MODULE 6: LESSON 1 THE LAST LEAF BY O’ HENRY

Task 5: DIGGING THE CIRCUMSTANCES

Answer the following questions:

Comprehension Questions Answer

1. What is Johnsy’s illness?

2. What is the cause of her illness?

3. What do you think made Johnsy consider that her

possible death would be simultaneous with the
last leaf to fall? What is its connection with her
illness?

4. What help Johnsy recover from her illness? Do

you think it is psychological in nature? Why?

5. To whom does Johnsy’s analogy of the death of

the vine happen? Is it really connected to how
people endure life and face the most difficult
challenge of one’s surpassing death? Explain.

6. How does Mr. Behrman emphasize the connection

of Johnsy’s faith to be healed with the vine’s
ability to hold the leaf (based on Johnsy’s point of
view)?

GROUP NAME:
LEADER:
SECRETARY:
MEMBERS:
 EULOGY SPEECH RUBRIC
Name: __________________________________________________
Speech Grade:
Grade & Section: _________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________
Time: ______________
Speech Requirements:
EULOGY: (50 pts.)
Relate to the audience the significant meaning in that person’s life
 Choose between biographical or a topical approach:
 Topical- you focus on personal qualities or achievements from which the audience can gain
inspiration or understanding
 Bio- whole life recap
 Focus on great sensitivity and care
Non-Verbal Delivery (25 pts.) Verbal Delivery (25 pts.)
___________ Eye Contact (7 pts.) ___________ Articulation (5 pts.)
___________ Gestures (7 pts.) ___________ Paralingusitic (volume, rate, pitch, pause, framing,
intensity, and emphasis. Communicating, not just
___________ Facial Expressions (5 pts.) giving data orally.)
___________ Posture/Stance (3 pts.) ___________ Verbal Pauses (10 pts.)
___________ Movement (3 pts.) Total: 50 pts.

EULOGY SPEECH RUBRIC

Name: __________________________________________________
Speech Grade:
Grade & Section: _________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________
Time: ______________

Speech Requirements:
EULOGY: (50 pts.)
Relate to the audience the significant meaning in that person’s life
 Choose between biographical or a topical approach:
 Topical- you focus on personal qualities or achievements from which the audience can gain
inspiration or understanding
 Bio- whole life recap
 Focus on great sensitivity and care
Non-Verbal Delivery (25 pts.) Verbal Delivery (25 pts.)
___________ Eye Contact (7 pts.) ___________ Articulation (5 pts.)
___________ Gestures (7 pts.) ___________ Paralingusitic (volume, rate, pitch, pause, framing,
intensity, and emphasis. Communicating, not just
___________ Facial Expressions (5 pts.) giving data orally.)
___________ Posture/Stance (3 pts.) ___________ Verbal Pauses (10 pts.)
___________ Movement (3 pts.) Total: 50 pts.