ENGLISH 8

English 8

Mr. John Patrick T. Legaspi

Prayer

Lord, we offer to you our class today.
We pray that through your Divine Guidance,
we would learn how to listen attentively to the inputs of our teacher.
May we appreciate his effort in imparting his knowledge to us.
May we participate actively in the discussions and activities, so we could learn more while having fun.

^{May we value each other’s contributions as a building block towards harmony and peace.}

^{Grant that as we interact with one another, we recognize the fact that all our learning activities should be accomplished for your greater glory.}

^{Grant that we recognize YOU in each of our classmates and teachers.}

^{We pray that you keep us safe from harm and illnesses. Amen.}

REMINDERS

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS LESSON

Fill in the Blank

________devices, sometimes called linking words, linkers, connectors, discourse markers or transitional words.

Fill in the Blank

__________ writing is a type of writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader that his/her opinion is correct regarding an issue.

Multiple Choice

To clarify or illustrate a previous idea

• Reduction

• Concession

• Exemplification/ Reinforcement

• Addition

Multiple Choice

To supplement ideas to make an argument more convincing

• Reduction

• Concession

• Exemplification/ Reinforcement

• Addition

Multiple Choice

To introduce chronology of ideas

• Summary

• Cause and Effect

• Contrast

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

To show relationship between reason and outcome

• Summary

• Cause and Effect

• Contrast

• Sequence

Let's proceed now to Module 5! :)

MODULE 5

• What is the title of Module 5?

• How many learning objectives do we have for this module?

NOTING IMPLICIT SIGNALS USED BY THE WRITER TO INDICATE COHERENCE

Learning Resources and Learning Tasks

for Module 5

Skim and scan the story The Hands of the Blacks by Luis Bernardo Honwana. List down the logical connectors used and classify them based on our discussion inside the table on the Questions Tab.

 Identify and point out if there are implicit signals used in the story. Use the table on the Question Tab to write down the specific lines from the story which contain implicit signals. Place them under their corresponding types.

Rewrite the sentences in their proper sequence and form a paragraph for each item using sequential logical connectors. 

Rewrite the paragraph below and add at least 5 transition words to connect the ideas and smoothen the paragraph. When you are done, highlight the connectors that you added.

On the discussion, feel free to challenge the opinions and ideas from your classmates by answering the questions below.

Does coherence help improve a text? If yes, in what

way? If no, why not?

LET'S PLAY A GAME!

Read and answer all the questions carefully.

Multiple Choice

UNITY means single idea. In other words, unity in writing is the connection of all ideas to a single topic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

COHERENCE is achieved when the sentences and ideas are not connected and do not flow together smoothly.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of an implicit signal?

• Repetition

• Pronouns

• Verbs

• Synonyms

Multiple Choice

Teenagers face an enormous amount of peer pressure from friends and schoolmates. As a result, many young adults are exhibiting signs of severe stress or depression at an early age.

Which implicit signal is used in the sentence?

• Repetition

• Pronouns

• Synonyms

Multiple Choice

Mr. Thompson agreed to meet with members of the worker’s union before he signed the contract. He was interested in hearing their concerns about the new insurance plan.

Which implicit signal is used in the sentence?

• Repetition

• Pronouns

• Synonyms

Multiple Choice

Africans have faced slavery and oppression. This is because some people see Africans as inferior because of their skin color.

Which implicit signal is used in the sentence?

• Repetition

• Pronouns

• Synonyms

Fill in the Blank

_______ Connectors are cohesive devices evident in a text that are used to establish relationships between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.

Multiple Choice

Based on the learning resources available in our Moodle Classroom, there are only four (4) identified types of logical connectors.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Additional Information

These connectors indicate that the proceeding idea is supplemental to the previous one.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Contrast or Opposition

These connectors sequence events in time.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Let's ponder!

Why do you think implicit signals and logical connectors are important?