Performance Task 1 Making Connections Template 3
Performance Task 1 Making Connections Template 3
Performance Task 1 Making Connections Template 3
I. General Guidelines
Read and analyze the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes and answer the following questions
by making connections to the text.
If your paper is plagiarized, you will automatically get zero for this performance task. Remember that
they make up 50% of your grade.
Questions:
1. What is the poem about? __________________________________________________________________
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2. Which part makes you think of someone in true to life experience? ___________________________
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3. Which part do you like best? Why? _________________________________________________________
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4. What do you think have motivated the mother to advise to her son? _________________________
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5. Is the message of the poem worthwhile? Prove your point. ___________________________________
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6. How important is the poem’s message to your life? __________________________________________
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7. What have you learned from it? ____________________________________________________________
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8. Make a list of 5 challenges experienced by students like you.
A. ________________________________________________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________________________________________________
C. ________________________________________________________________________________________
D. ________________________________________________________________________________________
E. ________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Think and list down the 5 most effective method of coping with these challenges.
F. ________________________________________________________________________________________
G. ________________________________________________________________________________________
H. ________________________________________________________________________________________
I. ________________________________________________________________________________________
J. ________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Make connections to the text by answering the table below.