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“So the Lord scattered them from there over all
the earth, and they stopped building the city.
That is why it is called Babel—because there the
Lord confused the language of the whole world.
From there, the Lord scattered them over the
face of the whole earth.”
–Genesis 11:8-9

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 PARABLE

• plot
• Bible • conflict
• didactic • Western canon
• allegorical • worldview

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 TRACKBACK

• Adobo
• Menudo
• Pansit
• Lechon baboy

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SINGAPORE

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KOREA

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1. The tongue is said to be the most “prized possession” of Bessel Street. List
down three characters mentioned in the story and how they value tongue.
2. Why is the tongue referred to as a piece of “pink flesh” or an “animal?” What
is being implied by describing the tongue that way?
3. List down three things the tongue has done to the community as a whole.
4. In what sense was the tongue “a gift of the landscape?” Why characterize the
tongue that way?
5. What made the television viewers “(swell) with pride” when they learned about
the people on Bessel Street?

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The Filipina Down Under
A Diet of Multiculturalism

Tongue in Check

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Imagine that you were part of the Bessel Street
neighborhood. What would you do when it was
your turn to receive the tongue? Eventually,
what would you share with the community?

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Form eight groups (may be the same from last
time) and come up with a recipe for what is
means to live in a multicultural setting. What
are the important values that should be
inculcated? How do they blend with other
values? Pair your recipe with pictures that
illustrate these values best. Present this to the
class.

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Grading Rubric:
Discussion (10 points)
Clarity of ideas (5)
Organization (5)
Presentation (10 points)
Creativity (5)
Originality (5)
Overall Engagement (5)

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In an essay, answer: How should a Filipino
student read and appreciate Western
Literature or literary texts produced by foreign
writers. Take your assigned novels for
example.

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