ACTIVITY SHEET

Competency: Code: EN12Lit-Id-26

Objectives:
1. Identify the literary text in Region VI
2. Write a critical interpretation of John Iremil Teodoro’s “Ang Baboy”
3. Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking
4. Understand other’s perception of love

Activity 1. With your group mates, answer the question below. Choose a reporter to present
your answers in class.

What are your perceptions of a pig?

Activity 2. Read the poem silently as the teachers reads the poem aloud.

ANG BABOY
ni John Iremil E. Teodoro

Sugot takun nga mangin baboy

Kon ang tangkal ko mga butkon mo.
Basta damogan mo lang ako
Kang imong mga yuhum kag haruk
Aga, hapon.
Dali man lang ako patambukun.
Ang pangaku mo man lang
Nga indi ako pagpabay-an
Amo ang bitamina nga akun
Ginatomar.
Kag kon gabii gani,
Ang mga apuhap mo man lang
Sa akun likod kag dughan
Ang makapahoraguk kanakun.

Activity 3. Answer the following:

a. What is the subject of the poem?
b. Who is the persona?
c. How does the speaker want to be loved?
d. What strategy did the writer use to convey his message?
e. Does the speaker really want to be a pig? Why?

Activity 4. Answer the following. Write your answers in one whole piece of paper.
a. What is love according to the speaker?
b. For you, what is love?
c. What does the poem tell you about love? Or how to love?

Activity 5. Write a critical interpretation of John Iremil Teodoro’s “Ang Baboy.” Write your
answers in one whole piece of paper.
Guide questions:
a. Do you agree with the speaker’s definition of love?
b. If not, how should we love then?
Activity 6 (Assignment)
Using a metaphor, write a poem on how you define love.

Rubric for Assessment

Proficient Nearly proficient Attempted proficiency
Criteria
(8-10 pts.) (5-7 pts.) (0-4 pts.)
All ideas are expressed Some ideas are Many ideas are
Clarity
clearly. expressed clearly. confusing.
All ideas are articulated Some ideas are The manner in which
Vividness convincingly. articulated convincingly. ideas are articulated is
not convincing enough.
All details are presented Details mostly evince a Details are not organized
Organization
in an organized way. sense of organization. properly.
Grammar, syntax, and Grammar, syntax, and The composition is
mechanics are correct, mechanics are largely riddled with errors (six
Correctness
with just one or two correct, with three to or more).
errors. five errors.