GRADE 8: ECAS THROUGH AFRO – ASIAN LITERATURE

The student demonstrates communicative competence through his/her understanding of literature and other texts types
PROGRAM STANDARD
for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
The student demonstrates communicative competence through his/her understanding of Afro-Asian literature and other
GRADE LEVEL STANDARD
text types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine culture and those other countries.
The students demonstrates understanding of African literature as means of exploring forces that human beings content
with; various reading styles vis-à-vis purposes of reading; prosodic features that serves as carrier of meaning; ways by
CONTENT STANDARD
which information may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and parallel structures and cohesive devices in
presenting information.
The student transfer learning by composing and delivering a persuasive speech based on an informative essay featuring
PERFORMANCE STANDARD use of properly acknowledged information sources, grammatical signal for opinion–making persuasions and emphasis,
and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior

UNIT NUMBER 2
UNIT TITLE Exploring the Works of Chinese and Japanese Writers
NUMBER OF DAYS 61
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UNDERSTANDINGS
TOPICS COMPETENCIES ASSESSMENTS ACTIVITIES VALUES INTEGRATION
AND CORE
QUESTIONS
11 Days Students will D1. Improving your Formative D1. A. Sharing ones Appreciating Chinese
 Decoding meaning of understand that: vocabulary through experience literature
 Group activities
words through context understanding context
1. Sentence forms, if  Oral and written D1. B. Reading “The
clues and structural clues and building words
not use exercises Chinese Literature”
analysis from basic parts (EN8V-
appropriately, can  Interview
 Synonyms, anonyms, II-Ie-12.3/EN8V-IIIa-15.3) D1. C. Answering
and homonyms.
cause confusion  Game question about selection
instead of  Composition
 Idioms understanding
 Building study habits
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QUESTIONS

 Locating materials in 2. Sentence forms, if not D2. Understanding summative D1. D. Vocabulary
the library. use appropriately, synonyms, antonyms, building through context
 Summative test
can cause confusion and homonyms (EN8V- clues
instead of IIId-25)  Performance task
Lesson 1 “Exploring D1. E. Interviewing a
understanding
Chinese Literature ,” D3. Using idioms (EN8V- Filipino Chinese.
3. A child owes his/her
Worktext pages 2-23 Ia-10.2)
life his/her parents. D1.F. Studying
As such. He/she has A1. Improving your study paragraphs.
the obligation to habits (ECAS8-I-a-1)
Resources always care for them. D1. G. identifying the
4. Comparing people A2. Finding materials in meaning of words
 Worktext the library (EN7SS-II-a-1) through their prefixes.
 Learning Guide will prevent us from
 Card catalog appreciating a person D1. H. Adding prefixes to
for who he/she really words.
is.
5. Treated with care and D1. I. sharing words
understanding and forms with a partner.
their condition should D1. J. Completing
not be looked at as a sentences with words
curse or misfortune, that can be derive from
as an opportunity to the given root words.
help.
D1. K. writing the root
words of the given
words.
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
Students will keep D1. I. Listing words that
considering the following can be derive from a root
questions : words.
1. Why should mistake D1. M. Playing a game in
pronunciation not be pairs.
used as basis to
D2. A. Giving of
insult others?
examples of synonyms,
2. Why must we adjust
antonyms, and
our voices depending
homonyms.
on the situation?
3. Why can we not use D2. B. distinguishing
colloquial expressions synonyms in a set of
all the time, like in the words.
school or formal
events? D2. C. Replacing words
4. Why should violence sentences with their
antonyms.
not be used as a
means as settle a D2. D. rewriting
conflict? sentences using the
5. Why is it important to antonyms of the given
remain polite in all words.
types of
conversation? D2. E. Using pairs of
homonyms in sentences.
D3. A. Studying idioms.
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
D3. B. Using idioms in a
sentence.
D3. C. Completing
sentences with idioms.
D3. D. Identifying
multiple meanings of
words.
A1. A. Following effective
study habits.
A1. B. Answering
question about ones
study habits.
A2. A. Giving the number
classification of titles.
A2. B. Identifying which
reference to use.
A2. C. Using the card
catalog.
A2.D. writing a
paragraph about
contribution of china to
the Philippines.
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
14 Days D1. Identifying figures of D1. A. Defining what a  Valuing the wisdom of
speech (EN8V-IIf- philosopher is the elderly
 Figure of speech  Realizing importance
10.1.4/EN8V-Iii-24)
 Intonation D1. B. Reading “ Lao tzu” of being just and fair
 Basic sentence G2. Using the rising and “Taoism”
patterns falling and the rising
D1. C. Sharing ideas
 Scanning text intonations (EN8OL-IVe-
about philosophers
 Changing sentence 5)
form D1. D. reading ‘water”
H1. Identifying the basic
sentence patterns D1. E. Think-Pair-Share:
(ECAS8 GA-I-b-2)
D1. F. Answering
Lesson 2 “The great A1. Scanning texts question about the
Chinese philosophers,” (EN8RC-if-7) selections
Worktext pages 24-43 H2. Transforming D1. G. Enumerating
sentences (ECAS8-GA-I- persons who exemplify
b-3) beautiful qualities of a
Resources superior man as describe
 Worktext in a poem “water”
 Learning Guide D1. H. working in groups
 You Tube
D1. I. Reading
“Confucius”
D1. J. Answering
questions for reflection
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QUESTIONS
D1. K. Pair work:
Selecting analects and
answering question
about them
D1. L. Researching
about a person who
exemplifies
D1. M. Confucian
teachings
D1. N. Role-playing
D1. O. Presenting a
research
D1. P. Searching You
Tube for video clips
about Confucius and his
analects
D1. Q. Summarizing
Information from a clip
watched.
D1. R. Presenting
information learned from
a clip watched
D1. S. watching videos
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
G1. Reading statements
and question observing
rising-falling intonation
and rising intonation
H1. A. Identifying
sentence patterns
H1. B. Constructing
sentences following the
different sentence
patterns
H1. C. Changing
statement into yes-no
questions
H1. D. Formulating
negative yes no
questions from
statements
A1. Scanning the text “
China, The Red Dragon”
H2. Converting
sentences into the
inverted patterns using
the negative adverbs as
inverters
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
9 Days E1. A. enjoying Chinese Formative E1. A. Reading an Appreciating the value of
poetry (EN8LT- author’s profile sacrifice
 Chinese poetry  Group activities
IIa9.1/EN8LT9.2)
 Symbolism in  Oral and written E1. B. Working in groups
literature E 1. B. Understanding exercises and reading “ The Soul of
 Extensive symbolism in literature  Persuasive speech the Bell”
recreational reading (ECAS8 LT-I-c-4)
E1. C. working in groups
 Intensive reading E1. C. Enjoying reading and answering
 Theme of literary extensive or recreational summative questions
work reading (EN8RC-Ie-7  Unit test E1. D. Reading “Old and
 Sentence expression
E1. D. reading  Performance task New”
through modification
intensively ( EN8RC-Ih-
E1. E. Delivering a
7.1)
Lesson 3 “The soul of the persuasive speech about
Great Bell” E1. E. Identifying the an ideal partner
theme of a literary work
Worktext pages 44-60 E1. F. Answering
(ECAS8LT-I-c-5)
questions about
Resources H1. Expanding symbolism
 Worktext sentences through
E1. G. reading the
modification (EN8G-IVe-
 Learning Guide Chinese poems “Nature
15/EN10G-IIIe-30)
poetry,” The River
Merchant’s Wife: A letter”
”Buying flowers”
E1. H. Identifying the
theme of poems
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
E1. I. Reading a poem in
class
H1. A. Analyzing
sentences
H1. B. Constructing
sentences using
adjectives as pre-head-
word modifiers
H1. C. Completing
sentences with
prepositional phrases
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
6 Days D1. Identifying synonyms Formative D1. A. reading “ Japan: Appreciating Japanese
(EN8V-III-25/EN9VIg- Land of Rising Sun” literature
 Synonyms  Oral and written
12.3)
 Derivational nouns exercises D1. B. Answering
 Noun determiners H2. Forming derivational  Web organizer questions about the
 Gender of nouns nouns (ECAS8 GA-I-d-6)  Pair work selection
 Possessive case of H3. Using determiners D1. C. Giving the
nouns with count and mass synonyms of words in
 Drama nouns (ECAS8 GA-I-d-7) Summative sentences
H4. Identifying genders  Unit test H2. A. Giving a noun
Lesson 4 “ Exploring nouns (ECAS8 GA-I-d-8)  Performance task derived from a word
Japanese Literature,” H5. Identifying the H2. B. Reading” Ikabana”
Worktext pages 61-86 possessive case of
H3. Matching nouns with
nouns (ECAS8 GA-I-d-9)
correct counters
resources B1. Appreciating drama
H4. Supplying sentences
(EN8LT-If-7/EN8LT-IIIa-
 Worktext with the correct gender
11.1)
counterpart
 Learning guide
 Library resources H5. Forming possessive
 Personal devices nouns
 You Tube Vide about
B1. A. Reading “The
Ikebana
Madman On the Roof”
B1.B. answering
question about a drama
B1. C. sharing ones
opinion to a partner
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
12 Days H1. Identifying and using Formative H1. A. identifying ways  Honouring ones
on how to show love for parents
 Pronouns Pronouns (EN10G-IIIa-  Pair work 
one’s mother Appreciating love
 Japanese poetry 31)  Oral and written ones
 The /ä / sound E1. Appreciating
exercises H1. B. Sharing about
 Word with a multiple  Haiku one’s relationship with
Japanese poetry
meanings his or her mother
(EN8LT-IIa-9.2)
Lesson 5 “ The story of H1. C. Reading ‘ The
G1. Pronouncing word
the aged Mother,” Summative story of the Aged Mother”
with /a/ sound (EN8OL-
Worktext pages 87-106 Ia-3.11)  Unit test H1. D. Answering
 Performance task question about the
D1. Understanding
selection
words with multiple
Resources meanings (ECAS8 VD-I- H1. E. working with
 Worktext e-10) partner and describing
 Learning guide H1. F. substituting nouns
with pronouns
H1. G. Giving answers to
question using correct
pronouns
H1. H. Completing
sentence with reflexive
pronouns
H1. I. Identifying
antecedents of relative
pronouns
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
H1. J. Using relative
pronouns combine
sentences
H1. K. Making question
out of the facts given
using interrogative
pronouns
E1. A. Reading “ From
the Man’yoshu,”
KokinShuu” and
discovery”
E1. B. studying haiku
E1. C. Composing a
haiku
E1. D. Giving the
meaning of the word
rough
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UNDERSTANDINGS
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QUESTIONS
9 days D1. Using visual Formative D1. A. Making a power  Fighting for what is
effectively (ECAS8 VD-I- point presentation just
 Visual aids  Group activities  Caring for those with
e-10)
 Debate  Oral and written D1. B. Preparing a Three special needs
 Japanese Zen stories exercises to five minutes speech
 Skimming texts G1. Participating in  Power point D1. C. Writing a journal
debate (EN8OL-IIIg-  Speech entry about one’s
1.14/EN7OL-III-a-1.3)  Journal entry presentation
Lesson 6 “ Say it with  Debate
Flowers”  Interview question G1. A. reading “Say it
with Flowers”
Worktext pages 107-119 E1. Enjoying Japanese
Zen stories ( EN8LT-IIa- G1. B. Answering
9.2) question about the
selection
Summative G1. C. Participating in
Resources A1. Skimming texts
 Unit test debate
 Worktext (EN8SS-Ic-1.5.1)
 Performance task G1. D. working in groups
 Learning Guide
and answering questions
G1. E. Skimming Zen
stories