MAYONKristian Sendon Cordero,

Camarines Sur

Lesson Objectives

MAYON by Kristian Sendon Cordero

• Determine the elements of

poetry by looking at an

example of Filipino regional

poetry.

• Appreciate the application of

imagery in the literary text,

paying particular attention to

the regional origins of the

literary text.

• Respond critically to the poem

and articulate this response

through a presentation that

showcases regional culture.

Mayon

Mayon Volcano (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon, Filipino: Bulkang Mayon), also known as Mount Mayon or simply Mayon, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, the volcano and its surrounding landscape was declared a national park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation. It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year 2000.

Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon.

Activity

● What do you think about Mayon

Volcano?

● Why do you think people love this

tourist destination?

● Have you seen Mount Mayon up

close? If yes, how did you react

when you saw it for the first

time?

● Can other events have the same

effect on us as a volcanic

eruption? Name some.

Discussion Questions:

MAYON

Ayon sa alamat, lason ng pana ni

Pagtuga,

Ang lumikha sa bulkan – libingan ito

Ng dalagang namatay sa isang

digmaan.

Ngayon, ano ang tutubo sa paanan ng

Mayon

Gayong nagiging malawak na itong

sementeryo

Ng abo, ng tao. Manganganak na

kaya ito?

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Century LPW

Mayon (cont.)

Tinitigan ko ang nakangangang

bulkan – binalot

Ng ulap at ng sariling usok ang

tuktok, gatas sa labi.

Baka sakali, magpakita, nang

may silbi ang kamera.

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Mayon (cont.)

Sa ilang retrato na ibinebenta ng mga

bata sa Cagsawa

Lusaw na tae ang nagliliyab na lava,

dumadaloy pababa.

Matandang nag-nganganga ayon

naman sa isang makata.

Sa isang lumang postcard na nakita

ko sa Antigo Merkado—

Kapag sa malayo, isa siyang

magandang sikyung nakatanod,

Handa sa pagkapkap, naghihintay sa

iyong pagpasok.

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Remember

Characters from the legend:

Daragang Magayon

Pangagoron

Pagtuga

Theme of the poem:

In beauty lies danger.

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Evaluation:

1. In groups:

●Explain an assigned stanza.

● Identify the various images in

the poem.

●Brainstorm on how the poem

Mayon can be interpreted

literally and figuratively.

●Write a short critique of the

poem focusing on how the

images in the poem present

the experience of viewing

Mount Mayon.

Only one

output per

group.

Evaluation (cont.)

2. Research into an

aspect of four different

region’s culture and

present it to the class

via a five-minute audio

visual presentation.

Save your

AVP on a

flash drive for

easy access.

For handouts:

http://jacs.weebly.com

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