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School Year 2022-2023 | LEARNING TASK NO. 4 | ENGLISH 8

NAME: DATE:
GRADE/SECTION: SCORE:

Learning Task 4.1

A. Words to Explore. Look for the meaning of these words in the dictionary. Use them in
your own sentence.

1. Cicadas = _____________________________________
Sentence: ______________________________________________________________
2. Foretell = _____________________________________
Sentence: ______________________________________________________________
3. Autumn = _____________________________________
Sentence: ______________________________________________________________
4. Dusk = _______________________________________
Sentence: _______________________________________________________________
B. Haiku. Answer the following questions sincerely. (Use another sheet of paper for your
answer. 1 whole sheet)

1. What specific situations does each of the given haikus talk about?
2. What brand new situation is felt as each haiku is being read about the weather and the
seasons?
3. Do you think the theme of the poems are appropriate to your generation? Why? Why not?
4. There are some who say that writing a haiku is good for one’s mental and emotional well-
being. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

Learning Task 4.2

A. Given the following meanings for selected words or phrases taken from the story, help
Kandata get out of Hell by writing the correct letter that will match the meaning with its
word or phrase.

1. Weak a. Celestial pond

2. Kindness b. Peering through
3. Extraterrestrial c. Jade-colored
4. Rushing up d. Frail
5. Green e. An endless queue
6. A long line f. Scurrying
7. Looking closely g. Compassion

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 B. The Spider’s Thread. Answer the following questions sincerely. (Use another sheet of
paper for your answers. 1 whole sheet)

1. How did Kandata, a very sinful man, get the compassion of Buddha who gave him a
chance to get out of Hell?
2. It took one good deed that was least expected of Kandata to do that gave him a chance of
salvation. Why was this act of good deed said to be least expected of him?
3. There are so many things that we take for granted because for us these are insignificant.
How does Kandata remind us about this?
4. Kandata was compassionate, and yet selfish. Explain these contradicting traits of
Kandata?
5. Buddha used a spider to help save Kandata. Why it was a wise choice for Buddha to use a
spider instead of any other means to help Kandata?
6. Do you think the spider’s thread would have snapped at the weight of the numerous
sinners? What do you think gave the sturdy quality of the thread to be able to hold such
numerous climbing sinners?
7. How is this story similar to our religious belief?

Performance Tasks

A. Try writing your own haiku based on your chosen topic. You can provide an own title.
After you finish writing your haiku, share it with your classmate. (Use separate sheet of
paper (a short bondpaper and margin) for your task.) Your haiku is graded based on
the given rubrics.
Rubric on Writing a Haiku

Criteria Very good Good Fair Poor Score

(4) (3) (2) (1)
The poem centers The poem centers The poem makes The poem makes
clearly around the clearly around the some reference to no reference to a
specific topic. It specific topic. It nature, but the specific topic and
clearly captures a somewhat scene or moment does not depict
Content single scene or captures a single depicted is any clear scene or
moment. scene or moment. somewhat vague. moment.
The poem follows The poem follows The poem follows The poem does
the 5-7-5 syllable the three-line the three-line not follow the 5-
pattern. pattern but has pattern but has 7-5 syllable
one or two more than two pattern.
Form syllables lacking or syllables lacking or
more than what is more than what is
required. required.
Use of Images The poem uses The poem uses The poem hardly The poem does
rich and vivid some images. uses images. not use images.
images.
There are no There are a few There are several There are many
Conventions errors in grammar errors in grammar errors in grammar, errors in
or spelling. or spelling and spelling grammar, and
spelling.

Total Score: ___________