LEARNING PLAN FOR SEM2 GENERAL EDUCATION SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

A. ENGLISH (WEEK 3)

DURATION TOPIC LEARNING ACTIVITY/ RESOURCES ASSESSMENT

UNIT 1- Grammar

a. Parts of Speech Discussion on the 8 Parts of Speech: Summative Quiz

30 minutes Noun – naming words for people, places, things, events,
occasion, animals, gerunds, infinitives
Pronouns – noun substitutes ( he, she, it, they, you, we,
them, us, etc.)
Adjective – describes a Noun or Pronoun
Verb – Action Words, Linking Verbs
Adverb – describes a Verb, and Adjective, another Adverb
Prepositions- word connectors, to show direction and
position
Conjunctions – connecting words ( may be found at the
beginning, middle, or end of a clause)
Interjections – expressions of intense emotion

Learning Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHgZb_IKwlM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceDmiBEESI
 b. Subject-Verb Familiarization with the Basic Rules of S-V Agreement and its
30 minutes Agreement Application using Examples Summative Quiz

1. Singular subjects require Singular verbs ( no s-es)

2. Either-or/ Neither –nor follows the count of the noun
closest to the verb.
3. Indefinite Pronouns everyone, everybody, someone,
somebody take a singular verb.
4. The use of “together with” follows the count of the noun
before it.
5. Collective Nouns generally, but not always, take a singular
form.
6. If the sentence begins goes like “A number of”, it is
considered plural, so use a plural verb. If it is “The number”,
use a singular verb.

Learning Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=NQOEAo9pWKY&t=198s

30 minutes c. Verb Tenses General Tenses are Summative Quiz

Simple Past, Present, Future
Progressive tenses; past, present, future
Perfect tenses: past, present: future

Learning Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYbEgGzKIOU

30 minutes d. Confusing Verbs/ Familiarity and Application of the following. Summative Quiz
Phrasal Verbs Examples:
 /Synonyms/ Antonyms record (noun) record (verb)
fill in/ fill up/ fill out
increment vs. incriminate
ubiquitous vs. scarce

Learning Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwqRwtEODiQ

30 minutes UNIT 2- LITERATURE Summative Quiz

a. Figures of Speech Rules/ Definition and Application

1. Simile- comparison using “like” or “similar to”
2. Metaphor- comparison without the use of “like” or “as”
3. Personification
4. Synecdoche
5. Metonymy
6. Oxymoron
7. Hyperbole
8. Ellipsis
9. Irony
10. Euphemism
11. Apostrophe

Learning Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=3P_XeyPh2XY

30 minutes b. Prose and Poetry Elements of Fictional Prose Summative Quiz

- Plot
- Conflict
- Character
- Setting
- Theme
- Point of View (POV)

Poems and Poets

Robert Frost
Edgar Allan Poe
Shakespeare
Rudyard Kipling
John Keats

Learning Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fUWthuc0Fc