The Sadness Collector LP Julie Ann David

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I.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the student(s) should be able to:


a. Comprehend the story of “The Sadness Collector.”
b. To analyze the theme of the story.
c. Value the moral lesson of the story.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: The Sadness Collector


Reference(s):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVT3U1o2zA
https://myneweducationablogadress.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-lly-plot.html
https://philnews.ph/2020/04/08/summary-of-the-sadness-collector-by-merlinda-bobis/

III. PROCEDURE

A. Preparatory Activities

a. Greetings
b. Checking of Attendance
c. Opening Prayer

B. Motivation:

 Have you experienced riding an airplane?


 Have you traveled abroad?
 Whose parents are working abroad?
 How does it feel being a child of an OFW?

C. Lesson Proper

a. Short Film to be watched by the students entitled “The Sadness Collector”.

Summarization of “The Sadness Collector”

It is a tale about a little girl named Rica who has issues growing up with her dad since her mom
works as an OFW domestic helper.
After her mom left for Paris, she sent Rica different gifts to prove her love and presence.
Her father, on the other hand, told her a story about a woman who eats away sadness. The father
said that the lady grow too fast and burst after eating away their mess, so she has to be a good
girl and save the lady by staying happy.
Rica would often listen to the sound to see if the woman shows up. One night, Rica heard noises
again and because of the story that her father made about the lady who eats sadness. She was
afraid that the lady might come and burst. Fortunately, it was only her drunk dad. Rica told her
father about her doubts and noises she heard and even argued with him. Her father felt guilty
about making a story about the woman and told Rica that he will not let her her away from him
since he loved her.
Rica, however, still waits for the lady to appear.

 Comprehension Questions
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. Who introduced the idea of Big Lady to Rica?
3. What has the Bid Lady been eating?
4. Why was Rica’s father always drunk when he comes home late at night?

 Aesthetic Questions
1. How do you deal with sadness whenever you feel it?
2. What do you think is the moral lesson of the story?

 EVALUATION : Short Quiz:

1. What would it take for the Big Lady to burst?

a. people starving her so they can avoid being sad themselves.


b. the moment every person suffers from extreme sadness.
c. the moment she grows bigger and bigger to the point that it can no longer accommodate
what it takes in.
d. the moment people choose to be sad in any situation.

2. How would Rica be able to save the Bid Lady?

a. by not being happy


b. by not being sad
c. by not being excited
d. by not being afraid

3. Why did the father introduce the idea of the Big Lady to Rica?

a. so she wouldn’t feel lonely


b. so she wouldn’t be afraid of being alone at times
c. so she wouldn’t be too excited about the things in which she took an interest
d. so she wouldn’t be sad for her mom who left for paris when she was three

4. What could the baby in the picture represent?

a. that rica’s mom works as a domestic helper


b. that rica’s mom loves her job
c. that rica’s mom wants her husband o know how happy she is
d. that rica’s mom has another child

5. What do these lines of the father mean: “She can’t take you away from me…” and
“Just because she’s ‘legal’ now.” ?

a. that the mother looks forward to rica and her father’s following her to paris
b. that the mother wishes to take custody of rica
c. that the mother already has another family and is already settled in paris
d. that the mother does not want rica and her father to go to paris

 ASSIGNMENT
Write an Essay: In your own understanding of the story, what
domestic economic issue does the story tackle? (Write at least a
minimum of 5 sentences.)

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