1. Wee. i3 V _ . t . t(Etta EstesIntroduction and Focus QuestionsI l as there ever a time in your life when you almost wanted to give up?What pushed you to feel that way?How did you cope with the challenges that .. came with the experience?Remember,it is normal to go through difficulties.Whatever is the color of your skin,you have to keep in mind that everybody goes through challenges in these modern times.You are certainly not alone in this journey.For sure others,particularly,your brothers and sisters in Asia and Africa have learned to overcome challenges brought about by modernity.Do you think it is possible to have a glimpse of how they are coping with these challenges in the literary pieces? In this quarter,you will find out how Asian and African literary pieces reveal the diversity of the peoples temperament and psyche in their response to the challenges of modemity. Remember to search for the answers to the following questions:What does literature reveal about Asian and African character?How do Asians andContent StandardThe learner demonstrates understanding of selected literary pieces from Korea,Burma,Arabia/ Israel and Africa to express critical understanding of and appreciation of the diversity of temperaments and psyche among the peoples of these countries. Performance StandardThe learner creates an interactive feedback blog on literary pieces. Lessons and CoverageIn this module,your learning will be maximized as you take the following lessons:. Lesson 1 Resilience in Embracing Challenges .Lesson 2 Faith in Times of Challenges .Lesson 3 Strength in Facing Challenges 0 Lesson 4 Audacity in Rising Above Challenges Specifically for Module 1, you will learn the following:o The Psyche and Temperament of the People of Korea 0 Response to the Challenges of Modem ity Resilience in Embracing Modernity The Psyche and Temperament of the People of Burma Response to the Challenges of Modem ity Faith in Times of Challenges The Psyche and Temperament of the People of Arabia0 9 O 9 O275Learning Module for English Grade 8

2. Resilience in Embracing ChallengesThe Psyche and Temperament ofthe People of KoreaResponse to the Challenges of ModernityResilience in Embracing Modernity276CV, .; II(CiCIi'lJ [Mei ci'. LLl. L.; lllI: -1;! -:1Faith in Time of ChafengesThe Psyche and Temperament ofthe People of BurmaResponse to the Challenges of ModernityFaith in Times of ChallengesStrength in Facing ChallengesThe Psyche and Temperament ofthe People of ArabiaThe Psyche and Temperament of the People of IsraelStrength inResponding to theChallenges of ModernityOVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - Ll Learning Module or English- Grade? Audacity in Rising Above ChallengesThe Psyche and Temperament ofthe People of South AfricaResponse to the Challenges of ModernityAudacity in Rising Above Challenges 3. PreAssessmentLet's nd out how much you know about the coverage of this module.Choose theletter that you think best answers the question.Remember to answer all items.Write the answers in your notebook.After ta king this short test,your answers will be checked to find out your score.Take note of the items that you wont be able to correctly answer and look for the right answer as you go through this module. 1.Before doing an interview,the interviewer should know a good deal of knowledge about the topic of the interview.In order to formulate sensible questions,what skills can help the interviewer gather or synthesize information? a.comprehensionb.linguisticc.locationd.psychomotorWhat do you mean by psyche and temperament? a.the heart,the life-force that drives a person to decide on things bad or goodb.the inner self,the essence of the soul plus the strength of body and soul c.the mind,the deepest thoughts,beliefs plus the nature or character of theperson d.the soul,the inner thoughts,outlook and humor plus the attitude of the personLong before any written form of literature,what was the principal form of literary entertainment of the Koreans?a.describing persons b.narrating history orally c.reciting poems ct.telling legends orally.Confucianism and Buddhism are two of the great religions in the history of the world. What do you think is the contribution of Confucianism and Buddhism to Korean literature? aesthetic intensitydivine seriousnessspiritual weaknessthematic depth. -PS7?.After reading a Korean legend,you notice one striking similarity between Korean andFilipino legends.What similarity is this? a.Legends from both countries described the rich natural resources back then. b.Legends from both countries narrated ethnic rituals practiced by the natives. c.Legends from both countries were orally transmitted first before they werewritten.d.Legends from both were written by ordinary people. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ccrr"iirrg Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L1277 4. 6. You are reading a Korean story with two to three difficult words in every page.What should be the best immediate strategy to use in order to deal with the difficult words? a.b.c. d.Define words through context. Get the dictionary and look up the meanings of the difficult words. Highlight the difficult words and get back to them later as soon as I finish reading the book. Just ignore the words.I had betterjustfinish reading the book. 7. Koreans are our friends.What kind of a sentence is this? a.b.c.d. complex sentencecompound sentencekemel sentence compound-complex sentence8. What are the common characteristics of a well-constructed paragraph? a.b.C.d. It has good content and shows coherence and cohesion.It has a topic sentence. It has an interesting topic.It observes correct grammar and correct use of punctuation marks. 9. You interviewed a Korean about the ways of coping with the challenges of modemity.The Korean answered all of your questions with a degree of certainty.How do you preserve all the Koreans answers so that you can use these answers in the making of a feature article? a.b. C. d. Just remember everything so that you will not disturb or distract the interviewee.Let the interviewee stop from time to time so that you can write down everything in a notebook. Record the entire interview through a video or voice recorder (with the interviewees pemtission). Take down important details and make sure that you can write very fast. 10. Why is literature a good source of knowing Koreans? a.b. c.d. Literature gives all the updates about all the important events in a country.Literature mirrors the psyche,temperament,culture and traditions of the people.Literature provides a descriptive picture of how the people dress and speak like.Literature is a work of art that describes citizens with breeding and refinement. I1. The liberation of 1945 produced a owering of poetry of all kinds.Some posts were detennined to bear witness to the events of their age,some sought to further assimilatetraditional Korean values,while others drew variously on Western traditions to enrich their work.What does this information tell you? 8.b. C. As far as literary direction was concerned,Koreans did not respond similarly to the situation at that time. Koreans were not united as a people because they did not agree on one common direction. Priority should be given to Western traditions because a country always prospers in making this move, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES Looming Module or English - Grade 83-Ll 5. 12.13.14.15. d.We should be grateful to the Koreans because they set a very good example in making good decisions. In this last two lines of the poem titled On A Rainy Autumn Night by ChoeChiwon.how do you define the highlighted phrase?Choose the best analysis. At third watch,it rains outside.By the lamp my heart ies myriad miles away. a.Does the heart fly?Of course,not!But the heart is a symbol of love,and because love ies,love is certainly gone. b.If the heart flies,then it must have wings on its own;therefore,this heart must have been borrowed by somebody else. "c.Perhaps,the heart is too weak to handle the situation so it finds a way to y and just be in any place that it wants,like miles away. "d.The heart literary flies.The heart must be taken away from the person's body because it is weak.It is not fit to stay in that body. "What is the bestobservation regarding this paragraph? Modern Korean Iiteratu re attained its maturity in the 1930s through the efforts of a group of talented writers.They drew freely upon European examples to enrich their art.Translation of Westem literature continued,and works by l. A. Richards,T. S. Eliot,and T. E. Hulme were introduced.This artistic and critical activity was a protest against the reduction of literature to journalism and its use as propaganda by leftist writers. a.It has a topic sentence that gives the best practices of the Koreans.b.It has an impact because it has a well-chosen topic. c.It has coherence in its sentences and cohesion in its ideas. d.It has one imperative sentence and three declarative sentences. Though written in Chinese,Kim SisL'. IpsKumoshinhwa (New Stories),which incorporates legends involving dream meetings of spirits and dream journeys,is considered the first example of a Korean fictional narrative.What does this literary piece suggest of the Koreans? a.Koreans are highly imaginativeb.Koreans believe in afterlife. c.Koreans consider dreams important. d.Koreans have faith in dreams. Just like any other citizens of the modem world,Koreans tried to resist the challenges of modemity.In fact,in the last quarter of the 20th century a host of talented writersperfected the art of being themselves.You are one of the writers in Korea.You want to write a novel that depicts the Korean psyche and temperament.Where would you get the best source of inspiration and materials from? a.from the ideas of fellow writers who wanted to pursue Korean identityb.from the stories of people who tried to colonize themOVERCOMING CHALLENGES _cor"iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - l. l279 6. c.d.from their own experiences and the common dilemma of the Koreans.from their own literary experts who were not open to changes16. You have a short poem titled On A Rainy Autumn Night by ChoeCh'iwon featured inone of the pages in ASIA MAG.a travel magazine.As the section editor.you aretasked to decide whether this poem should be featured in your travel magazine or not.What should be your best reason to feature this poem? I only chant painfully in the autumn wind, For I have few friends in the wide world. At third watch,it rains outside. By the lamp my heart ies myriad miles away. The poet has successfully blended his own emotions of sadness and the panorama of the place which will incidentally be apt to the quarterly theme of the magazine. .The poet has described his friends who are situated in all parts of the world;thiswill ignite friendship and camaraderie among the readers of the magazine. The poet has combined the description of place and the personas views of the world which will encourage readers to write poetry on their own. The Wet has let the setting of the poem separate from the emotions of the persona which;this will teach the readers to do the same in their attempts to write poems. 17. Korean literature proves to be very difcult to you as a Grade 8 student.You have encountered several words in English that give you a challenging time in understandingKorean stories or poems expressed in English. In reading an article about theintroduction of Korean literature,you are to apply what you have learned about defining words through context clues and word analysis.As a student,what very important tip can you give in using context clues to a Korean classmate who also experiences the same problem? a. b. Classify the word right away whether the word is a name word or an action word,then keep guessing the meaning of the word by giving a synonym or an antonym.Identify the possible meanings of a word which is intended by the writer or speaker through definition,restatement,example or multiple meanings (depending on neighboring words). Name the part of speech ofthe difficult word (like if the word is a noun,a verb,an adjective or an adverb);then,proceed to defining it by trying to use the word in a sentence. Underline or encircle the word and try to figure out the possible meanings through affixationz looking into the root of a word,the prefix and the suffix. 18. You and your partner are tasked to interview a Korean about how he or she is coping with the challenges of modernity and globalization.In the process of the interview,youOVERCOMING CHALLENGES Looming Modulo or English - Grade 83-Ll 7. 19.20. ask her about some of the Korean writers that have affected her as a young Asian of the modem world.She gives names like Ch6ngChisang for a very sad poem that reveals the pain of separation and Pak Wanso for writing the novel Winter Outing that reminds her about the human stress that is caused by societal difficulties faced by the characters.Knowing that this is your material in making a character sketch,how do you present this Korean to your reading public?a.A Korean who has become sick and tired of her own experiences and eventually becomes modest in her dealings with other Asians like her b.A Korean who has been impacted directly and indirectly by her own difficult experiences in the past and has emerged as a stronger person in the present times c.A Korean who is arrogant of her own beginnings and has become an egotistical individual who is ready to show off what she has as a person d.A Korean who is unassuming in her own success as a person and in the end becomes a little disturbed as she faces the difficulties of being an AsianModemity demands a lot of decisions in the life of UiHyan Park.He has been trying topreserve his own individuality as a Korean.Somehow he has been influenced by his father and mother with the idea that modem society negates freedom and individuality. If you were UiHyan Park,what of your being a Korean would stay as you face the challenges of modernity?a.I would rather embrace everything that modernity has to offer and forget about the native traditions of my people.b.I would rather fail to remember that I am a Korean and go with the ow of modemity as a response to the call of globalization.c.I would rather perfect the art of being myself as a Korean and disregard the goodness that modernity has brought to Korea,d.I would rather strike a balance between the integrity of my own psyche as a Korean and the goodness that modernity has brought to my country. Your Korean classmate has been a student here in the Philippines for two years.Instudying a formal essay,you are given by your teacher to react on the first paragraph of Carlos Romu| os I Am a Filipino.The rst paragraph goes like this: I am a Filipino,inheritor of a glorious past,hostage to the uncertain future.As such I must prove equal to a twofold task the task of meeting my responsibility to the past and the task of performing my obligation to the future. You cannot help but discuss pertinent characteristics about you,being a Filipino and your classmate,being a Korean and the challenges of modernity that somehow affected you both as Asians.What would be the best lesson of the paragraph that you can present to your teacher and classmates that somehow will be true to you both as Asians? a.We have to acknowledge that as Asians we exist because of our past;and because society is constantly evolving,we must keep up and see the positive things brought about by these changes. b.We have to respond to the challenges of so many tasks so that we will be moreprepared in facing the future.c,We need to recognize where we really came from and that we should alsoOVERCOMING CHALLENGES _cor"iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - l. l281 8. In your life,have you ever felt so down in the dumps that you almost wanted to give up?What was the last thing that came to your mind:surrender and quit or contend with all the hardship or pain thatcame your way?How did you cope with all the challenges?With all the answers in your head right now,remember that it isnormal to experience all these teething troubles.Everybody goes through the same situation.Have you ever wondered how others,specifically the Koreans,overcome tese challenges?is it possible to leam this from the literary selections of Korea? In this lesson,Korean Literature Resilience in Embracing Challenges,you will find out how appreciation and understanding of Korean literary pieces can help you recognize and reveal their temperament and psyche in their response to the challenges of modemity.Remember to search the answers to the following questions: What does literature reveal about Korean character?How do Koreans cope with the challenges of modernity? How do Koreans respond to the challenges of modernity as reflected in their literary pieces?To give you an overview of the things you will do in this lesson,pay close attention to the expected skills and the lesson map. In this lesson.you will learn the following: 0 Determine the persons being addressed in an informative talk,the objectives of the speaker and his attitudes towards issues.(Listening Comprehension)0 Use attentive listening strategies with informative texts.(Listening Comprehension)0 Use appropriate tu m-taking strategies (topic nomination,topic development,topic shift,turn-getting,etc. ) in extended conversations.(Speaking-Oral Language andFluency)o Interview to get opinions about certain issues.(Speaking-Oral Language and Fluency)o Respond orally to ideas and needs expressed in face-to-face interviews in accordance with the intended meaning of the speaker.(Speaking-Oral Language and Fluency)o Develop strategies for coping with unknown words and ambiguous sentence structures and discourse.(Vocabulary Development)OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - Ll Looming Module or English - Grodc 8 9. Identify the derivation of words.(Vocabulary Development)Define words from context and through word analysis (prefix,roots,suffixes) (Vocabulary Development)Use collocations of difficult words as aids in unlocking vocabulary.(Vocabulary Development)Arrive at the meaning of structurally complex and ambiguous sentences by separating kemel sentences from modification structures and expansions.(Vocabulary Development)Utilize varied reading strategies to process information in a text.(Reading Comprehension)Note the function of statements made as the text unfolds and use it as a basis for predicting what is to follow.(Reading Comprehension)Utilize varied reading strategies (covert dialogue with the writer and the sectional approach) to process information in a text.(Reading Comprehension)Express emotional reactions to what was asserted or expressed in a text.(Reading Comprehension)Employ approaches best suited to a text.(Reading Comprehension)Note the functions of statements as they unfold and consider the data that might confirm /disconfirm hypothesis.(Reading Comprehension)Analyze the elements that make up reality and fantasy from a program viewed.(Viewing Comprehension)Discover Philippine and Afro Asian literature as a means of expanding experiences and outlook and enhancing worthwhile universal human values.(Literature)Express appreciation for worthwhile Asian traditions and the values they represent.(Literature)Use specic cohesive and literary devices to construct integrative literary and expository reviews,critiques,research reports,and scripts for broadcastcommunication texts.including screenplays.(Writing and Composition)Expand ideas in well-constructed paragraphs observing cohesion,coherence and appropriate modes of paragraph development.(Writing and Composition)Use subordinating and correlative conjunctions.(Grammar Awareness and Structure)Derive information from various text types and sources using the card catalog,vertical file,index,microfiche (microfilm),CD ROM,lntemet,etc.(Study Strategies)Use locational skills to gather and synthesize information from general and rst-hand sources of information.(Study Strategies)Ask sensible questions based from ones initiative.(Attitude)On the next page is the lesson map to guide you in Resilience in EmbracingChallenges. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _cor'tirtg Module for English - Grade 8 3 - Ll 10. PROCESS%%%%H (Welcome to Korea! ) Summary Reading't'. r?ll9. K/ 'E! :s; ;i1txwllnlist (1% At. l.E! rtI'i; .1E5' I l_. hengoohn-oohlbeehn-dah) Good luck!This activity allows you to enjoy reading short selections from Korea.Hopefully,this will allow you to embrace the goodness of the Korean psycheThe Tale of the woodcutter and the TigerFearing that he would soon be the tiger's dinner.he exclaimed:You must be mylong lost brother!Our mother cried for you when you left home.She had dinner ready for you every night,waiting for your retum.Sadly,out mother has just passed away.How happy she would have been had she known you are alive and well! The woodcutter took out his handkerchief and pretended to wipe at his eyes.The tiger lumed away,as tears fell down his cheeks.leaving the woodcutter unharmed. Every year thereafter.on Chesa.the memorial day of the woodcutters mother's death, an offering appeared on her grave - sometimes a peasant,or even his mothers favorite mountain berries.The woodcutter did not know where these offerings came from.One year,the woodcutter noticed that the customary offering had not been placed on his mother's grave,and he wondered what had happened.Out from the bush,three baby tigers appeared.carrying offerings.They approached the woodcutter and cried:You must be our uncle!Mother tiger is gone now,and we know how important it is for her to honor grandmother by bringing an offering to her Chesa table beside her grave.We are here to bring offerings for our grandmother in loving memory of our mother. " The woodcutter noticed that his face had turned suddenly warm and realized that it was his own tears streaming down his cheeks. Korean folklore recalls the tale of a woodcutter who encounters a tiger in the woods. // Tales capture and reect fundamental cultural values of Korean society and its " _ people.such as the transformation of potential conflict into opportunity throughthe use of intelligence and the power of injong (human feeling).No one misses the importance of children's devotion to their parents.even after their death.In addition to the Confucian emphasis on filial piety,the tale conveys how interlinked one is to past,present and future generations of family and how bonded one is to family by a sense of duty and shared destiny.The Buddhist notion,adopted by many Koreans,of equality among all living things is also portrayed in the sibling relationship of the woodcutter and tiger. Now,that you have read the selection,find another reading partner and by pairs.write what is asked for in the Literary Elements Advance Organizer.Choose one element anduse it as a basis for answering the questions below.Continue the interactive discussion until you get claried with the Korean way of using their cultural values in coping with theOVERCOMING CHALLENGES _cor"iirtg Module for English - Grade 8 3 - Ll 32. @PROTAGO IST PERSON vs. INTERNAL55 PERSON :. _. , ,7 conrucr vs.5 - ~, _/r_; -fr - PERSON g V27PER SON vs.SOCIETYlIlp: .'-rwihnsluurtuxkull (Inn PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. Identify the characters in the story.What roles do the characters play in the tale?What are the characteristics of these characters that you admire/ dont admire? 2. What particular event or circumstance in the story has contributed to the Tigers way of looking at things in a different way?How has this new way of looking at things being passed on to the next generation? 3. What kind of conict led the woodcutter to "fool" the tiger?What would be your own way of saving yourseff from danger? 4. What would you do if that sense of duty and shared destiny passed on to you is in conict with your own principles and beliefs in life? 5. Could this tale be used as basis for you to have a glimpse of how the Koreans at present are coping with the challenges of modernity?Explainlengthen by Dan White.et.at).Your Learning Team members privately Formulate a response;Articulate their ideas to the group;Listen in tum to other responses and Lengthen the thinking during the subsequent discussion by systematically building upon and elaborating the ideas of others. D The next selection encourages you to FALL (formulate,articulate,listen,OVERCOMING CHALLENGES 3 - LI Looming Module or English - Grade 8 33. WHEN WINE AT YOUR HOUSE IS RIPE by YugGimWhen wine at your house is ripe,Please ask me to visit you. When flowers at my cottage bloom,I will invite you to come. And then let's talk of the things, from:An Introduction to Korean Literature,by In-soo Zong Sam Young Pr/ rrting C0,,Ltd.(1970),Seoul,KoreaThe author is trying to convince us to forget past prejudices and hatred and come together for a better life.Do the FALL now as you answer the following I PROCESS QUESTIONS:I 1. According to the author,when should one invite a long-lost friend to his house? 2. When can two people speak as true good friends? 3. How are feelings of optimism,goodness and piety shown in the poem? 4 How are the words like wine,ripe,flowers,bloom,overa hundred years used to symbolize life's realities? jaypsong. wordpress. corn/ ) for you to appreciate.Try to focus on the very fewD Here is a Korean contemporary literary piece (from http: // characters introduced in the selection.Be sure to relate to the kind of Shhh* by Moon In-soostory:he,who had passed his sixtieth year,heldhis father,beyond 90 and helped him urinate.' Even though | ifes important controls had left the old body,his mind was still like a lantern.Afraid that theold man might feel hopeless,he helped him,half joking and half playing the baby,saying "Father,shhh,' shhh,all right,all,right,you must feel good. "When he held his father,it was as if he entered deep into the whole body.When he held his father like that as though giving back to the body,how much might the old man have tried to shrink himself to make himself smaller and lighter?His urine thread cut off frequently,but such a long thread that the son again and again tried to tie it down to the earth pitifully,but the fatherwith difficulty might sever it now.Shhh.Shh h!The universs must be quiet. *| n Ko'ean,this wo'd refers to not orly a way to make someone hush.but also is user;as an onomatopoeie to help tzhiidrc-H . JrinatI-2,I have been to his father's funeral.He told me a 'OVERCOMING CHALLENGES_ccir"iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - Ll 34. After you have either listened to,or read Shhh by Moon In-soo,one of your classmates should be chosen to sit on a chair (the hot seat) in front of the class.The hot seat classmate,then,chooses to be one of the characters from the story.The rest of the class asks the hot seat classmate questions.The hot seat classmate answers as the character in the story would answer. After listening to the answers of your hot seat classmate,try to write down in a short Dear Diary Entryjoumal your thoughts as you are guided by the following questions: 1. How did you feel before,during,and after reading Shhh? 2. While reading,were you able to think about your own mother or father or even yourself when all of you would become old?What scenario can you foresee? 3. Despite the challenges of modernity that all Afro Asians have tried to cope with for many years,do you consider this contemporary selection a good way of understanding the psyche (spirit) and the temperament (prevailing or dominant l I The traditional poetry of a country takes several forms.Japan has the haiku;P _ the limerick originated in England;Italy produced the sonnet.In Korea,the sijo / si ho/is a short lyric poem which sketches a picture,then tells the effect of the scene on the beholder.Graeme Wilson,who lives in Hongkong,has published translations of Far Eastem poetry.Some hundreds of his versions ofTree of Unhappiness Kim Sang yong (1592 -1637) (Translated by Graeme Wilson)On broad leaves of pau-low-nla The one and only treeWhereon the phoenix will set foot The rain falls heartlessly. The rains sad tapping overhead Compounds my weight of grief.Who now could have the heart to plant Pomegranates Sin Hum (1566 -1628) (Translated by Graeme Wilson)It rained last night,The pomegranates Red and orange-res Have all burst into ower. Not to be comfort. lsit in this cool pavilionSet in a lotus lakeAnd under its glass-bead curtains waitOVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - Ll Learning Module or English - Grade 8 35. Girl in the Rain Anonymous (18"" century) (Translated by Graeme Wilson)Her violet cloak clutched round her head.As quickly as she canShe runs through rain-fall to the p Village and a man. What blandishmenls,I wonder,What whispers,what untrue But wonderful promises Have soaked that silly through.httpi/ lweheariit-.09LLA slan LiteratureActivity 7: THINK AS A BUTTERFLYPair up with another partner THINK AS A BUTTERFLY and fill up the buttery organizer on main idea with supporting details based from the same text.Respond also to the enumerated questions and use this as a1. What does prose usually contain?How about poetry? 2. What can you say about Bunnese literature? 3. What is considered as the first example of Burmese literature? 4. Why is the founding of the University of Rangoon very significant in teir literature? 5. How does their literature reveal the character of the Burmese people? OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ecir'iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 66. ra. .m, a.. , I-sin Idea .4 s. .'. ,P. .+a. ., Detaik ayearofmanyrsts. blogspotcomMake your organizers creative by coloring,designing the edges and the like and postActivity 8: INTRODUCING,THE BURMESE PEOPLE. ..To continue,here is a written copy of a speech for more information about the Bun-nese people.including their temperaments and psyche. For the unlocking of difficulties.look for the functional definitions of the words below,meaning,how they were used in the text.Your teacher can do this through texttwist. Frequency Word List.inevitables f.utilitarian.eeting g.exploit.transitory h.rampant.amass i.inexhaustible.insatiable j.wallow . ,_N"x,Activity 10: MEETING YOUOne of your classmates or a representative will read the said speech for you to follow.Form groups with five (5) members and assign each to identify what are asked from the table.Be creative in presenting your output. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L2 Learning Moduli:or English - Grade 8 67. Statements that Indicate Evils that Effects on the How Science RealityPlague Lives of Ineviges In Conquers (actual,exists)Humanity People each and Fantasy (dream. ima inationThe people of Myanmar are peace-loving and hardworking.Most of them live in villages and work as farmers.This speech of then Prime Minister U Nu serves to remind the Myanmar people to pursue peace and unity among them. ON THE THREE EVILSHumanity has been led astray by three evils greed,hatred and ignorance.Whether we are Buddhists.Hindus,Muslims.Christians.Animists.or Atheists.we cannot escape the three inevitables:old age.disease.and death.Nobody can deny that the five sense objects pretty sight,delightful sound,fragrant smell,savory taste,and nice touch are only fleeting phenomena.They are neither lasting nor permanent. Nor can anybody deny that property is transitory:no one can carry away his property after death.Men have been chasing these transitory pleasures with a dogged tenacity mainly because they hold false views regarding property.They forget that this life is not even one millionth part of the whirlpool of Samsara (the cycles of rebirth).and go on amassing wealth even though it never brings them full satisfaction. This insatiable greed for wealth results in the profit motive which is not directed toward any utilitarian purpose.Once upon a time all commodities were common property.andeverybody had a right to use them for his own benefit.But with the advent of the profit motive these commodities became objects of exploitation.They became instruments of wealth and stimulus for greed.This led to the following phenomena: I.Human society was split into two classes:Haves and Have-nots. 2. The Have-nots had to depend on the Haves for their living,and thus the evil system of exploitation of one class by another emerged. 3. With class exploitation,the poor became poorer because they could not get adequate returns for their work.They had to resort to evil ways like stealing.looting,and prostitution. 4. The Lord Buddha has taught us that there are four causes of death:kamma.frame ofOVERCOMING CHALLENGES _car": ing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 68. mind,weather,and food.Under the system of class exploitation.how can the Have- nots enjoy good food and protect themselves from extremes of weather?Can there be any sense of happiness or contentment for them?Can even a good kamma favor one who is cheeitess?Thus one who is bom into the class of Have-nots ishandicapped in all the above four factors,and disease is the inevitable result.5. How can the Have-nots care for education with their hard struggle for a bare living? Lack of education breeds an ever-increasing band of ignoramuses and Mr.Zeros.6. How can a country abounding in ignoramuses and Mr.Zeros ever progress? It is evident that most of the evils in the world can be traced to the advent of the profit motive.Do you remember the legend of the Padaythabin (the tree of fulfillment) we heard as children? According to the legend.there was once a time when men and women could get whatever they wanted from the Padaythabin tree.There was no problem of food or clothes or housing,and there was no crime.Disease was comparatively unknown.In course of time,however.the people fell victim to greed and spoiled the tree of fulfillment which eventually disappeared.Then a class of people who could not afford to eat well.dress well,or live well appeared.and crime became rampant. Now I ask you to think of the Padaythabin as the natural wealth of our country,both above and under the ground.If only this natural wealth is used for the common good of mankind it will be inexhaustible.besides satisfying the needs of everybody.But greed comes in the way.The poorest of the poor wants to become rich;the rich want to become richer,and the process goes on ad infinitum.Spurred on by greed,people are apt toEnglish Communication Arts and Skills through Afro-Asian LiteratureActivity 10: LITERARY CAROUSELLikewise.have your own literary circle where each member will take turns in answering the questions or explaining any of the following statements. PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. What lesson does the legend of the Padaythabin tree teach me Burmese?2. What does this excerpt reveal about the temperaments and psyche of the Burmese? Can you still lead a simple life today even amid the ongoing technological advances?Elaborate. Explain the line."Live simply so that others may simply live. If you were a parent.what would you teach your children to make sure that they do not grow up to be greedy people? . .4>. -Qucstions Adopted from English Communication Arts OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L2 Learning Madulo or English - Grade 8 69. Activity 11: ONES VISION (COMPLETE ME)Let us at the same time,have poetry from Burma.Listen to your teacher read the said Poem or its recorded version.You will have the unlocking of difficulties through word match play.Your teacher will distribute strips of paper,wherein one set includes words to be defined and the other fordefinitions.RepresentativesNo| unteers from your class match the words with theirFreguencz W0 rd ListActivity 12: CHARACTER ANALYSIS MODELI r' ", :.'149/ /A country ofgreat beauty People so gentle and kindThere is also ugliness And crueltyFleeing and hiding And foraging for food To su niiveOur people are in pain Suffering like no hell on earthDarkness and despair Surround themAnd freedom is out of reachBeaten and battered by life Death and diseases Form triads.read the copy of the poem for the second time and answer the Character Analysis Model based on the questions.Then,post your outputVIS IO N by FerayaSwallowed up by gloominess And bittemess How can they carry on? Each of us has a role to playTo help our countrymen Not by hatred and blameNot by giving false hope Or ideas Or conceptsBut to see the big visionA vision that's not small or limited A vision that's vast and spaciousSo that Burma's people may rise upLike a beautiful lotus From a muddy pond. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ccir"ii'ng Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 70. What does What does he/he/she see?she think? What does he/What does he/she hear?she say? HOW does he/How does he/she feel? Reect on the activity in relation to the Burmese people in their response to the challenges of modernity. Activity 13: BULLS! Here is another text.an excerpt from a post/ biog.Read orally and take note of the underlined phrases.What are they called?Bones Will Crow:An Insider's View (An Excerpt) Posted by Arc,l7th October 2012Bones will Crow comes from Moe law's poem Moonless Night.Co-editors ko ko thettand James Byrne thought the Burmese idiom fitting for their anthology of '15 Contemporary Burmese Poets. Bones will (lrow means chicken comes home to roost whatever you give.you get back.The Burmese use it to express their resentment,the resentment against injustice.To be honest I did not find it very tasteful when I heard it for lhe fiisl lime.Since then I have acquired a lasle for Bones.MyMylips got used to saying it.Boner Will Crmv:Ari l}'l. l(, 'll". i View- .411: Pu/1Ii'r7aIi0r1.r /9103www.arcpublica rioris.co.uk/ bIog. php ? b/og_id- 7 66 OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L2 Looming Moduli:or English - Grodc 8 71. /, these are examples of idioms.What are idioms or idiomatic expressions? .. - Idioms or idiomatic expressions are words,phrases or expressions which are commonly used in everyday conversation by native speakers of English 5and usually gurative.With this,give at least 10 examples of idioms mat you know or use. Activity 14: I DRAWit 9 .. .. .. .As a follow up,your teacher will distnbute ash cards with idioms written on " it.Make sense of the one you have,draw or illustrate its meaning at theback and present it as a pop up like the one below.Here are additional. ~ Give me a handHit the booksKeep an eye on you You're pulling my leg Cat's got yourtongue Zip yourlipCold turkeyWear your heart on your sleeve In the doghouseWhen pigs flyPut your foot in your mouthOn pins and needles -I I'll be there with bells onBite Off more than YOU 03" PugI/ QNote(}ard. .}P(IfE1vecm. s. com chew 'Toss your cookies. _l J] Li I,I,L.1, . J Li J,J,U U LlActivity 15: ODDS ON ADSYour teacher will show different pictures of products or services and relate to the images and text below.What are these examples?You are right.The pictures,images and copy are considered as advertisements.What do you think are applied in advertising so that consumers will buy products or avail of its services?Why are consumersum cmuuor A run A ms;RACE! ) so PER A can - A cunv:THEY IIAULEII AWAY us KISSED Ill!MISS wmu HAD AND uussso BEN nun ms cum: y W BuBuii"0BPY3- W0dP93S-00"?B-Jrma_Shave_sIoganwpgtheosofcia/ sitecomOVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ccir"iir1g Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 72. LUXURY PAINT AND PVC PIPING Celebrities perform a range of different social.cultural and political functions.In Burma their social and cultural roles are no different,though they have the added burden ofmaintaining an identity within a politically repressive and highly media-controlled society.In this environment,advertising provides celebrities with a short-term financial reward,and an opportunity to further promote their brand image.Though some actors have used their fame to voice criticism against junta policies.most see advertising in practical terms of maintaining a career.Many live near the relatively small Yangon CBD,in some of the few middle class (by Bun'nese standards) suburbs,where they may find it difficult to maintain anonymity.It is not uncommon see singers and actors in the street,during social encounters or even whilst they are shooting a new TV commercial.The localness of famous people in Burma,in this sense,gives their patronage an extra sense of familiarity in advertising work. Activity 16: THE PROPAGANDAWell.from the examples.focus your attention on propaganda and propaganda strategies in advertising.Propaganda can be utilized too,in texts,passages or even literary selections.On the other hand,adjectives Answer the following questions: 1. What propaganda strategies were used in the advertisements? 2. How were they integrated in the ad copies? 3. Would you buy the said products?Why/ Nhy not?Provide reasons.4. What words or part of speech were/ was utilized in the advertisements?/Propaganda ~ _ - publicly to promote something:information put out by an organization orgovernment to promote a policy,idea,or cause a misleading publicity:deceptive or distorted information that is systematically spread5Micro5o1t"Encarza 2009. 1993-2008 Microsoft corpora n'on.All rights reserved. Basic Propaganda Strategies1. Bandwagon - persuading consumers by telling them that others are doing the same thing. 2. Testimonial - when a product is sold by using words from famous people or authority figures.OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L2 Looming Moduli:or English - Grade 8 73. i. e. Burmese celebrities promoting brands 3. Transfer - when a product is sold by the name or picture of a famous person or thing but no words from the said person or thing4. Repetition - when the product's name is repeated at least four times in the ad5. Emotional Words - words that will make a consumer feel strongly about someone or someming are used. htfgz/ /rriod ernhumorist.co rri/ rnh/0004/Qrogaga nda/ mp3. cf/ n I /Adjectives and Complements" i. e. tough-whiskered yanks.heavy tanks,jaws as smooth as guys 5 - I Adjectives0 add to the meaning of a M or a pronoun- can be articles like "a" "an and the,or show possession such as your,his,my,their,our.or itstell us more about the noun or pronoun,for instance that,what,those,orthese,or be interrogative,what,where,or whysome modify by comparing,richer,whole or ideal impossibleothers are indefinite and include all,many.few.some.or severalalso,some give physical descriptions like big,old or brownothers consist of beautiful,Burmese and advertisingC O O OAdjective Complement Clause or phrase that adds to the meaning of an adjective or modies it,adjective complement always follows the adjective it complements and it is a noun clause or a prepositional phrase a.Noun clause is simply two or more words that act like a noun,it can be the subject of a sentence,an object of a verb or preposition,or they can complement a subject or adjective i. e. what you see,that he is happy,and where the Burmese went b.Prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and modifies nouns and verbs i_e_ It came with the ad,I need a ride to MyanmarWhat Is an Adjective Complementfgrammar. yourdictionaiy. com )) AdjectivesSubject Complement Adjectives and adjective phrases function as subject complements.A subject complement is a word.phrase.or clause that follows a linking verb and describes thesubject.i. e. Christmas cookies smell delicious. Object ComplementAdjectives and adjective phrases function as object complements.An object complement is a word,phrase,or clause that directly follows and describes the direct object. i. e. Judeo-Christians consider Jerusalem holy. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ccir"iirig Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 74. Let us have examples for drill or exercise.Identify the adjective complements in the sentences.Examples of Adjective ComplementsNoun Clause and Prepositional Phrase: . . ".P": S! . -She was hesitant to tell her parents. The boss was anxious to promote sales.Are you afraid of spiders? We were shocked by the news. I was delighted that she was chosen. He is likely to be nominated. The child was eager for Christmas to arrive.I am curious what color it is. 9. It was wrong of her to go. 10. I am happy they got married. 1 1.We are all afraid that the storm will be severe. What Is an Arljoctlvo Cornplomont? gramma/ :yourdictionarjL com )) AaljocvosSubject and Object Complement: 3.>: .o>. . w.m. ~Next to that,search for five other advertisements from newspapers and magazines,identify the propaganda devices and adjective or adjective complementations used.Show outputs in class through a gallery walk of life-like ad displays. 348My puppy is very mischievous. The patient appears dehydrated and feverish.The apple pie you made tastes sour. My g randmother was rather forward thinking.The British are fond of fish and chips. The little girl painted her bedroom bright pink.The preschoolers are coloring the trees purple and blue.The jury declared the defendant guilty.We voted her entry most original.Studying grammar makes me happy. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES 3 - L2 Looming Module or English - Grade 8 75. Activity 17: LISTEN AND BE HEARDListen to this blog entry that will be read by one of your classmates and take down notes.AUNG SAN Suu KYIActivity 18: SHOUT OUT! Brainstorm by pairs then refer to your notes to fill out the information being asked.Present outputs by posting these around the classroom.Speakers Person being Objectives of Attitudes Addressed the Speaker towards IssuesPropaganda Strategy UsedSpeakerKJVl: lF =PROCESS QUESTIONS:1. According to the speaker in the poem,what is happening in his/ her country Burma? 2. What can be done to attain peace and freedom? 3. What was the role of the monks in the fight for freedom? 4. Why is the poem entitled,Prayer for Burma? 5. How would you feel under similar conditions? 6. What does this quotation from the poem mean:"We shall never forget ourmonks who were at the forefront of our march for freedom. 7. How does this poem show the temperaments and psyche of the Burmesein I 9 OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ccir"iir1g Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 78. Prayer for Burma by May NgDo you recall the land of golden spires? Where moming bells are answered with murmurs of saffron prayers And the silence of bare feet echoing their innocenceIn a land overwhelmed by evilness and greedA message of hope for hearts in deepest despair In a language of love for a people enduring only callousness and betrayalAs their Meta Sutra chants rose high up above Reflecting in the stillness of their gaze You can see great courage and dignity in the eyes of Burmese monksI remember the summer a lifetime agoWhen your soft hair was shaved and the first time you wore your Thin-gann the novice monk's robeAnd your beautiful boyish face was full of determinationWith serene downcast eyesAfter shedding ShinIaungs ceremonial finery YOU remained a BUddl1lSt lTl0l'lK To devote your life to your people and your religionI also remember the dark winter nights When you stayed up late studying Buddha's scripture,poetry and politics Looking to nd answers for your people's sufferingSince last September The war against evil has only just begun And I know that you will ght onlam quite sure thatYour prayer will be answered Your hopes will come true And your fight will be wonNot becauseYour anger is ercerAnd your power mightier Or their hatred more bitterBut because Your cause is just Your prayers are sincere OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L2 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 79. You will win in the endThere is nothing to stop your spirit and your hope No one can silence your prayers for peace and freedom in BurmaWe shall never forget our monks who were at the forefront of our march for freedom. Burma Digest Aftenlvards,you will be grouped into two:one will deliver the poem in a simple speech choir or choral reading and the remaining group will have it in a rap presentation orcreative jazz chant with choreography. . : llwww. creative-writing-ideas-and-activities. coml how-to-write-an-editorial. htm| Editorial Graphic Organizer.(n. d.).Retrieved October 23; 2012 from http: // wvvw. cops.0rg/ chms/ research/ davisledigo. pdfThe Evaluation Pager.(n. d.).Retrieved November 23, 2012 from http: /l OVERCOMING CHALLENGES 3 - L2 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 95. faculty. samford. edu/ -drdedo/ eva| assign. htm| Evaluation Essay on Gender in Advertising.(2003-2012).Retrieved December 3, 2012 from http : //wvvw. tai| oredessays. c0m/ sampleslgender-in-advertising-essay.htmSandyck,E.(2011, March 29).Living a life out of the box.Retrieved November 5,201 2 from httg : //emgoweredonlineentregreheurs. com/ marketing-psychologyl living-a-Iife-out-of-the-bo>dAung San Suu Kyi.(n. d.).Retrieved November 5,2012 fromMofied with dren rights_essment. http: llwvWv. irndb. comlnamelnm1238989lMuppet.(2009, September 27).The Contemplative Psyche. Freedom. ..fcr Burma (Myanmar).Retrieved October 23, 2012 from httpzllthecontemplativeQsyche. b|ogspot. ooml2009l09lfreedom. htm|Burma:Misc.2010-2012 .Retrieved December 3 2012 from htt : llmi5c. thefu| lwiki. orglBurma Myanmar (Burma).(1996-2012).Retrieved December 3, 2012 from http: //travel. nationalgeographic. oomltrave| lcountries/ myanmar-guide/ Teachnology.(199-2012).Teacher guide to different types of writing.Retrieved October 23, 2012 from httgzl/ www. teach-nology. comlthemesl| ang_artsl typesofwritinglVoaclips.(2012, April 2).Daw Aung San Suu Kyle Victory Speech (English).Retrieved November 5. 2012 from httg: //www.youtube. com / watch?v=9iEWvhLC1FsMancra123. (2007, October 9).Oras Na (Dedicated to the Burmese people). OVERCOMING CHALLENGES_ear": i'rig Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L2 96. Lesson Ill Strength in Facing ChallengesHave you,at a certain time,asked yourself how you are able to overcome trials and solve your personal problems?Have you ever wondered how people overcome challenges in their lives Victoriously?Do you think it is possible to give answers to these questions from the literary selections of Saudi Arabia and Israel? In this lesson,you will find out how critical understanding and appreciation for Afro-Asian literary pieces can help you recognize the temperament and psyche of your Arab and Israeli neighbors in response to the challenges of modernity.Remember to search for the answers to the following questions: What does literature reveal about Arab and Israeli characters?How do Arabs and Israelis respond to challenges of modernity as To give you an overview of the things you will do in this lesson,pay close attention to the expected skills below and the lesson map. In this lesson,you will learn the following: 9 Determine the persons being addressed in an informative talk,the objectives of the speaker and his attitudes towards issues (Listening Comprehension)9 Listen to get different sides of social,moral and economic issues affecting a community (Listening Comprehension)9 Use appropriate turn-taking strategies (topic nomination.topic development,topic shift,turn-getting,etc. ) in extended conversations (Speaking - Oral Language andFrequency)9 Use communication strategies (e. g. paraphrase,translation and circumlocution) to repair breakdown in communication (Speaking - Oral Language and Frequency)9 Develop strategies for coping with unknown words and ambiguous sentence structures and discourse (Vocabulary Development)9 Use collocations of difficult words as aids in unlocking vocabulary (Vocabulary Development)9 Utilize varied reading strategies to process information in a text (Reading Comprehension)9 Distinguish between facts and opinions (Reading Comprehension)9 Note expressions that signal opinions (e. g. seems,as I see it) (Reading Comprehension)9 Utilize varied reading strategies (covert dialogue with the writer and the sectional OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 97. approach) to process information in a text (Reading Comprehension)Employ approaches best suited to a text (Reading Comprehension) Examine for bias (Reading Comprehension)Develop strategies for coping with unknown words and ambiguous sentence structures and discourse (Vocabulary Development)Use collocations of difficult words as aids in unlocking vocabulary (Vocabulary Development)Compare and contrast one's own television-viewing behavior with other viewer's viewing behavior (Viewing Comprehension)Discover Philibblne and Afro Asian literature as a means of expanding experiences and outlook and enhancing worthwhile universal human values.(Literature)Identify oneself with the people of Arabia and Israel though literature taking note of the cultural differences so as to get the heart of problems arising from them.(Literature)Respond to feedback on one's paper in the revision process (Writing and Composition)Use grammatical structure and vocabulary needed to effectively emphasize particular points.(Writing and Composition)Produce an e-joumal of poetry and prose entries with emphasis on content and writing style (Writing and Composition)Show respect for intellectual property rights by acknowledging citations made in reports and researches.( Writing and Composition)Use quotation marks or hanging indentations for direct quotes.(Writing and Composition)Use in-text citation (Writing and Composition)Arrange bibliographic entries of text cited from books and periodicals.(Writing and Composition)Formulate correct complex and compound-complex sentences,(Grammar Awareness and Structure)Formulate correct conditional statements.(Grammar Awareness and Structure)Derive information from various text types and sources using the card catalog,vertical file,index,microfiche (microfilm),CD ROM,Internet,etc.(Study Strategies)On the next page is the lesson map to guide you in Strength in Facing Challenges. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ear'iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L3 98. 372K NOWU NDE RSTANDAnticipation-Reaction Guide:Agree] Disagree ChartREFLECT ANDSentence Completion Skills at WorkVisiting the Middle East Travelling with Ruth Character Analysis The Words Beyond My Thoughts Writing a Critical Review:Through My Lens Frequency Words List:The Frame of My Understanding From Simple to Complex Repairing Communication Breakdown Monitoring My Media Beaviors Writing a Blog:Getting Connected to Israel Research Work:A Gallery of My Fave Prose and Poetry Writing a Bibliography:From Where IGot My FavoritesPROCESSPost Viewing ActivityIt's Clear to MeDistinguishing Fact from OpinionFacts and Opinions in Informative WritingFacts and Opinions in Persuasive WritingFrequency Word List:Burger Match! Plot DiagramAli Baba Characters 0 T-ChartThe Way I Understand ItHear the Voice of the Princess! IThink;Therefore,IAmI've Got that FeelingHang on a Second. ..May I Speak? In My OpinionWriting a Persuasive Essay:From Head to the Pen! Getting Fooled or Getting WiserPersuasion and Propaganda Revising Persuasive EssayDifferent Yet Wo rth Embracing TRANSFER Review:Responding to My FavoritesKeeping My Favorites:An e- JournalAnticipation-Reaction Guide:AgreelDisagree ChartLesson Closure:ReectiveOVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Lcorning Module or English- Grade? 99. Learning Goals and TargetsFor you to accomplish the tasks and perform well in the activities in this lesson,writeLets begin by doing these sets of activities which will help you identify and explain the psyche and temperaments of the Arabs and the Israelis as revealed in the literary pieces. Activity 1: ANTICIPATION-REACTION GUIDE AGREEIDISAGREERead carefully each statement related to the personalities and the literature of the Arabs andIsraelis.Evaluate the accuracy of eachstatement by checking either Agree or Disagree column in the Agree I Disagree ChartBefore After the Lesson Statements about Saudi and Israeli the Lesson .The period before the writing of the Qur'an and the rise of Islam is known to Muslims as the eriod of inorarice. .The expansion of the Arab people in the 7th and 8th centuries brought them intocontact with a variety of peoples who would affect their culture and the mostsignificant of these was the ancient civilization of Israel.chane to Persia.Jewish writers began to write in Hebrew in addition to their various national languages because Hebrew at that time was the Ian uae of the Ho Scripture.. A key ingredient of the Israeli public .The terms Israeli.Israelite,Hebrew and Jew are synonymous and can be interchangeably used in literature,reliion and olitics._. CACIF"1II[Q mtcncilulte hi Elnggllt-1i: ~Glrc. rb: tc.St ? i i L? 100. This site contains a short opening speech of Abdur Raheem McCarthy at the Peace Conference.McCarthy explains how Islam can be the solution for mankind.This video374 PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. Which statements did you agree to?Can you state your reasons for your affirmation?What experiences or observations do you have that make you decide on those answers? 2. Which statements did you disagree to?State your reasons.What personal enoounteractua|experience or Ieaming insight- helped you informing your judgment? Lets verify the accuracy of your claims as we continue with the lesson.This chart will be given back to you at the end of this lesson so that you can confirm or change your answers.The right column of the Anticipation-Reaction Guide Chart will then be answered. As you continue,keep in mind to answer the questions below: What are the psyche and temperaments of the Arabs as a people and of the Israelis as a people?How are these personality traits and characteristics revealed in their literary pieces?How strong are these Your goal in this section is to learn and understand key concepts on the literature of Saudi Arabia,informative speaking,turn-taking strategies and propaganda devices inExercise 1: Viewing Activity:Opening Speech lshm IsThe Solution! "Previewing Activity: 1. You are about to view a short speech delivered by a Muslim. 2. Listen very attentively to the speaker;take note of his gestures;observe the behavior of his audience. 3. Click this link and view the short video :ht : //www.outube. com/ watch? v=l Ns7Fvu5 Y OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 101. While Viewing Take note of every important detail in the video.Make sure you are able to identify the key points of the speech. Activity 2: POST VIEWING ACTNITY '4 if V ,Reflect on your understanding of the speech by completing the activity sheet below./ ; : ,:7Name:Date Grade & Sec:TeacherThesis StatementFull Circle - Call to Action -OVERCOMING CHALLENGES_ear"iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L3 102. PROCESS QUESTIONS:1 . 2.5. 6.7. PICKING IT FROM THE SPEECH FACT OR WHY DID I SAY S0 OPINION 1. The Western economy is based on rebateor interest. 2. The only way to true happiness and peace is through Islam. Who speaks in the video?How credible is he to talk during the Peace Conference? According to the speaker,when does misery start?How can Islam be the solution to the problems that beset the world? What specific details are used by the speaker to substantiate each of his assertions? Why do you think the speaker encourages his audience to adopt Islam?How do gestures or the intentional movements of the speakers body help him convey his message? What countries in the world adopt Islam as a religion? What are some of the nonverbal reactions of the audience?What personality traits does Abdur Raheem possess as reflected in his speech?What doeshis speech tell us of the Arab psyche?How do you evaluate the speakers point of view?Was he able to convinceActivity 3: IT'S CLEAR TO MEBelow are statements taken from the speech of Abdur Raheem McCarthy;identify whether the sentence expresses a fact or an opinion.Write your answer in the second column;include a short explanation. 3. The problem ofswine u the swine is one of the dirtiest animals in the face of the4. Fifty-six percent of everyone jailed America today is due to drug charges. 5. Islam is not spreading as it should be because we are not implementing it in its properform_ PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. 2. 3. 4.376What is a fact?How do you arrive at facts? How does a fact differ from an opinion?Can an opinion be proven? Is a fact the opposite of an opinion? if a statement of fact is untrue or false,does it tum into an opinion?In the same logic,if an opinion is believed by everyone,does it turn into a fact? OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 103. I /THE TWO TYPES OF STATEMENTS Opinions cannot be proven,however,they can be supported by facts and other knowledgeable opinions.Facts can be proven with evidence.statistics,records,photographs,data,etc. Hone your skill in identifying facts from opinions.You need to master this skill as you write persuasive articles later.Take time to answer the succeeding worksheet.Directions:Read each statement.Look up words you don't know.Write FACT on the left if you can prove or disprove the statement with concrete evidence.Write OPINION if the statement is a belief or a position.Remember,some statements are technically opinions,but are based onName DateSTATEMENTS1. Wolves are highly social animals with a pack structure based on dominance hierarchy.2. Wolves are an endangered or threatened species in thelower 48 states because of deliberate and systematic extermination by humans. 3. Wolves and wolf hybrids are not wise choices as family pets. 4. Many tourists have reacted positively to the experience of seeing wolves in Yellowstone National Park. FACT or OPINION5. Wolves should be reintroduced to all U. S. public lands that provide a large enough range to support a oulation. 6. Captive breeding programs and Species Survival Plans are necessary to keep the red wolf (Canis rufus) and the Mexican wolf (a subspecies of Canis Iupis) from7. Wolves are often portrayed as villains and savage redators in stories,m s and I ends. 8. Stories,myths and legends that portray wolves in negative ways are harmful to children. 9. Wolves sometimes kill livestock. 10. Wolves will return to their former habitats in northeastem states on their own if they are protected. Sou roe:h llpJlwww. ki dspIHnel. org/ ll/ wol I/ Ian g uag earls/ fa L: l0pir1ion. PDF" : .V/ EM :1 Q = lXr, AIIrVIl'. :i I 1 IF AL. L.EIr It Q13 WT/ T/ L_. cac| r~1Ing mtctclylte hr it-git-1i: ~3l(C. lC>IIC- S- ? l 4 _ 104. Activity 5A:FACTS AND OPINIONS IN INFORMATWE WRITINGCan you write five fact statements about wolves?If you were writing an informative paragraph,your fact statement would be the topic sentence. I FACTS about Wolves - IT] Activity 5A:FACTS AND OPINIONS IN INFORMATWE WRITINGCan you write three opinion statements about wolves?If you were writing a persuasive paragraph.your opinion statement would be your thesisstatement.A thesis statement is an opinion boiled down to one arguable I OPINIONS about Wolvesl OVERCOMING CHALLENGES 3 - L3 Looming Module or English - Grade 8 105. PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. How important are facts in informative texts?Are opinions necessary in this type of writing? 2. What does a persuasive text require of a writer?Why is a blend of facts and opinions necessary in this text type? You have just Ieamed the difference between fact s and opinions and their importance in writing informative and persuasive text types. To help you Ieam more the psyche of the Saudi people,you have to read Arab literature for you to know that its literature reects the personality of her people and the characteristics of her culture. Below is an excerpt of the very famous "One Thousand and One Nights" or better known as "The Arabian Nights.Read its prologue /introduction first Exercise 2: Reading Arab LiteratureThe Arabian Nights (Prologue)The main frame story concems a Persian king and his new bride.He is shocked to discover that his brother's wife is unfaithful;discovering his own wife's infidelity has been even more agrant.he has her executed:but in his bitterness and grief decides that all women are the same.The king.Shahryar.begins to many a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning,before she has a chance to dishonor him.Eventually the vizier,whose duty it is to provide them,cannot find any more virgins.Scheherazade,the vizier's daughter,offers herself as the next bride and her father reluctany agrees.On the night of their marriage,Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale,but does not end it.The king,curious about how the story ends.is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion.The next night,as soon as she finishes the tale,she begins (and only begins) a new one.and the king,eager to hear the conclusion,postpones her execution once again.So it goes on for 1,001 nights.ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVESAli Baba and his elder brother Cassim are the sons of a merchant.After the death of their father,the greedy Cassim marries a wealthy woman and becomes we| |-to- do,building on their father's businessbut Ali Baba marries a poor woman and settles into the trade of a woodcutter. One day Ali Baba is at work collecting and cutting firewood in the forest,and he happens to overhear a group of forty thievesvisiting their treasure store.The treasure is in a cave,the mouth of which is sealed by magic.It opens on the words "iftah ya simsim" (commonly written as "Open Sesame" in English),andseals itself on the words "Close,Simsim" ("Close Sesame").When the thieves are gone,Ali Baba enters the cave himself, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3_edr"iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L 106. and takes some of the treasure home. Ali Baba and his wife borrow his sister-in-law's scales to weigh this new wealth of gold coins.Unbeknownst to them,she puts a blob of wax in the scales to nd out what Ali Baba is using them for,as she is Curious to know what kind of grain her impoverished brother-in- law needs to measure.To her shock,she finds a gold coin sticking to the scales and tells her husband,Ali Baba's rich and greedy brother,Cassim.Under pressure from his brother,Ali Baba is forced to reveal the secret of the cave.Cassim goes to the cave and enters with the magic words,but in his greed and excitement over the treasures,he forgets the magic words to get back out again.The Thieves nd him there,and kill him.When his brother does not come back.Ali Baba goes to the cave to look for him,and finds the body.quartered and with each piece displayed just inside the entrance of the cave as a warning to anyone else who might try to enter. Ali Baba brings the body home,where he entrusts Morgiana,a clever slave-girl in Cassim's household,with the task of making others believe that Cassim has died a natural death.First,Morgiana purchases medicines from an apothecary,telling him that Cassim is gravely ill.Then,she finds an old Tailor known as Baba Mustafa whom she pays,blindfolds.and leads to Cassims house.There,overnight,the Tailor stitches the pieces ofCassims body back together.so that no one will be suspicious.Ali Baba and his family are able to give Cassim a proper burial without anyone asking awkward questions. The Thieves,finding the body gone,realize that yet another person must know their secret,and set out to track him down.One of the Thieves goes down to the town and comes across Baba Mustafa,who mentions that he has just sewn a dead man's body back together.Realizing that the dead man must have been the Thieves victim.the Thief asks Baba Mustafa to lead the way to the house where the deed was performed.The Tailor is blindfolded again,and in this state he is able to retrace his steps and find the house.The Thief marks the door with a symbol.The plan is for the other thieves to come back that night and kill everyone in the house.However,the Thief has been seen by Morgiana and she,loyal to her master,foils his plan by marking all the houses in the neighborhood with a similar marking.When the forty Thieves return that night,they cannot identify the correct house and their leader in a furious rage,kills the unsuccessful Thief.The next day,another Thief revisits Baba Mustafa and tries again,only this time,a chunk is chipped out of the stone step at Ali Baba's front door.Again Morgiana foils the plan by making similar chips in all the other doorsteps.The second Thief is killed for his failure as well.At last,the leader of the Thieves goes and looks for himself.This time.he memorizes every detail he can of the exterior of Ali Baba's house. The Chief of the Thieves pretends to be an oil merchant in need of Ali Baba's hospitality,bringing with him mules loaded with thirty-eight oil jars,one lled with oil,the other thirty- seven hiding the other remaining thieves.Once Ali Baba is asleep,the Thieves plan to kill him.Again,Morgiana discovers and foils the plan.killing the thirty-seven Thieves in their oil jars by pouring boiling oil on them.When their leader comes to rouse his men.he discovers that they are all dead,and escapes.The next morning Morgiana tells Ali Baba about thethieves in the jars,they bury them and Ali Baba shows his gratitude by giving Morgiana her freedom. To exact revenge,after some time the Chief of Thieves establishes himself as a merchant,befriends Ali Baba's son (who is now in charge of the late Cassims business),and is invited to dinner at Ali Baba's house.However the Thief is recognized by Morgiana,who performs a dance with a dagger for the diners and plunges it into his heart when he isSourcrxhtt : //on. w/'ki ed/ 'a. or wiki/ A/I Baba OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Lccirrting Module for English - Grade 8 107. Activity 6: FREQUENCY WORD LIST:BURGER MATCHILet's find out if you understood the selection Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. " despite the presence of some difficult words.Each burger pattycontains a word from the literary selection.In the table below are the synonyms as well as the antonyms of the words.Create your own veggieburger by matching the word with its synonym and antonym.Write its synonym on the upper bun while the antonym on the lower bun.Work on this for three minutes.Enjoy!2.3.SYNONYMS ANTONYMSto support5_ 0 .0 .o .. Impoverish 6 PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1.Were you able to finish the activity on time?If not,what stopped you from pursuing? What previous knowledge or encounter helped you in arriving at your answers? How many correct answers did you have? OVERCOMING CHALLENGES381 _ccir'iing Module for English Grade 8 3 - L3 108. 382 Activity 7: PLOT DIAGRAMUse the plot diagram below to chart the plot of the drama selection Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.In the spaces provided,describe briefly the exposition,conflict,to include in the rising action,the key events that buildRising Actions Falling ActionsExposition De nouementOVERCOMING CHALLENGES 3 - L3 Learning Module for English - Grade 8 109. r Activity 8: ALI BABA CHARACTERS ON T-CHARTEnumerate both the major and the minor characters in the selection.Write the name of the character at the center.At its right,write his good qualities while at his le write his bad qualities.Make sure to explain briefly why you consider such attributes good or bad. Bad QualitiesCharactersNAMESGood QualitiesAi. mAr. .aI mmms ' . *.l~H. '.nHT lull-i.N.PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. At the start of this lesson.what were your initial feelings and ideas about it?Did you like story?Was it exciting or too predictable?How did you find its ending? 2. The magic words Open,Sesame and Close, Sesame" that seal the cave of treasures have become popular expressions.How do modem people use this expression in their daily conversations? 3. How were Ali Baba and Cassim's lives different?Which of these two characters do you prefer?Explain your answer and cite instances in the story that support your choice of character. 4. How is each of these themes greed.loyalty and bravery shown in the story? 5. As reected in this story and in the speech at the start of this lesson,what": V/ "E'4C1': :l}vAlINl}i {Ii- AL. L.EM'L: lEB... CACIF"1lI[Q tvttctclylke hi Elngglll-1i: ~Glrc. ro: lc.St ? 7 i L? -)~_I>-C! Ii,j i 110. Exercise 3: Reading an Essay:A Peep of the Arab Character Read the essay about the Arab Psyche.As you read,please try to identify the words that are difficult and arrive at their meanings.After reading the text,show your understanding using the graphic organizer that follows. The Arab Psyche The Arabs Before IslamThe Arabs are an ancient Semitic people of the Middle East.They are proud in their belief that they are descended from the Prophet Noah's son Shem,and honored that the last of the lineage of God's prophets was from their midst,and humbled that God enlightened mankind by revealing the Holy Word in their language. The complex history of the Arab is conveniently divided into two parts of before and after by the Revelation.In the pre-Islamic period,the social structure which evolved in the harsh environment of the Arab Peninsula was based on the tribal unit.Some tribes from the era survive even to this day,while others perished during the process of God's unfolding plan. The Arabic tribes which did not perish but which survived to the modern era can be divided into those clans of pure lineage and those peoples who have gradually become naturalized within the Arabic family. The core tribe of the pure Arab is the Qahtan,whose land of origin is found within Yemen.Arab historians identify the first king of Yemen as Yarub bin Qahtan,who was succeeded by his son Yashjub.who in tum was followed by his son Abdu-Shams. The second group of Arabs who have survived from the pre-Islamic era are those which are referred to as naturalized,being from the peoples which mixed and intermarried with the Qahtan.These Arabs descended from the Prophet Ismail who had settled in the holy city of Mecca.They are also known as the Adnani and the Nizari after their great-grandfather Adnan and their father Nizar bin Maad bin Adnan. Tribal SystemDuring the pre-Islamic era,the tribe was the primary social and political unit of the Arabs.The primary function of the clan structure was to defend its members,whether right or wrong.Correspondingly,the tribesmen devoted themselves to protect their collective honor and they obeyed the dictates of their tribal elders.A pre-Islamic poet eloquently expressed this unquestioning loyalty as follows:I am nothing but a member of my tribe.If it goes astray,I will too,and if it follows the right path,so will I. The Holy Quran preached strongly against this blind loyalty and the destructive prejudices which resulted.The Word of God decreed a better criteria to differentiate between people,being their devotion to Islam. Practical Knowledge and ScienceThe Arabic culture of the pre-Islamic era did not invent the sort of complex mythologies and creation myths which characterized ancient cultures such as Greece. The classic framework of philosophy and rhetoric which the Greeks developed was therefore far from the more mundane considerations of the early Arabs.The tribal lack of OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 111. advanced urban centers meant that schools of specialized intellectual skills did not develop.The pre-Islamic Arabs were either villagers,pastoralists or traders,who existed with the less effete goal of simple physical survival. The Need for RevengePre-Islamic Arabs were adamant about the unquestionable law of revenge.In their view,a disgrace must be avenged,no matter what the consequences.One of their poets expressed this cultural fixation thus:I shall wash disgrace with the edge of my sword,no matter what this may bring about.In this context,the pagan tribes believed that if the murder of a kinsman went unavenged,a bird named at Hama' would come out of the victim's skull and hover over his grave shrieking "Satisfy my thirst! " This would be the victim's demand to avenge his death and to quench his ternble thirst with the blood of the murderer. A People of EloquenceThe early tribes did not commonly express their artistry with architecture and statuary.Instead they gloried in the intricacies of their splendid Arabic language.The tribes loved eloquent speech and the expression of their folk wisdom in clever proverbs.Story-telling and recitations of poetry were standard features of the social gatherings of both hathar and bedouin. The Character of RespectFor a tribesmen to hold his head high among his fellows during the long epoch of the pre-Islamic period,he had to display certain elements of character which were highlyvalued in his culture.These qualities included courage.generosity.integrity and pride. An unfortunate aspect of the life of both hathar and bedouin was a condition of constant insecurity.Attack from hostile forces could take place at any time.For members of the tribe,courage was imperative if family and property and honor were to be defended.Audacity therefore came to be a highly regarded attribute,whereas oowardliness and fear of the enemy was a disgrace. The Emergence of IslamThe Word of God was revealed to mankind in the year 610 AD.The message brought by the Prophet Mohammed,peace be upon him,introduced drastic changes to the political,social,intellectual and cultural life of the Arabs.The teachings of the Holy Quran were a blunt instrument to suppress the cruder aspects of the Arabic culture,and a fine instrument to uplift their better selves. The revealed system was complete,as it established all of the laws necessary to regulate both personal and political life.Islam instilled in the Arab the high ideals and holy fire which enabled the miraculously rapid expansion of the Muslim world.Such is the power of the word of God! The Revelation of the Word had a powerful impact on the Arab psyche. Source:http: //wvi/ w.alshindagah. com0anuaiy99/thearabpsyche. htmOVERCOMING CHALLENGES _ear"iing Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L3 112. 386 Activity 9: THE WAY I UNDERSTAND ITShow your understanding of the reading selection above by completing this concept map. Concept Map of the Arab Psyche.Cou ragePROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. What are the clans of the Arabic tribes?What are their similarities and differences in terms of origin and characteristics? 2. Explain briefly the Arab trait of the need for revenge.When was this Arab mentality changed?How? 3. What personal and political progress did the Arabs gain after they had embraced Islam as a religion? 4. After knowing the history and the present condition of Saudi Arab,what insights can help you better understand them as a people? OVERCOMING CHALLENGES3 - L3 Learning Module or English - Grade 8 113. You have just Ieamed the Arab psyche though an essay.To make you appreciate Arab literature better,read the poetic texts that follow.After reading the poems,be able identify common poetic devices used by the poets.Make sure,too,to answer the question:How does poetry reveal the Exercise 4: The Sound and Turns of Arab Poetry Read the samples of Arab poetry.Observe the harmony of sounds and turns of phrasing.stanzaic forms,brevity and theme. rabic poetry is based largely on harmonies of sound and striking turns of phrasing.A poet's fame depended upon a few brilliant couplets rather than onany sustained melody or long-continued flight of noble thought.One distinguished philosophical poem of some length is the well-known "Lament of the Vizier Abu | smae| ." This we give in full at the conclusion of this section;but mainly we must illustrate the finest flowering of Arabic verse by selecting specimens of characteristic brevity.Many of the Arab caliphs inclined to the gaieties of life rather than to their religious duties,andkept many poets around them.Indeed some of the caliphs themselves were poets:The Caliph Walid composed music as well as verse;and was hailed by his immediatecompanions as a great artist.His neglect of religion,however,was so reckless as to rouse the resentment of his people,and he lost his throne and life. The Song of MaisunaThe russet suit of camel's hair,With spirits light.and eye serene.ls dearer to my bosom farThen all the trappings of a queen. On Fatalism @Not always wealth,not always force A splendid destiny commands; The lordly vulture gnaws the corpse That rots upon yon barren sands. The humble tent and mu rmuring breeze That whistles thro' its fluttering well, My unaspiring fancy pleaseBetter than towers and splendid halls. Th attendant colts that bounding fly And frolic by the | itter's side, Are dearer in Maisuna's eyeThan gorgeous mules in all their pride. Nor want.nor weakness still conspires To bind us to a sordid state; The fly that with a touch expires Sips honey from the royal plate. The watch-dog's voice that bays wheneer A stranger seeks his masters cot,Sounds sweeter in Maisuna's earThan yonder trumpet's long-drawn note. The Holy Imam ShafayThe rustic youth unspoilt by art, Son of my kindred.poor but free,Will ever to Maisuna's heartBe dearer,pamperd fool,than thee. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES_cor'ting Module for English - Grade 8 3 - L3 114. PROCESS QUESTIONS: What stanzaic form is used in both poems? Describe the harmonies of sound and tums of phrasing. What have you observed of the length of each poem? Do the poems express deep philosophical beliefs or thoughts?If yes,what are these?If no.what then does each poem express? What sentiments do the two poets have in common? Through a glimpse of Arabic poetry.what characteristics of Saudi people are revealed? 5? .4. . '. -Exercise 5: An Informative Talk:The Saudi Princess Fight for Womens Rights Visit this site http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=1M-etvIW83E and watch an interview of a Saudi Princess who fights for women's rights in her country. Previewing ActivityYou are about to view a tvvelve-minute interview of a Saudi Princess in a CNN Program.Listen very attentively to the interviewee and the interviewer;observe tum- taking strategies and expressions used in asking and answering questions. VOICE rou FE'. lAL{E: lP0'. IER'lENT IN iii:ma wonui Saudi Pnncesi Amecrahligts tor rights In the_iEv_ngcarr 7' . *~. =-. . HH Princess Ameerah AI-Taweel Interview by Christiane Amanpour on her. ..Source:hllg: //www. youtube. com/ waLch? v=1M-elvIW83EThis video shows Saudi Princess Ameerah AI-Taweel interview on CNN program.The video runs for 12 minutes.Princess Ameerah expresses her voice for female empowerment in Saudi Arabia. 1; ,!; i;: i*,I: V/ ',. E!