3rd Quarter English HW
I've missed the opportunity to post regular updates during the 2nd quarter and I hope to avoid that in the 3rd. Here then are the assignments at the end of each week of the 3rd quarter.
Assignments for Friday, 18 October 2013
1) Research more about the two Filipino poets and their poems which we read over the last two days. These are Francisco Arcellana (Prayer) and Bliss Cua-Lim (Forest Matins).
Here are some links which you can use as starting points for learning more about these Filipino poets.
Francisco Arcellana Wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Arcellana
In Memoriam: Franz Arcellana
http://www.tinig.net/franz_arcellana/natalia.html
National Artists of the Philippines: Francisco Arcellana
http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/literature/francisco_arcellana.php
PoemHunter entry on Francisco Arcellana
http://www.poemhunter.com/francisco-arcellana/biography/
Kritika Kultura Global Classroom Series presents Bliss Cua Lim Posted 21 January 2013
http://journals.ateneo.edu/index.php?id=28
University of California, Irvine: Faculty Profile
http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4929
2) Think of 5 pairs of opposites to use when writing your own version of Arcellana's Prayer.
Think of something that can be a model of prayer which you will use when writing your own version of Cua-Lim's Forest Matins. For that object, think of 4 characteristics of that object which show how it can be a model of prayer.
3) On size 1, write your own versions of Prayer and Forest Matins. Use the poems as models for your versions. To be submitted (TBS) on Tuesday during the MIP Period.
4) The Norton Anthology Speech contest will be graded as part of the 3rd quarter.
Here are some links which you can use as starting points for learning more about these Filipino poets.
Francisco Arcellana Wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Arcellana
In Memoriam: Franz Arcellana
http://www.tinig.net/franz_arcellana/natalia.html
National Artists of the Philippines: Francisco Arcellana
http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/literature/francisco_arcellana.php
PoemHunter entry on Francisco Arcellana
http://www.poemhunter.com/francisco-arcellana/biography/
Kritika Kultura Global Classroom Series presents Bliss Cua Lim Posted 21 January 2013
http://journals.ateneo.edu/index.php?id=28
University of California, Irvine: Faculty Profile
http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4929
2) Think of 5 pairs of opposites to use when writing your own version of Arcellana's Prayer.
Think of something that can be a model of prayer which you will use when writing your own version of Cua-Lim's Forest Matins. For that object, think of 4 characteristics of that object which show how it can be a model of prayer.
3) On size 1, write your own versions of Prayer and Forest Matins. Use the poems as models for your versions. To be submitted (TBS) on Tuesday during the MIP Period.
4) The Norton Anthology Speech contest will be graded as part of the 3rd quarter.
Poems of the week: October 17-18
Prayer
by Francisco Arcellana
Close all open things, Lord.
Open all closed things.
All those who have long received, let them give.
All those who have long given, let them receive.
All those too long apart, let them come together.
All those too long together, sunder them.
Let the wise be fools for once, Lord,
And let the fools speak their minds.
Affirm the long-denied, Lord.
Fulfill the unfulfilled.
Forest Matins
by Bliss Cua-Lim
Trees are best at prayer.
They lift their bough towards Him.
And sing their canticles in green.
They are proud, unbowed.
Their faces upturned, their roots in soil, they live well,
And life, the whole of life, is a prayer.
Children be like to the trees in your prayers.
by Francisco Arcellana
Close all open things, Lord.
Open all closed things.
All those who have long received, let them give.
All those who have long given, let them receive.
All those too long apart, let them come together.
All those too long together, sunder them.
Let the wise be fools for once, Lord,
And let the fools speak their minds.
Affirm the long-denied, Lord.
Fulfill the unfulfilled.
Forest Matins
by Bliss Cua-Lim
Trees are best at prayer.
They lift their bough towards Him.
And sing their canticles in green.
They are proud, unbowed.
Their faces upturned, their roots in soil, they live well,
And life, the whole of life, is a prayer.
Children be like to the trees in your prayers.
Homework for Friday, 22 November 2013
1) Read IS 5B (The Grinch by Dr. Seuss) and answer LAS 5A. Answers will be checked on Tuesday.
2) Reading Quiz # 1 on Narrative Poetry on Tuesday.
3) Long Test # 1 on Wednesday, November 27. Coverage will only be Elements of poetry, Narrative Poetry, and Adjectives and adjectives in a series.
4) Start working on your Yolanda narrative poem draft. Draft 1 will be due on Wednesday. Choose a snapshot/picture of Yolanda. It can be an actual picture or an event you witnessed. Identify three moments: Intro (before the event), Climax (Moment of choice or tension during the event), and Conclusion (aftermath of the event). The event you choose can be weeks long or minutes long.
Here are some links you can refer to for your snapshots.
http://www.heavy.com/news/2013/11/tacloban-city-typhoon-haiyan-yolanda-photos-pictures/
http://www.philstar.com/breaking-news/2013/11/11/1255551/photos-typhoon-yolandas-trail-destruction
Remember that you are only making draft 1, a listing of the event you want to narrate and details about it.
2) Reading Quiz # 1 on Narrative Poetry on Tuesday.
3) Long Test # 1 on Wednesday, November 27. Coverage will only be Elements of poetry, Narrative Poetry, and Adjectives and adjectives in a series.
4) Start working on your Yolanda narrative poem draft. Draft 1 will be due on Wednesday. Choose a snapshot/picture of Yolanda. It can be an actual picture or an event you witnessed. Identify three moments: Intro (before the event), Climax (Moment of choice or tension during the event), and Conclusion (aftermath of the event). The event you choose can be weeks long or minutes long.
Here are some links you can refer to for your snapshots.
http://www.heavy.com/news/2013/11/tacloban-city-typhoon-haiyan-yolanda-photos-pictures/
http://www.philstar.com/breaking-news/2013/11/11/1255551/photos-typhoon-yolandas-trail-destruction
Remember that you are only making draft 1, a listing of the event you want to narrate and details about it.
Homework for Thursday, 28 November 2013
1) Revise the Yolanda Narrative Poem draft 1. Your revision must be typed on SBP/A4. It must have the following:
a) rhymes,
b) rhythmic pattern, and
c) statement of the theme.
It is to be submitted on Wednesday.
2) Answer LAS 5B (Gerunds). It will be checked on Tuesday.
a) rhymes,
b) rhythmic pattern, and
c) statement of the theme.
It is to be submitted on Wednesday.
2) Answer LAS 5B (Gerunds). It will be checked on Tuesday.
Homework for Friday, 6 December 2013
1) Field Trip to Adarna House tomorrow. Assemble at the AGS Admin 1 building at 1 pm.
2) Answer LAS 7B. It will be checked on Tuesday. Review for a quiz on Participles and Participial Phrases on Tuesday.
3) On size 1, the Draft 1 of your Haiku, Tanaga, and Tanka are due on Wednesday.
4) Long Test # 2 on Thursday. Coverage is:
A) Literature:
i) Haiku
ii) Tanka
iii) Elements of poetry: RRISST
B) Grammar and Writing:
i) Gerund and Gerund Phrases
ii) Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases
iii) Present and Past Participles and Participial Phrases
5) English Exam on Dec. 16, Monday. Coverage is:
A) Literature:
i) Narrative Poetry
ii) Haiku
iii) Tanaga
iv) Tanka
v) Free Verse Poetry
B) Reading Skills:
i) Noting Details
ii) Making Inferences
iii) Getting the Meaning of Vocabulary through Context Clues
iv) Recognizing elements of a narrative: CSP-PTC
v) Recognizing elements of poetry: RRISST
C) Grammar and Writing:
i) Adjectives and Adjectives in a Series (De-Qua-Si-Sha-Co-Ma/Ki)
ii) Gerund and Gerund Phrases
iii) Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases
iv) Present and Past Participles and Participial Phrases
2) Answer LAS 7B. It will be checked on Tuesday. Review for a quiz on Participles and Participial Phrases on Tuesday.
3) On size 1, the Draft 1 of your Haiku, Tanaga, and Tanka are due on Wednesday.
4) Long Test # 2 on Thursday. Coverage is:
A) Literature:
i) Haiku
ii) Tanka
iii) Elements of poetry: RRISST
B) Grammar and Writing:
i) Gerund and Gerund Phrases
ii) Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases
iii) Present and Past Participles and Participial Phrases
5) English Exam on Dec. 16, Monday. Coverage is:
A) Literature:
i) Narrative Poetry
ii) Haiku
iii) Tanaga
iv) Tanka
v) Free Verse Poetry
B) Reading Skills:
i) Noting Details
ii) Making Inferences
iii) Getting the Meaning of Vocabulary through Context Clues
iv) Recognizing elements of a narrative: CSP-PTC
v) Recognizing elements of poetry: RRISST
C) Grammar and Writing:
i) Adjectives and Adjectives in a Series (De-Qua-Si-Sha-Co-Ma/Ki)
ii) Gerund and Gerund Phrases
iii) Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases
iv) Present and Past Participles and Participial Phrases