home reading report
Title:
The World is an Apple
Home Reading Report
Submitted to:
Mrs. Marbini D. De Mesa
Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High school
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the subject
English IV
Submitted by:
Jovelyn E. Sales
IV-Acacia
Home Reading Report no.1
I. Title
II. Author: Alberto F. Florentino is the author and playwright of the famed ‘The World Is an Apple”. The themes that he usually tackels are about deals with everyday scenarios of a commoner’s life. He usually portrays the struggles of Filipinos.
He was born on july 28 1931. Florentino had his first taste probably the when his father, a teacher, was active on school activities such as directing plays, he needed to read the manuscript over and over again.
As this education, he attended U.S Information service and then at the University of the East Alberto Florentino was 23 when, as an accounting student at the University of the East, He win a Palanca award for his play, “The World Is an Apple”. This success at his first serious attempt at playwriting made him abandon his accounting studies to become a writer. He has since written more than 50 plays for stage and more than 100 for television, besides having published seven collections of his own plays and more than 70 titles by other Filipino authors. He is today considered the foremost Filipino playwrights in English.
III. Literary: Play
IV. Vocabulary words
1. Gone berserk - in a violent rage
2. Measly apple - worthless
3. Hideous beast – very ugly
4. To fidget – make nervous movements
5. Reeking of alcohol – having an offensive smell
6. Filch an apple – steal something small
7. Caught pilfering - stealing
8. Shabbily dressed – wearing worn clothing
9. Improvised home – made with what every material
10. Sinister-looking man – evil or wicked
V. Characters
Gloria Mario Pablo
Loving...
The World is an Apple
Home Reading Report
Submitted to:
Mrs. Marbini D. De Mesa
Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High school
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the subject
English IV
Submitted by:
Jovelyn E. Sales
IV-Acacia
Home Reading Report no.1
I. Title
II. Author: Alberto F. Florentino is the author and playwright of the famed ‘The World Is an Apple”. The themes that he usually tackels are about deals with everyday scenarios of a commoner’s life. He usually portrays the struggles of Filipinos.
He was born on july 28 1931. Florentino had his first taste probably the when his father, a teacher, was active on school activities such as directing plays, he needed to read the manuscript over and over again.
As this education, he attended U.S Information service and then at the University of the East Alberto Florentino was 23 when, as an accounting student at the University of the East, He win a Palanca award for his play, “The World Is an Apple”. This success at his first serious attempt at playwriting made him abandon his accounting studies to become a writer. He has since written more than 50 plays for stage and more than 100 for television, besides having published seven collections of his own plays and more than 70 titles by other Filipino authors. He is today considered the foremost Filipino playwrights in English.
III. Literary: Play
IV. Vocabulary words
1. Gone berserk - in a violent rage
2. Measly apple - worthless
3. Hideous beast – very ugly
4. To fidget – make nervous movements
5. Reeking of alcohol – having an offensive smell
6. Filch an apple – steal something small
7. Caught pilfering - stealing
8. Shabbily dressed – wearing worn clothing
9. Improvised home – made with what every material
10. Sinister-looking man – evil or wicked
V. Characters
Gloria Mario Pablo
Loving...