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Subject Matter: The Greco – Roman Legacy

Lesson Focus: Greek Epics (The Four Cardinal Virtues, Homer, The Mythological Background of
the Iliad)

Content Standards:

The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other text types serve as a
way of expressing and resolving personal conflicts, also how to use strategies in linking textual
information, repairing, enhancing communication, public speaking, emphasize markers in persuasive
texts, different forms of modals, reflexive and intensive pronouns.

Performance Standards:

The learner composes a short story but very powerful persuasive text using a variety of
persuasive techniques and devices.

Learning Competency:

The learner should be able to:

 Determine the effects of textual aids on the understanding of the text.

 Listen and read effectively through:
o adjusting one’s reading rate
o niling routines (signals) when listening and reading.

A. EXPLORE: Read aloud Homer and the Mythological Background of the Iliad

B. FIRM UP:

1. What are the four major activities of students to excel in their studies?
2. How does one effectively listen? what does it do to one mind?
3. What is effective reading?
4. Note routines and define it.

C. DEEPEN: From the essay of Francis Bacon, “Of Studies”, explain the following statements: