Field Study 4: Exploring the Curriculum Episode 4: What’s the BAS2IC of the Curriculum?

1. Field Study 4:
Exploring the Curriculum
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Episode 4: What’s the BAS IC of the
Curriculum?
Name of FS Student: Ma. Cristina D. Panganoran
Course & Year: BSE-3 English
Resource Teacher: Mr. Joey A. Garcia Signature: ________________
Date Signed: ______________
Cooperating School: Candating High School
Instructor: Mrs. Gloria A. Silva
Date of Submission: August 17, 2011
Date Submitted: August 16, 2011

2. Resource Teacher: Mr. Joey A. Garcia
Cooperating School: Candating High School
Curriculum Examined: Lesson Plan in English
Balance is the equitable assignment of content, time, experiences, and other elements.
Balance
Situation Example:
1. Lessons are divided into 4 quarters and each quarter is divided into 9 weeks. All
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lessons for each week has the same amount for the 1 grading period or the 1 quarter here are some content from the
lesson plan.
Content for 4 Weeks in Quarter I:
QUARTER I: GETTING IN TOUCH WITH SELF AND OTHERS
Week I: How Do I See Myself?
Week 2: How Does My Family See Me?
Week 3: Through the Eyes of My Friends
Week 4: I, As a Member of the Community
Explanation:
Balance can be seen from week 1-4 because there are 14 objectives for each week, except for week 2 which has 16
objectives for the week but it’s not really a big difference. The lesson plan is very balanced when it comes to the equal
distribution of the lessons. If you notice the title for each week, you will see that it gets into a broader content which
concerns from self to community. This pretty much covers the interest of the learners and the contents can be equally
covered in a certain time frame.
The curriculum is arranged vertically or horizontally.
Articulation
Vertical Articulation:
Example #1
1st year
Grammar: Use indirect discourse to report requests, commands and advice.
Activities:
Divide the class into small groups and have them give the advice, commands or requests they would give
or make in these situations (direct discourse). The other groups are to give in reported speech what was
said.

3. Transformation drill on direct and indirect discourse (imperatives: requests, commands, advice) in
problem situations
2nd yr
Grammar: Direct and Reported Speech Giving Instructions, Commands, Request.
Activities: Transform the following direct statements to reported statements. (Review)
3rd yr
Grammar: Give and follow instructions using direct and reported speech
Activities: Round table discussions about agreeing and disagreeing in a given topic.
4th yr
Grammar:
1. Make requests, commands using indirect speech
2. Give an advice and get things done using reported speech
Activities:
Changing Imperatives From Direct to Indirect Discourse
Giving advice and instructions to get things done
Example #2
4th year:
Point out the interdependence of plot, setting,
and characterization in narratives to achieve the author’s purpose
Deduce the theme of the short story
Discriminate between positive and negative values
3rd year: Discuss the characteristics of a good short story
Use vivid verbs in writing an interesting short story
2nd year: Short story compared to an essay (literary appreciation)

4. 1st year: Identify the elements of a short story in a listening selection
Horizontal Articulation:
Example #1:
Grammar lessons can use content tackled in Social Studies like socio-economic issues.
“The Global Rich and the Global Poor: Seeking the Middle Path” by Chandra Muzaffar.
Adapted from “The Theosophical Digest”, 4th Quarter 2001.
Sample activities:
Task 1: Listen to the text. Take note of examples of intolerance, discrimination and prejudice.
Task 2: Recall the bases of evaluating the relevance and validity of ideas.
1. Your personal observation or experience
2. Personal interviews with knowledgeable persons or authoritative sources
3. Current publications and other reference materials.
Task 3: Do you agree that . . . [Ask the student to explain his/her answer.
a. “One reason fights are started is that one person cannot let another be
different.”
b. “we do not carry much of the prejudice and discrimination of yesteryears.”
c. “today we have become tolerant of others.”
The content, topics, learning experiences in one subject area.
Scope
Week I: How Do I See Myself?
Week 2: How Does My Family See Me?
Week 3: Through the Eyes of My Friends
Week 4: I, As a Member of the Community