Archdiocese of Lingayen – Dagupan Catholic Schools

MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Brgy. Navatat, Basista, Pangasinan
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
S.Y 2021-2022

LEARNING MATERIAL/ ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH 9

TOPIC: DATE & TIME FRAME:
English Stream: The Neoclassical Period Week 1
LEARNING MATERIALS: REFERENCE:
 Media (TV Monitor, Powerpoint Presentation) English Communication Arts and Skills through
World Literature (ecas) 9
VALUES INTEGRATION:
 Appreciation of the qualities of a good leader.
 Show that reading biblical passages will help us in our spiritual growth.
 Ability to perceive, to appreciate, and to show sensitivity and sensibility through our senses.

CONTENT STANDARDS:
The learner demonstrates understanding of how Anglo-American literature and other text types serve as means
of valuing other people; also how to use processing information strategies, different forms of adverbs and
conditionals for him/her to play an active part in a Chamber Theatre presentation.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The learner proficiently plays an active part in a Chamber Theatre presentation through employing effective
verbal and non- verbal strategies based on the following criteria: Focus, Voice, Delivery, Facial Expressions,
Style and Body Movements or Gestures.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
The learner should be able to…
 Know the neoclassical period and show appreciation in reading old texts.
 Get information from various print media like brochures, pamphlets, periodicals, and audio-video recording.

EXPLORE
Ask the students:
What do you know about the term “Neoclassical”?
Let us learn about the Neoclassical period and the focus of this unit which is the TWO Streams—English and
American Literature.

FIRM-UP

Neoclassical
 From the word “neo” means new + classical
 “period of Enlightenment”
 “age of reason”
 “era of logic”
Neoclassical Period
 Literature of the age is concerned with “nature” human nature, Supremacy of Reason
 Unity in the works of all writes.
  The age is known as classical age.
 Neoclassical literature is characterized by order, accuracy, and structure
 Some popular types of literature included: parody, essays, satire, letters, fables, melodrama, and
rhyming with couplets.
The Neoclassical period of literature can be divided into three distinct stages:
 The Restoration Period;
 The Augustan Period; and
 The Age of Johnson
Some of the notable authors on the restoration period:
 John Milton- represents the religious consciousness of the Puritans of England. He became blind, but
his blindness did not make him give up composition. He composed his masterpiece, Paradise Lost (a
long narrative poem), is about the fall of man, represented by the loss of paradise by Adam and Eve
and the consequences of that to man.
Activity:
Read the sonnet “On His Blindness” by John Milton on pages 111-112, then answer the Values: Life
Connection on page 112.
DEEPEN
Getting information from various Print media
What is Print media?
 These are materials used to inform, instruct and motivate and even entertain readers.
Can you give an example of print media?
 Books or Textbooks, Newspapers/ Newsletters, Magazines, Brochures, Pamphlets, etc.
Now, you must learn that a brochure is a printed media text or an informative paper document often
used for sharing and promotional material. Brochures are also be referred to as flyers, pamphlets, or leaflets.
In addition, a brochure can also be used as to the following:
 A brochure can explain your organization's purpose and services;
 A brochure provides significant information about an organization or travel; and
 A brochure can educate people about a specific program or event.

Activity:
Below is an example of a Travel Brochure and answer the following 5Ws guide questions in a clean long
bond paper.

Guide questions:
1. Who are the target visitors?
2. What are some activities can a
tourist/s have?
3. Where is the location?
4. When will it happen? What is the
timeframe?
5. Why some tourist wanted to
experience all the activities?

Examine the given brochure and check if there are present text features.
 TEXT FEATURES MEANING YOUR ANSWER

Bold print Calls attention to new and important

words by making the words darker.

Bullets Organize information in a list.

Caption Words underneath or next to a picture

that gives information about the
picture.

Colored Print Calls attention to new and important

words with the use of color. Can also
be used to identify different sections
within the text.

Fact Box Gives additional information about the

topic.

Glossary Alphabetized list of words from the text

that tells what they mean.

Heading Tells the reader what that section is

about.

Illustration A hand drawn picture that gives the

reader a visual of what they are
reading about.

Italic Print Calls attention to new and important

words by slanting the print.

Map A picture that shows the location of

places referenced in the text.

Photograph A picture made with a camera that

shows how things are in real life.

Sidebar Usually located on the side of the

page, it gives extra information on the
topic or picture.

Subheading Helps the reader chunk the information

into smaller pieces that are related to
the heading.

Table Information presented in a visual way

that usually shows comparisons.

Timeline A graphic that helps show events in

order.

Title The name of the book, chapter, or

graphic.

Note: Do not be confused brochures with pamphlets. Both are different. However, both of them are used to
deliver relevant information. Brochure is a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a
product or a company while pamphlet is a thin book with only a few pages that gives information or an
opinion about something.

Remember that a brochure can be a valuable tool of explaining, answering questions, and educating or
promoting an event. Brochures are professional-looking, and with the text features, it can be greatly attract
and reach out a wide variety of audiences.
For you to get and understand an information, always be guided with the features of a brochure as
follow;
 Print Features: font, italics, bold print, colored print, bullets, titles, headings, subheadings, labels,
 sidebars, text boxes, and captions
 Organizational Aids: table of contents, index, glossary, preface, pronunciation guide, and appendix
 Graphic Aids: diagrams, sketches, graphs, comparisons, figures, maps, charts, tables, cross-sections,
timelines, and overlays
 Illustrations: colored photographs, colored drawings, black and white photographs, black and white
drawings, labelled drawings, and enlarged photographs

TRANSFER
Travel Brochure

Direction: This time, create or make a DIY Travel Brochure featuring the place/ tourist destination that you
want to visit one day. Your work will be checked using the rubric below. Create a video presentation while
doing project.
TRAVEL BROCHURE RUBRIC
4 3 2 1

The brochure has The brochure has The brochure has The brochure
excellent formatting appropriate information with format and
and very well- formatting and well- random formatting. organization of
organized organized material are
Organization information. information. confusing to the
reader.

The brochure The brochure The brochure The brochure

communicates communicates communicates communicates
relevant information relevant information irrelevant irrelevant
appropriately and appropriately to the information, or information, and
effectively to the intended audience. communicates communicates
intended audience. inappropriately to inappropriate to the
the intended intended audience.
audience.
Ideas

All the writing is Most of the writing Some of the writing Most of the writing
done in complete is done in complete is done in complete is not done in
sentences. sentences. sentences. complete
Capitalization and sentences.
punctuations and Most of the Some of the
correct throughout capitalization and capitalization and Most of the
the brochure. punctuations and punctuations and capitalization and
correct throughout correct throughout punctuations are
the brochure. the brochure. not correct
throughout the
brochure.

Conventions

The graphics go The graphics go The graphics go The graphics do

well with the text, well with the text, well with the text not go with
and there is a good but there are so but there are too accompanying text
mix of text and many that they few. or appear to be
graphics. distract from the randomly chosen.
text.
Graphics/Pictures

Prepared by: Reviewed and Verified by: Approved by:

BEVERLY R. SUAREZ, LPT BEVERLY R. SUAREZ, LPT SR. ARLENE M. QUIBOD, OP, Ph.D.
Grade 12 adviser, SHS Academic Coordinator, JHS & SHS School Head