Lesson 3:

Region 2
Literary Text: Nu Nunuk du Tukun (The
Literary Review: Reading and
Introduction to Region 2 Nunuk on the Hill)
Understanding a Poem
 Learning
Objective 1
Outcomes:
Objective 2 Objective 3

identify the analyze the sharpen

provinces of presented poem; imagination by
Region 2; and drawing a poster
of Batanes
Cagayan Valley
It is composed of five provinces,
namely: Batanes, Cagayan,
Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and
Quirino. Its regional center is
Tuguegarao City, the country’s
hottest place.
 Most of the region lies in a large valley in northeastern Luzon, between
the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. Cagayan River,
the country’s longest river runs through its center and flows out to Luzon
Strait in the north, in the town of Aparri Cagayan.

valley - an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it
The Babuyan and Batanes island grouped that lie in the
Luzon Strait also belong to the region. The majority of
people living in Cagayan are of Ilocano descent, mostly
migrants coming from the Ilocos Region. Originally, the
more numerous group were the Ybanags, who were first
sighted by the Spanish explorers and converted to
Christianity by missionaries. This is why the Ibanag
language spread throughout are prior to the arrival of
Ilocanos.
Aside from Ilocanos and Ybanags, Malauegs, Itawits, Gaddangs,
group of nomadic Aetas, as well as families of Ibatans who have
assimilated into the Ybanag-Ilocano culture make Cagayan their
home. More recently, a new group from the south, the Muslim
Filipinos, have migrated to this province and have made a
community for themselves. In addition to this, Tagalog-speaking
people from the Southern Luzon have also settled in the area.
Because of this influence from other majority groups like the Ilocano
from the west and the Tagalog from the south, the smaller ethnic
groups living in the valley could potentially go extinct.
 Nu Nunuk Du Tukun
(The Nuknuk on the Hill)
twig- a small branch or shoot from a tree
grief-intense sorrow
orphan-a child whose parents are both dead or who has
been abandoned by his parents
breaker-a large, usually white-capped wave that is
cresting or breaking especially onto the shore
1.Have you ever met an Ivatan? If yes, describe him/her.
2.What is a nunuk?
3.Who is speaking in the poem?
4.How is the persona orphaned?
5.Pick out words that help create the mood of the poem.
6.Based from the poem, determine the topography of
Batanes.
7.You will be graded based on the following criteria:
 Poster-making
Prepare a poster showing the beauty and rich culture of
Batanes on a long bond paper, in landscape orientation.