English Bridges to Understading II - Avelina Gil II-St. Lorenzo Ms. Jeanne Claudine S. Manos

Grading System: Quizzes – 10% Seatworks – 15 % Projects – 20% Monthly Exam – 15% Periodical Exam – 30%

Objectives: To develop writing skills To enhance one’s skills in reading and literary appreciation At the end of the course you will develop listening and speaking skills To master English grammar and to use the basic language structures in oral and written communication with high proficiency level

FIRST GRADING PERIOD Analyzing the story using the story grammar techniques Identifying the simple parts of a simple sentence Identifying different sentence patterns Identifying the patterns of coordination Listening to describe the speaker’s attitude Comparing subordinate adverbial and adjectival clause Identifying figures of speech Identifying patterns of subordination Forming the present tense and present perfect tense Identifying propaganda strategies used in advertisements

SECOND GRADING PERIOD Writing different types of discourse Recognizing agreement of subject and verb Asking for permission to visit an establishment, asking for directions, expressing dissatisfaction in a letter Picking out the elements that distinguish drama as a literary form, explaining dramatic devices Expressing agreement and disagreement Interpreting figurative language used Spotting markers of cohesion and identifying their functions Asking for or giving information about an invention in a letter

THIRD GRADING PERIOD Showing the relationship between the main idea and the significant details Writing a personal narrative to support an assertion Gathering data using library resources Using simple future and the future perfect tense Discussing the important elements of a play Using different tenses of a the verb Predicting outcomes in a fable Using the active and passive voices of the verb Summarizing and writing reactions to stories or books read Identifying infinitives Identifying gerunds

FOURTH GRADING PERIOD Writing logical definitions that are complete and objective Appreciating literary styles and techniques especially in Asian literature Determining the social issues in a talk and identifying the speaker’s attitude Understanding the meanings of and using different idiomatic expressions Appreciating some forms of poetic structures Recognizing and expressing main ideas and irrelevant ideas Identifying the derivation of words through word creation Drawing conclusions from inferences based on events or situations described

Brace yourself for the upcoming lessons for this school year. You will surely enjoy the activities and be more acquainted in English. Have a good day and God Bless!

QUOTATION “Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involved me and I will understand.”

REFERENCES Gil, Avelina J., Angoluan, Sedilla & Villamin Bridges to understanding. SIBS Publishing House, Inc.,