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This document outlines the curriculum for an 8th grade English and Literature course over 4 quarters. It includes the following key points: In the first quarter, topics in Communication Arts include subject-verb agreement, modification, parallelism, and argumentation skills. Literature topics cover African literature including works by David Diop and Chinua Achebe. The second quarter focuses on verbal phrases, clauses, and essay writing in Communication Arts. Literature covers Indian works like the Panchatantra and Ramayana. The third quarter addresses consistency, documentation, and expository essay writing in Communication Arts. Chinese literature is studied including the Analects of Confucius. The fourth quarter covers formal letter writing

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English 2

This document outlines the curriculum for an 8th grade English and Literature course over 4 quarters. It includes the following key points: In the first quarter, topics in Communication Arts include subject-verb agreement, modification, parallelism, and argumentation skills. Literature topics cover African literature including works by David Diop and Chinua Achebe. The second quarter focuses on verbal phrases, clauses, and essay writing in Communication Arts. Literature covers Indian works like the Panchatantra and Ramayana. The third quarter addresses consistency, documentation, and expository essay writing in Communication Arts. Chinese literature is studied including the Analects of Confucius. The fourth quarter covers formal letter writing

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Philippine Science High School- Cagayan Valley Campus

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

English 2
Communication Arts II and Afro-Asian Literature
Grade Level: Grade 8

First Quarter
I. Topic/Content: Communication Arts
Specific Topics:
1. Review of Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Modification (words, phrases)
3. Parallelism
4. Skills in Argumentation: Facts vs. Opinions, Logical Fallacies,
Supporting Assertions
5. Outlining
6. Writing an Argumentative Essay

II. Topic/Content: Literature


Specific Topic
1. Introduction to African Literature
2. “Africa” by David Diop or “Young Africa’s Plea” by Dennis Osadebay or “Breaths” by Birago
Diop
3. “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka
4. “Tribal Scars” by Ousmene Sembene or “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Bessie Head
5. “The Glorious African Past” by Bekeh Ukelina Utietiang

Home Reading Assignment:


“Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe

Other Suggested Readings:


“The Lion’s Whiskers” by Len Cabral (East Africa)
“Strength” by Margaret Read MacDonald (West Africa)

Second Quarter
I. Topic/Content: Communication Arts
Specific Topics:
1. Verbal Phrases
2. Subordination, Coordination, and Correlatives
3. Conjunctive Adverbs
4. Clauses (Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verbal)
5. Review on Sentence Structure
6. Argumentative Essay

II. Topic/Content: Literature


Specific Topics:
1. Introduction to Indian Literature
2. Panchatantra
3. Ramayana
4. Excerpts from Gitanjali
5. “The Three Dolls” by David Novak

Home Reading Assignment:


“The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga

Other Suggested Readings:


“Karma” by Khuswant Singh (Short Story)
“The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal” by Flora Annie Steel (Short Story)

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Third Quarter
I. Topic/Content: Communication Arts
Specific Topics:
1. Consistency (point of view, number, mood, subject, voice , tense)
2. Documentation/ Citing of sources and Citation Styles (APA, MLA)
3. Expository Essay Writing with documentation (Academic Reports, Proposals, Concept paper)

II. Topic/Content: Literature


Specific Topic
1. Introduction to Chinese Literature
2. Chinese Poetry (Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu/Poems of Mao Tse Tung/ Poems of Li Po
3. Analects of Confucius
4. The Country Boy Who Quit School
5. Literature for the Masses by Mao Tse Tung

Home Reading Assignment:


“Falling Leaves” by Adeline Yen Mah

Other Suggested Reading:


“The Magic Pot” by Pleasant De Spain

Fourth Quarter
I. Topic/Content: Communication Arts
Specific Topics:
1. Formal Letter Writing (Request, Excuse, Invitation, Thank You) Oral Presentation
2. Direct and Indirect Speech
3. Brevity, Coherence, Organization, Emphasis

II. Topic/Content: Literature


Specific Topic
1. Introduction to Japanese Literature
2. Noh Theater/Kabuki/Bunraku/Kyogen Theater
3. Haiku, Tanaka
4. Essay on Idleness
5. Zen Stories

Home Reading Assignment:


“The Last Samurai” by Helen DeWitt

Other Suggested Readings:


“Urashima Taro” by Rafe Martin
“The Magic Mortar” by Jay O’Callahan
“The Wise Judge” by Suasan Klein
“Tale of Genji” by Murasaki Shikibu

Grade Components: Course Requirements:


Short and Long Quizzes/ Long Tests
Quizzes/ Long Tests 30% Seatwork/ Assignment/ Drills/ Recitation and
Seatwork/ Assignment/ Oral Presentations/ Individual, Paired and
Drills/ Recitation/ Activities 20% Group Activities
Projects 20% Projects: Home Reading Assignments and
Periodic Exam 30% Interdisciplinary Projects
Total 100% Periodic Exam

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character
- that is the goal of true education.” --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Prepared by: Ma’am Lady Beatriz A. Labuzon

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