ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

ANDRES BONIFACIO CAMPUS

BASIC EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH 8
SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019

Prepared by: Submitted to: Noted by:

Mr. Ralph Benedict F. Cruz Kristina R. Race Ms. Virginia M. Politico

(Subject Teacher) (JHS Librarian) (Principal)

 SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH

I. SUBJECT NAME: LANGUAGE IN LITERATURE 8: AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE

III. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION: Language in Literature 8, K to 12 Edition strikes a formidable balance between literature and language arts—considerably built on inquiry-based
approach. It is a resource that places at the helm the development of the Filipino students’ 21 st-century literary and language skills, attitudes, and understanding needed
to make sense of life beyond the four walls of the classroom that may stand the test of time.

IV. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of the course, the students must be able to develop maximum skills in applying the language conventions, principles, and strategies, and
skills they have learned—in interacting with others, understanding, and learning other content areas, and in pursuing other fields of interest.

V. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS:

 Portfolio, lecture notebook, projects/outputs, quarterly exams, quizzes, performance tasks

VI. LEARNING RESOURCES

 Main Textbook: Galvez Jr., Nicolas, et. al. Language in Literature 8: Afro-Asian Literature (kto12 Revised Ed). Philippines: Vibal Publishing House, Inc. 2016.
 Other References:
 De Vera, Estrella, et. al. Essential English: Worktext in Literature and Language 8 (Revised ed.). Philippines: Rex Book Store, Inc. 2017.
 Palomar, L. & Palomar, M.J. Interactive English 8. Philippines: Jemma Development Group, Inc. 2016.
 Cheng, Tan. Strengthen English Grammar for English Grammar For Secondary Levels. Singapore: SAP Pte Ltd. 2016.
 Ananca, A. & Redoblado, S.V. Exploring Literature and Grammar 8: Afro-Asian Literature. Philippines: Brilliant Creations Publishing, Inc., 2015.
 Flores, F.N. & Flores, R.G. Master English Grammar Without Cracking Your Brain (Revised ed). Philippines: Mind Stirrers Publishing. 2013.
 Sebastian, Evelyn. English Communication 2 (Second ed). Philippines: C & E Publishing, Inc.,2016.
 Alganes, Matthew Joseph, et al. Voyagers (English for Junior High School) Grade 7. Philippines: C & E Publishing, Inc., 2014.
 Vocabulary Builder Secondary Level 2 (New Ed). Singapore: SAP Group Pte Ltd., 2013.
 Instructional Objectives Course Content Strategies/Activities Evaluation Valuing

 Arellano University Vision

and Mission and Basic
Education Vision and
Mission Statement
 Orientation
 English 8 syllabus
 Classroom SOP
 Grading System

First Quarter UNIT I- EAST ASIA: SEAT OF

WISDOM IN THE ORIENT
Lesson 1- Chinese Literature:
Drawing and Displaying the
Wisdom
Selections:
 Structure analysis
 Picture analysis
 Class discussion
 Question-Answer
 Read Aloud

A. The Analects of Confucius

B. The Wonderful Pear Tree

1. Eliminate faulty parallelism
2. Write effective sentences with
correct parallelism
3. Infer the rules of moral behavior
and traditional values from sayings
or proverbs
4. Appreciate proverbs and maxims
5. Appreciate a folktale
6. Explore denotations and
Connotations
7. Listen or view actively and
attentively
8. Observe correct word stress
9. Distinguish between significant
and insignificant ideas
10. Identify the subject and
predicate of a sentence
11. Complete a fragment with a
subject or predicate
Improving Sentences Through
Parallel Construction
Appreciating Proverbs and Maxims
Reading a Folktale
Exploring Denotation and
Connotations
Listening Actively
Observing Correct Word Stress
Distinguishing Between Significant
and Insignificant Ideas
Mastering the Sentence as Tool for
Communication
Exercises  Appreciate the practical
Individual activity pieces of advice or wisdom
A. Motivation-Stimulating Portfolio activity embodied in the Analects of
Question Sentence Construction/Revision Confucius
B. Unlocking of Difficulties
 Show kindness or
C. Literary/Biographical generosity to others
Reading
 State the adverse effects of
D. Underscoring a Motive for greed
Reading
E. Presentation of Selection:
The Analects of Confucius
F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Skill Focus
I. Grammar Focus
J. Vocabulary Focus
K. Listening/Viewing Focus
L. Speaking Focus
M. Study and Research Focus
N. Motivation- Picture analysis
O. Unlocking of Difficulties
P. Literary Background
Q. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
R. Presentation of Selection:
The Wonderful Pear Tree
S. Sharing Insights
T. Values Appreciation

1. Point out the human experience
depicted in a story
2. Infer character of a person from
his action
3. State the point of view from
which the writer tells a story
4. Compare pairs of objects using
similes
5. Identify changes in meaning
signaled by stress and pitch
6. Use the TQLR method in reading
and studying
U. Grammar Focus
Exercises  Show care, concern, and
Individual Activity love towards others
Lesson 2- Modern China: Bridging  Motivation Questions
 Cooperative Learning Paired Work  State reasons or ways to
Divergence and Transformation Oral Reading preserve trees
Structures
Selections:  Class discussion Dialogue/Role-playing  Share regrets in one’s own
Venn Diagramming life and possibilities if one
 Silent Reading
A. A Little Incident could go back in the past to
 Oral Segmented Reading
change something
B. Growth Rings  Picture Analysis
A. Motivation Question
B. Literary Background
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Reading Assignment
F. Discussion of the selection
Identifying Point of View
G. Values Appreciation
Figuring Out Similes H. Literary Skill Focus
I. Motivation: Picture Analysis
J. Unlocking of Difficulties
K. Author’s Profile
Identifying Changes in Meaning
L. Underscoring a Motive for
Signaled by Stress and Pitch
Reading
Acquiring Good Study Habits M. Oral Segmented Reading of
the Poem
N. Discussion of the poem
O. Value Appreciation
 P. Literary Skill Focus
Q. Listening/Viewing Focus
R. Study and Research Focus Exercises  Appreciate Japanese
tradition
Lesson 3- Japan: Merging The Old Individual Activity
Paired Work  Discuss the effects of
and the New selfishness and pride
 Motivation Question Oral Recitation
Selections: Poetry Writing  Appreciate nature’s beauty
 Cooperative learning through haiku
Structures Sentence Construction
A. The Spider’s Thread
 Class Discussion Role-playing
B. Haiku  Oral Segmented Reading
1. Recognize elements of chamber
theater

2. Discuss and present chamber Learning About Chamber Theater A. Motivation Question
theater B. Author’s Profile
C. Unlocking of Difficulties
3. Recognize elements of a haiku
D. Underscoring A Motive for
4. Differentiate Haiku from Tanka Reading
Learning About Japanese Poetry E. Oral Segmented Reading of
5. Determine the meaning of words Selection
through prefixes F. Sharing Insights
Using Prefixes as Signals to Meaning G. Value Appreciation
6. Observe proper rising-falling
of Words H. Literary Skill Focus
intonation patterns
I. Motivation: Listening to an
7. Speak with proper rising Observing Proper Rising-Falling audio recording
Intonation Patterns J. Author’s Profile
intonation pattern
K. Vocabulary Check
8. Skim for key ideas Observing Proper Rising Intonation
L. Oral reading of Poem
Pattern
M. Sharing Insights
9. Use coordinators to connect
N. Value Appreciation
words, phrases, and sentences
10. Recognize compound subject
and predicate in a simple sentence
11. Distinguish between a simple
sentence and a compound sentence
Second Quarter
1. Discuss Indian Poetry and its
underlying characteristics
2. Interpret a poem for message
3. Discuss how free verse is written
4. Identify figurative language
5. Interpret figurative language for
meaning
Skimming for Key Ideas
Using Coordinators
Recognizing Compound Subject and
Compound Predicate in a Simple
Sentence
Distinguishing Between a Simple
Sentence and a Compound
Sentence
UNIT II: South Asia: A Tapestry of
Nations
Lesson 5- Indian Literature: Making
Marks
Selections:
A. Salutation to the Dawn
B. Gitanjali (Song Offerings)
Understanding Free Verse
Using Figurative Language/Reading
O. Vocabulary Focus
P. Speaking Focus
Q. Study and Research Focus
R. Grammar Focus
 Express appreciation for
Exercises what is in the living present
 State the values or qualities
 Picture analysis Individual Activity
 Motivation Question Paired Work reflected in the song
Oral Recitation offerings
 Class discussion
 Cooperative Learning Poetry Writing  Apply to one’s life the
Sentence Construction messages conveyed in the
Structures
 Oral Reading Paragraph Construction song offerings
A. Motivation-Picture Analysis
B. Author’s Profile
C. Unlocking of Difficulties
D. Underscoring A Motive for
Reading
E. Oral Reading of the Poem
F. Sharing Insights
G. Value Appreciation
H. Literary Skill Focus
I. Motivation Question
6. Use context clues
7. Use proper phrasing and pacing
8. Unlock difficulty in poetry
9. Identify independent and
dependent clauses
10. Write complex and compound-
complex sentences
11. Write effective paragraphs
1. Discuss customs and traditions in
Indian literature
2. Recall the elements of an
autobiography
3. Note points of emphasis in an
oral text
Colorful Language
Extracting Meaning Through
Context Clues
Observing Proper Phrasing and
Pacing
Using Comprehension Strategies for
Poetry
Forming Complex and Compound-
Complex Sentences
Composing Effective Paragraphs
Lesson 6- Modern India: Customs
and Traditions
Selection: On Learning to Be an
Indian
Reviewing the Autobiography
Observing Proper Pausing and
Emphasis
J. Author’s Profile
k. Unlocking of Difficulties
L. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
M. Oral Reading of the Poem
N. Values Appreciation
O. Literary Skill Focus
P. Vocabulary Focus
Q. Speaking Focus
R. Study and Research Focus
S. Grammar Focus
T. Writing Focus
 Express appreciation for
Exercises
Indian culture and tradition
Individual Activity
 Motivation Question Oral Recitation
 Class Discussion Summary Writing
 Silent Reading
A. Motivation Question
B. Author’s Profile
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Reading of the Selection
4. Summarize a story
5. Use appropriate grammatical
signals or expressions suitable to
each pattern of idea development
1. Identify psychoanalysis literary
devices
2. Discuss psychoanalysis
3. Discuss the significance of a
Summarizing
Using Appropriate Grammatical
Signals or Expressions to Indicate
Patterns of Idea development
Lesson 7- Pakistan and Bangladesh:
Learning from Beliefs and
Experiences
Selections:
A. Sister
B. Land of Elephant Roundups and
Bengal Tigers
Reviewing First Person Point of
View; Recognizing the
Psychoanalysis Literary Technique
Appreciating a Travelogue
F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Skill Focus
I. Speaking Focus
J. Study and Research Focus
K. Grammar Focus
 Motivation Question
 Class Discussion
 Silent Reading
A. Motivation Question
B. Author’s Profile
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Reading of the Selection
F. Sharing Insights
Exercises
 Discuss the significance of
Individual Activity
customs and traditions to
Oral Recitation
one’s national identity
Writing a Travelogue
 State ways on how cultural
Speech Writing and Delivery
diversity affect people’s
interaction and relationship
 Discuss how globalization
has influenced national
identity
 Express one’s impression of
Bangladesh and the
Bengalis
 Express agreement or
disagreement with the idea
the travel is educational
travelogue Recognizing Collocations
4. Use collocations correctly in
sentences
Predicting Outcomes
5. Predict outcomes
Using Appropriate Parenthetical
6. Use appropriate parenthetical Expressions
expressions
Speech Writing and Elocution
7. Write a speech advertising why
Filipinos should make a visit to
Bangladesh
UNIT III: SOUTHEAST ASIA:
CURRENTS OF CHANGE
Third Quarter
Lesson 9-Thailand: Ethics of A
Nation
Selection: Till Hearts End
Interpreting Symbols
Speaking Effectively to Impart
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Skill Focus
I. Motivation Question
J. Literary Background
K. Vocabulary Check
L. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
M. Reading of the Selection
N. Sharing Insights
O. Values Appreciation
P. Literary Skill Focus
Q. Vocabulary Focus
R. Listening/Viewing Focus
S. Grammar Focus
Exercises
 Determine one’s source of
Individual Activity
faith
 Motivation Question Sentence Construction
 Discuss how one can show
 Class Discussion Using Graphic Organizers
his faith
 Oral Reading Using Topic and Sentence Outlines
1. Interpret symbols Information

2. Speak effectively in explaining a Scanning to Locate Required A. Motivation Question

process Information B. Literary Background
3. Locate required information by Recognizing Participles; Using C. Vocabulary Check
scanning Participial Phrases D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
4. Use participles and participial Using Graphic Organizers E. Oral Reading of Poem
phrases effectively F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
5. Organize information using
Using Opinion-marking Signals in H. Literary Skill Focus
graphic organizers
Sharing Ideas I. Speaking Focus
6. Use opinion-marking signals to J. Study and Research Focus
share ideas Transcoding Information Using K. Grammar Focus
Outlines L. Writing Focus
7. Transcode information from M. Grammar Focus
graphic organizers to a topic or N. Writing Focus
sentence outline

Lesson 10- Malaysia and

Singapore: Blend of Cultures

Selections:  Describe the effects of rain

 State how cuisines can be a

1. Identify sensory images in a
poem
2. Identify elements of an essay
3. Identify the propaganda used in
advertisement
4. Use facial expressions in oral
communication
5. Expand sentences using
infinitives and infinitive phrases
6. Write and design a brochure
A. After the Rain
B. Singapore Food: A Melting Pot of
Different Cultures
Identifying Sensory Images
Learning about the Essay: Point of
Genesis and Classification
Recognizing Propaganda
Using Facial Expressions in Oral
Communication
Recognizing Infinitives/Using
Infinitive Phrases
Writing and Designing a Brochure
UNIT IV: THE MIDDLE EAST AND
NORTH AFRICA: A CONTINENTAL
TRYST
Exercises determinant of a nation’s
Individual Activity identity
 Motivation Question Sentence Construction  Consider the factors in
 Class Discussion Identification of sensory images choosing for food when
 Oral Reading Identification of elements of an going to other places
essay
Identification of propaganda
techniques
Brochure Writing
A. Motivation Question
B. Author’s Profile
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Oral Reading of Poem
F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Focus
I. Motivation Question
J. Author’s Profile
K. Vocabulary Check
L. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
M. Reading of the selection
N. Sharing Insights
O. Values Appreciation
P. Literary Skill Focus
 Take a stand on whether
Q. Listening/Viewing Focus
promises are to be kept or
R. Speaking Focus
Fourth Quarter
Lesson 12- Philippines: A Great
Nation’s Legacy
Selection: Pledge
Recognizing Emotion in Lyric Poetry
Speaking Effectively to Convey
Emotion
1. Recognize emotion in lyric poetry Using Gerund and Gerund Phrases
2. Speak effectively to convey
Features of Journalistic Writing
emotion
Using Appropriate Modifiers
3. Expand sentences using gerund
and gerund phrases
4. Identify features of journalistic
writing
5. Use modifiers appropriately
Lesson 13- Ancient Persia:
Picturesqueness of Change
Selection: Rubaiyat
S. Grammar Focus Exercises not
T. Writing Focus Individual Activity  Express the importance of
 Motivation Question Sentence Construction keeping one’s promises
 Class Discussion Identification of Journalistic
 Oral Reading features
A. Motivation Question
B. Author’s Profile
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Oral Reading of Poem
F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Focus
I. Speaking Focus
J. Grammar Focus
K. Writing Focus
L. Grammar Focus
 Express the meaning of the
poem
 Express agreement or

1. Identify rhyme scheme in poems
2. Write poems that follow a rhyme
scheme
3. Enunciate words in a verse choir
with clarity and precision
4. Use active and passive voice
appropriately
5. Distinguish among types of
journalistic writing
6. Use past and past perfect tenses
correctly in journalistic writing
Identifying Rhyme Scheme
Using Verse Choir for Oral
Interpretation
Active and Passive Voice
Journalistic Writing Types
Past and Past Perfect Tense
Lesson 15- Africa: Rhythm of
Traditions
Selection: Africa
Exercises disagreement with the
Individual Activity ideas about heaven and hell
 Motivation Question Group Activity
 Class Discussion Sentence Construction
 Oral Reading Identification of Journalistic
features
A. Motivation Question
B. Author’s Profile
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Oral Reading of Poem
F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Focus
I. Speaking Focus
J. Grammar Focus
K. Writing Focus
L. Grammar Focus
 Discuss the similarities of
the situation of the Filipino
decades ago to that of the
African people described in

1. Recognize poetic license in
literary works
2. Employ appropriate tone and
mode in speaking efficiently
3. Use direct and reported speeches
in journalistic writing
4. Use appropriate logical
connectors for emphasis
Recognizing Poetic License
Speaking Effectively to Convey tone
and Mood
Direct and Reported Speeches
Using Appropriate Logical
Connectors for Emphasis
Exercises the poem
Individual Activity  State the feeling/mood
Sentence Construction expressed in the poem
 Motivation Question
 Class Discussion
 Oral Reading
A. Motivation Question
B. Author’s Profile
C. Vocabulary Check
D. Underscoring a Motive for
Reading
E. Oral Reading of Poem
F. Sharing Insights
G. Values Appreciation
H. Literary Focus
I. Speaking Focus
J. Grammar Focus