GE1904

Course Syllabus
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SERIAL NUMBER: GE1904 COURSE TITLE: GREAT BOOKS CREDIT: 3 units (3 hours lecture per week)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course, selected masterpieces will be read by students in their entirety. This course will help students to develop their comprehension
skills through reading activities. The students will practice text analysis through summarizing and explore creativity through presentations on
the significance of the selected literary pieces.
PREREQUITE: None
COURSE OUTCOMES: After successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
CO1. Select concepts, reading styles, techniques, approaches, and unfamiliar words;
CO2. Analyze literary pieces using different reading styles, techniques, and critical approaches through recognition and selection of relevant
information;
CO3. Relate the theme or message of the literary work in real life or current situations in our country or in the world through oral or written
reports; and
CO4. Create innovative outputs that will represent comprehension and appreciation of the literary pieces read.
MANDATED BOOK: None
REFERENCES: 1. Canton, J. (2016). The literature book. Dorling Kindersley Limited.
2. Villamin A. et.al (1987). Developmental reading. Phoenix Publishing House.
3. Rodil, R., Cuntapay, M., Nanquil, L., Garay, G. (2014). Heritage of world literature. Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.
4. Websource for world literature: An online companion. The Norton anthology of world literature. W.W. Norton & Company.
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Renalie U. Cruz, LPT Alyanna R. Tobias, Ed.M Julia Maire C. Francisco Kim C. Santos
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5. Mardrus, J.C. (n.d.). The book of the thousand nights and one night (Vol. 1). (P. Mathers, Trans). Routledge.
6. Mardrus, J.C. (n.d.). The book of the thousand nights and one night (Vol. 2). (P. Mathers, Trans). Routledge.
7. Austen, J. (n.d.). Pride and prejudice. (J. Greene, Adapt). Saddleback Educational Publishing.
8. Grimm & Grimm. (1858). Grimms’ fairy tales. Retrieved from https://planet.pdf.com/grimms-fairy-tales/
9. Twain, M. (1884). The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Saddleback Educational Publishing.
10. Carroll, L. (1865). Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
11. de Saint-Exupery, A. (1943). The little prince. https://onemorelibrary.com/index.php/en/books/literature/book/french-literature-135/the-
little-prince-2785
12. Fitzgerald, F. (1925). The great Gatsby. Candlewick Press.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: • Class Participation and Assignments
• Quizzes/Seatwork
• Major Examinations
• Task Performance
• eLMS (eLearning Management System)
GRADING SYSTEM: The following percentage distribution shall be followed:
Prelim 20%
Midterm 20%
Prefinal 20%
Final 40%
100%

The following are the periodical grade components for this subject:
Written Work/Class Participation 20%
Task Performance 50%
Major Examination 30%
100%
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PREPARED BY: VERIFIED BY: REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:

Renalie U. Cruz, LPT Alyanna R. Tobias, Ed.M Julia Maire C. Francisco Kim C. Santos
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Course Outline
LEC Student Teaching and Learning
Learning Objectives (LO) Week TOPICS Slides I-Guide Assessment Tasks
Hrs Handouts Activities
1 Review the reading styles and 1 3 Introduction Getting-to-Know Short Quiz
techniques (CO1) Reading Styles and Techniques
Critical Approaches to Introduction to the Subject
2 Differentiate the reading Literature Studies
styles, techniques, and the Quotation Interpretation
critical approaches to the
study of literature (CO1) Discussion/Review

Pre-Reading Assignment
3 Read and visualize stories 2-4 9 Heroes and Legends Close Reading Character Sketch
with particular focus on the One Thousand and One Nights
characters and setting of the by Powys Mathers Brainstorming/Discussion Task Performance
story (CO2)
Reflection/Application
4 Distinguish the nature and
differences among the
characters through a sketch
(CO2)

5 Create a character infographic

to interpret how characters
are perceived (CO4)
5 3 PRELIM EXAMINATION Digital Learning Tool:
Kahoot
6 Discuss the background 6-9 12 Romanticism and the Rise of Pre-Reading Assignment Dramatic/Choral Reading
knowledge of the books (CO1) the Novel
Framing Questions for Close Reading Task Performance
7 Develop questions for Pondering and Learning
pondering and learning Discussion
PREPARED BY: VERIFIED BY: REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:
Renalie U. Cruz, LPT Alyanna R. Tobias, Ed.M Julia Maire C. Francisco Kim C. Santos
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LEC Student Teaching and Learning

Learning Objectives (LO) Week TOPICS Slides I-Guide Assessment Tasks
Hrs Handouts Activities
before and after reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Viewing and Movie Review “Wansapanataym”, or
(CO2) Austen “Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko”
Grimm’s Short Stories by Compare and Contrast:
Demonstrate guided loud Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Stories and Film
8 reading through storytelling Grimm Adaptations
(CO3)

Compare and contrast written

9 stories and film adaptations
(CO2)
10 3 MIDTERM EXAMINATION Book/Movie Review

10 Read and analyze stories of
their structure using graphs,
labels, or captions (CO2)
11 Write a journal of personal
experience, thoughts, and
feelings towards everyday life
encounter, issues, and
observations (CO3)
11-13 Depicting Real Life Pre-Reading Assignment Photo-Editing: Creating
Text Structure Memes of Everyday
Alice’s Adventures in Close Reading Scenes
Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
and Helen Oxenbury Discussion Task Performance
The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn by Mark Twain Summarizing
eLMS: Journal Writing
Literary Folio (Soft copy)
14 3 PREFINAL EXAMINATION - All journals and
personal diary
content
- Reflections
- Viewing and movie
reviews
- Photos

With the following:

PREPARED BY: VERIFIED BY: REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:
Renalie U. Cruz, LPT Alyanna R. Tobias, Ed.M Julia Maire C. Francisco Kim C. Santos
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LEC Student Teaching and Learning

Learning Objectives (LO) Week TOPICS Slides I-Guide Assessment Tasks
Hrs Handouts Activities
- Cover page
- Table of contents

(To be continued in the final

term)
12 Read and select relevant 15-17 Breaking with Traditions Close Reading Interactive Group
details such as the elements Note Taking, Outlining, and Discussion with written
of a story through note-taking Summarizing Discussion output
and outlining (CO2) The Little Prince by Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry Note Taking and Outlining Task Performance
Summarize a story using the The Great Gatsby by Francis
13 information collected from Scott Fitzgerald Reflection/Application
note-taking and outlining
(CO4) Summarizing

14 Create a vlog that raises

awareness and values
tradition and personal beliefs
(CO4)
Literary Folio (soft copy)
18 3 FINAL EXAMINATION Continuation of the prefinal
output with the following:
- Discussion’s
written output
- Article/s

PREPARED BY: VERIFIED BY: REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:

Renalie U. Cruz, LPT Alyanna R. Tobias, Ed.M Julia Maire C. Francisco Kim C. Santos