De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City
English Grade 8
Term I Course Outline
SY 2013-2014
I.
Listening and Speaking
A. Introduction to Narrative
B. Picking Out Sensory Details and Images in Poetry and Drama
C. Listening and Speaking to Note Expressed and Implied Ideas
II.
Study Skills
A. Note Taking
B. Brainstorming and Concept Mapping
C. Context Clues
III.
Literature
A. Background History of Philippine Literature
B. Literary Concepts
1. Elements of Narrative
2. Elements of Poetry
3. Kinds of Drama
4. Types of Essay
C. Literary Selections
1. Philippine Oral Folklores
a. Riddles
b. Proverbs
2. Philippine Folk Narratives
a. “Why the Philippines Has Many Islands” (Ilocos)
b. “How Mindoro Got Its Name” (Southern Tagalog)
3. Regional Folk Epics
a. “The Prowess of Aliguyun” (Ifugao)
b. “Princess Urduja” (Pangasinan)
c. “The Good Prince Bantugan” (Maranao)
4. Short Stories
a. “My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken” (Southern Tagalog)
b. “The Witch” (Dumaguete)
5. Novel
“Below The Crying Mountain” (Contemporary)
6. Poetry
a. “1896”
b. “Filipinas”
c. “Filipinas, Forever Shining”
7. Drama
a. “In Unity”
b. “The Wedding Dance”
8. Essay
a. “I Am a Filipino”
b. “The Sulus”
IV.
Grammar
A. Sentence and Its Parts
B. Subject-Verb Agreement
C. Sentence Fragments
V.
Requirements
A. Flash Fiction
B. Performance Poetry