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Letter To Pedro Module
Letter To Pedro Module
Day 1 Objectives:
By the end of the session, the students must be able to:
a. Identify the elements of the poem showing conflict/events between tradition and modernity.
b. Analyse the events and production elements of the poem using sensory images; and
c. Discuss the theme and conflict shown in the poem .
Notes:
This module is owned and made by Rexces James D. Lopez from various open educational resources. Any form of
distribution and replication is not allowed without the consent of the owner.
PRE-READING
Reminiscence Bump: Look at these images for 10 seconds. Then, close your eyes for a minute and think
some of your personal experiences (it may be a personal encounter, a particular situation, a conversation,
etc.) which remind you of these places. Reflect on your experiences for 2 minutes while listening to music
(sound of traffic and coins). After these, open your eyes and focus on the following questions. Write your
answers on a piece of paper.
1. Describe what you see in the pictures. What do you feel upon seeing the images?
2. How do these images capture your attention?
3. What images/scenarios were formed in your mind while reflecting?
4. Looking at the images, what do you think the film going to be about? How do the scene/images
would contribute to the totality of the poem?
VIEWING
A. As you watch the film, focus on the events that happen. Then, accomplish the worksheet below
by writing your answer after each question.
1. Where is the setting of the 2. Who are the characters 3. Who is the persona speaking
poem? mentioned in the poem? to?
4. Who is the one speaking in the 5.Who or what is the subject of 6.How does the persona’s language
poem, or who is the persona? the persona’s speech? And what is make us experience the poem in a
the purpose of the persona’s sensually and emotionally
speaking to his addressee? intelligent way?
This module is owned and made by Rexces James D. Lopez from various open educational resources. Any form of
distribution and replication is not allowed without the consent of the owner.
B. Recall scenarios/situations from the poem that show modernity and tradition. Also, write the
significance of these events to the totality of the theme.
Lines/ Situations that show Lines/ Situations that show Significance to the THEME
TRADITION MODERNITY
POST-VIEWING
A. After reading the poem, identify a specific line/event that corresponds to each sensory image.
Then, write your reaction and interpretation for the line/event you mentioned.
Olfactory (Smell)
Tactile (Touch)
Auditory (Sound)
Gustatory (Taste)
Discussion Questions:
1. From the scenes you identified in the poem, what do you think is the main problem being
face by the persona? What underlying societal issues does it show?
2. What message does the poem want to convey?
3. If were given a chance to respond to the letter, what will you tell the persona/sender?
Source: https://teachwithmovies.org/discussion-questions-for-use-with-any-film-that-is-a-work-
of-fiction/
This module is owned and made by Rexces James D. Lopez from various open educational resources. Any form of
distribution and replication is not allowed without the consent of the owner.