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    1. The document outlines objectives for a lesson on materialism, including summarizing an excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography titled "The Whistle". 2. The excerpt tells the story of a young Benjamin Franklin spending all his money on a whistle after being charmed by its sound, only to regret it later when his family laughed at him for spending too much. 3. Franklin realized this early experience taught him that people often give up too much or make poor choices for things that provide little real value or pleasure, which he referred to as "paying too much for the whistle".

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    1. The document outlines objectives for a lesson on materialism, including summarizing an excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography titled "The Whistle". 2. The excerpt tells the story of a young Benjamin Franklin spending all his money on a whistle after being charmed by its sound, only to regret it later when his family laughed at him for spending too much. 3. Franklin realized this early experience taught him that people often give up too much or make poor choices for things that provide little real value or pleasure, which he referred to as "paying too much for the whistle".

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    1. The document outlines objectives for a lesson on materialism, including summarizing an excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography titled "The Whistle". 2. The excerpt tells the story of a young Benjamin Franklin spending all his money on a whistle after being charmed by its sound, only to regret it later when his family laughed at him for spending too much. 3. Franklin realized this early experience taught him that people often give up too much or make poor choices for things that provide little real value or pleasure, which he referred to as "paying too much for the whistle".

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    1. The document outlines objectives for a lesson on materialism, including summarizing an excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography titled "The Whistle". 2. The excerpt tells the story of a young Benjamin Franklin spending all his money on a whistle after being charmed by its sound, only to regret it later when his family laughed at him for spending too much. 3. Franklin realized this early experience taught him that people often give up too much or make poor choices for things that provide little real value or pleasure, which he referred to as "paying too much for the whistle".

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    OBJECTIVES:

    1. Share insights about the video on materialism;


    2. read an excerpt from Autobiography entitled, “The
    Whistle” by Benjamin Franklin;
    3. analyze the excerpt from Autobiography entitled, “The
    Whistle” and appreciate its message; and
    4. create a slogan, and present a short role play depicting
    the theme of the “The Whistle”.
    ?
    Have you ever
    bought something
    that you regretted
    afterwards? What
    lesson did you learn
    from your
    purchase?
    Th
    WHIST
    WHIST
    e
    An excerpt from the Autobiography of
    Benjamin Franklin
    Unlocking of difficult
    terms
    Halfpence
    - a former British
    coin worth one half
    of a penny
    Folly
    -the lack of good
    sense or judgment
    Vexation
    -the state of being
    worried or annoyed
    Chagrin
    -a feeling of being
    frustrated or annoyed
    because of failure or
    disappointment
    Brute
    -very strong of
    forceful
    Legend:
    Students who are seated on the left
    side will read the text.

    Students who are seated on the right


    side will read the text.

    Everyone will read the text.


    THE WHISTLE
    by Benjamin Franklin
    (An excerpt from
    The Autobiography)
    When I was a child of seven years old, my friends
    on a holiday filled my little pocket with halfpence. I
    went directly to a shop where they sold toys for
    children; and being charmed with the sound of a
    whistle that I met by the way, in the hands of
    another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my
    money for it.
    When I came home, whistling all over the house,
    much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all
    the family, my brothers, sisters & cousins, told me I
    had given four times as much for it as it was worth,
    & laugh at me so much for my folly that I cry’d
    with vexation; and the reflection gave me more
    chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.
    As I grew up, came into the world,
    and observed the actions of men, I
    thought I met many who gave too
    much for the whistle.
    If I knew a Miser, who gave up every
    kind of comfortable Living, all the
    pleasure of doing good to others, for the
    sake of accumulating Wealth, Poor Man,
    says I, you pay too much for your
    whistle.
    When I saw a beautiful sweet-tempered
    girl, married to an ill-natured brute of a
    Husband; What a pity, says I, that she
    should pay so much for a Whistle!
    In short, I conceived that great part of
    the miseries of mankind, were brought
    upon them by the false estimates they
    had made of the value of things, and by
    their giving too much for the whistle.
    Th
    WHIST
    e
    An excerpt from the Autobiography of
    Benjamin Franklin
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    1. How did

    1
    Benjamin
    Franklin come in
    possession of a
    “lot” of money”?
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    2. What did

    2
    Benjamin
    Franklin do with
    all the money
    given to him?
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    3. What was the

    3
    initial reaction of
    Benjamin Franklin
    to the whistle that
    he bought?
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    4. Why did the

    4 whistle give him


    little or no
    pleasure at all?
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    5. How did the

    5 incident of the
    whistle guide him
    in his later
    actions?
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    6. What does the

    6 phrase “paying
    too much for a
    whistle” mean?
    THE
    Benjamin
    WHISTLE
    Franklin
    7. What are the

    7 things that
    really matter to
    you?
    ACTIVITY
    In a 1 whole sheet of paper,
    List 5 instances in your life where
    you paid too much for a whistle
    and make an essay out of it.
    ASSIGNMENT
    Interview a person in your
    community whom you believe have
    paid too much for a whistle in his/her
    life. Ask the person how he/she
    coped and handled the situation.

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