What’s more Learned
household chores
A. Mother- loving wife Answers may vary
4. herb doctor/belief
in folk healing Yun Ok- disturb wife
5. Answers vary
Burmese women-rich What I can do
and elegant
C.
B.Answers vary
1. malady Answers may vary
for folk healing C.
Men-work 1. Maldang-big-
Women- household answers vary
chores
Neighbors- meddling 2. Ka Ugong-thin-
answers vary

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Assessment What’s more Additional Activities
1. Gender bias A. Mother- loving wife 1. A
2. A
2. Racial bias Yun Ok- disturb wife 3. b
4. b
3. Burmese women-rich B.
and elegant 1. Smirk
B. Answers vary 2. Politician
3. Chilly
4. Cop
5. Skinny
6. Domineering
7. Talkative
8. Snob
9. Sly
10. plain

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References
Images
1. Filipino Woman
creator: LuisaPizza
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Copyright: Ma. Luisa Gonzaga

2. Family by by: Freepik

3. Bias Rating Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved

Books/E-books

Chopin, Kate. “The Awakening”

Dickens, Charles “Oliver Twist”
Gonzales, C.et.al. “English for 21st Century Learning (Afro-Asian)”
Learning Module for English Grade 8
Shakespeare, William. “ Hamlet”, Act-I, Scene-II
Shakespeare, William. “The Merchant of Venice”, Act-I, Scene-III
Shakespeare, William. “Othello Act-1. Scene-I”

Websites
Study.com for Schools
Literary devices.com.https://literarydevices.net/bias/

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