1) In which part of Nicanor Tiosen Life's story inspired you the most?

2. In what ways does Nicanor P. Tiosen serve as a role model for the next generation of poets?

3. If you are given a chance to meet Nicanor Tiosen what would you say to him?

4. How will you going to describe Nicanor Tiosen to your future learners?

5. What is your own interpretation from the poem "of life and storms" Excerpt from his book "Even if it's takes a lifetime"?

Sample Answers:

a. Nicanor Tiosen Life's story inspired me the most: 

  What inspired me the most is his perseverance in getting to be known for his work of art. He was born in 1953, He got the Editor's Choice Award in 1997, meaning he was already 44 years old when he was recognized for his talent. He showed that never get tired of what is your passion, instead continue to work, and someday you will receive the fruit or the success of your hard work. 

b. Ways Nicanor P. Tiosen serves as a role model for the next generation of poets:

  One way Nicanor P. Tiosen serves as a role model for the next generation of poets is by creating a poem related to life situations or related to determination. As an example, his poem "Even if it takes a lifetime" is related to his life story wherein the readers got inspired by his theme and got encouraged to keep working with purpose even if it takes a long period of time. Another way is he serves as an inspiration to believe in "God" and believe in the power of prayers. His characteristic of believing in God would serve as a role model for the next generation to handle struggles in their chosen field and let God be their guide in continuing their skills and talents. 

c. If given a chance to meet Nicanor Tiosen what would you say to him:

  If given a chance to meet him, I would say " Thank you for inspiring me", because this is the right way to say that I am proud of his contribution and proud of his poems. His poems are great and will all set an inspiration to conquer life journey and inspiration that a Filipino can also be known to other countries. 

d. Describe Nicanor Tiosen to your future learners:

 I will Describe Nicanor Tiosen to my future learners as "one of the greatest Filipino poets" because of his meaningful poems and achievements. He deserves that title because of his reputation for doing appreciable poems. 

e. Own interpretation from the poem "of life and storms" Excerpt from his book "Even if it takes a lifetime":

 The poem "of life and storms" is about two sides of life, positive and negative. Most of the time life is hard, a storm may come to make us stronger, to make us feel how to sacrifice and how to be good to others. After the storm, the sun will shine or the positive side that life goes on, see the beautiful things, help one another to feel happy and enjoy life with what we have and what we can share to see smiles and hear laughter. 

Step-by-step explanation

Hi! My answers are just sample answers just to give you guidance and ideas on how will you answer your own work. 

Step by Step Process

step1- Read, Analyze your references about Nicanor Tiosen. 

step2- What do you think is special about him that caught your attention to answer what inspired you the most.

step3- Generate your ideas on how will he become a role model for the next poets. Ways as to how he writes, how he serves the country, what makes him unique.

step4- If you will teach learners, how will you present Nicanor Tiosen using describing words. use positive descriptions related to his talent.

step5- Read and Understand the poem  "of life and storms". Discuss how did you understand the poem. What is the main idea?

step6- Write sentences that are clear to make your points easy to understand.