Guided Generalization
Essential Text 1
Question
How does a person Situation 1:
express his/ her WELCOME RAIN ON A
beliefs? SPRING NIGHT
By: Du Fu
Good rain know season
At spring be bring life
Follow wind secretly enter
night
Moist thing soft without
sound
Country road cloud all black
River boat fire alone bright
Dawn see red wet place
Flower heavy brocade
government city
The good rain knows its
season,
When spring arrives, it
brings life.
It follows the wind secretly
into the night,
And moistens all things
softly, without sound.
On the country road, the
clouds are all black,
Text 2
Situation 2:
REACHING THE
HERMITAGE
By: Li Po
At evening I make it down
the mountain.
Keeping company with the
moon.
Looking back I see the paths
I’ve taken
Blue now, blue beneath the
skyline.
You greet me, show the
hidden track, Where
children pull back hawthorn
curtains,
Reveal green bamboo, the
secret path,
Vines that touch the
traveller’s clothes.
I love finding space to rest,
Clear wine to enjoy with
you.
Wind in the pines till voices
stop,
Text 3
Situation 3:
STRENGTH NOT IN
NUMBERS, BUT IN
YOURSELF
By: Ms. Moem
Not every isolated soul
Is looking for a savior.
To see the proof, and silent
truth,
just take a look at nature.
A single solitary flower
is as beautiful alone.
A meadow foam is
pleasurable but each grows
on its own.
Caterpillars are
companionless
as they retire to their cocoons.
No-one near bears witness
And regardless, still they
bloom.
With space and time
they become their best.
With grace, redefined,
just being, they are blessed.
On a riverboat, a single fire
bright.
At dawn one sees this place
now red and wet,
The flowers are heavy in the
brocade city.
Answer:
The speaker rendered that the
effects of rain during spring
season breathes new life.
Supporting Texts:
Lines like “Good rain know
season; At spring be bring
life” and “And moistens all
things softly, without sound.”
Reason:
These lines were used to
describe how the rain
changes the environment as
some circumstances
Songs till the Ocean of
Heaven pales.
I get drunk and you are
happy,
Both of us pleased to forget
the world.
Answer:
Li Po showed how nature
helps to make the mind clear
and relaxed.
Supporting Texts:
“Keeping company with the
moon;”
“You greet me, show the
hidden track”
Reason:
The two lines really showed
that nature can be an instant
remedy in making our mind
and body at peace every time
Answer:
The speaker explicated and
justified that one’s individual
can stand alone despite of
lifelessness.
Supporting Texts:
“A single solitary flower
is as beautiful alone.
A meadow foam is pleasurable
but each grows on its own.
Caterpillars are companionless
as they retire to their cocoons;”
“ And regardless, still they
bloom.”
Reason:
Ms. Moem explained that an
individual could unfold
his/her skills and capabilities
by oneself. Comparing these
transform people’s lives. there are problems and
pressures we encounter on
the path we are taking.
nature’s creatures, Ms. Moem
would like the readers to
understand that an individual
could withstand challenges
regardless of lacking of
support from the people near
them.

Common Ideas in Reasons

Nature can be an instrument to guide people towards changing their lives to become the best
versions of themselves.
Essential Understanding:
Students will understand that an art form inspired and influenced by nature affects the
expressions of one’s beliefs.