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    READ N WRITING SKILLS

    BRACING FOR
    Group8
    BALIKBAYANS
    Conrado de Quiros
    He was a Filipino journalist, columnist, and writer
    who covered Philippine politics from the 1980s to
    the early decades of the 21st century.

    De Quiros’ command of words is par excellence.


    His prose is crisp and sharp, wit, sarcasm, and
    humor blending seamlessly. He elevated opinion
    writing to the level of art.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 01 of 07


    BALIKBAYAN Means
    What is Balikbayan?

    A Filipino citizen visiting or returning to


    the Philippines after a period of living
    in another country.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 02 of 07


    QUESTIONS
    Must be answered:
    01 What is the main idea of the text?
    02 What supporting details are presented in the text?
    03
    What important knowledge or concept were you able to
    get from the given text?
    04 Analyze what pattern of paragraph development is
    exemplified by the text?
    05 What evidence or proofs support your claim about
    this pattern?
    06 What techniques or devices are used by the author
    in writing the text?
    Answer
    NO. 1
    WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT?

    The main situations or ideas that Conrado de Quiros talks


    about in 'Bracing for Balikbayans' are primarily centered
    around the concept of Balikbayans, or returning Filipino
    migrants. These concepts manifest themselves in different
    aspects of Filipino society, including the impact on the
    economy, socio-cultural perceptions, and individual or
    family experiences. It shows how balikbayans change when
    they work or migrate to other countries.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 03 of 07


    AnswerNO. 2
    WHAT SUPPORTING DETAILS ARE PRESENTED IN THE TEXT?

    The supporting details presented in the text are that


    someone who has worked outside of their home
    nation may experience several adjustments as they
    must adapt to the culture and system in place.
    When they arrive, unaware that we are equal and
    unaffected by social reality, we, the family closest
    to them, know everything about them. When the
    new culture is accepted, the value of nationalism
    changes.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 04 of 07


    Answer
    NO. 3
    WHAT IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE OR CONCEPT WERE YOU ABLE TO GET
    FROM THE GIVEN TEXT?

    The important knowledge or concept is that it opens the minds of


    people to their differences from what they idolize so much and the
    way they think of themselves as Filipinos. This is an opening for us
    in the sense of nationalism and of embracing what we don’t have
    and being content.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 05 of 07


    Answer
    NO. 4 & NO.5
    WHAT EVIDENCE OR PROOFS SUPPORT
    YOUR CLAIM ABOUT THIS PATTERN?

    ANALYZE WHAT PATTERN OF PARAGRAPH


    DEVELOPMENT IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE The evidence or proofs support the claim
    TEXT? about the patterns used in the text. First,
    narration shows the revisiting of the word of
    the author’s memory, and we can see it in the
    The pattern exemplified in intro of the text and the line, “It’s a time of
    year when balikbayans descend upon us in
    the text are narration, and droves to remind us of how benighted we
    comparison & contrast. are." And lastly, comparison and contrast,
    because it shows how different Filipino and
    American cultures are and how they see
    things.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 06 of 07


    AnswerNO. 6
    WHAT TECHNIQUES OR DEVICES ARE USED BY THE
    AUTHOR IN WRITING THE TEXT?

    The techniques or devices used in the text are


    anecdote and analogy. Anecdote because it
    indicates the brief narratives from the writer’s
    memory of the text, and analogy because it
    demonstrates a comparison and contrast in
    the text about bracing for balikbayans.

    Read N Wri Skills Page 07 of 07


    THANK
    You

    GROUP 8

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