LEARNING PLAN CALENDAR

SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8 (EN8) NO. OF WEEKS: 9 weeks (34 hours)

UNIT TOPIC: AFRICAN LITERATURE
DESIGNER: DONNALYN O. CASTILLO

CONTENT STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of:

1. African literature as means of exploring forces that human beings contend with;
2. various reading styles and reading purposes;
3. prosodic features that serve as carriers of meaning;
4. ways by which information may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and
5. parallel structures and cohesive devises in presenting information
PERFORMACE STANDARD: The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering an informative speech based on a scientific topic of interest keeping in mind the proper and effective use
of parallel structures and cohesive devises and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.
COMPETENCIES:
1. Reading Comprehension
a) scan for logical connectors to determine the text type;
b) skim to determine key ideas;
c) use the appropriate reading style (scanning, skimming, speed reading, intensive reading etc.) for one’s purpose; and
d) read intensively to determine the author’s purpose.
2. Listening Comprehension
a) listen for important points signalled by volume, projection, pitch, stress, intonation, juncture, and rate of speech;
b) determine how volume, projection, pitch, stress, intonation, juncture, and speech rate serve as carriers of meaning; and
c) note the changes in volume, projection, pitch, stress, intonation, juncture, and rate of speech that affect meaning.
3. Vocabulary Development
a) determine the meaning of idiomatic expressions by noting context clues and collocations; and
b) use appropriate strategies in unlocking the meaning of unfamiliar words and idiomatic expressions.
4. Literature
a) express appreciation for sensory images used;
b) explain the literary devices used;
c) determine tone, mood, technique, and purpose of the author; and
d) explain how a selection may be influenced by culture, history, environment, or other factors.
5. Writing and Composition
a) present ideas using a variety of graphic organizer;
b) organize ideas in one-step word, phrase, and sentence outline forms; and
 c) arrange notes using a variety of graphic organizer.
6. Oral Language and Fluency
a) use the correct sounds of English
7. Grammar Awareness
a) use parallel structures; and
b) use appropriate cohesive devices in composing an informative speech.
SESSION 1
Target Date: June 18, 2018
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
SESSION 2 SESSION 3
Target Date: June 19, 2018 Target Date: June 25, 2018
EXPLORE
NO CLASSES Act 1: 4 pics 1 word (Photos showing Africa)
Act 2: Introduction to African Literature
Act 3: Show video about the African Life.
Ref. Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2s5ev0i8tm)
FIRM-UP
Act 4: Reaction Guide (A table containing
statements about Africa, where students need to
write if they agree or disagree in the statement.
Act 5:Process Questions
1) Which of the following statements do you
believe to be true?
2) Why do you say that these statements are
true?
3) Why do you think these are not true?
Ref. EN8 Module 1 &2 pp. 7-8
Assignment:
Have a copy of the poem “Africa” by David Diop
and bring your dictionaries.
Remarks:
SESSION 4
Target Date: June 26, 2018
FIRM-UP
Act. 1: Reading and Listening to the poem “Africa”
by David Diop
Ref.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw_xzgrjPWA
Act. 2: Underlining unfamiliar words and looking
for its meaning in the dictionary
Act. 3: Process Questions
1) What does the poem reveal about African
character?
2) How do Africans respond to the challenges
of modernity as revealed in the poem?
Ref. EN8 Module 1 &2 pp. 13-14
DEEPEN
Act. 4: Reciting the poem with proper
pronunciation
Act. 5: Using the unfamiliar words in sentence
Act. 6: Understanding Context Clues (Meaning
and Kinds of Context Clues)
Act. 7: Analyzing examples of context clues in a
sentence.
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 50-51; EN8 Module 1 &2 pp.
42
Remarks:
 SESSION 5
Target Date: July 02, 2018
DEEPEN
Act. 1: Discussing the Prosodic Features of
Speech (stress, intonation, phrasing,
gesture)
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 7-8
Act. 2: Applying the proper stress,
intonation, phrasing, and gesture through
reciting the poem “Africa” by David Diop.
Act. 3: Silent Reading of the short story
“Open house” by Musa Nagenda
Act. 4: Discussing the meaning of unfamiliar
word from the story.
Act. 5: Oral Reading of the short story using
the proper emotions.
Ref.
http:/maanlitworks.wordpress.com/2014/05/
26/open-house-2/
Remarks:
SESSION 9
Target Date: July 16, 2018
EXPLORE
Act. 1: Guessing Game
 Recognizing the difference between
tales, fables, folktales, poem, and
short stories.
Act. 2: Reading the West African folktale
“Tale of the Cow-Tail”
Act. 3: Unlocking unfamiliar words from the
folktale
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 33-36
SESSION 6 SESSION 7 SESSION 8
Target Date: July 03, 2018 Target Date: July 09, 2018 Target Date: July 10, 2018
TRANSFER: EXPLORE DEEPEN
Ass. 1: Story Wheel Act. 1: Guess the meaning of the statements. Act. 1: Reacting to Writer’s Devices
Ref. Module 1&2 pp. 14 (Those statements are proverbs) Ref. Module 1&2 pp. 45
Ass. 2: 20 item quiz about the use of context
Act. 2: Deriving meanings from proverbs. Act. 2: Analyzing different Literary Devices
clues and prosodic features of speech.
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 5-6, 10 Ref. https://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm
Act.3: Recognizing the great South African
leader, Nelson Mandela. TRANSFER
REVIEW FOR THE 1 MONTHLY EXAM ON Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 18-19
ST Act. 3: Exercise 2 (Lines from the poem;
JULY 4-5 determining the literary device)
FIRM-UP Ref. Module 1&2 pp. 46
Act. 4: Unlocking difficulties
Remarks: Act. 5: Reading the poem “When Negro Teeth
Speaks” by Ouologuem Yambo and answering
comprehension questions. Remarks:
Ref. Module 1&2 pp. 42-45
Remarks:
SESSION 10 SESSION 11 SESSION 12
Target Date: July 17, 2018 Target Date: July 23, 2018 Target Date: July 24, 2018
DEEPEN: EXPLORE
 Organizing Ideas Through Outlining  What is a verb?
ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 41-42 CLASS SUSPENDED DUE TO TYPHOON  Recall the tenses of verbs.
 Gerund and Present participle
Act. 1: Reading the fable “Whiteman and FIRM-UP
Snake”  Active and Passive voice
Act. 2: Compare and Contrast characters Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 11
using a Venn Diagram  Rules in changing active to passive voice
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp.21 Act. 1: Exercise A
Act. 3: Exercise A and B Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 11-12

FIRM-UP
Act. 3: Understanding Words Through
Affixes
Act. 3: Answer Exercise A, B, & C
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 39-40
Act. 4: Underlining words with affixes from
the folktale.
Remarks:
SESSION 13
Target Date: July 30, 2018
NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 42-43
Act. 4: Look for gerund and present participle DEEPEN
in the folktale. Act. 3: Changing Active to Passive Voice in a
paragraph.
TRANSFER Act. 4: Exercise B
Ass. 1: Outline the folktale Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 12
Ass. 2: Using words with affixes, gerunds, and
other verbals in a meaningful sentence. TRASFER:
Ass. 1: Exercise C
Remarks: Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 12
Ass.2: Role Playing (Script using proper voice of
verb)
Remarks:
SESSION 14 SESSION 15 SESSION 16
Target Date: July 31, 2018 Target Date: August 6, 2018 Target Date: August 7, 2018
EXPLORE FIRM-UP
Act. 1: Corner game Act. 1: Writing a complex sentence
NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION -The corners of the room will be divided into Act. 2: Writing a Comparative Paragraph
narrative, journalistic, expository, and persuasive. Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 28-31
Then the teacher will give a material and the
students will identity the type of text and will go to DEEPEN
the corresponding corner.  Reading the poem “The Sling” and “The
Zebras” by Roy Campbell.
FIRM-UP  Recognizing parallel structures
 Identifying text types  Correcting Sentences with Faulty
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 13-15 parallelism.
 Writing strategies Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 51-54
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 16-17
 Using Cohesive Devices Remarks:
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp. 22-24
Remarks:
 SESSION 17 SESSION 18 SESSION # SESSION #
Target Date: August 13, 2018 Target Date: August 14, 2018 Target Date: August 15-17, 2018 Target Date: August 20, 2018

TRANSFER TRANSFER
Ass. 1: Make a paragraph following the  Make a 2 minute speech
writing strategies with the following topics: FIRST QUARTERLY EXAM PRESENTATION OF SPEECHES
 Education
 Studying
 Family
 Freedom REVIEW FOR 1ST QUARTERLY EXAM

EXPLORE
Act. 1: Video presentation of a 2-minute
speech
Ref. YouTube

FIRM-UP
 Strategies in making and
performing a speech
Ref. Voyagers 8 pp.54

Remarks: