TRANSFORM

THAT SENTENCE.

1. typically used for chopping

wood, usually a steel blade
attached at a right angle to a
wooden handle. is a tool An Axe

2. is a person. A Thief who steals

another person's property without
using force or violence
3. Missing that states a continuous
activity of losing something. is the
present participle tense of the verb,
miss

THE PARABLES OF THE

ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS
RELATIVITY OF THINGS AS THEY PASS THROUGH MANS JUDGEMENT

THE MISSING AXE BY LIEH TZU

Once, a man has lost his axe in the

valley. Not knowing where he left it, nor
if someone borrowed it, he then, had
suspected his neighbors son. Starting
that day, the son walked like a thief,
looked like a thief, and spoke like a
thief. But then the next day, the man
found his axe while digging in the

1. What did the man lose in the

beginning of the story?
2. What did the man do after
realizing he lost his axe, his tool for
living?
3. How did the man think about the
situation about the neighbors son?

4. What have you learned from the

parable?
5. If you were the man who lost his
axe, would you do the same?

PARTS OF A
DEFINITION

Specie is the term to be defined.

Genus is the class or family to which
the specie belongs.
Differentia is a phrase that states
the distinguishing characteristics of
the specie.

A bag is a container with an

opening at the top used for
carrying things.
A trophy is a cup or other
decorative object awarded as a
prize for a victory or success.

Neighbor is a person who is living

near or next to our door and who
loves to sing karaoke at night.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Make it concise.
Avoid complicated terms.
Avoid specific terms.
Avoid circularity.
Make it simple.

LABEL THAT!

1. Missing is the present participle

form of the verb, miss, that states a
continuous activity of losing
something.
2. Thief is a person who steals
another person's property without

3. Axe is a tool typically used for

chopping wood, usually a steel blade
attached at a right angle to a wooden
handle.

A. Identify whether the sentences below

are logical and objective definitions, or not.
Write LAO if they are, and NLAO if not.

1. Ink is a colored fluid used for making

marks on paper which Ana had spilled to
my bag last Friday.
2. The wrist is the joint which connects
the hand with the forearm.

3. Vegetarians are those who use or

promote a diet which excludes animal
products.
4. A window is an opening on the wall of a
building for the purpose of admitting light
and air.
5. Water is a chemical compound
consisting of two parts of hydrogen and
one part of oxygen, and is my one and only

B. Without using a dictionary, construct

objective and logical definitions of the
following words:

1. Cellphone
3. University
Anecdote
2. Facebook 4. Rostrum

5.

ASSIGNMENT
A. Study the following words or species that
lack either its genus or differentia. Supply a
word or group of words that will
satisfactorily complete the sentence to
have an objective and logical definition.

1. A refrigerator is a __________________
that keeps food and beverages cool.
2. To dribble is to propel a ball by

ASSIGNMENT
3. Geometry is a _____________ that
investigates the measurements and
properties of lines, angles, surfaces and
solids.
4. Zeus is the _____________ of the king of
the gods of Olympus.
5. A book is ______________ that
_____________

ASSIGNMENT
B. LOOK UP THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY.

What you think, you become.

What you feel, you attract.
What
you
imagine,
you
create.
-Buddha

Everyone is more than what

we see.