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ACTIVI TY VOCABULAR Y
What comes into your mind when you see these illustrations?
DAY NIGH T SUN LIGH T
MOO N
DARKNE SS
DIRECTIONS: Cr ck t s: Us t l tt rs i t c b rs b l b x, t l tt r, t i r s r i t isti is t i r s. P t t l tt rs i t bl it t b rs b l t t i r s.
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3 .18.8 . 3. 0 . 2 . 4 .13
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3 .8 . 3. 0 . 2 . 4 .13
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9 . 8 . 18. 13
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17 . 6 . 1 . 12 . 16 .4 . 18 . 1 . 15 .5
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7 . 2 . 1 . 3 . 0 . 4 . 18
Till earts nd
By: Chayasi Sunthonphiphit Translated by: James N. Mosel and Burton Raffel
My mind glows, Knows no fear of the darkness and its tight web Though the stars blur, and the moon s dim rays Are sucked into nothingness, And the oneness of man still cannot be found;
Though the sky slits and crackles, Drops no gentle music, Though a rooster s hurried cackle jars my ears, And a frightened dog goes whimpering up and down.
This clear light inside me Pushes the wild, heavy night back: It will never flicker, it can never change, Neither pain nor sorrow can reach it.
The earth swings in circles: Soon, light must break through, dawn Hanging golden and clear over all the world, men Living like men.
In the lonely night I lie listening to my own heart, The darkness so thick I could lose my way Except for the faint, echoing chant Of the most precious words ever written
Words like drops from heaven Falling like wisdom, strength, peace, beauty, into My waiting heart, These two small hands will move as this mind leads Them, Will carry Buddha s divine law Here to this earth, until this heart no longer beats.
Engagement Activity
The class will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will be given a task related to the poem.
UNO
Create a group essay about faith. Choose a representative to read it in front.
DOS
Draw an illustration that gives the difference of night and day & Light and Darkness, be able to explain it in front.
TRES
Act or role play an experience that can portray your faith.
QUATRO
Evaluate the performance of the three groups.
ASSIGNMENT
yDraw an illustration that can relate
to light and darkness. Create a short essay about it. Put it in a short bond paper. Some will be called next meeting to post and read their work.