At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:

1. Self-correct when reading.

2. Infer the meaning of idiomatic expressions using context clues.

3. Analyze onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, and consonance in text read.

The learners are able to:

a. Improve their reading comprehension;

b. Interpret the intended meaning of the idiomatic expressions based on context.

c. Identify and label instances of onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, and consonance in the text.

Comprehension Questions:

1. What did Patricia Evangelista wish for when she was a little girl?

2. Why were most of her cousins leaving the Philippines to go abroad?

3. Diaspora is the widespread migration of a group of people who leave their home country to go to another place. according to the speech of Patricia Evangelista, why do some people disapprove of the diaspora?

4. What does Patricia mean when she said that our world is "borderless"?

Comprehension Skill: Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance

Figures of sound , like idiomatic expressions, involve creative word combinations. The difference is the former focuses on the sound aspect of language.

Onomatopoeia pertains to words that have the same sound and meaning.

Examples: "click",,,"ring",,,"slurp"

Alliteration is a statement or word combination where every word begins with the same sound. Most tongue twisters are good examples of this like the classic, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Assonance focuses on the repetition of similar vowel sounds in the middle or end of words.

Examples: 

Fay may stay today.

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plains” (from the movie, 'My Fair Lady'  

Consonance pertains to the repetition of similar consonant sounds in the middle or end of words

Examples:

Meek Rick picked some  sticks.

Hickory dickory dock.

She sells seashells by the seashore.