ENGLISH - GRADE 8

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: African literature as a means of exploring forces that human beings conntend with; variuos reading styles vis – à-vis
purposes of reading; prosodic features that serve as carriers of meaning; ways by which information may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and parallel
structures and cohesive devices in presenting information.
FIRST QUARTER
CHOSEN LITERARY TEXTS (2-3):

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10

EN8LT-Ia-8: EN8LT-Ib-8: EN8LT-Ic-8: EN8LT-Id-8: EN8LT-Ie-8: EN8LT-If-7: EN8LT-Ig-8: EN8LT-Ih-3: EN8LT-Ii-3: CULMINATING
Describe the Describe the Describe the Describe the Describe the Appreciate Describe the Explain how a Explain how a TASK
notable literary notable literary notable literary notable literary notable literary literature as a notable literary selection may be selection may be
genres genres genres genres genres means of genres influenced by influenced by
contributed by contributed by contributed by contributed by contributed by understanding contributed by culture, history, culture, history,
African writers African writers African writers African writers African writers the human African writers environment, or environment, or
being and the other factors other factors
EN8LT-Ia-8.1: EN8LT-Ib-8.1: EN8LT-Ic-2.2: EN8LT-Id-2.2: EN8LT-Ie-2.2: forces he/she EN8LT-Ig-2.3:
Identify the Identify the Explain how the Explain how the Explain how the needs to Draw similarities
distinguishing distinguishing elements elements elements contend with and differences
features of features of specific to a specific to a specific to a of the featured
notable African notable African genre contribute genre contribute genre contribute selections in
chants, poems, chants, poems, to the theme of to the theme of to the theme of relation to the
folktales, and folktales, and a particular a particular a particular theme
short stories short stories literary selection literary selection literary selection

EN8LT-Ic2.2.1: EN8LT-Id2.2.3: EN8LT-Ie2.2.3:

Express Determine tone, Determine tone,
appreciation for mood, mood,
sensory images technique, and technique, and
used purpose of the purpose of the
author author
EN8LT-Ic2.2.2:
Explain the
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literary devices
used

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: East Asian literature as an art form inspired and influenced by nature; relationship of visual, sensory, and verbal
signals in both literary and expository texts; strategies in listening to long descriptive and narrative texts; value of literal and figurative language; and appropriate
grammatical signals or expressions suitable to patterns of idea development.
SECOND QUARTER
CHOSEN LITERARY TEXTS (2-3):

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10

EN8LT-IIa-9.1: EN8LT-IIb-9.1: EN8LT-IIc-2.2: EN8LT-IId-2.2: EN8LT-IIe-0-9: EN8LT-IIf-2.2: EN8LT-IIg-2.2: EN8LT-IIh-2.3: EN8LT-IIi-3: CULMINATING
Describe the Describe the Explain how the Explain how the Appreciate Explain how the Explain how the Draw similarities Explain how a TASK
notable literary notable literary elements elements literature as an elements elements and differences selection may
genres genres specific to a specific to a art form specific to a specific to a of the featured be influenced by
contributed by contributed by genre genre contribute inspired and genre genre contribute selections in culture, history,
East Asian East Asian contribute to to the theme of influenced by contribute to to the theme of relation to the environment, or
writers writers the theme of a a particular nature the theme of a a particular theme other factors
particular literary selection particular literary selection
EN8LT-IIa-9.2: EN8LT-IIb-9.2: literary selection literary selection
Identify the Identify the EN8LT-IId2.2.2: EN8LT-IIg2.2.3:
distinguishing distinguishing EN8LT-IIc2.2.1: Explain the EN8LT-IIf2.2.3: Determine tone,
features of features of Express literary devices Determine tone, mood,
notable East notable East appreciation for used mood, technique, and
Asian poems, Asian poems, sensory images technique, and purpose of the
folktales, and folktales, and used purpose of the author
short stories short stories author
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CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: Southeast Asian literature as mirror to a shared heritage ; coping strategies in processing textual information;
strategies in examining features of a listening and viewing material; structural analysis of words and propaganda techniques; and grammatical signals for
opinion- making, persuasion, and emphasis.
THIRD QUARTER
CHOSEN LITERARY TEXTS (2-3):

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10

EN8LT-IIIa-11: EN8LT-IIIb-11: EN8LT-IIIc2.2: EN8LT-IIId2.2: EN8LT-IIIe-10: EN8LT-IIIf2.2: EN8LT-IIIg2.2: EN8LT-IIIh2.3: EN8LT-IIIi-3: CULMINATING
Identify the Identify the Explain how the Explain how the Appreciate Explain how the Explain how the Identify Explain how a TASK
notable literary notable literary elements elements literature as a elements elements similarities and selection is
genres genres specific to a specific to a mirror to a specific to a specific to a differences of influenced by
contributed by contributed by genre genre contribute shared heritage genre genre contribute the featured culture, history,
Southeast Asian Southeast Asian contribute to to the theme of of people with contribute to to the theme of selections environment
writers writers the theme of a a particular diverse the theme of a a particular
particular literary selection backgrounds particular literary selection
EN8LT-IIIa11.1: EN8LT-IIIb11.1: literary selection literary selection
Identify the Identify the EN8LT-IIId2.2.4: EN8LT-IIIg2.2.5:
distinguishing distinguishing EN8LT-IIIc2.2.1: Explain EN8LT-IIIf2.2.5: Determine key
features of features of Express figurative Determine key ideas, tone, and
notable poems, notable poems, appreciation for language used ideas, tone, and purposes of the
short stories, short stories, sensory images purposes of the author
dramas, and dramas, and used author
novels novels
contributed by contributed by
Southeast Asian Southeast Asian
writers writers
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CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: South and West Asian literature as an expression of philosophical and religious beliefs; information flow in
various text types; reality, fantasy, and opinion in listening and viewing materials; word decoding strategies; and use of information sources, active/passive
constructions, direct/reported speech, perfect tenses, and logical connectors in journalistic writing.
FOURTH QUARTER
CHOSEN LITERARY TEXTS (2-3):

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10

EN8LT-IVa-13: EN8LT-IVb-13: EN8LT-IVc-13: EN8LT-IVd-13: EN8LT-IVe-12: EN8LT-IVf-2.2: EN8LT-IVg2.2: EN8LT-IVh2.3: EN8LT-IVi-12: CULMINATING
Identify notable Identify notable Identify notable Identify notable Appreciate Explain how the Explain how the Identify Appreciate TASK
literary genres literary genres literary genres literary genres literature as an elements elements similarities and literature as an
contributed by contributed by contributed by contributed by expression of specific to a specific to a differences of expression of
South and West South and West South and West South and West philosophical genre genre contribute the featured philosophical
Asian writers Asian writers Asian writers Asian writers and religious contribute to to the theme of selections and
ideals the theme of a a particular religious ideals
EN8LT-IVa13.1: EN8LT-IVb13.1: EN8LT-IVc13.1: EN8LT-IVd13.1: particular literary selection EN8LT-IVh-3:
Identify the Identify the Identify the Identify the literary selection Explain how a
distinguishing distinguishing distinguishing distinguishing EN8LT-IVg2.2.5: selection is
features found features found features found features found EN8LT-IVf2.2.1: Determine key influenced by
in religious in religious in religious in religious Express ideas, tone, and culture, history,
texts, epics, texts, epics, texts, epics, texts, epics, appreciation for purposes of the environment
myths, drama, myths, drama, myths, drama, myths, drama, sensory images author
and short stories and short stories and short stories and short stories used EN8LT-
contributed by contributed by contributed by contributed by IVf2.2.4: Explain
South and West South and West South and West South and West figurative
Asian writers Asian writers Asian writers Asian writers language used