ACTIVITY No.

Easter 1991
by Maighread Medbh

I am Ireland / and I’m silenced;

I cannot tell my abortions / my divorces / my years of slavery;
my fights for freedom;
It’s got to the stage I can hardly remember what I had to tell / and
When I do / I speak in whispers.

Now is your turn to put the critical reading process to work. Answer the following questions based
on the poem read:

a. The primary purpose of this poem is to inform, but what specific point is the writer trying to
explain or emphasize?

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b. What is the context of this poem? Give your reaction to this poem.

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c. In your judgment, what specific writing feature or element in the poem stands out above
everything else? Explain.

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ACTIVITY No. 2
Ideas for Writing: Write something about the following lines.

1. “Being free is an important experience for a young person like me.”

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2. “No man can begin to mound himself on a faith or an idea without raising to a higher order of
experience.”

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ACTIVITY No. 3

1. Recall any short stories you have read before and try to write a good author’s testimony,
as if you were the author/writer of that certain story.
2. Be sure to include your principal statement or the affirmation of facts of putting
something in evidence.
3. An author’s testimony is a principal statement or affirmation of facts with exerting effort
of putting something in evidence. A testimony is different from a “reaction,” which is
somewhat a loosely any action or statement in response to a stimulus. The testimony
may be brief, in nature.

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ACTIVITY No. 4

1. Read the literary piece entitled “My Father Goes to Court” by Carlos Bulusan.
2. Supply the following outline with the correct information needed.

LITERATURE: “My Father Goes to Court” by Carlos Bulusan

A. Literary Theory Checklist:

a. Functions of the Literary Piece

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b. Nature of the Subject

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c. Relations of the Author and the text Perspectives for Literary Interpretations.
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d. The Writer’s Life and Times

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e. Your own Response

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ACTIVITY No. 5

Essay Writing. In not less than 15 sentences, answer the question that follows.

1. Why is there a need to criticize a literary piece?

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