OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, students are expected to read intensively to determine
author’s purpose through:
1. Defining intensive reading;
2. Identifying common purposes in reading and;
3. Responding appropriately to social issues (social media: Facebook) through
intensive reading.

Guide questions:
1. What is the poem all about?
2. What is the author’s purpose in writing the poem?

DISGRASYADA
by Erlinda K. Alburo

That’s the movie showing next street.

But so what, Inday, if they call you disgraced
Because they say you’re a mother but not a wife?
Someone said—a poet from somewhere—
That a rose by any name would smell as sweet.

How good it will be to have a child to bring up

Who will roll you a plum-leaf cigarette
Especially a girl who will rouse you from a bad dream
And sing while darning the traces of your sweat
And if a boy he will know how fetch water
Slide down the coconut tree and let dance the bamboo pole.

So there, who then is truly disgraced:

The poor mother who is not a wife
Or the wife who has neither a child nor a husband?

READING INTENSIVELY TO DETERMINE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

Intensive reading or Reading to Learn is a process of reading a text or a poem that generally aims to
understand it.
Author’s purpose is the reason of the author why did he/she write such write-up.
There are three main purposes for writing, that is,
1. Writing to Entertain – to amuse the readers. Text examples are Stories, poems, dramas and etc.
2. Writing to Inform – to provide information about the topic. Such as Essays, articles, instructions
and Encyclopaedia
3. Writing to Persuade – to convince the readers. Such as Advertisement, campaign speeches and
persuasive letters.

ASSIGNMENT
Read intensively the text below, determine the author’s purpose and answer the follow-up
question.
There’s no frigate like a book,
To take you lands away.
 Nor a courser like a ship,
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may be the poorest take
Without oppress of toll,
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul.
Question: As a youth, how would you convince your fellow to read good books and limit the
use of reading e-book plug-ins on Facebook?