Context Deixis for English 8 1st Quarter

English 8 1st Quarter

1. ENGLISH 8 ANGELIE A. PARE ÑO, LPT

2. W hat is Context in Literature? Context means the background or situation in which a story takes place. It helps us understand the characters, setting, language, and the author’s message.

3. HISTORICAL CONTEXT is an important part of life and literature, and without it, memories, stories, and characters have less meaning. deals with the details that surround an occurrence. In more technical terms, refers to the social, religious, economic, and political conditions that existed during a certain time and place.

4. Flashback – a memory or past event shown in the story Example: “When I was a child, the war took everything…” Personification – giving human qualities to non-human things Example: “The wind whispered secrets to the trees.”

5. Stereotyping – general ideas about a group of people Example: All villagers are poor (not always true). Local Color – details about traditions, clothes, food, or language in a place Example: Describing kimchi in a Korean story.

6. What is deixis? Deictic words are pointers in a text that allow you to identify its time and place. An example would be “here” and “now” in the sentence “You read this here and now”. “ h ere” is an example of spatial deixis “now” is an example of temporal deixis Deixis is how we know what a certain class of referential words and expressions actually means when we encounter them. Examples include words like "I", "you", "now", "today", "here", "there", "next Tuesday", and many others.

7. Deixis and Narration Moreover, deixis has several types in narration, such as time and place deixis. Narrator/character and Time: Time deixis refers to words or phrases that describe the time and sequential order of event in the story. Words like "now," "then," "today," "tomorrow," "yesterday” are the examples . Past tense : Already happened (e.g., “He walked to school.”) Present tense : Happening now (e.g., “He walks to school.”)

8. Deixis and Narration Moreover, deixis has several types in narration, such as time and place deixis. Narrator/character and Time: Time deixis refers to words or phrases that describe the time and sequential order of event in the story. Words like "now," "then," "today," "tomorrow," "yesterday” are the examples . Narrator/character and Place: Place deixis refers to the words or phrases that describe the location of the story. Words like "here," "there," "this place," "that place" are the examples.

9. "Voices from the Window" I sit beside the window pane, And watch the dancing drops of rain. The world outside is gray and wide, But in my heart, the sun still hides. A bird flies low, then soars so high, It cuts a path across the sky. It sings a tune I cannot hear, But still, its song feels loud and near. My dreams are clouds, they come and go, They change with every breeze I know. Yet here I wait, with hope so true, That skies will clear—and I will too.

10. "Voices from the Window" I sit beside the window pane, And watch the dancing drops of rain. The world outside is gray and wide, But in my heart, the sun still hides. A bird flies low, then soars so high, It cuts a path across the sky. It sings a tune I cannot hear, But still, its song feels loud and near. My dreams are clouds, they come and go, They change with every breeze I know. Yet here I wait, with hope so true, That skies will clear—and I will too. R ead a poem and find the deixis words .

11. "Yesterday, we visited the old market. I told her, ‘You should come here next week.’ She smiled and said, ‘I’ll be there.’"

12. "Here and Now" Here we stand beneath the sky, Watching clouds drift slowly by. I see your smile, you take my hand, We walk together through this land. Now the sun begins to fade, And we remember what we made.

13. Part I: Multiple Choice (1–7) Choose the letter of the correct answer

14. 1.Which of the following best describes a flashback? a. A hint about the future events b. A description of the setting c. A return to a past event in the story d. A sudden loud sound

15. 2.The phrase “The wind whispered a secret” is an example of: a. Flashback b. Stereotyping c. Personification d. Hyperbole

16. 3.What does “local color” refer to in a story? a. The clothes worn by the characters b. Specific details about culture, food, or traditions c. The color of the setting d. The weather in the story

17. 4. Which word is an example of deixis? a. Blue b. Happiness c. There d. Fast

18. 5. In poetry, deixis helps readers understand: a. How a character feels b. Where and when something is happening c. The plot twist d. The rhyme scheme

19. 6. What does the narrator’s situation tell us in a story? a. How long the story is b. What the weather is like c. What the narrator’s background, age, and feelings are d. Where the author was born

20. 7. If a story is told using “I” or “we,” what point of view is it written in? a. Third person limited b. First person c. Third person omniscient d. Second person

21. Part II: Identification (8–10) Write the correct answer on the blank. 8.________ is an oversimplified and often incorrect image or idea about a group of people.   9.In a story set in Japan, the mention of kimono, tea ceremonies, and cherry blossoms are examples of _________.   10. “Here,” “now,” and “you” are examples of what language feature? _________

22. ANSWERS: 1.c. A return to a past event in the story 2.c. Personification 3.b. Specific details about culture, food, or traditions 4.c. There 5.b. Where and when something is happening 6.c. What the narrator’s background, age, and feelings are 7.b. First person Part II: Identification 8.Stereotyping 9.Local color 10.Deixis