UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SAMBAG, JARO, ILOILO CITY
LEARNING PLAN IN ENGLISH VIII
SY 2014-2015
TEACHER: MAE KARR RUTH BALLENA

I. Learning Outcomes

Date:

The Learner
Reading and Literature
Creates mental pictures of images in a
poem.
Infers the mood, tone, and theme.
Paraphrases the lines of a poem.
Analyzes characters motives.
Infers the writers purpose.
Applies various graphic organizers to
illustrate key elements and features of
poetry.
Relates the theme and message of a poem
to real-life experiences.
Vocabulary Development
Deduces the meaning of words by using
context clues and schema.
Listening Comprehension
Utilizes a chart to outline the salient points
discussed by the speakers in a classroom
interaction.
Grammar in Context
Describes actions vividly by using adverbs
Gives emphasis to ideas by using
intensifiers

II. Subject Matter

- Topic /Skill

Writing and Composition

Writes a prose version of a poem.
Content
Humor in Poetry
Reading Texts
1. (Untitled poem), Ishmael Reed

2. A Family Tale, Nguyen Phuc Bao Tien

3. Dracula, Salwa Al-Neimi
Listening Text
A Classroom Interaction

Materials

Grammar in Context
1. Kinds and Uses of Adverbs
a. Describing actions
b. Making precise statements
Multimedia Technology and Textbook

Subject Integration

Textbook Asian & African Literature and

Communication Arts
Values Education, Geography

Multiple Intelligences

Verbal-linguistic, interpersonal, intrapersonal

Augustinian Value Integration

Love, Interiority, Community

References

III. Learning Activities

A. Review

B. Explore

Day 1 Review on poetry, its major divisions,

articles, adjectives, degrees of comparison, and
forming adjectives from nouns and verbs
Day 1 Day 2
Think about this activity:
A. Let the students see a video clip about an
interesting people from all over the world.
B. Ask the students If you were to follow or
idolize an interesting person who would it be and
why?
C. Recall meaning of poetry and its features
(rhythm, scheme, mood, and tone)
D. Introduce the writer of each poem.
E. Let the students read the poems silently. After
each poem, let the
Students will answer the following activities:
a. Word View
Word Smart
b. In depth reading second reading of the
poems. The teacher will read aloud each
stanza and the students will follow.
c. After the second reading the teacher will
ask the following questions for discussion

from each poem:

1. (Untitled poem)
How does the writer describe
Africa?
If you were to give a title to the
poem what would it be?
2. A Family Tale
What kind of man is our main
character in the poem? Why do
you say so?
Why do you think the poem is
entitled A Family Tale?
3. Dracula

d. Comprehension Check
I.
Main Ideas First (board work)
Know Africa Better
Sense Appeal
II.
Ideas Between the Lines
(assignment)
Writers Purpose
Feelings, Attitudes, and
Ideas

C. Firm Up

Day 3 Readers Response

- Collect assignment
- Group Activity
In three groups, assign each group a poem to
answer the activity Deeply Involved on page
369. The teacher will give each group 30 minutes
to brainstorm, finalize, and write their answers on
a manila paper to be presented in front of the
class.
H.O.T. (p. 370)
The group will answer the questions about the
poem which is assigned to them.
Group 1 (Untitled) Questions 1 & 2
Group 2 (A Family Tale) Questions 3 & 4
Group 3 (Dracula) Questions 5 & 6

D. Deepen

Day 4-5
Recall previous topic and collect assignment
Listening Activity A Dialogue about Poetry
and Prose
Grammar in Context
Introduce Adverbs and Kinds of Adverbs
Skill Building 1 to be done in chorus
Skill Building 2 to be done by pairs
Skill Building 4 & 6 individual activity
Assign Output
Creativity Challenge
(Individual work to be graded with a rubric)
1.Create a prose of one chosen poem
2.It can be typewritten or computerized
3. Decorate it in any way you would like.

E. Transfer

Day 5
Grammar in Context
Introduce Placement of adverbs in Sentences
- Skill Building 7 & 8 to be done in chorus
- Skill Building 9 in groups of three
- Skill Building 10 & 11 pair activity

IV. Evaluation

Day 6
- Quiz on the 3 poems and adjectives
- Collect output
Self-Assessment Activity
- to be filled in by students on a sheet of paper

V. Assignment