infer meaning of words through

context clues;
note important details;
make inferences;
draw conclusions; and
relate text content to real life
situation
WHAT CAN A PARENT
SACRIFICE FOR HER
CHILD?
 ♠ She is
director/choreographer of
the dance drama.
♠ Also known as Potri Ranka
Manis
♠ Referred to as “Princess
from Mindanao”
♠ Daughter of the Maranao
Sultan of the Maranao
tribe.
MAE MONTECLARO-ROCA
 Match column A with Column B
A B
1. The music lulled him to bed. A. normal state of mind

B. cause someone to fall asleep

2. I am nibbling cheese and
crackers inside my room so C. soft sound; talk in a loving way
that mom won’t hear me.
D. eat slowly or with small bites
3. The baby coos quietly in her
crib. E. fear or nervousness about what
might happen.

F. feeling pleasure and enjoyment

 AMIRA
My consciousness is lulled
Racing through oceans and miles
Nibbling over my fingers
The number of days and months.
 AMIRA
Tracing in anxiety
Through the mirror of her mind
The image of the infant
I couldn’t help
But leave behind.
 AMIRA
Her coos and cries
Are now all echoes
Being reviewed in my skull
Hopelessly capturing a sight
Of her growing up
An unfolding so beautiful
That I will never witness
At all.
WHO IS SPEAKING IN THE
POEM?
 WHO IS
AMIRA?
 WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
SITUATION OF HER DAUGHTER
AMIRA?
Some of the other needs of
her daughter, even sometimes
the basic ones are not being
given to her.
CONSIDERING THE SITUATION
OF HER CHILD, WHAT DOES
THE MOTHER PLAN TO DO?

go abroad and
find a job
 WHAT IS THE STRUGGLE
FACED BY THE MOTHER IN
THE FIRST STANZA?

Stay or leave
IN THE SECOND STANZA,
WHAT IS THE DECISION OF
THE MOTHER?

Stay or leave
IN THE THIRD STANZA, WHAT
IS THE CHALLENGE BEING
FACED BY THE MOTHER?

longing for her

child
 CONSIDERING HER
DIFFICULTIES, HOW DO
YOU SEE HER AS A
MOTHER
What do you think is
the ultimate reason
why the mother is
able to make all
things possible for
her child?
Do you think Amira is lucky
to have her as her mother?
Why?
If you were Amira,
how would you
value or celebrate
the love and
sacrifice of your
mother?
If you were to choose a
symbol that would
represent your mother,
what would it be? Why?
 What is the purpose of
the author in writing the
poem?
Why do you think is the poem
entitled Amira?