Mayor Simplicio Manalo National High School

E. Quiogue St. Aguho, Pateros, Metro Manila

Telefax No. 866 0466

PROJECT PROPOSAL/ACTION PLAN

OBSERVANCE OF ENGLISH MONTH 2019

I. RATIONALE/LEGAL BASES:

On November 2019, DepEd celebrates English Month to highlight English as the universal
of language of the world that binds every nation. The theme for this year is:
“Reading Literacy for Multilingualism” The month-long celebration will be conducted
with series of activities to provide opportunities for students to showcase their talents and
skills in communicating in the English language, which can be used not only for economic
development but also to accelerate competence as we used it in communicating to others
in our everyday lives.

II. OBJECTIVES:

The month-long celebration aims to:

1. promote the English language as the universal language of the world

2. enhance the skills and competence of the students in using the English language
in communication
3. appreciate arts and culture through reading

III. ACTIVITIES:

Program/Activity Brief Description Date Persons

Involved
1. Essay Writing A contest where the
students can express November 18, 2019 Students,
their knowledge and Teachers, English
insights about the Club Officers
theme of the celebration
(One official contestant
per year level)

2. Slogan and On-the-spot skills

Poster-making competition to showcase November 19, 2019 Students,
the talents of the Teachers, English
students (One official Club Officers
contestant per class)
3. Spelling Contest A contest where a
students who can give the November 20, 2019 Students,
most number of the Teachers, English
correct spelling of the Club Officers
given words will win (Five
official contestants per
year level)
4. Declamation Declamation piece based
Contest on a given key word/s in November 21, 2019 Students,
relation to the English Teachers, English
Month 2019 theme (10 Club Officers
contestants from grade 7
to grade 12)
5. Spoken Word Poem-construction based
Poetry on a given key word/s in November 22, 2019
 relation to the English Students,
Month 2019 theme (10 Teachers, English
contestants from grade 7 Club Officers
to grade 12)
6. MSMNHS Singing A showcase of the
Idols students’ talents in November 22,
singing wherein they will 2019
be taking note of correct
pronunciation of words,
proper diction and
intonation.
7. Film Showing A film showing of movies
that are related to the November 25-27 Students,
theme and will contribute 2019 Teachers, English
to greater understanding Club Officers
of the English language.
Also to add to the English
fund. At least fifty percent
(50%) of the students are
expected to watch the
film showing.
8. Awarding Ceremony A recognition of the
winners in the just- November 29, 2019 Students,
concluded activities/ Teachers, English
contests for the English Club Officers
Month 2019 celebration
will be held.

IV. BUDGET/FUNDING:
ITEM AMOUNT
1. Tarpaulin ------------------------------------ P 300.00
2. Prizes (Trophies, Medals, Certificates)
3. Snacks (Invited Guests/Judges) -------------------- P 500.00
4. Bulletin Board Structuring Materials -----------------P 500.00
__________
Total: P 1,300.00
V. SOURCE OF BUDGET/FUNDING:

1. SCHOOL LOCAL FUND

2. ENGLISH TEACHERS

Prepared by:

ANNA MARIE AGRAVANTE

APRIL ESTIPONA
LENY VALLEJOS
English Teachers

Submitted for Approval by:

ARNEL PADUA
Coordinator, English Department

Recommending Approval by:

DR. IMELDA OPENA

TIC for Academics
 Approved by:

JENNEFER R. MARIANO
Principal

Declamation Piece
for Grade 7 and Grade 8

O Captain! My Captain!
BY WA LT WH IT MAN
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
 Declamation Piece
for Grade 9 and Grade 10

Vengeance is Not Ours, It’s God’s

(Another winning declamation piece. It's good to memorize and good to recite. You will really cry when you will
deliver this piece in front of the audience. Find out why.)

Alms, alms, alms. Spare me a piece of bread. Spare me your mercy. I am a child so
young, so thin, and so ragged. Why are you staring at me? With my eyes I cannot see
but I know that you are all staring at me. Why are you whispering to one another?
Why? Do you know my mother? Do you know my father? Did you know me five
years ago?

Yes, five years of bitterness have passed. I can still remember the vast happiness
mother and I shared with each other. We were very happy indeed.

Suddenly, five loud knocks were heard on the door and a deep silence ensued. Did the
cruel Nippon’s discover our peaceful home? Mother ran to Father’s side pleading.
“Please, Luis, hide in the cellar, there in the cellar where they cannot find you,” I
pulled my father’s arm but he did not move. It seemed as though his feet were glued to
the floor.

The door went “bang” and before us five ugly beasts came barging in. “Are you
Captain Luis Santos?” roared the ugliest of them all. “Yes,” said my father. “You are
under arrest,” said one of the beasts. They pulled father roughly away from us. Father
was not given a chance to bid us goodbye.

We followed them mile after mile. We were hungry and thirsty. We saw group of
Japanese eating. Oh, how our mouths watered seeing the delicious fruits they were
eating,
Then suddenly, we heard a voice call, “Consuelo. . . . Oscar. . . . Consuelo. . . . Oscar.
. . . Consuelo. . . . Oscar. . . .” we ran towards the direction of the voice, but it was too
late. We saw father hanging on a tree. . . . dead. Oh, it was terrible. He had been badly
beaten before he died. . . . and I cried vengeance, vengeance, vengeance! Everything
went black. The next thing I knew I was nursing my poor invalid mother.
One day, we heard the church bell ringing “ding-dong, ding-dong!” It was a sign for
us to find a shelter in our hide-out, but I could not leave my invalid mother, I tried to
show her the way to the hide-out.

Suddenly, bombs started falling; airplanes were roaring overhead, canyons were firing
from everywhere. “Boom, boom, boom, boom!” Mother was hit. Her legs were
shattered into pieces. I took her gently in my arms and cried, “I’ll have vengeance,
vengeance!” “No, Oscar. Vengeance, it’s God’s,” said mother.

But I cried out vengeance. I was like a pent-up volcano. “Vengeance is mine not the
Lord’s”. “No, Oscar. Vengeance is not ours, it’s God’s” these were the words from
my mother before she died.

Mother was dead and I was blind. Vengeance is not ours? To forgive is divine but
vengeance is sweeter. That was five years ago, five years. . . .

Alms, alms, alms. Spare me a piece of bread. Spare me your mercy. I am a child so
young, so thin, and so ragged. Vengeance is not ours, it’s God’s. . . . It’s. . . . God’s. .
It’s…

Declamation Piece
for Grade 11 and Grade 12

"Juvenile Delinquent"

Am I a juvenile delinquent? I’m a teenager, I’m young, young at

heart in mind. In this position, I’m carefree, I enjoy doing nothing
but to drink the wine of pleasure. I seldom go to school, nobody
cares!. But instead you can see me roaming around. Standing at
the nearby canto (street). Or else standing beside a jukebox stand
playing the nerve tickling bugaloo. Those are the reasons, why
people, you branded me delinquent, a juvenile delinquent. My
parents ignored me, my teachers sneered at me and my friends,
they neglected me. One night I asked my mother to teach me how
to appreciate the values in life. Would you care what she told me?
"Stop bothering me!
Can’t you see? I had to dress up for my mahjong session, some
other time my child". I turned to my father to console me, but,
what a wonderful thing he told me. "Child, here’s 500 bucks, get it
and enjoy yourself, go and ask your teachers that question". And
in school, I heard nothing but the echoes of the voices of my
teachers torturing me with these words.
"Why waste your time in studying, you can’t even divide 100 by 5!
Go home and plant sweet potatoes". I may have the looks of
Audrey Hepburn, the calmly voice of Nathalie Cole. But that’s not
what you can see in me. Here’s a young girl who needs counsel to
enlighten her way and guidance to strengthen her life into
contentment.
Honorable judge, friends and teachers…is this the girl whom you
commented a juvenile delinquent?. My parents ignored me, my
teachers sneered at me and my friends, they neglected me. One
night I asked my mother to teach me how to appreciate the values
in life. Would you care what she told me? "Stop bothering me!

Can’t you see? I had to dress up for my mahjong session, some

other time my child". I turned to my father to console me, but,
what a wonderful thing he told me.
"Child, here’s 500 bucks, get it and enjoy yourself, go and ask your
teachers that question". And in school, I heard nothing but the
echoes of the voices of my teachers torturing me with these words.
"Why waste your time in studying, you can’t even divide 100 by 5!
Go home and plant sweet potatoes".I may have the looks of Audrey
Hepburn, the calmly voice of Nathalie Cole. But that’s not what you
can see in me. Here’s a young girl who needs counsel to enlighten
her way and guidance to strengthen her life into contentment.
Honorable judge, friends and teachers…is this the girl whom you
commented a juvenile delinquent?.