The 8th grade English teacher at S.U. Carlos Zayas in San Lorenzo uses the textbook provided by the Department of Education but finds it repetitive. She supplements it with workbooks from the school library. To improve students' conversational skills, she asks them questions about topics they enjoy and has them do oral reports. The core textbook covers many areas like writing, grammar, reading, and vocabulary but the teacher adds books like Grammar in Context and Writers Express to develop additional skills. The class is currently reading Dracula to expose them to different literature and engage their interests. Websites like Englishforeveryone.org are also utilized with their worksheets to assess comprehension.