AN BURABOD

Jaime Jesus U. Borlagdan

 Define and characterize a fable;
Translate unfamiliar Bikol words to
English or Filipino based on context;
Relate the message of the text to
Objectives current events and other societal
issues; and
Reflect on the moral/theme of the
story
 What is your favorite fable that
you read or heard when you are
a child? Who are the
Warm- characters? What is the
summary of the plot? What is
up
the moral of the story read?
What is fable for you?
  is a short tale, often
with animals or
Fable inanimate objects as
characters, that teaches
a moral lesson
 He was the author of
Maynila: Libro ng Pobya
The (Tagalog Poetry) and Que
Author Lugar Este kan Dayo sa
sadiring Banwa (Bikol
Poetry)
  He is also the singer/songwriter
and guitarist of Krear Bathala
and Bandang Ako Kalag.
The He is the secretary of the cultural
Author group an Banwa: Kultura buda
Artes kan Tabaco, Inc. and
founder and facilitator of TAWO:
Tabaco Writers’ Workshop.
  He manages and maintain
the on-line Bikol literary
folio Karangahan, and
The staunch advocate of re-
Author establishing the Bikol
language as a standard
language in the region.
  He is currently a
The volunteer of Haribol
Author Bikol and he lives in
Tabaco City.
 The
Author
Reading AN BURABOD
Activity BY: JAIME JESUS UY BORLAGDAN
 What is an allegory? What
could be possible
Processing allegorical interpretation of
Questions the story?
  is a narrative prose from
in which abstract ideas are
personified. Concrete
Prose characters are
Allegory
personifications of
abstract ideas.
Symbolic representation
 What can you say to the
language used by the writer?
How is it similar or different
from other Bikol variants you
Processing know?
Questions
Identify at least one symbol in
the story and explain its
meaning.
  What is the binary opposition in the text?
Does the text support or affirm these
binaries or does it challenge or overthrow
Processing them? Explain your answer.
Questions  Cite specific situations or personal
experiences where you were pressured to
conform. How did you react and what
were the consequences?
 Vocabulary.
• Work with a partner and
Worksheet translate these Bikol
1 words to English or
Filipino from their
context.
 Bikol Words Translation (English or Filipino)

burabod
kadlagan
rimuranon
talapang
rona
nauutob
magmando
huhudungan
bulot
nagtatalibong
paghururon
kabuahan
buda
pagtalingkas
nagwawaratihan
 How well did you understand the
story? Read the story once and
Worksheet decide whether the following
2 statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Be ready to defend your answers to
the rest of the class.
 Dakul an mga burabod sa
rona.
True
or Kagustuhan kan mga hayop
False sa lugar na an mga talapang
an maghade-hadean sainda.
 Tarakot an mga kuluguhon sa
mga darakulang hayop sa lugar.
True Mayong nagmamando sa mga
or hayop kun ano an pwede
False
nindang taramon, kakanon, asin
gibuhun.
 Mga makasadiri an mga
talapang kaya ninda pina-utob
an Sistema sa rona.
True
or Magayon an resulta kan sistema
False na pinapautob kan mga talapang
sa mga hayop na nakaistar sa
lugar.
 Nagrebelde an mga hayop sa
mga talapang ta dai ninda gusto
True an palakaw ninda.
or Kan napaagi sa burabod an
False ayam, nag-asal talapang ini ta
aram nya an Sistema sa lugar.
 Kan dai sya pina-inum kan
mga talapang sa burabod,
True naghali na lang an ayam
or para maghanap nin tubig sa
False ibang lugar.
Mamundo an naging
katapusan kan istorya.
 Check (/) the theme, in this
case a moral lesson, which you
think is the most appropriate or
Worksheet
accurate for “An Burabod”. If
3
none seems suitable to you,
write one of your own. Be
prepared to justify your choice.
_____1. Don’t give the ordinary
man/woman power—he/she can’t use
it sensibly.
_____2. Power corrupts.
_____3. Authoritarianism is the only
way to peace and progress.
_____4. The key to progress is to
minimize differences and amplify
uniformity.
______5. The only way to help
someone is to tell him what to do.
_____6. To thy own self be true.
_____7. Being someone you’re not is
a formula for disaster.
_____8. If life gives you lemons,
make lemonade.
Your own:
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
 How is suppression of individualism
and uniqueness counterproductive?
When was the last time you felt
pressured to conform? Have you
Questions experience trying to be like everyone
else and in the process, sacrificed
who you really are? What were the
consequences?
 In what way is the freedom to
choose and define our own
identity empowering? How
Questions important is accepting who you
are and celebrating your own
uniqueness?
 How would you evaluate and
choose the groups or
organizations you will join in
Questions school, armed with the
insights and realizations you
got from this lesson?
 Divide yourself into five
groups. Based from the
Group story “An Burabod” each
Activity group needs to do these
following activities:
 Group 1: Rewrite the fable into a
feature article or an investigative
report describing the setting,
Group characters, and the important events
that happened in the story.
Activity
Group 2: Retell the story using
graphic organizer. Use Filipino or
English to cater a wider audience.
 Group 3: Present a play version of
the fable in the classroom with a
complete props and costumes.
Group Group 4: Conduct a classroom
Activity debate about one important issue in
the story.
Group 5. Create a songs or raps
similar to the story read.
 Creativity: 40%
Originality 30%
Criteri Relevance: 10%
a: Teamwork: 10%
Duration: 10%
TOTAL: 100%
 Read the story
Assign “Cinarding” by Jay
ment Salvador III P. Salvosa