Streamlined Competencies for Grade 8

S.Y. 2019-2020

FIRST QUARTER
PROGRAM STANDARD
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of literature and other text types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARD

The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro- Asian Literature and other text types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of
other countries.

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: African literature as a means of exploring forces that human beings contend with; various reading styles vis – à-vis purposes of reading; prosodic
features that serve as carriers of meaning; ways by which information may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and parallel structures and cohesive devices in presenting information.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering an informative speech based on a specific topic of interest keeping in mind the proper and effective use of parallel structures and
cohesive devices and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.

PERFORMANCE TASK: ​INFORMATIVE SPEECH ​BOOK REVIEW​: AFRO-ASIAN NOVELS

RC LC VC VD LT WC F G
Reading Listening Comprehension Viewing Vocabulary Literature Writing and Oral Language and Grammar
Comprehension Comprehension Development Composition Fluency Awareness
EN8RC-Ia-7.2: EN8LC-Ia-5.1: ​Listen EN8VC-Ia-8: ​Use EN8V-Ia-10.2: EN8LT-Ia-8: ​Describe the notable EN8WC-Ia-1.1: EN8OL-Ia-3.11: ​Use EN8G-Ia-7:
Scan for logical for important points context clues from Determine the literary genres contributed by African Generate ideas and the correct sounds of Use parallel
connectors to signaled by volume, the material viewed meaning of writers their relationships English structures
determine the text projection, pitch, to determine the idiomatic
type stress, intonation, meaning of expressions by EN8LT-Ia-8.1: ​Identify the EN8WC-Ia-1.1.6.1: EN8OL-Ie-5: ​Use EN8G-Ia-8:
juncture, and rate of unfamiliar words or noting context distinguishing features of notable Present ideas using appropriate prosodic Use
EN8SS-Ic-1.5.1: speech expressions clues and African chants, poems, folktales, and a variety of graphic features of speech appropriate
Skim to determine collocations short stories organizers when delivering lines cohesive
key ideas EN8LC-Ie-9: EN8VC-Id-9: devices in
Determine how Organize EN8V-Ie-4: ​Use EN8LT-Ic-2.2: ​Explain how the EN8WC-Ib-1.1.6: EN8F-Ig-3: ​Deliver a composing an
EN8RC-Ie-7: ​Use volume, projection, information from a appropriate elements specific to a genre Organize ideas in self-composed informative
the appropriate pitch, stress, material viewed strategies in contribute to the theme of a particular one-step word, informative speech speech
reading style intonation, juncture, unlocking the literary selection phrase, and
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(scanning, and speech rate serve EN8VC-Ig-15: meaning of sentence outline EN8OL-Ig-3.8: ​Use
skimming, speed as carriers of meaning Compare and unfamiliar words EN8LT-Ic-2.2.1: ​Express appreciation forms the correct stance and
reading, intensive contrast the and idiomatic for sensory images used behavior
reading etc.) for EN8LC-If-5.2: ​Note the presentation of the expressions EN8WC-Ie-6:
one’s purpose changes in volume, same topic in EN8LT-Ic-2.2.2:​ Explain the literary Organize notes EN8OL-Ih-3.12:
projection, pitch, different viewing EN8V-If-6: devices used. taken from an Highlight important
EN8RC-Ig-7.1: stress, intonation, genres Determine the expository text points in an
Read intensively juncture, and rate of meaning of words EN8LT-Id-2.2.3: ​Determine tone, informative talk using
to determine the speech that affect and expressions mood, technique, and purpose of the EN8WC-Ie-6.1: appropriate
author’s purpose meaning that reflect the author Arrange notes using presentation aids
local culture by a variety of graphic
noting context EN8LT-If-7:​ Appreciate literature as a organizers EN8F-Ii-3: ​Deliver a
clues means of understanding the human self-composed
being and the forces he/she needs to EN8WC-Ig-6.2: informative speech
contend with Arrange notes in
one-step word,
EN8LT-Ig-2.3:​ Draw similarities and phrase, and
differences of the featured selections sentence outline
in relation to the theme forms

EN8LT-Ih-3: ​Explain how a selection

may be influenced by culture, history,
environment, or other factors

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 SECOND QUARTER

PROGRAM STANDARD
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of literature and other text types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other
countries.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARD

The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro- Asian Literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of
other countries.

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: East Asian literature as an art form inspired and influenced by nature; relationship of visual, sensory, and verbal signals in both literary and
expository texts; strategies in listening to long descriptive and narrative texts; value of literal and figurative language; and appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to patterns of
idea development.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering a brief and creative entertainment speech featuring a variety of effective paragraphs, appropriate grammatical signals or expressions
in topic development, and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.

PERFORMANCE TASK: ​ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH ​BOOK REVIEW​: AFRO-ASIAN NOVELS

RC LC VC VD LT WC F G
Reading Listening Comprehension Viewing Vocabulary Literature Writing and Oral Language and Grammar
Comprehension Comprehension Development Composition Fluency Awareness
EN8RC-IIa-2.22: EN8LC-IIa-7: ​Employ EN8VC-IIa-1.3: EN8V-IIa-24.1: EN8LT-IIa-9.1: ​Describe the EN8WC-IIa-2.8: EN8OL-IIa-5: ​Use the EN8G-IIa-9: ​Use
Evaluate the appropriate listening skills Predict the gist of Distinguish notable literary genres contributed Compose effective appropriate prosodic appropriate
personal and strategies suited to the material between and by East Asian writers paragraphs features of speech grammatical
significance of a long descriptive and viewed based on among verbal, when delivering an signals or
literary text narrative texts the title, pictures, situational, and EN8LT-IIa-9.2:​ Identify the EN8WC-IIa-2.8.7: entertainment speech expressions
and excerpts dramatic types distinguishing features of notable Limit a topic suitable to each
EN8RC-IIa-2.18: EN8LC-IIa-7.2: of irony and give East Asian poems, folktales, and EN8OL-IIc-3.11: pattern of idea
Relate content or Employ projective EN8VC-IIa-17: examples of short stories EN8WC-IIb-2.8.8: Produce the sounds of development:
theme to previous listening strategies with Discern positive each Use a variety of English correctly and  general to
experiences and longer stories and negative EN8LT-IIc-2.2:​ Explain how the techniques to effectively when particular
background messages EN8V-IIe-24: elements specific to a genre introduce a topic delivering an  claim and
knowledge EN8LC-IIb-6.2: conveyed in a Discriminate contribute to the theme of a entertainment speech counterclaim
material viewed between literal particular literary selection
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EN8RC-IIc-2.1.7: Infer dominant thoughts and figurative EN8WC-IIc-2.2.1: EN8OL-IIe-2.6: ​Use 
React to and feelings expressed in language EN8LT-IIc-2.2.1: ​Express Develop related appropriate non-verbal problem-solution
assertions made the text listened to appreciation for sensory images support sentences cues when delivering  cause-effect
by the author in EN8V-IIf-10.1.4: used lines in an  and others
the text EN8LC-IIc-2.13: Identify figures EN8WC-IId-2.8.9: entertainment speech
Determine the tone and of speech that EN8LT-IId-2.2.2:​ Explain the Use a variety of
EN8SS-IIe-1.2: mood of the speaker or show emphasis literary devices used techniques to EN8OL-IIg-3: ​Deliver
Explain characters in the narrative (hyperbole and formulate a a self-composed
visual-verbal listened to litotes) EN8LT-IIe-9:​ Appreciate literature conclusion entertainment speech
relationships as an art form inspired and using all the needed
illustrated in EN8LC-IIe-2.17.3: influenced by nature EN8WC-IIe-2.2: speech conventions
tables, graphs, Infer the theme of the text Develop paragraphs
and information listened to EN8LT-IIf-2.2.3: ​Determine tone, that illustrate each EN8OL-IIh-3.13:
maps found in mood, technique, and purpose of text type (narrative Maintain the interest of
expository texts EN8LC-IIf-2.5: ​Formulate the author in literature, the audience by
predictions about the expository, delivering punch lines
EN8RC-IIe-11: contents of the listening EN8LT-IIh-2.3:​ Draw similarities explanatory, factual effectively
Transcode text. and differences of the featured and personal
information from selections in relation to the theme recount,
linear to EN8LC-IIg-3.12: persuasive)
non-linear texts Listen to paraphrase EN8LT-IIi-3: ​Explain how a
and vice-versa information/ideas selection may be influenced by
culture, history, environment, or
EN8RC-IIh-2.15: EN8LC-IIi-7.2: other factors
Organize Employ projective
information in listening strategies with
tables, graphs, longer stories
and maps

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 THIRD QUARTER

PROGRAM STANDARD
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other
countries.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARD

The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro- Asian Literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of
other countries.

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: Southeast Asian literature as mirror to a shared heritage ; coping strategies in processing textual information; strategies in examining features of a
listening and viewing material; structural analysis of words and propaganda techniques; and grammatical signals for opinion- making, persuasion, and emphasis.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering a persuasive speech based on an informative essay featuring use of properly acknowledged information sources, grammatical signals
for opinion-making , persuasion, and emphasis, and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.

PERFORMANCE TASK: ​PERSUASIVE SPEECH ​BOOK REVIEW:​ AFRO-ASIAN NOVELS

RC LC VC VD LT WC F G
Reading Listening Viewing Vocabulary Literature Writing and Oral Language and Fluency Grammar Awareness
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Development Composition
EN8RC-IIIa-12.1: EN8LC-IIIa-7.3: EN8VC-IIIa-3.4/4. EN8V-IIIa-15.3: EN8LT-IIIa-11: ​Identify the EN8SS-IIIa-1.10: EN8RC-IIIa-10:
Recognize Determine the 4/5.4: ​Determine Explain the meaning notable literary genres Organize information EN8OL-IIIa-3.11: ​Use the Share ideas using
propaganda target audience of the target of a word through contributed by Southeast about a chosen correct sounds of English opinion-marking
techniques used a listening text audience of a structural analysis Asian writers subject using a during speech delivery signals
in a given text and the material viewed (prefixes, roots, graphic organizer
objective/s of the suffixes) EN8LT-IIIa-11.1: ​Identify the EN8OL-IIIb-5: ​Observe the use EN8G-IIIa-3.6:
EN8RC-IIIc-2.13: speaker EN8VC-IIIc-18: distinguishing features of EN8WC-IIIb-1.1.6: of correct stress, pitch, and Use modals
Differentiate facts Determine the EN8V-IIId-25: ​Use notable poems, short stories, Transcode juncture when delivering a appropriately
from opinions EN8LC-IIIb-8.2: issue and stand appropriate dramas, and novels information from a persuasive speech
Judge the presented in the strategies for contributed by Southeast graphic organizer to EN8G-IIIc-11: ​Use
EN8RC-IIId-12: relevance and material viewed unlocking unfamiliar Asian writers a topic or sentence EN8OL-IIIe-1.14: ​Use appropriate
Utilize coping worth of ideas words outline appropriate persuasive devices documentation
reading strategies presented in the EN8VC-IIIf-19: EN8LT-IIIc-2.2: ​Explain how
to process text listened to Judge the EN8V-IIIe-12.3: the elements specific to a EN8WC-IIIc-1.1.6: EN8OL-IIIf-3: ​Deliver a EN8G-IIIe-12: ​Use
information in a relevance and Arrive at meanings genre contribute to the Expand the content self-composed persuasive emphasis markers
text EN8LC-IIIc-7: worth of ideas through context clues theme of a particular literary of an outline using speech for persuasive
Employ different selection notes from primary purposes
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EN8RC-IIIe-2.1.7: listening presented in the EN8V-IIIg-26: and secondary EN8OL-IIIi-4.1: ​Use appropriate
React to what is strategies suited material viewed Analyze intention of EN8LT-IIIc-2.2.1: ​Express sources verbal and non-verbal cues EN8RC-IIIg-10:
asserted or to the topic, words or expressions appreciation for sensory when delivering a persuasive Share ideas using
expressed in a purpose, and used in propaganda images used EN8WC-IIId-2.2.16: speech opinion-marking
text level of difficulty techniques Compose an signals
of the listening EN8LT-IIId-2.2.4: ​Explain informative essay
EN8RC-IIIf-2.1.7.1 text figurative language used
: ​Evaluate the EN8SS-IIIe-1.6:
details that EN8LC-IIIe-7.1: EN8LT-IIIe-10: ​Appreciate Show respect for
support assertions Determine the literature as a mirror to a intellectual property
in a text stand of the shared heritage of people rights by
speaker on a with diverse backgrounds acknowledging
EN8RC-IIIg-3.1.12 given issue citations made in an
: ​Examine biases presented in the EN8LT-IIIf-2.2.5: ​Determine informative essay
(for or against) text listened to key ideas, tone, and
made by the purposes of the author EN8SS-IIIe-1.6.3:
author EN8LC-IIIf-2.10: Acknowledge
Distinguish facts EN8LT-IIIh-2.3: ​Identify sources by creating
EN8RC-IIIi-12: from opinion cited similarities and differences of a bibliography
Utilize coping in the text listened the featured selections
reading strategies to EN8SS-IIIg-1.6.4:
to process EN8LT-IIIi-3: ​Explain how a Use conventions in
information in a EN8LC-IIIh-7.4: selection is influenced by citing sources
text Determine culture, history, environment
various social, EN8SS-IIIh-1.6.5:
moral, and Use in-text citation
economic issues
discussed in the
text listened to

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 FOURTH QUARTER

PROGRAM STANDARD
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other
countries.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARD

The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro- Asian Literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of
other countries.

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: African literature as a means of exploring forces that human beings contend with; various reading styles vis – à-vis purposes of reading; prosodic
features that serve as carriers of meaning; ways by which information may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and parallel structures and cohesive devices in presenting information.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by composing a variety of journalistic texts, the contents of which may be used in composing and delivering a memorized oral speech featuring use of properly
acknowledged information sources, grammatical signals for opinion-making, persuasion, and emphasis, and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.

PERFORMANCE TASK: ​NEWSPAPER WRITING AND REPORTING ​BOOK REVIEW​: AFRO-ASIAN NOVELS
RC LC VC VD LT WC F G
Reading Listening Viewing Vocabulary Literature Writing and Oral Language and Fluency Grammar Awareness
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Development Composition
EN8RC-IVa-2.21.1: EN8LC-IVa-2.5: EN8VC-IVa-20: EEN8V-IVa-15: ​Use EN8LT-IVa-13:​ Identify EN8WC-IVa-3.4.1: EN8OL-IVa-3.11: ​Use the EN8G-IVa-15: ​Use
Identify positions of Predict what is Analyze the various strategies in notable literary genres Identify features of correct production of the appropriate
a topic sentence to follow after a elements that decoding the contributed by South and journalistic writing sounds of English when modifiers
segment of a make up reality meaning of words West Asian writers delivering a manuscript or EN8G-IVa-16: ​Use
EN8RC-IVb-2.21.2: text listened to and fantasy EN8WC-IVb-3.4.2: memorized speech in an appropriate logical
Identify details that based on a EN8LT-IVa-13.1:​ Identify the Distinguish among oration, in a declamation or in connectors for
support the topic EN8LC-IVb-6.2: material viewed distinguishing features found types of journalistic a dramatic monologue emphasis
sentence Infer thoughts in religious texts, epics, writing (news report, EN8G-IVb-13: ​Use
EN8RC-IVc-13.1: and feelings EN8VC-IVb-12: myths, drama, and short opinion article, EN8OL-IVb-3.11: ​Use the active and passive
Note explicit and expressed in a Raise questions stories contributed by South feature article, and correct production of the constructions in
implicit signals (like text listened to about a particular and West Asian writers sports news article) sounds of English when journalistic contexts.
cohesive devices) aspect of a EN8LT-IVe-12:​ Appreciate delivering a manuscript or
used by the writer EN8LC-IVc-3.2: material viewed literature as an expression of EN8WC-IVe-3.4: memorized speech in an EN8G-IVb-3: ​Use
Raise questions philosophical and religious Compose journalistic oration, in a past and past
EN8RC-IVd-14.1: about the text EN8VC-IVc-15: ideals texts declamation or in a dramatic perfect tenses in
Interpret and follow listened to Compare and monologue journalistic writing
instructions, contrast one’s
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directions, notices, EN8LC-IVd-8.2: beliefs/conviction EN8LT-IVf-2.2:​ Explain how EN8WC-IVf-7: ​Use EN8OL-IVe-5: ​Use the EN8G-IVc-14: ​Use
rules and Judge the s with those the elements specific to a primary and appropriate prosodic features direct and reported
regulations relevance and presented in a genre contribute to the secondary sources of speech like pitch, stress, speech in
worth of ideas material viewed theme of a particular literary to develop a topic for juncture, volume, and journalistic writing
EN8RC-IVe-13: presented in the selection journalistic writing projection, intonation and
Use text type text listened to speech rate EN8G-IVc-15: ​Use
knowledge EN8LT-IVf-2.2.1:​ Express EN8WC-IVg-1.6: appropriate
(narrative in EN8LC-IVe-3.14 appreciation for sensory Show respect for EN8OL-IVg-1.5: ​Deliver a modifiers
literature, : ​Summarize images used intellectual property manuscript/memorized oral
instructions, information from rights by speech with ease and fluency EN8G-IVf-16: ​Use
explanation, factual the text listened EN8LT-IVf-2.2.4:​ Explain acknowledging before an audience appropriate logical
and personal to. figurative language used sources of connectors for
recount, information in EN8OL-IVh-3.7: ​Use effective emphasis
persuasive, EN8LC-IVf-10: EN8LT-IVg-2.2.5: journalistic writing non-verbal communication
expository) to Process speech Determine key ideas, tone, strategies: gestures and body
process information delivered by and purposes of the author EN8SS-IVh-1.6.4: movements and eye contact,
in a text making Use writing etc.
inferences from EN8LT-IVh-2.3:​ Identify conventions to
EN8RC-IVf-10.2: what has been similarities and differences of indicate EN8OL-IVi-1.5: ​Deliver a
Distinguish between listened to the featured selections acknowledgement of manuscript/ memorized oral
general and specific sources speech with ease and fluency
statements EN8LT-IVh-3:​ Explain how a before an audience
selection is influenced by
EN8RC-IVg-15.1: culture, history, environment
Evaluate the
accuracy of a given
information

EN8RC-IVh-2.12:
Draw conclusions
from a set of details

EN8RC-IVi-15:
Synthesize
essential
information found in
a given text