ST.

MARY MAGDALENE COLLEGES OF LAGUNA

Purok 1, Uwisan, Calamba City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING MODULE IN ENGLISH 7
NAME
GRADE AND SECTION
TEACHER MA. VERNADETH V. FEVIDAL
MODULE NUMBER 13 TRACKING NUMBER

UNIT 3: PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN THE PERIOD OF EMERGENCE AS A TOOL TO ASSERT ONE’S IDENTITY

CONTENT STANDARD The learner demonstrates understanding of: Philippine literature in the Period of
Emergence as a tool to assert one’s identity; strategies in listening to and viewing of
informative and short narrative texts; word relationships and associations; informative
speech forms; and use of direct/reported speech, passive/ active voice, simple past and
past perfect tenses, and sentence connectors.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD The learner transfers learning by: showing ways of asserting one’s identity;
comprehending informative and short narrative texts using schema and appropriate
listening and viewing strategies; expressing ideas, opinions, and feelings through various
formats; and enriching written and spoken communication using direct/reported
speech, active/passive voice, simple past and past perfect tenses and connectors
correctly and appropriately.
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING  Discover literature as a tool to assert one’s unique identity and to better
COMPETENCIES understand other people
 Distinguish fact from opinion in the text

Lesson Title(s): Call me Flory by Wilfredo Maria Guerrero

Philippine Drama
Characterization, Evaluating Texts, Citing Sources

Pre-Assessment: Let’s Get It On!

Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Write T if the statement is true and F it the statement is
false. Write your answer on the line before each number.
_____1. Plagiarism occurs when you borrow another words or ideas and do not acknowledge that you
have done so.
_____2. There are two types of characterization like direct and indirect characterization.
_____3. Citations are short way to uniquely identify a published work.
_____4. When evaluating, you infer whether something is worthy, bad or average.
_____5. When you evaluate a piece of work you read, you give your view of its value.

Initial Task: Ignite!

Have you ever met a person who is very boastful? If yes, how has your relationship with this person
affected you? If no, what do you think are the consequences of being a boastful person?Elaborate your
answer.

Content Discussion 1: Call me Flory by Wilfredo Maria Guerrero

In this lesson, we are going to read the story of Wilfrido Maria Guerrero entitled “Call me Flory”.
STAGING: When the curtain rises, we see Florencia and Matilde, seated on the sofa, in Matilde’s sala, talking.
FLOR: Yes Matilde! I came right away when you called me up by phone to come and see you.
MATIL: That’s nice of you Mrs. De los Reyes.
FLOR: I hope you don’t mind but my last name is Caracoles. My full name really is Florencia Aragon de Caracoles.
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Purok 1, Uwisan, Calamba City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING MODULE IN ENGLISH 7

But just call me Florencia. It’s quite an honor to know you, Matilde. I’ve heard you are one of the best
known society women in Manila.
MATIL: Oh don’t mention it. It isn’t true, not true at all.
FLOR: You’re so modest Matilde.
MATIL: I was told by Marilu to get in touch with you. She said you’d surely help.
FLOR: Did you say Marilu called you up? Marilu de Legazpi? Whom husband is the owner of that big department
store at Buendia?
MATIL: Yes, But the reason that I called you up was....
FLOR: Oh well my husband bought the Legazpi’s rice fields in Pangasinan that cost us P100,000 but it was worth
it.
MATIL: That’s nice.
FLOR: Well now, just how did you want me to collaborate—er—help?
MATIL: It’s a benefit show we are holding to collect funds for the Sapang Palay people. You know the place?
FLOR: (With a gesture of disgust). Uff, yes. Those squatters who were formerly in Intramuros. Thank God they
are evicted. Can you imagine? I used to hear mass everyday at the Cathedral and Whenever we passed
in our Mercedes benz 600 by those streets, I felt my self suffocating with the smells and sights of those
horrible people. Uff ,such disgusting squatters people. I couldn’t hear the mass properly and I couldn’t
pray because of them.
MATIL: It is not their fault, really. After the war thousands came from the provinces and didn’t know where to
settle.
FLOR: Uff, don’t talk to me about them. Afterall I’ve transferred to the Santuario de san Antonio in Forbes Park.
Oh the beauty and the peacefulness of the place. Where you can see decent , respectable people. Like
the Matias, the Legazpis, the Urdanetas, the Zarates. Oh You know Mrs. Consuelo Cartinage who is
related to the Count Cartinage sat beside me the other day. And I think I saw her nod and smile at me.
MATIL: That’s nice.
FLOR: Ah yes, it’s so nice meeting decent people. People who have money and prestige and class. Now, I think
you were saying something, Matilde?
MATIL: Yes, we are raising money for the Sapang Palay people. And we are calling it the Sapang Palay Drive.
FLOR: Much as I find those horrible people distasteful, I should like to help. How do you want me to collabo –
er—cooperate?
MATIL: We are showing a movie with Elizabeth Taylor – it’s not yet released to the public – and we are selling
tickets.
FLOR: Who are the committee?
MATIL: Mrs. Consuelo de Cartinage is the Chairman. And there’s Mrs. Urdaneta. And of course the First Lady is
overall Chairman.
FLOR: Ah Really? How much are the tickets?
MATIL: At P100.00
FLOR: Oh that’s nothing. Here give me one.
MATIL: Actually, were thinking of making you a member of the committee.
FLOR: I shall be delighted to serve such a noble cause. Those poor people of Sapang Palay deserve all the help
they can get. As our Lord said, those of us who have much must share with the lesser ones----or
something like that anyhow.
MATIL: Members of committees are supposed to dispose of at least five tickets.
FLOR: Ay, this is my chance to get acquainted with the Urdanetas of Forbes Park.
MATIL: If you wish I could tell the First Lady to give you a ring.
FLOR: (Excitedly) Oh will you? I shall give you my private number. Uhmm wait.. ( getting her number in her bag)
Here (giving it to Matilde) Just call me using that number. Uhmm alright , who else is in the committee?
MATIL: Maria Cruz De La Dolorosa.
FLOR: Uff, that woman.
MATIL: You know her?
FLOR: (Hesitating briefly) Well, slightly. She used to be in the buy and sell after Liberation. Now she’s very rich.
She puts on such airs—she has only two cars.
MATIL: That is usually one too many.
FLOR: Oh no! We have five, not including the two jeeps and the station wagon which are used to take my
husband to Capipisa.
MATIL: That barrio in Cavite?

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Purok 1, Uwisan, Calamba City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING MODULE IN ENGLISH 7

FLOR: (Embarrassed) Err—no, Matilde, not that barrio exactly --- but another barrio nearby where my husband
goes hunting.
MATIL: And he uses two jeeps and a station wagon to go hunting ? My husband also goes hunting in Batangas,
but he takes only our car.
FLOR: Er—no, not all the jeeps at the same time. But you know how men are. But were talking about cars. Yes
we have five, two Mercedes Benz, one Buick, one Impala, and one Continental.
MATIL: We have only a 1960 Chevy.
FLOR: And I’ve heard Mrs. De La Dolorosa actually goes to Tagalog films. Such a plebeian woman.
MATIL: I go to Tagalog movies myself, when the film is interesting. Have you ever seen a Tagalog movie?
FLOR: Me? Oh, never in my life. Besides my Tagalog is poor.. I am from Pangasinan, you know?
MATIL: Now, back to the drive..
FLOR: Who else is in the committee?
MATILDE: Ding Tabayong from Bacolod.
FLOR: The millionaire Tabayongs?
MATIL: At a party, I smiled at her and—well she might be shortsighted or something..
MATIL: Could we gather at your place next week?
FLOR: Of course. My house is on Dewey Boulevard. It belonged formerly to the Delascampas family who were
murdered. During Liberation, I have a large living room or perhaps we can gather near the swimming
pool.
MATIL: That would be perfect for a meeting.
FLOR: Please make sure that the First Lady would come. I’ll buy as many tickets as she wants if she comes to my
house. After all, my heart bleeds for those displaced people in Sapang Palay. I shall visit them with my
photographer so I can send the picture to the papers. But I will not reveal my name, I shall wear a black
veil covering my face. Bring them tuyo and tapa and dilis. I could buy some stale bread from the bakeries
and bring them too.
MATIL: Don’t you think they will welcome something more substantial than dilis and tuyo? After all they eat that
everyday and stale bread is not exactly appetizing.
FLOR: What can these people expect, good-for-nothing, lazy, dirty and uncivilized. I think they should be grateful
I come to visit them.
MATIL: I am sorry to contradict you, Flory, but I’m afraid they might resent it. Poor people are sometimes proud,
you know.
FLOR: That’s the trouble with the poor people nowadays. They have no sense of gratitude.
MATIL: Do you always expect gratitude from them? Times have changed. The poor need not to be meek.
FLOR: Why not? After all , we have no duty to help them. Oh , well, let’s not talk about them. It makes me feel
uncomfortable. (Osang Enters)
MATIL: Come in, Osang. Did you bring the towels?
OSANG: Yes, Seniora. I finished embroidering them yesterday.
MATIL: Let me see. (Looking at them). How beautiful they turned out to be.
( Flory stares at Osang fascinated)
OSANG: (Scanning Flory’s face). I may be mistaken – but are Enchang.
MATIL: You are mistaken, Osang. This is Mrs. Aragon de Caracoles.
OSANG: (Looking more carefully). I am not mistaken, senyora. Enchang! (Flory pretends not to here). I am Osang.
MATIL: No Osang. This is Mrs. Florencia Caracoles.
OSANG: Of course! Florencia Caracoles, but we used to call her Enchang. We were neighbors in Intramuros.
FLOR: (Raising her face haughtily). I beg your pardon.
OSANG: Naku, beg your pardon pa raw. You used to live near the Cathedral, remember? You came there soon
after Liberation and borrowed some of my cardboard to cover your windows. Then you married that
Caracoles who made money with the Japs. He sold iron, remember? They used to call him Juan Demonio.
FLOR: I don’t remember any of that silly nonsense.
OSANG: Of course after you married, you moved away and the last I heard was that you were living on Dewey
Boulevard.
MATIL: Don’t you think you’ve mistaking her for another person who only looks like her?
OSANG: No, senyora, I am sure. If Enchang does not wish to recognize me , I am sorry.
FLOR: Matilde, I must run along. I have an appointment with the beauty parlor. Send me any number of tickets
and I shall send you a check. Goodbye. (She exits. Matilde stares at Osang)
MATIL: Is it true, Osang? Are you not inventing all of this?
OSANG: Why should I, senyora? I was telling the truth.
MATIL: Did you say her husband collaborated with the Japs?
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Purok 1, Uwisan, Calamba City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING MODULE IN ENGLISH 7

OSANG: I don’t know if you can call it collaboration, but he sold iron from which he used to gather from the
camps that was burned by the Americans.
MATIL: No wonder, she used the word collaboration so often---And you say she used to live in Intramuros?
OSANG: Yes, just beside the Cathedral. She stayed there for six months then she married Juan Demonio, I mean
Mr. Caracoles.
MATIL: By the way, I have some bedsheets. I want you to embroider them too.
OSANG: You want them finished in one week?
MATIL: No hurry, Osang. Here’s the money for the towels. (She gives her the money)
Osang: Thank you, senyora. I am sorry – I hope I was not rude. You see, I thought Enchang would recognize me.
MATIL: (Laughing briefly). It’s alright jus don’t mention this to anyone.
OSANG: (Giggling) I wont. (She exits. Matilde goes to the phone and dials.)
MATIL: Marilu? Florencia Aragon de Caracoles was here a while ago.
Marilu: Ah really , Did you convince her?
MATIL: Yes. And I am going to sell her fifty tickets—hear it well—fifty tickets...
MARILU: Why?
MATIL: Well, I can’t tell you over the phone, but shall we call it a mild form of blackmail.
MARILU: What? A blackmail?
MATIL: Yes a blackmail. If she refuses,all I have to do is whisper the name Demonio to her , and I’m sure she
wont be able to say no. I know it is sneaky and all that , but she had it coming to her, for being so
pretentious.
MARILU: Oh well, I really don’t understand but just tell me when we meet. Alright?
MATIL: Alright. I’ll hang up now. (She hangs up,smiling).

Task 1: Moving Forward!

A. Direction: Read the following questions and write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. If you were to compare yourself to one of the characters in the story “Call me Flory”, who would
you be and why?
2. Why do you think we must recognize our own identity? Explain your answer.

B. Direction: What would be your actions if faced by the situations in each number?

1. If you were on of the characters in the story, will you do the same thing as what the brother have
done to answer their queries? If yes, why? If no, what will you do?
2. What among the actions of the two character is an activity that us not supposed to be
appreciated by young people? How do you say so? Cite textual evidences to support your answer.

Content Discussion 2: Characterization, Evaluating Texts, Citing Sources

Characterization is a literary device that is used in literature to emphasize and explain the information
about a character in a piece of work.
Types of Characterization
1. Direct or explicit characterization - It pertains how a writer describes the reader about a character.
2. Indirect or implicit characterization - It pertains how a narrator shows what the character is like in a piece of
work.
Evaluating Texts - It is making judgments about what the reader reads. When evaluating, you infer whether
something is worthy, bad, average, or misleading. In the same way, when you evaluate a piece of work you read,
you give your view of its value.
Citing a source -It is showing your readers that some material in your piece of work was derived from
another source.
Citations are a short way to uniquely identify a published work (e.g. book, article, chapter, web site). they
are found in bibliographies and reference lists are also collected in article and book databases.

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Purok 1, Uwisan, Calamba City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING MODULE IN ENGLISH 7

Citations consist of standard elements, and contain all the information necessary to identify and track down
publications, including:
* author name (s) * page numbers
* title of books, articles, and journals * volume and issue numbers (for articles)
* date of publication
Plagiarism occurs when you borrow another words (or ideas) and do not acknowledge that you have done so.
In this culture, we consider our words and ideas intellectual property; like a car or any other possession, we believe
our words belong and cannot be used without our permission.

Final Task:Do it Yourself!

Direction: Fill out the details below to complete each sentences. Write it on a separate sheet of
paper.

The story is all about _____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________.

The characters in the story are _____________________________________.

The story is introduced by the following dramatic scenes: _____________

________________________________________________________________.

The author is __________________________ and he wants to allow the readers to

realize that ____________________________________________

The story shows the consequences of _______________________________

Such as:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________
REFERENCE:
Clanza, R., Capin, R.J, Rillo, R., Aldana, D. M., Frontreras, A., Compendium Scholastic Textbook in Philippine Literature.
Magallanes Publishing House Inc. pp. 251-267

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