ENG PG L6 M10E Evaluating Ideas and Making Judgments

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WRITE CHECK ( ) IF THE EVENT CAN HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE AND CROSS
( ) IF IT CAN’T.

   1.   Birds can fly high.

   2.   The clouds shouted at the people.

   3.   Computers can send letters.

   4.   My aunt Marie has a magic carpet.

   5.   Everybody is having fun at the beach.

   6.   Mother bought a kilo of fish.

   7.   The fisherman caught a fish as big as a mountain.

   8.   I ate a mouthful of onions.

   9.   Jessica slept in the middle of the ocean floor.

  10.   Anastacia gave me a magic ring.

  11.   The dog cooked breakfast for his puppies.

  12.   The animals had a meeting about the upcoming fiesta.

  13.   Father is working abroad.

  14.   Andrea and Marita will go shopping.

  15.   The ants are busy storing food for the rainy season.




AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT
YOU ARE READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.


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 LESSON
             Evaluating Ideas and Making
  1          Judgments (Reality or Fantasy)

READ THE STORY BELOW.

Story A


                                   Annie, The Ant

          Annie is a little ant. She lives in a house. The house is called an anthill.
    Her mother is the queen ant. She is the biggest ant in the anthill. She always
    tells Annie not to go out of the anthill. Annie always does what her mother
    says.

         One day, Annie went out of the anthill. “What a bright, big world it is!”
    she thought. “There are many things to see. I’ll go a little farther.” And Annie
    walked and walked.

        “The plants are big and tall!” exclaimed little Annie. “There are flowers
    of many colors. I think I love it here.”

         Suddenly, Annie heard a sound. “Thud! Thud! Thud!” It was getting
    closer and closer, louder and louder.

          “What’s that?” Annie asked herself.

         Then Annie saw a pair of giant paws coming. Annie was afraid. “What
    shall I do?” she said tearfully.

         Just when it was about to step on Annie, a soldier ant from the anthill bit
    the giant paw. Annie heard a loud cry. She ran as fast as she cold to the anthill.




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Story B

                              Alex, The Obedient Boy
         Alex threw the ball up and it went right into the basket. His teammates
    yelled, “Good shot, Alex!”
         It was really an exciting game. His classmates had arrived that Saturday
    afternoon carrying Benjamin’s new basketball.
          “Let’s try this in your backyard, Alex,” they said.
         “Sure,” Alex said, “Playing basketball will be exciting this beautiful
    afternoon.”
         They had been playing for half an hour when Alex’s mother called. “I’m
    sorry, I disturbed your game, dear,” she said to Alex, “but your father just
    called up. He wants me to meet him in Paco after office hours to purchase a
    bookcase we’ve been planning to buy. You have to look after little Victor
    while I am out.”
          “Yes, Mama,” Alex said, “Shall I tell my classmates to go home?”
        “Well, perhaps they can stay. Just let them go on with their game. But
    you have to pull yourself out so that you can look after your baby brother.”
          “Yes, Mama,” Alex said as he ran back to the yard.
         Later, Alex led his little brother to where the boys were playing so that
    they could watch the game.
         “Come on, Alex,” Oscar shouted. “Just let Victor sit on the steps. We
    can see him while we’re playing.”
        “Go ahead and play,” Alex said. “I’ll join you later when Mama gets
    back.”
        Jimmy also approached Alex and the boy. “Come along. He won’t go
    away. He can watch us as we play.”
          “No, please, I have to watch him or he may get hurt.”
          The boys continued playing until they were tired. Soon, they were leaving.
        “We are sorry, Alex. You didn’t enjoy with us. You had to look after you
    baby brother,” Tony said.
          “Oh, it’s all right. I love taking care of him. Come again tomorrow;
    perhaps we can play another game,” Alex said as he walked with them to the
    gate.


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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

     1.   What is story A about?

     2.   What is story B about?

     3.   Which of the two stories is likely to happen in real life? Which is unlikely to
          happen?


AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT
YOU ARE READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.


     Readers have different purposes why they read. Some, to learn, some, to get
information, and some merely for entertainment or relaxation.

     Readers can identify the materials they are reading. They can tell what they are
reading. Whether it’s a reality or a fantasy.

    Stories that can happen in real life are called REALITY while those that cannot
happen in real life are FANTASY.

    Going back to our stories, story A is an example of FANTASY. Story A is an
example of a FANTASY. A fantasy is something, may be a situation or an action,
which cannot happen in real life. It is not true and is impossible to occur in real life.

    An ant cannot talk, and an ant cannot appreciate the beauty of the surroundings.
These situations in the story clearly state that this story is a fantasy.

     Now, read again story B. Story B is a REALITY. It is about a boy named Alex.
The story narrates a certain situation in Alex’s life, which means that it really happened
in someone’s real life.




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HERE ARE SOME SENTENCES WHICH COME FROM THE STORY ABOVE.
TELL WHETHER IT’S A FANTASY OR A REALITY.

   1.   Jimmy also approached Alex and the boy.

   2.   Then Annie, the ant saw a pair of giant paws coming.

   3.   Annie was afraid.

   4.   Alex threw the ball up and it went right into the basket.

   5.   I love taking care of him.


AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT
YOU ARE READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.



          Self-Test

BELOW ARE SHORT STORIES. READ IT CAREFULLY AND EVALUATE EACH
STORY AND INDICATE WHETHER IT’S A REALITY OR A FANTASY. THEN,
WRITE AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES FROM EACH STORY THAT WILL JUSTIFY
YOUR ANSWER.

   1.   Ramon, a teacher in Caloocan, went to Australia, then to America to “search
        for destiny” because he had felt that his own country was “hopeless.” In
        Australia he did not last long because “there is no hope for modern concepts
        there.” He was not able to sell his works as an artist and was able to live by
        writing theses for graduate students.

        At the start, Ramon was in America, waiting for Anna Campos, a Filipina
        student for whom he had written a thesis. He was hungry, cold and poor,
        and greatly needed the thousand dollars that Emil, an acquaintance, was
        going to pay him. Emil came and gave him 400 dollars with the promise to
        give him the rest later. They talked about Philippine foreign exchange, industrial
        revolution, employment, and suffering.



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     Next he visited his old artist friend Carlos Guzman who turned out to be
     affluent because he had finally been recognized and was now leaving for the
     Philippines. There also was a time when he had nothing to eat in America,
     but the profit-conscious galleries in Manila had read about him in a book and
     were inviting him to put up an exhibit.

     Before Ramon left, at a despedida party was given for Leon by his friends,
     Leon gave him a thousand dollars and this, Ramon decided, would carry
     him through a few more years in America. Then for his “ultimate destiny,” he
     would go back to his country where the first signs of revolt would signal his
     immediate return.”

2.   There once lived a poor shoemaker. He was friendly and kind to small children.
     Each afternoon, while he worked, three children listened happily to his stories.
     One day, the King visited him. He asked the shoemaker to make a pair of
     shoes for him. The shoemaker made three dolls to give to his little friends.
     He worked hard until late at night. Then, he fell asleep, forgetting to make the
     king’s shoes.

     While he slept, a fairy appeared. With the magic wand, she turned the three
     dolls into elves. The elves worked to turn the pieces of leather into beautiful
     shoes.

     When the shoemaker awoke, he was surprised to see that all the work was
     finished. He picked up the dolls to take them to the children. He asked
     himself who could have made the shoes.

     When the King got his shoes, he was so happy that he rewarded the
     shoemaker with a bag of money. From then on, the shoemaker always had
     some shoes to make. The children stayed with him while he worked.

3.   Pam and Bam are twins. They look alike. They wear the same dresses. They
     have the same shoes and ribbons in their hair. They have the same toys.
     They play the same games. They also like the same stories.

     One day, Pam and Bam found a big box. They opened it. There was a big
     pretty pop doll in the box.

     “Who owns the doll?” they asked.

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     There was no name on the box.

     “This doll is mine,” said Pam.

     “No, it is ours,” said Bam.

     “We found it. It belongs to us.”

     Pam kissed the pop doll. She said, “I’ll name her Pamba. She belongs to
     me.”

     Bam cried. She wanted a doll, too. Mother went to the room. She said,
     “Don’t cry, Bam. Here is a package from your Uncle Bob.”

     Bam opened the package. “Books!” she cries. These books are all about
     dolls and pets. Oh, I love them.”

     Pam wanted to read books. She went to Bam. She said, “Bam, the pop doll
     belongs to us. You and I can play with Pamba.”

     Bam answered, “And these books belong to us, too. We shall read them
     together.”

     “Let’s write Uncle Bob,” said Pam. “Let’s ask Mother to mail it for us.”

     “Yes, let’s thank him for the beautiful presents,” answered Bam.

4.   One day while a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down
     the lion’s back. This awakened the lion who placed his big paw upon the
     little mouse, roared and opened his mouth to eat him.

     “I’m sorry, O King,” cried the little mouse. “Let me go. Please set me free
     and I shall never forget you. Who knows, but I may be able to help you
     someday.”

     The lion liked the idea of the mouse being able to help him, so he removed
     his paw and set him free.




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        Some time later, the lion was caught in a net by a hunter. He wanted to carry
        him alive to the King, so he tied him to a tree while he looked for someone
        who could help him carry the lion. Just then the little mouse happened to
        pass by and saw the sad lion. The mouse went up the lion, gnawed the net
        and rope around the lion’s body. Soon the lion was out of the net.

        “Thank you, my friend. Now I’m free again,” said the happy lion.

   5.   Pete is a lazy deer. He loves to sneeze and sleep. How he loves to sneeze
        and sleep. “I want Pete to be a sweet little deer,” says Jean, the Mother Deer.
        “But I want him to be a great deer,” says Father Ned. “I want him to be a
        champion runner like me.”

        Today, there is a big race.

        “Pete, you must run in the race for me,” say Father Ned. “I am too old to
        run. I have lost my speed. You have strong feet. You can win the race. You
        can win the race over Beep-Beep, the jeep.”

        “I’m sorry, Father. I can’t do that,” Pete answers. “I’d rather sleep.”

        “Come on! Wake up, sleepy head! Run!...” shouts Father Ned to Pete lying
        under the three.

        Just then Beep-beep runs past the old tree. Beep-beep hits the house of the
        bees with his head. The house falls to the ground.

        “Bzzz! Bzzz! Bzzz!” scream the bees angrily. The bees stung Pete’s checks.

        “Oh, me! Oh, my!” cries out Pete.

        He runs as fast as his feet can carry him.

        He runs past Beep-Beep. He runs so fast that he wins the race.




AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT
YOU ARE READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

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            Summary

     You have learned in this module how to evaluate ideas. You learned how to
distinguish between reality and fantasy.

     Realities are situations/actions that can happen in real life. They are true and are
not impossible to happen.

     Fantasies are situations/actions, which are products of the creative imagination of
a person. They are not true and cannot happen in real life. They are make-believe.




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