Contents: 1. English 8: Quarter 3- Module 1: Examining Biases. 2. English 8: Quarter 3- Module 2: Using Propaganda Techniques. 3. English 8: Quarter 3- Module 3: Determining Various Social, Moral, and Economic Issues Discussed in Text Listened to. 4. English 8: Quarter 3- Module 4:Analyzing Literature as a Mirror to a Shared Heritage. 5. English 8: Quarter 3- Module 5:Using Cohesive Devices. 6. English 8: Quarter 3- Module 6: Using Parallel Structures.
Objective
1. Determine the concept of bias.
2. Identify the author’s biases in given statements.
3. Recognize if the message of the author is for or against a certain issue.
4. Evaluate biases found in text by determining the author’s use of diction and evidences.
5. Create a message that promotes fair and unbiased writing.
6. Identify the different propaganda techniques.
7. Evaluate the words and expressions as tools used in propaganda techniques.
8. Demonstrate the importance of understanding the intentions of words used in a propaganda.
9. Examine a propaganda in terms of techniques and intention of words used.
10. Identify the various social, moral, and economic issues discussed in listening texts.
11. Analyze the causes and effects of the various issues.
12. Express opinions on social, moral, and economic issues discussed in a text listened to.
13. Suggest possible solutions to the social issues presented.
14. Relate personal experiences pertaining to the issues discussed.
15. Define literature and its elements.
16. Identify the elements of a given literary piece.
17. Analyze the culture reflected in the text with other cultures.
18. Write a composition appreciating literature as a reflection to a shared heritage of people.
19. Classify the different types of cohesive devices.
20. Use appropriate cohesive devices in a paragraph.
21. Create a speech using appropriate cohesive devices.
22. Realize the importance of using cohesive devices in a speech.
23. Define parallel structures.
24. Familiarize the rules on parallel structures.
25. Express appreciation on the rules of parallel structures.
26. Differentiate coordinating conjunction from correlating conjunction.
27. Identify errors in parallel structures.
28. Write sentences using parallel structures correctly.
Curriculum Information
Education Type
K to 12
Grade Level
Grade 8
Learning Area
English
Content/Topic
Literature
Intended Users
Educators, Learners
Competencies
Determine tone, mood, technique, and purpose of the author
Appreciate literature as a means of understanding the human being and the forces he/she needs to contend with
Draw similarities and differences of the featured selections in relation to the theme
Identify the distinguishing features found in religious texts, epics, myths, drama, and short stories contributed by south and west asian writers
