![plural contexts
Learner's definition of CONTEXT
[count, noncount]
1 the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to
explain its meaningTo really know a word, you must be able to use it in
context. [=in a sentence with other words]
◊ If the words that someone has said are taken or quoted out of context, they
are repeated without explaining the situation in which they were said so that
their meaning is changed.
When taken out of context, his comments sound cruel, but he was really only
joking.
actor claimed he'd been quoted out of context.
2 : the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that
exist where and when something happensWe need to look at the event within
the larger/broader context of world history.
The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.
We need to consider these events in context.
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Analyzing a literary text and appreciating the contributions
- 2. a. Historical and Biographical Criticism b. Context Chiqui Labastilla 2
- 3. Historical / Biographical critics see works as the reflection of an author's life and times (or of the characters' life and times).They believe it is necessary to know about the author and the political, economical, and sociological context of his times in order to truly understand his works. Historical Criticism insisted that to understand a literary piece, we need to understand the author's biography and social background, ideas circulating at the time, and the cultural setting. Chiqui Labastilla 3
- 4. plural contexts Learner's definition of CONTEXT [count, noncount] 1 the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaningTo really know a word, you must be able to use it in context. [=in a sentence with other words] ◊ If the words that someone has said are taken or quoted out of context, they are repeated without explaining the situation in which they were said so that their meaning is changed. When taken out of context, his comments sound cruel, but he was really only joking. actor claimed he'd been quoted out of context. 2 : the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happensWe need to look at the event within the larger/broader context of world history. The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts. We need to consider these events in context. Chiqui Labastilla 4
- 5. a.The world behind the text b.The life of the author Chiqui Labastilla 5
- 6. 1. Historical criticism looks at ‘the world behind the text,’ by understanding the time the text was written and what other events took place upon the writing of the text. 2. Historical criticism investigates details about the author’s life – about his family, birthplace, and educational background that could be used to better understand the text. 3. Historical criticism also investigates the context and life of the reader of the text, by understanding current events in relation to the meaning of the text. Chiqui Labastilla 6
- 7. MANILA, Philippines - A man died after jumping off an overpass along the North Luzon Expressway interchange in Paso de Blas, Valenzuela City, snarling traffic in the area Tuesday night. Renjie Navarro died instantly after he fell on passing vehicles along the highway,Valenzuela police chief Senior Superintendent RhoderickArmamento said. Chiqui Labastilla 7
- 8. Reports said barangay watchmen saw Navarro apparently waiting for vehicles before he jumped off the overpass at around 10:30 p.m. One of the watchmen, Antonio Ligasan, approached Navarro and tried to persuade him not to jump but to no avail. Chiqui Labastilla 8
- 9. Medrano said the victim’s identification card shows that Navarro was a worker at a factory in Barangay Parada,Valenzuela. Police checked the closed-circuit television camera installed in the area but it was not operational when the incident happened. Chiqui Labastilla 9
- 10. Write questions about the given article on your notebook. Write as many questions as you can for 2 minutes. Get ready to be called. Write one question on the board. Chiqui Labastilla 10
- 11. 1. Read the poem quietly for five (5) minutes. 2. What was your experience in reading the poem?Was it easy or difficult to read?Why? 3. What words make it a difficult poem? 4. What is the tone of the poem? How does it sound like? Chiqui Labastilla 11
- 12. Blood is nothing. Space is all. Is. A simple diagram illustrates this: whereA is the tenth floor of steel and glass (He was on the noon shift forging the dream to a reality fine mean could slumber in, or whores, in antechamber, touch their bone) and B the level earth (Above the clogged engine a shadow traced the lines on his foot, while shoot his brain with firelights the money did). Chiqui Labastilla 12
- 13. Put down an imaginary circle around the vertical. Compute the square of guilt against an integral his age built when he was young: wrong, axiomatic: the sum stands thus: Along the curve X (none noticed the leap; what they saw was the red imprint) by which we know the nothing particular, the momentum Chiqui Labastilla 13
- 14. carried him to the point beyond the dictum— Hic primus geometros—for a body physical, a Mass, emits energy equal to zero, the stay Necessary to arrive at a base, as in Berger’s Formula for optics. Here we remember the fallacy of inclusive force if we extend A to the absolute (He was, a day ago, threatenedWith dismissal for displeasing a superior) and call it the Cause: heat, hunger, air— these were just contingent. To recapitulate: Berger’s law does not apply here, as the late Projections of X show, space being non- mathematic; from A to B the descent exhibits a quick increase in force, though the exact ellipsis we know not. (The Blank and Blank Co., Inc., regrets to announce that. . .)Chiqui Labastilla 14
- 15. Look at the words inside the parentheses: A. He was on the noon shift forging the dream to a reality fine mean could slumber in, or whores, in antechamber, touch their bone B. Above the clogged engine a shadow traced the lines on his foot, while shoot his brain with firelights the money did C. None noticed the leap; what they saw was the red imprint D. He was, a day ago, threatened with dismissal for displeasing a superior E. Blank and Blank Co., Inc., regrets to announce that… Chiqui Labastilla 15
- 16. “Group Facilitators” “Scribes” “Reporters.” Chiqui Labastilla 16
- 17. Each group needs to discuss the following questions: a.Who are the character/s present in this line? b.What do you think happened here? c.This line contributed to the man’s death. How does this affect his decision to “fall on his death”? d. Presentation of group answers. Chiqui Labastilla 17
- 18. Content -5 pts Did the presentation have valuable material? Collaboration – 5 pts Did everyone contribute to the presentation? Did everyone seem well versed in the material? Organization – 5 pts Was the presentation well organized and easy to follow? Presentation – 5 pts Did the presenters speak clearly? Did they engaged the audience?Was it obvious the material had been rehearsed? Chiqui Labastilla 18
- 19. Write an essay to respond to the following questions: a. What are the details about Cirilo Bautista’s life that tells of his background on scientific studies and humanities? b.Was there a tragedy that happened during the author’s lifetime that motivated him to write about this topic? c. How do companies treat casualties from their companies these days? Chiqui Labastilla 19