ANSWER SHEET

GRADE 10 - ENGLISH
WEEK 3 – SECOND QUARTER
Name: ________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________
GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Answer only the following tasks based from the WHPL and SLA.
DAY 1
Read: Daedalus and Icarus on pages 13-16 of your Learner’s Manual Celebrating Diversity through World Literature.
AGREE OR DISAGREE: State whether you agree or disagree with the given statements and find evidence from the
text to support your claim.
1. King Minos is cruel. _________________
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2. Daedalus is talented. ________________
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3. Icarus is foolish. __________________
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4. Daedalus and Icarus should have stayed in the island after escaping from the Labyrinth.___________________
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5. Daedalus is responsible for his son’s death. _________________
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DAY 2
READ: The Story of Keesh on pages 299-305 on your Learner’s Manual Celebrating Diversity through World
Literature.
Write a critique of the Story of Keesh recognizing exclusive rights. Use the following guide in writing your critique.
CONTEXT
What genre is it? Adventure? Science fiction? Fantasy? Literary?
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
What is the author trying to accomplish with the story? If the story is meant to be funny and isn’t, or is meant to be
a morality tale but doesn’t quite pull it off, then it has failed in at least one respect.
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YOUR REACTIONS
Note your reactions as you read. Either keep a spare piece of paper with you or mark your reactions on the margins
of the text. Then rewrite them below.
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LITERARY DEVICES
Figures of speech used in the story and their purpose.
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LITERARY TECHNIQUE
Ask yourself if these literary techniques make the reading experience more enjoyable or strengthen the story.
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ENDING OF THE STORY
Decide how the ending relates both of the story as a whole and to its beginning. Does the ending resolve the plot
and bring closure to the crisis of the characters?
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DAY3
READ:
1. Task 13: EXPRESS YOURSELF Pages 136-137
2. What makes a good news story? Page 139
3. Cohesion page 291
Learner’s Manual- Celebrating Diversity through World Literature
1. Copy or paste one article from the newspaper in a separate sheet. Then evaluate and explain if it contains the key
components of a good story. Write your evaluation in the box below.

2. Encircle the cohesive devices used in the news article that you have copied or posted.

DAY 4
PERFORMANCE TASK
1. Write a news item in 2-3 paragraphs. Follow activities on pp. 139-140 as your guide.
2. Practice reading your news article.
Be ready to deliver it orally observing the proper intonation, tone and fluency.
3. Add your intro like introducing yourself and what news station you are in.
For your extro, it is how you end your news.
For example: And that’s the news for today, this is Froilan reporting.
4. Follow the Tips on Presenting Your News on page 141
5. Capture yourself delivering the news through a video. You may ask some of your family members to help
you out.
6. For those who find difficulty in capturing yourself through a video, you may submit only your audio.
Record only your voice through the voice recorder of your cell phone.
Send your video/ audio in the group chat or through email.
5. For those who have no access of the internet, write your news in a piece of paper. Make some necessary
symbols to show your intonation and stresses.