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DEAD STARS

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DEAD STARS

BY PAZ MÁRQUEZ-BENÍTEZ

HARVEY LIM

REPORTER
Photo by Joe Dsilva

AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY:

PAZ MÁRQUEZ-BENÍTEZ

BORN IN 1894 IN LUCENA CITY, QUEZON.

- authored the first Filipino modern English language short story,Dead Stars, published in the Philippine Herald in 1925.

- she was among the first generation of Filipino people trained in the American education system which used English as the medium of instruction

- graduated high school in Tayabas High School (now Quezon National High School) and college from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912

-Two years after graduation, she married UP College of Education Dean Francisco Benítez with whom she had four children.

- was a member of the first freshman class of the University of the Philippines, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912.

- became a teacher at the University of the Philippines, who taught short-story writing and had become an influential figure to many Filipino writers in the English language

- In 1919 she founded "Woman's Home Journal", the first women's magazine in the country

- author of a short story entitled "A Night in the Hills"

- When her husband died in 1951, she took over as editor of the Philippine Journal of Education at UP. She held the editorial post for over two decades.

JAYMIE BALDOVISO

REPORTER
Photo by c@rljones

VOCABULARY WORDS

MELANCHOLY

- A GLOOMY STATE OF MIND, ESPECIALLY WHEN HABITUAL OR PROLONGED.

TUMULTUOS

- MAKING A LOUD, CONFUSED NOISE.

FASTIDOUS

- VERY ATTENTIVE TO AND CONCERNED ABOUT ACCURACY AND DETAIL.

OMITTED

- -TO LEAVE OUT

DESULTORY

- LACKING A PLAN OR PURPOSE

SAUNTER

- WALK IN A SLOW, RELAX MANNER, WITHOUT HURRY OR EFFORT.

PIQUANT

- HAVING A PLEASANTLY SHARP TASTE OR APPETIZING FLAVOR.

EVASIVE

- TENDING TO AVOID COMMITMENT OR SELF-REVELATION

PLACID

- NOT EASILY UPSET OR EXCITED

CESSATION

- THE FACT OR PROCESS OF ENDING OR BEING BROUGHT TO AN END

TUMULT

- A LOUD, CONFUSED NOISE, ESPECIALLY ONE CAUSED BY A LARGE MASS OF PEOPLE

CIRCUITOUS

- A ROUTE OR JOURNEY LONGER THAN THE MOST DIRECT WAY

DOCKET

- A CALENDAR OR LIST OF CASES FOR TRIAL OR PEOPLE HAVING CASES PENDING.

NUANCE

-A SUBTLE DIFFERENCE IN OR SHADE OF MEANING, EXPRESSION, OR SOUND

FEEBLE

-LACKING PHYSICAL STRENGTH, ESPECIALLY AS A RESULT OF AGE OR ILLNESS

HANNAH MONRAYO

REPORTER

CHARACTERS

  • Alfredo Salazar (Protagonist)
  • Esperanza (Anti-hero)
  • Julia Salas (Antagonist)
  • Don Julian (Flat)

SETTING

  • Geographical - Philippines

POV

  • 3rd Person
  • Subjective

TONE AND STYLE

SHANE TAFALLA

REPORTER
Photo by Polo-Foto

IRONY

a.) Verbal
“May is the month of happiness they say”
“They say”

b.) Dramatic

✓ Alfredo’s love for Esperanza
✓ Alfredo’s love for Julia

FLASHBACK

"UNDER THE TREE, ALFREDO WAS REMEMBERING WHAT HAPPENED SIX WEEKS AGO..."

FORESHADOWING
- ​After eight years, Alfredo was sent to distant village due to legal assignment. The place is Sta. Cruz, Julia’s hometown.

HANGING ENDING

✓ After marriage, what happened to Alfredo and Esperanza’s relationship?

✓ After Alfredo knew that his love for Julia was gone, what happened to Julia?

USE OF LOCAL COLOR

  • Marrying at a certain age
  • Celebration of the Holy Week
  • Time when broken families were less accepted

SHAINA CARANDANG

REPORTER

MOVEMENT

DIALOGUE

Photo by mripp

DANE ARTISOLA

REPORTER
Photo by ŶΣŅΡǾΧ

EXPOSITION

RISING ACTION

CLIMAX

FALLING ACTION

Photo by Kiwi Tom

DENOUEMENT

DEAD STARS

BY PAZ MÁRQUEZ-BENÍTEZ