Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Division of Cebu Province

SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: English Grade 10 Level 10 Quarter 3 Week 8

I. Critique a literary selection based on the feminist approach

Competency Code:____
Objectives:
•
Knowledge : Determine the aspects of feminism approach in
statements/situations;
• Skill : Critique a literary piece using the feminism approach; and
• Attitude : Demonstrate keenness in critiquing a literary piece
Name __________________________ Section ________Date________

School __________________________ District __________________________

A. Readings/Discussions
I. Directions: Look at the illustrations very closely a then, give answers to the
questions that follow.

B C

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➢ What does each of the picture/illustration imply?

Picture A. _____________________________________________________
Picture B. _____________________________________________________
Picture C. _____________________________________________________

• In this lesson, you will be using the Feminist Approach to critique a literary
selection, like other approaches each has its aspects. But before that, let’s
have the definition of Feminist first and know its aspect to grasp its
concept.
What is feminism criticism?
• Feminism criticism focuses on how literature presents women as
subjects of socio-political, psychological and economic oppression or
cruelty. It also reveals how aspects of our culture are patriarchal like how
our culture views men as superior and
▪ Culture and gender
▪ Presentation of gender equality
▪ Gender issues
▪ Oppression of women

➢ Have you known of stories where aspects of feminism approach are evident? If
yes, share some scenes that depict any of the aspects.

• To understand better about feminism, read the Speech by UN Women

Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson at a special event for the HeForShe
campaign, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 20 September
2014.Then answer the question that follow.

Emma Watson: Gender equality is your issue too

Today we are launching a campaign called “HeForShe.”

I am reaching out to you because I need your help. We want to end
gender inequality—and to do that we need everyone to be involved.
This is the first campaign of its kind at the UN: we want to try and
galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for
gender equality. And we don’t just want to talk about it, but make sure
it is tangible.

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I was appointed six months ago and the more I have spoken about
feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has
too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I
know for certain, it is that this has to stop.
For the record, feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and
women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the
political, economic and social equality of the sexes.”
I started questioning gender-based assumptions when at eight I was
confused at being called “bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays
we would put on for our parents—but the boys were not.
When at 14 I started being sexualized by certain elements of the press.
When at 15 my girlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams
because they didn’t want to appear “muscly.”
When at 18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings.
I decided I was a feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my
recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular
word.
Apparently, I am among the ranks of women whose expressions are
seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men and, unattractive.
Why is the word such an uncomfortable one?
I am from Britain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same
as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make
decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved
on my behalf in the policies and decision-making of my country. I think it
is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men. But sadly, I
can say that there is no onecountry in the world where all women can
expect to receive these rights.
No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.
These rights I consider to be human rights, but I am one of thelucky
ones. My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didn’t loveme less
because I was born a daughter. My school did not limit me because I
was a girl.

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because I was a girl. My mentors didn’t assume I would go less far
because I might give birth to a child one day. These influencers were the
gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today. They may
not know it, but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changing the
world today. And we need more of those.
And if you still hate the word—it is not the word that is important but the
idea and the ambition behind it. Because not all women have been
afforded the same rights that I have. In fact, statistically, very few have
been.
In 1995, Hilary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing about women’s
rights. Sadly, many of the things she wanted to change are still a reality
today.
But what stood out for me the most was that only 30 per cent of her
audience were male. How can we affect change in the world when only
half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?
Men—I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation.
Gender equality is your issue too.
Because to date, I’ve seen my father’s role as a parent being valued less
by society despite my needing his presence as a child as much as my
mother’s.
I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness unable to ask for help
for fear it would make them look less “macho”—in fact in the UK suicide is
the biggest killer of men between 20-49 years of age; eclipsing road
accidents, cancer and coronary heart disease. I’ve seen men made fragile
and insecure by a distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men
don’t have the benefits of equality either.
We don’t often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes,
but I can see that that they are and that when they are free, things will
change for women as a natural consequence.
If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted women won’t
feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women
won’t have to be controlled.
Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and
women should feel free to be strong… It is time that we all perceive
gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals.

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If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining
ourselves by what we are—we can all be freer and this is what HeForShe
is about. It’s about freedom.
I want men to take up this mantle. So their daughters, sisters and
mothers can be free from prejudice but also so that their sons have
permission to be vulnerable and human too—reclaim those parts of
themselves they abandoned and in doing so be a more true and complete
version of themselves.
You might be thinking who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing
up on stage at the UN. It’s a good question and trust me, I have been
asking myself the same thing. I don’t know if I am qualified to be here. All
I know is that I care about this problem. And I want to make it better.
And having seen what I’ve seen—and given the chance—I feel it is my
duty to say something. English Statesman Edmund Burke said: “All that is
needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for enough good men and
women to do nothing.”
In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt I’ve told
myself firmly—if not me, who, if not now, when. If you have similar doubts
when opportunities are presented to you I hope those words might be
helpful.
Because the reality is that if we do nothing it will take 75 years, or for me
to be nearly a hundred before women can expect to be paid the same as
men for the same work. 15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16
years as children. And at current rates it won’t be until 2086 before all
rural African girls will be able to receive a secondary education.
If you believe in equality, you might be one of those inadvertent feminists
I spoke of earlier.
And for this I applaud you.
We are struggling for a uniting word but the good news is we have a
uniting movement. It is called HeForShe. I am inviting you to step
forward, to be seen to speak up, to be the "he" for "she". And to ask
yourself if not me, who? If not now, when?
Thank you.
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-
too

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 ➢ What have you understood about feminism based on the speech which you have
just read?

• Read closely the example of Feminism Criticism of the story “The Story of
an Hour” by Kate Chopin

In the short story, Chopin reveals a deep rooted problem women faced in marital
relationships. Even though, Chopin did not think of herself as a feminist, she often
depicted women in unequal roles in their marriages. As in "The Story of an Hour" she
plotted the idea that women were oppressed through unhappy marriages. Through this
idea, she voiced that marriages were institutions that put restraints upon women.
Husbands held the power and often imposed their will onto their wives. The wives had
no other choice but to bend to the husband's will. Even if the husband were gentle men,
women had no sense of freedom or individuality and were inferior to men.
Unfortunately, women had no control over their lives, they were slaves whose only main
priority was to live for their owner (husband) rather than themselves. Thus, it brought an
unhealthy balance between both in society and marriage.

▪ What are the aspects of feminist approach mention in the critique? Cite
lines to prove your contention.

B. Exercises

Exercise 1 Directions: Read and analyze the given situations/ statements, then,
answer the questions that follows.

A.
“Presidency is not for women.”

President Rodrigo R. Duterte

B.

“President Rodrigo R. Duterte belittled the power of women.”

Senator Riza Hontiveros

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 C.

Mary Jane Veloso was born into a poor family and married at 17. The marriage
failed, and so she went to the United Arab Emirates to earn for her children. After an
attempted rape on her in Dubai, a syndicate tricked her into smuggling 2.6kg of heroin
into Indonesia and in April 2015, she got a last minute reprieve from the death
row.
https://www.aseantoday.com/2017/02/the-continued-oppression-of-filipino-women/

D.

Duterte had his own marriage annulled. He famously opposes the

intervention of the church in politics. He has also expressed an
interest in legalizing same-sex marriage.
https://www.aseantoday.com/2018/03/will-the-philippines-soon-allow-divorce/

➢ What does each of the situations/statements mean?

Statement A: _____________________________________________________
Statement B: _____________________________________________________
Statement C: _____________________________________________________
Statement D: _____________________________________________________

➢ Do the statements/situations show the aspects of feminism? What are they?

Exercise 2

Directions: Read the poem “Woman Speaks” by Audre Lorde, then, choose the best
answer that reflects the aspects of Feminism Approach of the lines culled out from the
poem. Write the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.

Woman Speaks
Audre Lorde

Moon marked and touched by sun

my magic is unwritten
but when the sea turns back
it will leave my shape behind.
I seek no favor
untouched by blood
unrelenting as the curse of love
permanent as my errors
or my pride

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 I do not mix
love with pity
nor hate with scorn
and if you would know me
look into the entrails of Uranus
where the restless oceans pound.

I do not dwell
within my birth nor my divinities
who am ageless and half-grown
and still seeking
my sisters
witches in Dahomey
wear me inside their coiled cloths
as our mother did
mourning.

I have been woman

for a long time
beware my smile
I am treacherous with old magic
and the noon's new fury
with all your wide futures
promised
I am
woman
and not white.
Accessed by June 25, 2021, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42583/a-woman-
speaks?fbclid=IwAR0ZXV6QJJb3L5hb5UEoK7aDpxmUi9Nncg_DoqdMR0CZ0l3h8M31HdhxWJk

1. The title “Woman Speaks implies _________________________.

A. women empowerment C. women discrimination

B. women oppression D. women exploitation

2. “I seek no favor
untouched by blood
unrelenting as the curse of love
permanent as my errors
or my pride

A. gender equality C. gender biases

B. gender issues D. gender gap

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 3. and if you would know me
look into the entrails of Uranus
where the restless oceans pound.

A. women empowerment C. women oppression

B. women discrimination D. women exploitation

4. witches in Dahomey
wear me inside their coiled cloths
as our mother did
mourning.

A. women stereotype C. women oppression

B. women discrimination D. women issues

5. I am
woman
and not white.

A. woman issues C. women discrimination

B. woman oppression D. woman stereotype

C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31,

s. 2020)

Directions: Write a 2 paragraph critique of the “Woman Speaks” using the aspects of
Feminism Approach Be guided by the rubric.

Rubric for rating:

10 pts. 7 pts. 5 pts.
Organization The critique includes at The critique The critique never
least 2 aspects of includes at least mentions of any
Feminism approach and one aspect of aspect of Feminism
contains critical Feminism approach approach and
reasoning. and contains critical contains minimal
reasoning reasons.

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D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies

Directions: Write a 2 paragraph stand on Feminism Approach in critiquing literary

pieces.

References:
• Department of Education Curriculum and Instruction Strand, K to 12
Most EssentialLearning Competencies With Corresponding Codes
accessed August 14, 2020, K-to-12- MELCS-with-CG- Codes.pdf.
• Almomte, Liza, et al, Celebrating Diversity through World Literature,
Grade 10 English-Learner’s Manual, First Edition ,2015.
• https://www.google.com/search?q=illustration+of+feminist+theory&rlz=1
C1CHBF_enPH710PH710&sxsrf=ALeKk03jxC3l0Ln3PAuTTARlzv--
vqJ1NQ:1612226890697&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKE
wjSy_eY_cnuAhVc73MBHQCzCrQQ_AUoAXoECBUQAw&biw=1458&
bih=675 accessed on January 16, 2021

• Accessed on June 23, 2021

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-
gender-equality-is-your-issue-too
• https://libguides.uta.edu/literarycriticism/theories accessed on January
20, 2021

• https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42583/a-woman-speaks
accessed on January 22, 2021

Prepared by: Edited by:

SONIA M. LAURONAL ZENITH R. GUZMAN

MT-I English (Sangat NHS) Content Editor

RESDALE VENZ R. PALABRICA

Proofreader
Reviewed by:

MA. CHONA B. REDOBLE, EdD

Education Program Supervisor - English

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 GUIDE

For the Teacher

Provide all necessary guidance to learners and home tutors.

For the Learner

Take time to learn the concepts. Seek help from teacher, if needed.

For the Parent/Home Tutor

Kindly monitor that the learner answers the SLHT during study period.

Please contact subject teacher for assistance, if needed.

Answer Key:

Exercise 1- Answers may Vary

Exercise 2- 1) A, 2) B, 3) B, 4) A, 5) B

Assessment: Answers may Vary

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 Answer Key

A. Readings/Discussions
Answers may vary

B. Exercises
I. Exercise I
Answers may vary
II. Exercise
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
C. Assessment

Answers may vary

D. Additional activity

Answers may vary

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