St.

Joseph’s College of Rodriguez

J.P. Rizal St., Brgy. Balite, Rodriguez, Rizal

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

CURRICULUM MAP

SUBJECT: ENGLISH GRADE LEVEL: 8

1st QUARTER
TOPIC: COMPETENCIES INSTITUTIONAL
TERM (NO.) STANDARDS ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES RESOURCES
CONTENT SKILLS CORE/GOSPEL
MONTH
VALUES
Content Standards: E1 Describe the
Lesson 1 notable literary
June to August Africa: The Dark The students genres contributed
Continent demonstrate by African Writers
E1/E2
understanding of: EN8LT-Ia-8
Read Informative
African literature as E2 Identify the
texts about Arica, ECAS 8 Book Integrity of creation.
a means of distinguishing
 Recitation e.g., national parks,
exploring forces features of notable
 Pair work art, and literature
that human beings African charts,
contend with; poems, folktales, and Group
various reading and short stories work
styles vis-à-vis EN8LT-Ia-8.1  Exercises
purposes of reading and Quizzes F1
prosodic features F1 Generate ideas  Performance Generate ideas
that serve as and their Task based on the given ECAS 8 Book
Truth
carriers of relationships  Unit Test topic per column to Worksheet
meaning; ways by EN8WC-Ia-1.1.6.1 complete the given
which information tables
may be organized, F2 Present Ideas F2
related, and using a variety of Present Ideas from Graphic
Simplicity
delivered orally; graphic organizers the previous Organizers
and parallel EN8WC-Ia-1.1.6.1 activity in different
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 structures and graphic organizers
cohesive devices in
G1
presenting
information.  Read sets of
words orally
Performance that distinguish
Standards: clearly between
The Students \a\ and \e\
G1 Produce the
transfer learning by sounds
correct sounds of
composing and English
delivering an  Oral recitation Audio Clips
-The \a\ and \e\ Simplicity
informative speech of words with ECAS 8 Book
sounds
based on a specific \a\ and \e\
- The \ä\ sound
topic of interest sounds
EN8OL-Ia-3.11
keeping in mind the
proper and  Read words and
effective use of sentences aloud
parallel structures pronouncing the
and cohesive \ä\ sound
devices and correctly
appropriate H1
prosodic features, Incorporate
H1 Parallel
stance, and parallelism in a
Structures Writing notebook Truth
behavior. one-to two-
EN8G-Ia-7
paragraph about
oneself
B1 Listen for B1
important points Go online and
signed by volume, search for different
stress, rate of speech informative
Lesson 2 and determining speeches, listen
Internet Truth
The Arab World how these serve as carefully and note
Audio Clips
in Africa carriers of meaning how the speakers
give emphasis to
EN8LC-Ia-5.1 information, how
EN8LC-Ic-5.1 the volume affects
EN8LC-Id-5.1 the delivery of the
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EN8LC-Ie-9 message, or how
the speech affects
the comprehension
of an audience
C1 Compare and
C1 Compare and contrast the
contrast speeches that the
presentations of the students have
same topic in watched online Justice
Video Clips
different viewing with something
genres they have live or on
TV, then share their
EN8VC-Ig-15 observations with
their seatmate
D1

 Study each
given idiomatic
D1 Determine
expression and
meaning of
use it in a
idiomatic Simplicity
sentence ECAS 8 Book
expressions by
noting context clues
 Complete the
EN8V-Ia-10.2
sentences with
the correct
idiomatic
expressions
E1 Appreciate
literature as a means E1
of understanding the Read informative
human being and the texts about the ECAS 8 Book Integrity Of Creation
forces he/ she needs Arab World in
to contend with Africa
EN8LT-If-7
F1 Write an F1 Compose an
Worksheets Truth
informative Speech informative speech

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 ECAS8WC-I- with the student’s
I.2/EN8WC-III.i- own choice of topic
2.2.16
G1
 Differentiate
the sounds
between \ä\ as
in cot and \a\
as in cat

G1 Produce the  Pronounce the

correct sounds of phrases with
English \ə\ and \a\
sounds
ECAS 8 Book
-The \ä\ and \a\ correctly Truth
Audio Clips
sounds
-The \ä\ and \ə\  Differentiate
sounds the sounds
EN0L-Ia-3.11 between \ə\ as
in hut and \ä\
as in hot

 Read the
sentences with
\ä\ and \ə\
correctly
C1
Search videos
about writing and
Lesson 3 C1 Organize developing an
Internet
information from a outline, then
Folklore from material viewed organize the
Graphic Truth
Central Africa Organizers
EN8VC-Id-9 gathered
information with
the use of graphic
organizers to

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 present thoughts in
an orderly manner
E1 Identify the
distinguishing
features of notable E1
African chants, Read a folklore ECAS 8 Book
poems, folktales, from Central Africa
and short stories
EN8LT-Ib-8.1
F1 a/ F2 a
With a group, go
online, research
about their assigned
F1 Develop an
topic, and report it
effective outline Internet Truth
in class using their
EN8WC-Ib-1.1.6
preferred
presentation tool
F1 b/ F2 b
Choose the top
three topics and
write rough
outlines for each
using the provided
F2 Arrange notes chart
using a variety of F1c / F2c
Worksheets Truth
graphic organizers Develop a topic or
EN8WC-Ie-6.1 sentence outline
using the chosen
topic for the
informative speech

G1 Produce the
G1
correct sounds of
English ECAS 8 Book
 Differentiate the Simplicity
- The \e\ and \i\ Audio Clips
sounds between
sounds
\e\
- The \u\ sound
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EN8OL-Ia-3.11  As in eat and \i\
as in it

 Read the
sentences with
\e\ and \i\
sounds

 Pronounce the
words with \u\
sound

 Read the
phrases with
\u\u sound
loudly and
correctly

 Note how the

final s is
pronounced

 Read the Given

sets of words
pronouncing the
ending sounds
correctly and
distinctly

G2 Produce ending G2
sounds distinctly
and correctly Note how the final ECAS 8 Book Simplicity
- \s\, \z\ and \iz\ s is pronounced
- \t\, \əd\ or \id\,

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 and \id\ Read the given sets
EN8OL-Ia-3.11 of words
pronouncing the
ending sounds
correctly and
distinctly

Read the sentences

aloud while
pronouncing the
final s sounds
correctly and
observing proper
use of volume,
projection, pitch,
stress, and juncture

Read the words

pronouncing d
endings as
indicated

Read the sentences,

pronouncing the d
endings of the
verbs correctly
A1
Scan the story,
Lesson 4 A1 Scan text for “The Leopard” and
one’s pupose in encircle the
Egypt: The Gift reading cohesive devices
ECAS 8 Book Integrity Of Creation
of the Nile EN8RC-If-7 used, then discuss
the answers to the
given questions
E1 Explain how a
E1
selection may be ECAS 8 Book Integrity Of Creation
influenced by
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culture, history,  Read a literary
environment, or about the Nile
other factors River and
EN8LT-Ii-3 answer the
sidebar
questions

 Read one of
Egypt’s classic
works and
discuss views
integrity of
creation on the
given
statements and
answers to the
given questions
G1
G1 Prosodic
Read the
features of Speech
introduction article
(Stance and
about Africa aloud ECAS 8 Book Integrity Of Creation
Behavior)
while observing the
EN8F-Ie-5
prosodic features of
EN8OL-Ig-3.8
speech
G2 Deliver an
informative speech
EN8F-Id-3
EN8OL-Ig-3.8
G2
EN8OL-Ig-3.8
Deliver informative
- Highlight point
speech using the Truth
in an
prosodic features of
informative talk
speech
using
appropriate
presentation
aids

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 EN8OL-Ih-3.12
H1
Rewrite the first
H1 Use appropriate draft of one’s
cohesive devices informative speech Worksheets Truth
EN8G-1a-8 with the use of
appropriate
cohesive devices

PERFORMANCE TASK IN GRASPS

GOAL Your goal is to deliver an informative speech to educate your audience on a particular topic of your choice
ROLE You are a resource speaker at St. Joseph’s College of Rodriguez
AUDIENCE The target audience are the grade 8 learners of SJCR
SITUATION The challenge involves dealing with rowdy students and captivating them to listen to your talk
You need to develop an informative speech that not only will catch the attention of the learners but will also educate them on your
PRODUCT
chosen topic
STANDARDS

RUBRICS FOR THE PERFORMANCE TASK:

Organization Content Presentation
(15 points) (45 points) (40 points)
The type of presentation is
Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, and Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is
appropriate for the topic and 5
establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation.
5 appropriately animated (e.g., gestures, moving around, etc.).
5
audience.
Information is presented in a logical
Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the Speaker uses a clear, audible voice.
sequence.
5
target audience.
5 5
Presentation appropriately cites
5 Presentation contains accurate information. 10 Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth. 5
requisite number of references.
Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. 10 Good language skills and pronunciation are used. 5
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 Appropriate amount of material is prepared, and points made Visual aids are well prepared, informative, effective, and not
reflect well their relative importance. 10 distracting. 5
There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. 5 Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits. 5
Information was well communicated. 10
Score Score Score

EU and EQ

Essential Understanding (EU) Essential Question (EQ)

Africa rises from the ashes of poor perceptions and continuously makes advancements Is Africa still a Dark Continent today?
with their vast resources
Literature is interwoven with history that explores real-life experiences How does literature shape people’s viewpoint toward Africa?
Courage makes change happen in the face of fear. What does it mean to be courageous?
Mastery of English pronunciation helps an individual to be more confident in oral Can pronunciation hinder effective oral communication?
communication
Prosodic features of speech either enhance the message being conveyed or hinder
people from understanding the message
An informative speech must be an eye-opener for people with social awareness

Prepared by: Halner D. Alejaga, LPT

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