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English – VII

Topic: Air Castles by Juan F. Salazar

Objectives:
1. Create a critical analysis each stanza of the poem.
2. Interpret imagery in poetry to understand its usefulness.

Time Frame: August 24 – 26, 2020

 Read the poem entitled Air Castles by Juan F. Salazar in your book (Literary
Anthology) found in page 2.

 After reading the poem, kindly answer Activity A and B in your book (Worktext)
found in page 5. Write it on a separate one whole sheet of paper.

 In a long bond paper, make a critical analysis from a given stanza. (80-150
words.)

Note:
o If your birth month is January, February, and March,
you’re assigned to answer Stanza 1.

o If your birth month is April, May and June, you’re assigned

to answer Stanza 2.

o If your birth month is July and August, you’re assigned to

answer Stanza 3.

o If your birth month is September and October, you’re

assigned to answer Stanza 4.

o If your birth month is November and December, you’re

assigned to answer Stanza 5.

o Failure to follow instructions automatic zero points.

 Supplemental Reading: About the Author (Juan F. Salazar)
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Worktext), pp. 4

 Supplemental Activity: Answer the critical viewing. Write it on the space provided
below the picture.
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Worktext), pp. 4

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Topic: Subject and Predicate

Objectives:
1. Identify the subject and the predicate of a sentence.
2. Create own declarative sentences with complete parts of it.

Time Frame: August 27 – September 1, 2020

 Answer Grammar Workout A, B, and C found in your book, pp. 10. Write it on a
separate one whole sheet of paper.

Note:
o If your middle name starts with letter A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O,
Q, S, U, W, and Y, answer only the odd numbers except
Grammar Workout A number 1 and Grammar Workout C
number 5.

o If your middle name starts with letter B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P,

R, T, V, X, and Z, answer only the even numbers.

o If you have no middle name, just refer to the last letter of

your first name.

o Failure to follow instructions automatic zero points.

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Topic: Forms of Subject
Objectives:
1. Recognize the different forms of a sentence subject.
2. Classify the subject according to form.
3. Provide the form of subject being asked for in the sentence.

Time Frame: September 2 – 3 , 2020

 After reading the Grammar Review, kindly answer Grammar Workout A and B
found in your book in page 20. Write it on a separate one whole sheet of paper.
Example:
Grammar Workout A

b.__1. There is something I would like you to know.

Grammar Workout B

1. [Gerund/Gerund Phrase] Gardening is my favorite pastime.

Supplemental Reading: The Bolo by Loreto Paras-Sulit

Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Literary Anthology), pp 3.

Supplemental Activity: Answer the critical viewing. Write your answer in page 17 below
the chart.
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Worktext), pp. 16

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Topic: Pioneer by N.V.M. Gonzales

Objectives:
1. Specify the setting of the story “Pioneer”.
2. Identify the functions of setting in a literary piece.
Time Frame: September 7 – 8, 2020
 Read the story entitled Pioneer by N.V.M. Gonzales in your book (Literary
Anthology) found in page 8-10.

 After reading the story, kindly answer the Critical Viewing in page 28 using ½
lengthwise of paper.

 Understand the Literary Analysis in page 29.

 To assess your understanding base of what you read, kindly answer the Activity
found in your book in page 29. Write it on a separate one whole sheet of paper.

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Topic: Using Context Clues

Objectives:
1. Distinguish common types of context clues.
2. Use context clues to derive meanings of unfamiliar words.

Time Frame: September 9 – 10, 2020

 In Skills Development (page 30), please read and understand thoroughly the
types of context clues.

 In page 32 of your Worktext book, kindly answer the activity and write it in the
chart below.

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Topic: Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Helping Verbs
Objectives:
1. Differentiate between action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.
2. Construct sentences using classified verbs.

Time Frame: September 14 – 15, 2020

 Let’s have your Grammar Review time about Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and
Helping Verbs.

 Using ½ lengthwise of paper, kindly answer the Grammar Workout found in

your book in page 33.

Note:
o If your first name starts with letter A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q,
S, U, W, and Y, answer only the odd numbers.

o If your first name starts with letter B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R,

T, V, X, and Z, answer only the even numbers.

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Topic: Asking Questions and Researching

Objectives:
1. Identify the two main types of questions.
2. Recognize how researching helps by giving current information on a topic.
3. Use questioning and researching skills in gathering ideas for a writing topic.

Time Frame: September 16 – 17, 2020

 Base from the example of how a student developed a writing topic by starting
with a general word and asking questions, kindly answer the Individual Activity
C in your book found in page 38.
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Topic: Tense, Mood, and Voice
Objectives:
1. Identify English tenses under the present, past, and future tenses.
2. Recognize indicative, imperative and subjunctive as the three moods in
English.
3. Distinguish between active voice and passive voice.
4. Write sentences using appropriate tense, mood and voice.

Time Frame: September 21 – 23, 2020

 When writing your sentences, always make sure that the verbs are in the
appropriate tense, mood, and voice. To apply your understanding base on what
you read in Grammar Review, just answer the Grammar Workout A and B
found in your book in page 46-47. Write it on a separate one whole sheet of
paper.

Supplemental Reading: Lola Sim’s Handkerchief by Paula Angeles

Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Literary Anthology), pp 11

Supplemental Activity: Answer the activity in your book found in page 42. Write your
answer below the Responding to Literature.
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Worktext)

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Topic: Topic Sentence

Objectives:
1. Distinguish between a title and a topic sentence, and the topic and the
controlling idea.
2. Compose controlling ideas and topic sentences from a topic.

Time Frame: September 24 – 28, 2020

  Read comprehensively about “Topic Sentence” in page 48.

 In page 49 Guided Reading, read the selection and answer the guide questions
on the right side as you go along. Use 1 whole sheet of paper and copy the
questions first before the answers.

 See page 51 and answer Individual Activity C. Write it on a separate one

whole sheet of paper.

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Topic: The Magic Glasses by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo

Objectives:
1. List down the narrator’s description of the two characters in “The Magic
Glasses”.
2. Gives critical analyzation about the story.

Time Frame: September 29 , 2020

 Read the story entitled The Magic Glasses by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo in your
book (Literary Anthology) found in page 15.

 After reading the story, kindly answer Activity A, B and C in your book
(Worktext) found in page 55. Write it on a separate one whole sheet of paper.

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DATE TO REMEMBER: September 30, 2020
 REVIEW YOUR PAST LESSONS FROM “AIR CASTLES” BY JUAN F.
SALAZAR UP TO “THE MAGIC GLASSES” BY CRISTINA PANTOJA-
HIDALGO.

DATE TO REMEMBER: October 1 - 2, 2020

 FIRST PRELIM EXAMINATION
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Topic: Objects
Objectives:
1. Identify two kinds of objects and its uses.
2. Construct sentences that follows basic S-V-DO or S-V-IO-DO pattern.

Time Frame: October 5 – 6, 2020

 Read and understand Grammar Review about Objects in your worktext book in
page 57.

 In a 1 whole sheet of paper, kindly answer Grammar Workout A in page 58.

 Get another 1 whole sheet of paper for Grammar Workout C in page 59.

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Topic: Developing Supporting Sentences

Objectives:
1. Develop supporting details for one’s topic sentence.
2. Choose a topic sentence and write supporting sentences.

Time Frame: October 7 - 13, 2020

 After comprehending about Developing Supporting Sentences, simply answer
Individual Activity B in page 62 using ½ lengthwise of paper.

Supplemental Reading: Children of the Snarl by Marne L. Kilates

Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Literary Anthology), pp. 20
Supplemental Activity: Answer the critical viewing in page 66. Write it on a separate ½
lengthwise of paper.
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Worktext)
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Topic: Symbolism and Analogy

1. Analyze what symbolisms and analogies signify.
2. Recognize symbols and complete analogies given.

Time Frame: October 14 - 19, 2020

 To assess your understanding about Symbolism and Analogy, kindly answer
Activity A in your book found in page 81 using ½ lengthwise of paper.

Supplemental Reading: Kalesa: The Passing of a Life-Style by Rey Hulog

Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Literary Anthology), pp. 22

Supplemental Activity: Answer Activity B and C. Write it on a separate ½ lengthwise

of paper.
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Worktext), pp. 81

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Topic: Adjectives
Objectives:
1. Use adjectives in sentences correctly.
2. Underline erroneous adjective and rewrite sentences using correct form.

Time Frame: October 20 - 21, 2020

 After knowing the topic which is about “Adjectives”, kindly answer Grammar
 Workout B (1-15). Write it on a separate one whole sheet of paper.

 Get ½ lengthwise of paper and construct one sentence using at least 5 adjectives
which follows correct order. See page 86 (worktext book) and read guidelines #4
to get an idea.

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Topic: Adverbs
Objectives:
1. Use different kinds and forms of adverbs in a sentence.
2. Use adverbs in meaningful sentences.

Time Frame: October 22 - 27, 2020

 Read and understand thoroughly about Adverbs specially Forms of Adverbs,
Types of Adverbs, and Guidelines in Using Adverbs.

 To assess your understanding, kindly answer Grammar Workout A found in

your book in page 101. Copy and answer in a one whole sheet of paper.

 Get another one whole sheet of paper and answer Grammar Workout B in page
101.

Supplemental Reading: Breaking Through by Myrna Peǹa-Reyes

Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Literary Anthology), pp. 29

Supplemental Activity: Answer the guide questions (1 and 2) in your book found in
page 29. Write your answer below the poem.
Reference: Philippine Literature in English (Literary Anthology)
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DATE TO REMEMBER: October 28, 2020
 REVIEW YOUR PAST LESSONS “OBJECTS” UP TO “ADVERBS”.

DATE TO REMEMBER: October 29 - 30, 2020

 FIRST PERIODIC EXAMINATION

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