English Grade 8 4th Grading Module

1. Home Delight:
• Make the presentation of your insights more creative
through Wordle.
• Through a word or presentation processing program you
can make a creative WORDLE like this. This would be
submitted on Friday (Jan. 23)
Sample

2. Making Connections!
AFRICAandPHILIPPINESuniteinoneFAITH!

3. The Anatomy of a Filipino
by Prof. Felix Bautista
All: I like to think that I am a Filipino, that I am as
Good, a Filipino as Anyone.
Girls: My heart thrills, when, I Hear, the National
anthem, being played.
Boys: And my Blood Rises, when, I see our flag,
Fluttering in the breeze.
All: And Yet, I find myself asking, How Filipino Am
I, Really?
Boys: My First Name is American.
Girls: My Last Name Is Chinese.

4. Boys: When I’ am with Girlfriends or more
correctly, when, I’ am with my Friends,
who happen to be girls- I talk to them in
English.
Girls: If they are thirsty, I buy them, a Bottle
of American coke.
Boys: If they are hungry, I treat them, to an
Italian Pizza pie.
All: And when I have the money, I give them
a real Chinese Lauriat.

5. Boy (solo): Considering all these, considering my
taste, for many things foreign, what right do I
have, to call myself, a Filipino?
Girls (solo): Should I not call myself, a culture
orphan? The illegitimate child of many races?
All: Rightly or wrongly, whether we like it or not, we
are the end products of our history. Fortunately
or unfortunately, our history is a co-mingling, of
polyglot influences.

6. Boys: Malayan and Chinese.
Girls: Spanish and British.
Boys: American and Japanese.
All: This is historic fact we cannot ignore, a cultural
reality we cannot escape, for to believe
otherwise is to indulge in fantasy.
Boy (solo): I must confess, I am an extremely
confused, and Bewildered young man.
Wherever I’ am, whatever I may be doing, I am
bombarded, on all sides, by people who want,
me to search for my national identity.

7. All: Tell me the Language I speak should be replaced by
Filipino. They urge me to do away with things foreign to
act and think, and buy Filipino.
Girl (solo): Even in art, I am getting bothered and
Bewildered.
All: The Writer should use Filipino, as his medium, the
nationalists cry.
Boys: The Painter should use his genius in portraying
themes purely Filipino, they demand.
Girls: The Composer should exploit endless Possibilities of
the haunting kundiman, they insist.

8. All: All these sound wonderful. But Rizal used Spanish,
when he wrote, Noli and Fili.
Boys: Was he less of a nationalist, because of it? Must the
artist, to be truly Filipino, paint with the juice of the
Duhat?
Girls: And must he draw picture of topless Muslim women
or Igorot warriors in G-String?
All: And if the composer desert the kundiman, and he
writes song faithful to the spirit of the Youths of today,
does he become Unfilipino? We are what we are today,
because of our History.
Boys: In our veins pulses blood with traces of Chinese and
Spanish and American, but It does not stop being
Filipino, because of these.
Girls: Our culture is tinged with foreign influences, but it has
become rich thereby.

9. All: This mingling, in fact, could speed us on the road, to
national greatness. Look at America, it is a great
country, and yet it is the melting pot of Italian, and
German, British, and French, or Irish and Swedish.
Boy (solo): Filipinism, after all, is in the heart.
All: If that heart beats faster, because the Philippines is
making progress, if it fills with compassion because its
people are suffering, then it belongs to a true Filipino;
and it throbs with pride in our past, if it pulses with
awareness of the present , if it beats with a faith in the
future, then we could ask for nothing more; all other
things are Unimportant.
Boys: I have an American First Name.
Girls: And I have, a Chinese Last Name.
All: And I am proud, very, very proud, - because
underneath these names beats a Filipino heart.

10. • According to the text, how does a Filipino feel
whenever s/he hears the national anthem being
sung or sees the national flag?
• What is the anatomy of a Filipino? Use the table
below to write down your answers.
Table A Culture Name History
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2
3

11. • What should be considered in choosing a text for choral
interpretation? What makes this text suitable in terms of
its message, musicality and ability to stimulate
imagination?
Table B: The Anatomy of a Filipino
By: Prof. Felix Bautista
What message does it express? Is it
valuable?
Is there a sense of musicality in the
selection? How does the writer
achieve this?
Does the text stimulate
imagination? How?

12. Activity: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
There are many ways to communicate a certain
message. One of these is through the language of the
camera. As you view and listen to a video of a choric
interpretation of “The Anatomy of a Filipino” by Professor
Felix Bautista, pay particular attention to how the
message is conveyed through certain shots. Before you
do that, gear up by being familiar with the terms found
below.
• Film GrammarFilm Grammar
• Visual lit eracy ExerciseVisual lit eracy Exercise

13. http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/

14. Using what you have learned about the basic camera shots, analyze
this video and determine if there is variety of shots. Use the grid below
to capture your observation.
Camera Shot Types Tally of Shots Analysis
Extreme Wide Shots
Wide Shots
Medium Shots
Medium Close Ups
Close Ups
Extreme Close Ups

16. • Are different shots used in making the
video?
• Is the video effective in forwarding the
message of the text through the shots
used?
• What can be done to improve this video?
What is the purpose for each type of shot?

17. Speech choirs are performance groups that recite
speeches in unison, often with elements of choreography
and costuming to help bring the speech to life. Much like
musical choirs, dynamic -- volume -- range, expression
and accurate coordination of syllables are all important
for a successful performance. Speech choirs date back
to ancient Greece, where they were an integral part of
most plays.”
Chris Magyar
Elements of a Speech Choir

18. As you prepare for your choral interpretation, get to
know some important tips and techniques. Take a look at
the anatomy of a speech choir in the illustration below.
Verbal Expression:
Diction, Intonation, Stress
Members:
25-40 participants
Voice: medium (deep voice)
and dark (very deep voice)
Non-Verbal Expression:
Facial Expression, Gestures
and Body Movement
Content Piece:
•Often poems or poetic
verses
•Prose texts can also be
used