The Story of the Aged Mother
The Story of the Aged Mother
Activity Sheets
Name: Marie Jenelle Replan_______________________ Section: 8 – Chastity____________________
Activity 1
Write 8 adjectives describing your mother. Write your mother’s name and paste her picture in the central oval.
Activity 2
Complete the story map below.
Title: The Story of the Aged Mother (A Japanese Folktale)
Setting: The story happened long long time ago at the foot of the mountain and at shinano.
Characters: The Aged Mother – the main character of the story, who has the wisdom that brings to save and benefited their land. The Young Farmer – the son of the aged mother. The Daimo – the despotic ruler of Shinano but later on he learned to give importance to the old folks.
Beginning: An order was said by the despotic ruler to immediately put to death all the aged people.
Middle: The aged mother and the young farmer went to the mountain as the said order. The young farmer should leave her mother there but he didn’t. He picked her mother up and hid her in a safe place.
End: The ruler demanded a rope of ashes. The aged mother thought of an idea so that they would make a rope of ashes. And the idea successfully goes well. The young farmer told that story to the ruler and the degree was removed.
Reader’s Conclusion: A degree was given by a wicked ruler to put to death all old people. A poor farmer took his aged mother up a mountain to obey the degree, but could not. He brought his mother down the mountain and hid her. The wicked ruler demanded a rope of ashes be made. It was the aged mother who told how to make that kind of rope. The son told the ruler the story and the degree was abolished
Activity 3
Complete the character analysis chart below.
|Character |Personality Trait |Actions which support |
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Activity Sheets
Name: Marie Jenelle Replan_______________________ Section: 8 – Chastity____________________
Activity 1
Write 8 adjectives describing your mother. Write your mother’s name and paste her picture in the central oval.
Activity 2
Complete the story map below.
Title: The Story of the Aged Mother (A Japanese Folktale)
Setting: The story happened long long time ago at the foot of the mountain and at shinano.
Characters: The Aged Mother – the main character of the story, who has the wisdom that brings to save and benefited their land. The Young Farmer – the son of the aged mother. The Daimo – the despotic ruler of Shinano but later on he learned to give importance to the old folks.
Beginning: An order was said by the despotic ruler to immediately put to death all the aged people.
Middle: The aged mother and the young farmer went to the mountain as the said order. The young farmer should leave her mother there but he didn’t. He picked her mother up and hid her in a safe place.
End: The ruler demanded a rope of ashes. The aged mother thought of an idea so that they would make a rope of ashes. And the idea successfully goes well. The young farmer told that story to the ruler and the degree was removed.
Reader’s Conclusion: A degree was given by a wicked ruler to put to death all old people. A poor farmer took his aged mother up a mountain to obey the degree, but could not. He brought his mother down the mountain and hid her. The wicked ruler demanded a rope of ashes be made. It was the aged mother who told how to make that kind of rope. The son told the ruler the story and the degree was abolished
Activity 3
Complete the character analysis chart below.
|Character |Personality Trait |Actions which support |
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