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ThemeMAThic

Objectives: a. Identify the major themes in The Mats; b. Analyze themes in the short story and provide textual evidence to support them; c. Demonstrate critical thinking in analyzing themes and textual evidence; and d. Appreciate the importance of using textual evidences to support literary interpretation.
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What’s the MATS-ter?

Objectives: a. Identify the characters, key events, and emotional states in The Mats; b. Analyze a character's emotions and provide textual evidence from the short story; c. Demonstrate empathy in interpreting characters' feelings and experiences in the story; and d. Appreciate the role of symbolism in understanding literature and interpretation.
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ReMATS

Objectives: a. Identify the key events and important objects in The Mats; b. Retell the short story in correct chronological order and explain the symbolism of objects in the short story; c. Demonstrate attentiveness in retelling the short story and interpreting the symbolic meaning of objects; and d. Appreciate the role of symbolism in the mats.
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MATSter Mind

Objectives: a. Identify key events in The Mats and understand their significance; b. Analyze the provided excerpts from the short story and cite appropriate textual evidence; c. Demonstrate critical thinking in analyzing excerpts in the short story; and d. Appreciate evidence-based interpretation in understanding literature.
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MATSplorer

Objective: a. Identify key characters to The Mats and words that are associated with them; b. Analyze and locate words linked to each character and provide textual evidence from the short story; c. Demonstrate attentiveness in completing the word search; and d. Appreciate characterization and evidence-based interpretation in The Mats.
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ENDentity

Objectives: a. Describe the characters and human experiences in The Mats; b. Analyze the contribution of characters to the development of the story; c. Demonstrate understanding of characters' situations and human experiences in The Mats; and d. Show empathy to the characters' experiences and situation in the mats.
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MATShuffle

Objectives: a. Identify important elements in The Mats; b. Rearrange jumbled words related to The Mats and explain their significance; c. Demonstrate attention to important details in the short story; and d. Appreciate the role of objects in conveying meaning in The Mats.
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MATsterpiece

Objectives: a. Recognize the significance of symbolism in The Mats; b. Create a mat design based on personal experience and connect it to a character in the short story; c. Demonstrate creativity in designing an original mat design; and d. Appreciate self-identity and self-expression through creative output.
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SEEMbolism

Objectives: a. Identify the different symbols used in The Mats; b. Interpret the symbols in the story based on personal experiences and story events; c. Demonstrate appreciation for the use of symbolism in The Mats; and d. Value the role of symbolism in conveying the story's theme and message.
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PLOT WIZ

Objectives: a. Identify the major parts of the plot in The Mats; b. Retell the story using visual cues and construct an alternative resolution; c. Demonstrate creativity in reconstructing the events of The Mats; and d. Appreciate the significance and lesson conveyed in The Mats.
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