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LEARNING GUIDE
ENGLISH 10
SY: 2021 – 2022

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UNIT 1: Classics of the Ancient World: Mirrors of Human Struggles and

Conflicts
LESSON II: Literature of Ancient Greece: Portraits of Courage and Heroism

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Recognize and explain epithets.
2. Recognize inversion in a sentence.
3. Rewrite the parts of a sentence in their natural order.
4. Distinguish and use the different kinds of nominal definitions.
5. Understand the ethics of public speaking.
6. Know how spoken communication may be repaired or enhanced.
7. Recognize modals and use them correctly.

INTRODUCTION of the LESSON

Plato, a Greek philosopher and teacher of Aristotle, referred to Homer as the “educator of
Greece.” Despite obscure details about his life, Homer has been widely acknowledged by
scholars for the impact that his major works, the Iliad and the Odyssey, have had on Western
culture. These two epics are centerpieces of ancient Greek literature.

MOTIVATING ACTIVITY
SENTENCE ANALYSIS: Analyze the sentences below.
Not only is he difficult to understand, but he is also funny.
Never have I understood less about women.
Scarcely have they been on time.

VOCABULARY
TERMS DEFINITIONS
Epithet a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of a
name of a person or thing
Modals special verbs that behave irregularly in English

WEEKS 3 & 4 August 31 – September 11, 2021

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Activity 1 – Introduction about Lesson II

A. Interactive discussion.

Activity 2 – Epithets

A. WRITING ACTIVITY: Choose four members of your family and write an epithet for
each of them. Explain your epithets. Write the answers in the LMS.
Guide Question
Write the answers in the LMS.
1. What is the importance of identifying epithets?
2. How will recognizing inversions help you as a student?

Activity 3 – Kinds of Nominal Definitions

A. EXERCISES: Answer the exercises found in your textbook on page 53 A and B. Write
the answers on the said pages.

Activity 4 – Ethics of Public Speaking

A. READING SELECTION: Read an article about Ethics of Public Speaking. Take note
of the key ideas. (https://toughnickel.com/business/the-ethics-in-public-speaking).
B. VIDEO PRESENTATION: Describe the Ethics of Public Speaking as shown in the
speech video. Take note of the key ideas (youtube.com/watch?v=80UVjkcxGmA).
 C. PICTURE ANALYSIS: Analyze the images shown below. Write your observation/s in
the LMS.

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Example.jpeg

Activity 5 – Modals

A. SENTENCE ANALYSIS: Analyze the sentences below. Write your observation in the
LMS.
I could speak English.
I can lend you my car till tomorrow.
It may rain today.
I must go to the supermarket today.
B. DIALOGUE MAKING: Pair off with a classmate. Together, write a short dialogue
demonstrating the different ways of asking permission to use a friend’s laptop. The
dialogue should include at least three ways of asking permission and an appropriate
response for each. Write the output in the LMS.
C. EXERCISES: Answer the Exercises found in your textbook on pages 62-63 A and B.
Write the answers on the said pages.

PURPOSIVE ASSIGNMENT
Research more about the ethics of public speaking. Write your output in the LMS.

SYNTHESIS/CLOSURE
A good listener initiates ways to repair or enhance spoken communication. Ideas may be
abstracted from a written text and arranged and presented in nonlinear illustrations.

REMINDERS
Answer and submit the following via LMS:
Activity II – A, Guided Questions
Activity III – A
Activity IV – A, B, C
Activity V – A, B, C
Assignment