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Learning Activity Sheet in ENGLISH
(Grade 8)
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RONIE F. TEJANO, RIZALINO G. CARONAN
Table of Contents
Page
Compentency
number
Examine biases (for or against) made by the author ..................... 4
Use appropriate cohesive devices in various types of
speech.
..................... 17
Appreciate literature as a mirror of people to a shared
heritage ..................... 22
Analyze intention of words/ expressions used in
propaganda ..................... 33
English 8
Name of Learner________________________________ Grade level: ____________
Section:____________________________________________ Date:_____________________
Although most women in the Philippines are the ones who usually wash dishes,
Filipinas have always enjoyed greater equality in Philippine society than in other parts of
Southeast Asia. Since pre-colonial times, a woman’s right s to legal equality and to inheritance
of family property have not been questioned. They are recognized as wives and mothers in a
culture that inherently respected women in these roles. Today their significant roles continue
as they educate the society about peace, justice, and balance governance.
Learning Competency:
Examine biases (for or against) made by the author (Q3 week 1EN8RC-IIIg3.1.12 Q3)
Exercise 1. Directions: List down some words or phrases that can be associated to the words
“Women” and “Men”. Write your answers in the box provided.
5.______________________________
In the early years people has no fair treatment on women.
1._____________________________
5 men are stronger than women.
Fathers are the one who sits in the center of the dining table
2._____________________________
Exercise 2. The following underlined words were used in the story, “Why Women Wash
Dishes’’, using context clues, determine its meaning by choosing the correct answer from the
choices provided in the box. Write the letter of your choice in the blank before each item.
a. Meddling; curious
b. interferers; gossipers
c. sickness or disorder
d. a pledge to do something
____1.After
e 10 years of marriage, he turns out to be henpecked husband who always says yes
to his wife.
____2.He
b was branded nosy parker because he wanted to know everything about his
neighborhood.
____3.A
a malicious meddler tried to discover sensitive information by poking around.
____4.The
c grief for the death of his grandmother caused him a fatal malady.
____5.Gabby
d decided to stay away from roulette table since he didn’t have enough money to
wager.
____6.She
f behaved very strangely, her family was convinced that she had been bewitched.
Exercise 3. Read the story “Why Women Wash Dishes’’ and answer the questions after
reading.
In the town of Santa Rosa, there once lived a couple named Hugo and Imelda. Every
mealtime they ̭ would quarreled over the chore of washing the dishes. Imelda would scold
Hugo if he refused to wash the dishes. Sometimes she would become angry and call him names,
and if he talked back she would get coconut midrib broom and would chase him with it. He
would run to the house of his compadre and hide there till his wife’s anger had passed.
The neighbors familiarly called Imelda, Ka Maldang and Hugo, Ka Ugong.
One day just as they were finished their lunch, Ka Ugong announced; “I’m not going
to wash the dishes anymore.” He threw out his chest and lifted his chin.
“Who says so?” asked Ka Maldang, holding up her chin, higher than his.
“I say so; I worked so hard in the field this morning. I’m not going to wash any dish.”
Ka Maldang stood up and with her arms akimbo, she glared down at Ka Ugong across the
table. She was a big woman. Her arms were stout. Her voice was also big. “And who, Mister
Hugo, is going to wash these dishes?” she asked.
Ka Ugong’s chest sank again. His chin also went down. He held on the edge of the table
nervously.
“You!” he said in a much lower tone. “You are the woman. You should do all the housework.”
“And what do you do?” asked Ka Maldang. “You tie the carabao to the reeds in the field and
then you lie down on the grass to watch it graze. You call that hard work? I cook, clean the
house, wash your clothes, I scrub the floor, I do all the work that only slaves should do. And
yet, you even refuse to help me wash the ̭dishes!” Ka Maldang’s voice raised to a high pitch
and her tears posed on her eyelids at Ka Ugong and at her broom. She grabbed the broom. She
raised the broom to strike him, crying, “You, you, you lazy man!”
Ka Ugong ducked under the table, “Don’t” he cried. “Don’t hit me!”
“Come out from under the table, you coward.” ordered Ka Maldang.
“Put down your broom,” said Ka Ugong.
“All right, all right. Come out.” Ka Maldang put her broom behind the door.
Ka Ugong returned to his seat opposite her at the table.
“What have you to say?” asked Ka Maldang, wiping her eyes.
“Let’s stop quarreling over the plates. Let’s have a wager. whoever speaks first, after I said
‘Begin’ will wash the dishes. Always”
“Only that?” said Ka Maldang. “The first one who talks will always wash the plates, and bowls,
and pots and pans. Always.”
“Right.” said Ka Ugong. “If you ever say just one word to me or to anybody, or to anything
after I had said ‘Begin’, you will always wash the dishes.”
“That’s easy. I can keep my mouth shut even for a week. You can’t. You even talk to your
carabao.”
“All right, are you ready?” asked Ka Ugong.
Ka Maldang sat upright in front of him across the table. She nodded her head, compressed her
lips, and Ka Ugong said “Begin.”
They both fell silent. They sat at the table looking at each other across the unwashed plates,
bowls and spoons. They did not like to leave each other for fear that one would talk to himself
without the other’s hearing. They sat there just staring.
Soon the cat began to mew for its food. Neither Ka Maldang nor Ka Ugong paid attention to
its mewing. The cat jumped upon the drying dishes to lick the leftovers. Ka Maldang did not
drive the cat away. Neither did Ka Ugong. The cat licked the pot and pans on it, overturned a
kettle, spilled its contents, and then went to lie down under the table. Ka Ugong pretended that
nothing had happened. He continued to sit still, and so did Ka Maldang.
Soon, it was getting late in the afternoon but they went on sitting silently at the lunch
table. Their eyes were tired from staring hard at each other. Tears began to roll down their
cheeks. Ka Ugong’s shirt became damp with his sweat. Ka Maldang’s sweat gathered on her
forehead, and trickled down to the sides of her face, and fell drop by drop to her breast.
A neighbor called, “Compadre Ugong! Oh! Compadre!” Ka Ugong did not answer.
The neighbor called again, “Comadre Maldang! Yoo-hoo Comadre Maldang. Yoo-hoo,
Compadre Ugong, may I borrow your ax?”
Ka Maldang did not answer. Ka Ugong looked at her silently.
“Perhaps nobody is at home,” they heard the neighbor murmured say to himself. “But why did
they leave their ladder at the door? They usually remove the ladder when they go somewhere
away. Well, I’ll just go up get the ax and return it later.” The neighbor went up.
When the neighbor went upstairs through the bamboo ladder he was surprised to see Ka
Maldang and Ka Ugong sitting silently at the table where the plates had dried up with the
leftovers. He hurried toward them. Ka Ugong neither moved nor talked. The neighbor repeated
his question. He shook Ka Ugong;s shoulder. Ka Ugong let him shake him, closing his lips
tighter.
The neighbor turned to Ka Maldang. “Speak, Comadre! What happened?” He shook her
shoulders, too.
She pushed him roughly aside but did not speak.
“Did you eat something poisonous? Some food that has made you dumb?” He shook each one
alternately. But still neither stood up nor talked.
The neighbor was alarmed. He did not get the ax but ran out to the rest of the neighbors, He
told them that something terrible had happened to his Compadre Ugong and Compadre
Maldang. The neighbors gathered at Ka Maldang’s dining room. They took turns trying to
make them speak. But the two continued to sit staring at each other in silence. Ka Maldang
looked at her husband threateningly for a moment then closed her eyes. Ka Ugong knew
that she did so to avoid looking at the neighbors, He also closed his eyes and ignored everyone
who had come up to his house. Ka Maldang was very angry with her Compadre’s interference
but she dared not to speak her mind, she pretended to be asleep.
The compadre was very much worried. He ran to the village herb man. The herb man came
and when he saw the motionless, silent husband and wife sitting at the table, he declared that
they were bewitched. He spread a woven bud mat in the center of the sala and asked the
“bewitched” couple to lie down. Ka Ugong obediently lay down and closed his eyes. He curled
up and went to sleep. But Ka Maldang refused to get up from where she sat at the dining table
The herb man said “Ah, the spirit that has taken possession of her is very stubborn. I must
break its spell.”
He turned, and then produced from a small bag which he always carried nine pieces of betel
leaf, a piece of areca nut, and a little lime from a tiny bottle. He examined the leaves closely
to choose those which had veins running in identical arrangements on each side of the midrib.
He cut the nut into nine pieces. He spread a little lime on each betel leaf, rolled them and
wrapped them around each piece of areca nut. He now had nine rings of the leaves.
“This represents the lost spirit of the couple,” he said.
He chewed the leaf and nut. When he had chewed it he spat it on his palm, dipped a forefinger
of the other hand into the nut colored saliva and marked with it a cross on the foreheads of Ka
Ugong and Ka Maldang. Ka Ugong did not seem to feel the old man’s finger on his forehead.
Ka Maldang caught the man’s forefinger and twisted it. The old herb doctor cried “aray” and
pulled back his hand. He moved toward Ka Ugong who was lying down. Calling his name
softly and slowly several times. “Come, Ugong, Come back, Ugong!” Ka Ugong did not move
nor speak.
“Come Maldang…come home to your body now…come. Maldang…!” chanted the old man.
Ka Maldang did not answer.
Evening fell on the frightened village, frightened because the herb doctor said that the
spell might be cast on some other villagers besides Ka Ugong and Ka Maldang. He called to
the bewitched couple softly at first, and then louder, but became tired so she reclined against
the bamboo wall.
The old herb man said, “This is the first witchery of its kind that I have met here. By their
silence I believe that they are dead. Their spirits, driven away by the witch, have left their
bodies. The only thing to do in order to keep their souls in peace and to prevent this witchery
craft from spreading among us is to bury them.”
The herb man ordered some of the men to look for boards and make two coffins immediately
before the malady would go to them. In no time, the two coffins, made of rough planks,
hurriedly nailed together, were finished.
The women began to weep for Ka Maldang. She had leaned rigidly against the back of her
chair, closed her eyes, and shut her lips tight. The herb man asked the men gathered around to
lift the couple into the coffins.
“We shall bury them at sunrise. Some of us have to stay to keep the wake for the dead,” he
said.
The man easily lifted Ka Ugong and placed him inside his coffin. Surely, he thought to himself,
he would win the wager. He would not be afraid of being buried. Why, he would just get cut
of the grave when the neighbors were gone. He thought everything going on was great fun and
he was enjoying himself. How he would frighten them all when he returned from his grave!
The herb man approached Ka Maldang. Although her eyes were closed, she had been
listening to his directions. She was afraid that he would surely force her into the coffin if she
did not tell him to go away. But she did not want to talk. She hoped her husband would object
to the men’s lifting her into the coffin.
“Surely, Hugo will not let me be buried tomorrow. Uh, I’m afraid to sleep in that coffin tonight.
No, I’ll not let them lift me into it,” she thought to herself.
But she did not hear Ka Ugong speak. She opened her eyes just as the herb man, aided by two
other men, put his arms around her to lift up from her chair.
Ka Maldang pushed the men, got up to her feet, and shouted, “Don’t touch us! Get out! Get
out of my house. Shame on you for coming here, meddling with our lives!”
Ka Ugong leaped to his feet. He also shouted, “You talked first!”
He jumped about clapping his hands and saying to the astonished neighbors, “She talked first.
We had a wager. Now she will always wash the dishes!’
Ka Maldang lifted up the lid of Ka Ugong’s coffin to strike his head with it but he ran out with
his neighbors, still shouting happily and saying “I won, I knew I would win! Now I’ll never
wash dishes.
1. What ideas, feeling, and beliefs do you have about the title “Why Women Wash
Dishes.”?
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Women wash dishes beacause men can't wash the dishes properly always leaving
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the plates dirty and the glass cups are alaways has a left over soap,or that boys are
just really lazy and women likes organized environment.That is why women do the dishes and other house
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hold chores.
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3. What does this drama show about the position of women in the Philippine society?
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Women are not treated fairly,They all do the hard work and yet they are unappriciated
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by men,women are fighting for their rights yet men won't listen because of their pride
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and child like behavior.
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4. Point out character/s or situations in the play that reflect Filipino culture.
Women do all the house hold chores / the house wife and men will be the one working
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day and night to support their family in their finances.
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5. What cultural, social, or political conditions influence the characters to act or believe
that way?
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maybe beacause of the weird befavior of the married couples acted towards
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them,like who wouldn't be scared of a person who suddenly went quiet and
even how hard you tried it still dosen't work,in some point you became
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desperate and will do anything just to make something go back to normal.
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Key Concepts
Bias is defined as:
• Loo or loaded words – words that are charged with emotion (whether positive or
negative) can reveal an author’s opinion about his/her topic.
• Watch out for stereotypes – if the author labels an entire group, the writing is
probably biased.
• Notice vague language or generalizations – if the author isn’t using specific
https://www.wcpss.net/cms/lib/NC01911451/Centricity/Domain/3855/Authors%20Bias%20Notes.pdf
B. What are your reactions to the drama “Why Women Wash Dishes”?
In my opinion it is very amusing that a wife and a hasband can fight with the most
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simpliest thing to do and to think that they are fine to be buried 6 ft. underground so
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they can win an argument and not just talk about lt like an adult person.As my mother
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had said working together can make things faster and easier,so why not help each
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other and avoid arguing?.
2. While men complain about women talking too much, it’s actually men who are the
loudmouths. The fact that men talk more than women is directly linked to men’s more
dominant status in society. It seems that both men and women have the perception that men
have the right to talk more. That’s because in traditional marriage, the husband conducts most
of the family’s important business. In one minute segment of conversation, a woman will use
more qualifiers, such as adjectives and adverbs, while she talks. But a man will make concrete
points. Men are prone to say. “Let’s get to the point” or ask, “What’s the bottom line?” in their
conversation. But when women talk, they don’t get to the main point and it seems like a lot of
time is consumed.
-Magpayo et al.
Developing writing skills
C. What are the words used by the author to sway the reader’s mind?
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D. Why do you think the author has this particular opinion or point of view?
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3. Citizens of the Fairlawn Park area look with alarm at the diabolical plot to change a
beautiful spot into a baseball park. If this malicious plan is carried out the lovely trees
will be cut down. Values of the property within the area will drop sharply as the park
fills with filth and debris of the bulldozers and other equipment. Later the shrieks of
the young ruffians who take over the park will destroy the peace and quiet of the
neighborhood. Obviously no one cares about the poor citizens who has slaved to pay
for his home and to keep up with his taxes.
https://www.mdc.edu>kendall
A. What is the author’s stand about the changes in the Fairlawn Park area?
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B. Cite words or phrases in the paragraph that reveal the author’s biases.
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C. What do you think is the purpose of the author in writing the text?
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Exercise 6. Read each paragraph carefully. Identify the topic of each paragraph and give details
that the author used that show she or he is for or against the topic. Write your answers in the
box provided below each paragraph.
Details
Topic
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2. When I met Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the appearance of a hobo. He was
unshaved and wearing dirty clothes He spoke to me about his horrible plan to fix our
city’s roads. Anyone who knows the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city.
The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits friends of the Mayor. He plans to pay his
buddies in the construction business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do
not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian decent, and we all know what
reputation they have in this part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and
other Italian Mafia members?
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Details
Topic _______________________________________
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3. Everyone who cooks should own a food processor. This marvelous invention is now
being used by over 12 million vegetarians, compared with only half that number a
couple of years ago. Vegetarians rarely have a weight problem since most vegetables
are low in calories and contain little or no fat. They do not suffer a build-up of
cholesterol in the bloodstream as they grow older. Some doctors have suggested a link
between vegetarianism and longevity. As Americans become more health-conscious,
vegetarianism will certainly become more popular.
https://www.mdc.edu>kendall
Details
Topic ________________________________
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Exercise 7. Directions: In this activity, write 3-5 paragraphs about the role of men and
women in the society. Be guided with the rubrics provided. Write you answer in a separate
sheet of paper.
Criteria 25%
Needs
Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Outstanding
Improvement
0 pts 15 pts 25 pts
5 pts
Organization &
Structure - Organization - Structure of the -Structure of the paper
and structure paper is not easy - Structure is mostly is clear and easy to
detract from the to follow. clear and easy to follow. follow.
message. - Transitions - Transitions are present. - Transitions are
- Writing is need - Conclusion is logical. logical and maintain
disjointed and improvement. the flow of thought
lacks transition - Conclusion is throughout the paper.
of thoughts. missing, or if - Conclusion is logical
provided, does and flows from the
not flow from the body of the paper.
body of the
paper.
https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=N4AA82&
Reflection
Complete this statement:
What I have learned in this activity
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References:
Carolina T. Gonzales, et al, English for 1st Century (Afro-Asian) Textbook, pp. 252-261
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Answer Key
Exercise 1(possible answers)
Women Men
1. fragile 1. strong
2. affectionate 2.powerful
3. submissive 3.hunky
4. precious 4. athletic
5. talkative 5.hero
Exercise 2
1.e
2.a
3.b
4.c
5.d
6.f
Exercise 3
1. The tone of the story is humorous; however, it seriously shows the typical traditional role
of woman in the society
2. Nowadays, there are men who do household chores including washing dishes.
3. Traditionally, rural women in the Philippines do all the household chores, but the heavy
works that require more strength done by the household are usually done by men. The
Filipino women live in a culture that is focused on the community, with the family as the
main unit of society. At present, the Philippines is described as a nation of strong women,
who directly and indirectly run the family unit business and government agencies.
4. It is evident in the story that we Filipinos are very much willing to help each other. The
community also, believes in witchcraft.
5. Answers vary:
• Herb doctor and the neighbors believes in witchery
• The place or responsibilities of a mother and a father
Exercise 4
A.
Topic for Against
beliefs or Bury the couple at sunrise Witchcraft
tradition
men He worked hard in the field all Henpecked husband
morning He’s not going to wash the
dishes
women Answers may vary Should do all the housework
neighbors They are concerned about the Ka Neighbors as meddlers
Ugong and Ka Maldang
Herb doctor Answers may vary Answers may vary
Exercise 6:
1. Daughter’s boyfriend
a. rude
b. so insulting
2. Mayor Geovelli
a. unshaved and wearing dirty clothes
b. horrible plan
c. the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city
3. Food processor
a. marvelous invention
b. vegetarianism will certainly become more popular.
Prepared by:
ROSELL M. BALMORES
Writer
Gender roles in society means how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and
conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex. For example, girls and women are
generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating,
and nurturing. Men are generally expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold
Every society, ethnic group, and culture has gender role expectations, but they can
be very different from group to group. They can also change in the same society over
time. For example, pink used to be considered a masculine color in the U.S. while
blue was considered feminine.
Women are the primary caretakers of children and elders in every country of the world
. International studies demonstrate that when the economy and political organization
of a society change, women take the lead in helping the family adjust to new
realities and challenges. They are likely to be the prime initiator of outside
assistance, and play an important role in facilitating (or hindering) changes in
family life.
while in the other hand most believe that being a good provider means supporting a
family financially. It means much more than that. A man should also contribute to the
emotional, spiritual, physical and mental well-being of his family. In order to do
this, he must recognize that there are other currencies, in addition to money, that
need to be provided.
ENGLISH 8
Name of Learner: _____________________________ Grade Level: ______________
Section: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Cohesive Devices
Cohesive devices refer to the conjunctions, connectives and pronouns used to link the parts
of a piece of writing. Cohesive devices are also called transitional
words, linkers, connectors, linking words, cohesive words, and discourse markers.
Here is a list of some most common transition words and phrases or cohesive devices
classified according to meaning:
Addition: in addition to, and, and then, too, moreover, besides, further, furthermore, indeed,
next, equally
Alternation: else, otherwise, both...and, as…so, either…or, neither...nor, not only…but also
Contrast: conversely, but, on the other hand, yet, on the contrary, however, notwithstanding,
and yet, nevertheless, still
Comparison: as…so, so…as, similarly, likewise, in comparison with, in the same way
Illustration: as follows, for example, namely, for instance, such as, indeed, in fact, that is
Logical conclusion, result: so…that, so, therefore, in order that, thus, whereupon,
accordingly, thereupon, consequently, hence, then, as a consequence, as a result
Paraphrase or summary: in conclusion, that is, to summarize, in other words, to sum up, in
short, to conclude
Looking at these lists, and knowing different uses of cohesive devices, you may tend
to memorize some of them but that is a mistake. Just like grammar and vocabularies, you
must learn to use them in actual sentences with the proper context.
In conclusion, we use cohesive devices to link sentences, paragraphs or any pieces of
text. In other words, cohesive devices make our content coherent. Sometimes, people tend to
overuse cohesive devices and this might confuse or irritate the readers. Remember to only
use cohesive devices when necessary.
Overusing cohesive devices or not using them enough might affect the reader negatively.
Directions: Read the 2 sentences below. Notice the underlined noun in the 1st sentence. In
the 2nd sentence, replace it with the correct subject or object pronoun.
Example:
Buntun bridge is found in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It is considered as the longest river
bridge in the Philippines.
There are a few things you can do to eliminate computer viruses. First, turn on
Windows Firewall. To do this, go to the Control Panel, and click on Windows Firewall. When
the window pops up, you should click on the button next to “Turn Firewall on.” Next,
download a good anti-virus program, like Kaspersky, Norton, or Avast. Before you run it,
make sure you shut down all programs, and also disconnect from the Internet. Now, run a full
scan with the program. When the scan is finished, follow the recommendations of the program
to delete or quarantine any viruses it finds. But before you delete any files, back up your
registry and make a restore point. This is important. For example, I once forgot to do this and
ACTIVITY 6: Writing
Directions: Write a speech
(entertaining/informative/demonstrative/persuasive/motivational) using at least 5
cohesive devices.
Reflection:
Complete this statement:
ANSWER KEYS
Activity 1
1. despite
2. although
3. however
4. once
5. because
6. while
7. after
8. nevertheless
9. neither
10. because
Activity 2
1. She
2. him
3. They
4. He
5. They
6. her
7. She
8. them
9. He
10. Them
Activity 3
1. Not only…but also
2. Both…and
3. And
4. than
5. when
6. but
7. due to
8. until
9. in order to
10. before
Activity 4
Answers may vary
Activity 5
There are a few things you can do to eliminate computer viruses. First, turn on
Windows Firewall. To do this, go to the Control Panel, and click on Windows Firewall. When
the window pops up, you should click on the button next to “Turn Firewall on.” Next,
download a good anti-virus program, like Kaspersky, Norton, or Avast. Before you run it,
make sure you shut down all programs, and also disconnect from the Internet. Now, run a full
scan with the program. When the scan is finished, follow the recommendations of the program
to delete or quarantine any viruses it finds. But before you delete any files, back up your
registry and make a restore point. This is important. For example, I once forgot to do this and
deleted an important file by accident, so I had to reinstall everything on my computer.
However, if these steps did not work, consult with a professional computer technician.
Activity 6
Answers may vary
Prepared by
JANET M. TUPPIL
References: Bienvenido V. Santos, Ed.D, Simplicio R. Cabrera, Jr., Ana Marie B. San Diego,
Moving Ahead in English IV, FNB Educational, Inc. pages 376-377
ENGLISH 8
Name of Learner: ______________________ Grade Level:_______________
Section: ______________________________ Date:_____________________
Myanmar literature started in the eleventh century, during the Bagan period. It was
initially written on stones which called the kyauksa. Today, these stones are still in
existence. Several works such as the Yakhaing minthami eigyin (Cradle Song of the
Princess Arakan), Maniratanapum (a collection of traditions), and Hatthipala Pyo (long
poems on the life of Buddha) were greatly influenced by India and Thailand.
In the fifteenth century, there was a shift in the theme of literature; it became
religious in nature. Some of their popular pieces include the Jataka tales told by Buddha to
answer his disciples’ questions, the kagyin or war poems written by monarchs, and prose
centered on law and history. Moreover, many dramas were written during the sixteenth to
eighteenth centuries.
During the British Colonial rule in the nineteenth century, Myanmar literature began
to evolve in style and form. Instruction was formalized and unified and often bilingual, in
both English and Burmese. And with the founding of the University of Rangoon in 1920, a
sudden increase in Burmese literary outputs came and literature became more nationalistic.
1 6
Set down the mortars, line them up neatly. I live in a house of teak,
Girls of the She Noun, take up the pestle- Bright at night with torches,
stones; It’s true my parents are strict;
Then we sing Shwe Nyaung and chant it Yet if you dare not come yourself,
merrily in time, You can at least send a letter.
As gracefully as we pound away.
7
2 The poor man is moping in the house,
What means that noise, that bustle we hear? Feeling out of sorts and shaky
Oh, a lady of the She Noun is giving alms, Because he’s short of opium.
With the music of drums and gongs. Very well, wry,
Sell my fine gold earplugs if you must,
3 But make sure get a good price for them!
There is red-gold radiance over there;
Perhaps the sun has risen. 8
No, it’s the dyed robes of the monks My handsome brother, a word with you
On their rounds with their begging bowls. Before you leave for lower country;
Come fill them with alms – food! If you find a wife there do not leave her;
Bring her to us, we’ve use for her.
4 She can fetch us water, gather firewood,
This Chicrkransia which I planted And pound our rice – oh, lots of uses!
Isn’t it lovely? Tiny buds on slender stems
But if you pluck them before they flower, 9
My plant will wither away, you know. I’ve bought a pair of sandals,
Such pretty red sandals.
5 But I shan’t wear them yet.
Hey there, maiden at the loom, When you and I are truly wedded,
What cloth are you weaving? Then I shall wear them.
Oh, need you ask, in these thin times?
It’s cotton coverlet for me.
Source: Rice Pounding Songs Vol. 2 by U Khin Zaw, 1954 (Folk Songs from Burma)
1. Directions: Unlock the meaning of the highlighted words in the text. Use them in a
sentence with the letters of the word POUND as the initial letters of the first word of each
sentence.
Example:
Please do not pluck the bird’s feathers. (The first letter of the first word started with P.)
1. P _________________________________________________________________
2. O _________________________________________________________________
3. U _________________________________________________________________
4. N _________________________________________________________________
5. D _________________________________________________________________
2. Directions: Review the song. Find out which of these literary devices were used by the
writer.
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________
2. What particular role of Myanmar wives is mentioned in the song? Which stanza gives the
answer to this question?
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6. To whom is stanza 8 addressed to? Does this show high regard for women? Justify your
answer.
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7. What occasion may be gleaned in stanza 9?
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8. What does the color red signify in the last stanza?
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• Theme
• Literary Devices
• People’s Way of Living
• Cultural Beliefs
• Social Issues
1 5
Planting rice is never fun It is hard to be so poor
Bent from morn till the set of sun, And such sorrow and pain endure,
Cannot stand and cannot sit, You must move your arms about,
Cannot rest for a little bit. Or you'll find you must go without.
2
Planting rice is no fun
Bent from morn till set of sun,
Cannot stand, cannot sit,
Cannot rest a little bit.
3
Oh, come friends and let us
homeward take our way,
Now we rest until the dawn is gray,
Sleep, welcome sleep,
we need to keep us strong
Morn brings another workday long.
4
Oh, my back is like to break,
Oh, my bones with the damp still ache,
And my legs are numb and set
For their long soaking on the wet.
Standard
Progressing Proficient Exemplary
Not Met
(10) (15) (20)
(5)
Student uses
Student uses effective
effective paraphrasing
paraphrasing strategies, does
Student is in
strategies and not violate any of
minor violation of
The text is does not violate the paraphrasing
one of the
plagiarized due any of the rules (order,
paraphrasing
to a major paraphrasing phrasing, ideas),
Paraphrasing rules (order,
violation of rules (order, and develops a
phrasing, ideas),
paraphrasing phrasing, ideas), smooth, natural
but the text cannot
rules. but the sounding
be considered
paraphrased text paraphrase of the
plagiarized.
is not completely original text with
smooth and grade level
controlled. appropriate
conventions.
PRE-WRITING BOX
PRE-WRX
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Reflection:
The Rice Pounding Song of Myanmar literature shows some of the country’s issues
on gender roles and social stature. Think back and reflect on the following points:
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3. Today, do you think these issues still hold true? If yes, how could they be resolved? If
no, how were they resolved?
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References
A. Books
Gonzales, Carolina, et. al., (2018). English for 21st Century Learning (Afro-Asian). Department
of Education.
Savage, A. & Shafiei, M. (2007). Effective Academic Writing. Oxford University Press: USA
B. Websites
Answer Key
Activity 1A
1. Passing by the garden each day at seven in the morning, Keddy would pluck a rose
flower for his loved one.
2. Odie opened the room and searched under the coverlet to locate where the ring was.
3. Using teak to build houses rather than light materials is very necessary nowadays.
4. Never was it thought in history that the opium in China would extremely damage
people.
5. Dave nodded at Danica and gave her a wry smile during the party.
Activity 1B
1. Assonance - No, it’s the dyed robes of the monks
2. Alliteration - Oh, need you ask, in these thin times
3. Consonance - Tiny buds on slender stems
4. Onomatopoeia - With the music of drums and gongs
5. Cliché - Isn’t it lovely?
Activity 2
1. Men and women are equal, rich or poor deserve to be happy
2. Stanza 8 – Bring her to us, we’ve use of her. She can fetch us water, gather firewood,
and pound our rice.
3. The lady is sharing food during a festive season.
4. These Buddhist monks come from monasteries that live simply and depend on common
people for their living.
5. The rich man lives in a house made of teak while the poor man is a servant.
6. It is addressed to women who are expected to help or do chores.
7. A marriage/wedding
8. Red means good luck
Activity 3
Answers may vary
Activity 4
Example: Stanza 2
What does the bustle nearby mean?
There’s a woman from She Noun sharing food
In the rhythmic beat of drums and gongs
Activity 5
Answers may vary
Prepared by:
ISMAEL S. ALLAG
Teacher III
Cataggaman National High School
SDO-Tuguegarao City
ENGLISH 8
Name of Learner:_____________________ Grade Level:_____________
Section:_____________________________ Score:_____________________
Activity 1: Ad Analysis
Directions: Analyze the advertisement of “Sunsilk” shampoo and explain its message or
purpose by supplying what are asked in the boxes.
3. Why do you think this symbol is used? What is the message or purpose of the advertisement?
4. What words or expressions helped you 5. What propaganda technique was utilized?
identify the intention of the advertisement?
Note:
1. Most of the propaganda techniques specified are not included in the list that was given
earlier. Include the propaganda techniques enumerated in Activity 2 in the list that
was given in the discussion or Background Information for Learners.
2. Add columns that require answers necessary in the attainment of the competency.
Refer to questions 3 and 4 in Activity 1.
Activity 3: Come One, Come All!
Directions: Your English Club will hold a stage play for the benefit of CoVid-19 patients. The
ticket will cost P100.00 each. Create a colorful blurb or flier to be distributed in your school
to attract more students to buy tickets and watch the show.
FLIER RUBRIC
Exemplary 9-10 Accomplished 7-8 Developing 4-6 Beginning 3-1 TOTAL
points points points points
Content Flier addresses all Flier addresses Flier has some Flier is poorly
the necessary some of the good ideas. It organized and
information and necessary lacks the difficult to
elements. It is information and necessary understand. It
clear and well elements. It information and does not include
organized. follows pattern. elements to believable facts.
make this flyer
believable.
Technical There is little or There are few There are There are many
no grammatical spelling and several spelling spelling and
errors in the flier. grammatical and grammatical grammatical
It is clear and errors in the flier errors in the errors in the
organized. It is organization is flier. It needs flier. It is poorly
easy to follow. good. There is more organized. It
There is good use some use of organization. lacks creativity.
of visual displays. visual displays.
Timeliness Output is Output is Output is Output is
submitted three or submitted two submitted a day submitted on
more days after days after the after the time.
the deadline. deadline. deadline.
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Activity 4: Read Me!
Directions: Read the following excerpt from Leon Panetta’s article “The Price of Spin Versus
the
Truth”. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Huey Long- the infamous Louisiana politician of the Thirties—once promised a
certain constituency in an election campaign that he would deliver a public works project
to them if elected. When he failed to deliver the project after he was elected, he was asked
why. His reply: ‘’I lied!”
Long’s admission was brutally frank. It was the kind of honesty that worked well for
Long. Why is it so difficult to work for many of those in public office today?
The typical strategy is to tell people what consultants and pollsters say the public wants to
hear and when the facts prove differently, to keep repeating the same words in the hope
that repetition somehow will make it right. But there is a terrible price to be paid for this
political ‘’spin” game – the lost of trust of the people…
As our parents did, we try to teach our children to be truthful. Our very democracy
is dependent on a strong relationship of trust between the people and their leaders. But in
recent years, whether because of lost values or the ease and speed of modern
communications, a bad example is being set for future generations by those who tell people
the political message rather than what is really happening.
This may provide some short-term political gains, but ultimately, the nation pays a
terrible price. Huey Long decided to tell the simple truth when he said he lied in his
campaign. It might just be that telling the simple truth can work to restore both our politics
and our democracy. Long knows, it’s worth a try.
From The Price of ‘Spin’ Versus the “Truth” by Leon E. Panetta , The Monterey County Herald, September 09,2001
http;//www.panettainstitute.org/Commentaries/090901.htm
ADVERTISING RUBRIC
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Reflection
References:
https://prezi.com/zns-hhciwf97/types-of-propaganda-loaded-words-stereotyping/
From The Price of ‘Spin’ Versus the “Truth” by Leon E. Panetta , The Monterey County
Herald, September 09,2001
http;//www.panettainstitute.org/Commentaries/090901.htm
Answer Key
“All right, all right. Come out.” Ka Maldang put her broom behind the door.
Ka Ugong returned to his seat opposite her at the table.
“What have you to say?” asked Ka Maldang, wiping her eyes.
“Let’s stop quarreling over the plates. Let’s have a wager. The first one of us who will speak after
I’d said ‘Begin’ will wash the dishes. Always”
“Only that?” said Ka Maldang. “The first one who talks will always wash the plates, and bowls, and
pots and pans. Always.”
“Right.” said Ka Ugong. “If you ever say just one word to me or to anybody, or to anything after I
had said ‘Begin’, you will always wash the dishes.”
“That’s easy. I can keep my mouth shut even for a week. You can’t. You even talk to your carabao.”
“All right, are you ready?” asked Ka Ugong.
Ka Maldang sat upright in front of him across the table. She nodded her head, compressed her
lips, and Ka Ugong said “Begin.”
They both fell silent. They sat at the table looking at each other across the unwashed plates and
bowls and spoons. They did not like to leave each other for fear that one would talk to himself
without the other’s hearing. They sat there just staring.
Soon the cat began to mew for its food. Neither Ka Maldang nor Ka Ugong paid attention to its
mewing. The cat jumped upon the drying dishes to lick the leftovers. Ka Maldang did not drive the
cat away. Neither did Ka Ugong. The cat licked the pot and pan on it, overturned a kettle, spilled
its contents, then went to lie down under the table. Ka Ugong pretended that nothing had
happened. He continued to sit still, and so did Ka Maldang.
Soon, it was getting late in the afternoon but they went on sitting mutely at the lunch table. Their
eyes were tired from staring hard at each other. Tears began to roll down their cheeks. Ka Ugong’s
shirt became damp with his sweat. Ka Maldang’s sweat gathered on her fore heat, and trickle down
to the sides of her face, and fell drop by drop to her breast.
A neighbor called, “Compadre Ugong! Oh! Compadre!”
Ka Ugong did not answer.
The neighbor called again, “Comadre Maldang! Yoo-hoo Comadre Maldang. Yoo-hoo, Compadre
Ugong, may I borrow your ax?”
Ka Maldang did not answer. Ka Ugong looked at her silently.
“Perhaps nobody is at home,” they heard the neighbor say to himself. “But why did they leave their
ladder at the door? They usually remove the ladder when they go away. Well, I’ll just go up get the
ax and return it later.” The neighbor went up.
When the neighbor went u the bamboo ladder he was surprised to see Ka Maldang and Ka
Ugong sitting silently at the table where the plates had dried up with the leftovers. He hurried
toward them.
Ka Ugong nether moved nor talked. The neighbor repeated his question. He shook Ka Ugong;s
shoulder. Ka Ugong let him shake him, closing his lips tighter.
The neighbor turned to Ka Maldang. “Speak, Comadre! What happened?” He shook her shoulders,
too.
She pushed him roughly aside but did not speak.
“Did you eat something poisonous? Some food that has made you dumb?” He shook each one
alternately. But still neither stood up nor talked.