COMMISSION ON DIOCESAN SCHOOLS OF LA UNION

ENGLISH 8

Q4 Module2

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

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of : South and West Asian literature as an expression of
philosophical and religious beliefs; information flow in various text types; reality, fantasy, and
opinion in listening and viewing materials; word decoding strategies; and use of information
sources, active/passive constructions, direct/reported speech, perfect tenses, and logical connectors
in journalistic writing.

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
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emphasis, and appropriate prosodic features, stance and behavior.

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LESSON 2
SKIMMING FOR IDEAS

� What I Need to Know

Objectives:

 define skimming;
 skim a text applying effective ways of skimming;
 share perspective on importance of skimming.

📌 What Is It

Reading swiftly or glancing quickly through an article known as skimming. Review the following

ways of skimming.

1. READ THE SUBTITLES IF THERE ARE, SO YOU WILL GET AN IDEA OF THE CONTENT OF

THE READING MATERIAL.

2. IF THE READING MATERIAL DOES NOT HAVE EXPLICIT TOPIC SENTENCES, GLANCE

DOWN THE PAGE. Pick out sentences at random or select nouns and verbs, which give you the

trend of the material. Exercise keen judgment as you search for key words.

3. READ THE TOPIC SENTENCE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. Go on to the next paragraph and

do the same. In this way, you can get all facts without having to spend too much time.

4. READ SENTENCES OR PARTS OF SENTENCES AT RANOM THROUGHOUT THE ARTICLE TO

GRASP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TH E IDEAS OF THE AUTHOR.

5. IF YOU ARE SKIMMING TO LOCATE INFORMATION, GLANCE SWIFTLY THROUGH THE

MATERIAL FOR A KEY WORD OR SENTENCE.

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 COMMISSION ON DIOCESAN SCHOOLS OF LA UNION
ENGLISH 8
SCHOOL YEAR: 2021-2022

ACTIVITY SHEET MODULE 2 Q4

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📌 What I Know

TASK 1: Differentiate skimming from scanning.

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📌 What’s In

TASK 2: Do you still remember how to read swiftly so you can get much information quickly?

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TASK 3: A. Skim through the following article and write down the key concepts:

South Asia: The Tapestry of Nations

The itinerary of your journey includes the South Asian countries- India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. These countries are closely interrelated with each other. In fact, the
history of India as a sovereign state under its own constitution government began when the
subcontinent was partitioned into the state of India and the state of Pakistan. Pakistan became
an Islamic state, while India chose to be a secular state.
At odds with Pakistan since the partition on August 15, 1947, India intervened in the civil
war that had erupted between West and East Pakistan. This war happened in 1971 and
facilitated the secession of East Pakistan to 3become independent state of Bangladesh.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon until 1972) is an independent island state
in the Indian Ocean. It lies off the southeast cost of Peninsular India.
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B. Skim through the following article and write down the key concepts:

Indian Literature: Making Marks

India, a land overflowing with religion and religious spirit, has written literature that started with
Vedic holy texts sometime after 1500. These homilies and hymns gave rise to the UPANISHADS, a
body of religious prose writings philosophical in nature and dealing with basic problems of
existence. The UPANISHADS tell about the basic tenets of Hinduism, the dominant religion in
India.
Later, oral history, legend, and moral tales were fused into two great books: The Mahabharata,
considered the national epic of India, and the Ramayana.
Other major additions to the literature of India are the Puranas (400 B.C- 1400 A.D ) and the
Panchatantra (450 A. D), which is a collection of five books of fables and short tales interspersed
with poetry. Another form of literature was the shastras, which sought to systematize all learning in
the form of laws for the arts and sciences.
The seventh century A. D saw the peak of classical poetry. Drama and lyric poetry abounded.
During this period, Kalidasa emerged as a poet and writer of note. He produced three masterpieces
of which Shakantula, a play, is the most celebrated.
In the latter part of the Middle Ages, the courts of the Mogul emperors, which produced Perso-
Arabic writing inspired a literature in Urdu. The major artistic form was ghazal, a stylized form of
lyrical folk song.

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📌 What I Have Learned

Why is there a need to know how to do skimming in an effective and efficient way?
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📌 ASSESSMENT

It’s now time to evaluate your learning. Log in to your learning management system (LMS)

for assessment. Your score will only appear after your answer all items. If you do well, you may

move on to the next module.

📌 REFERENCES

Galvez, N (2013), Malicsi, M.A (2013), Ribo, L (2013)..South Asia: A Tapestry of Nations. Rojas, L.

(2013) (Ed.). Language in Literature: Afro-Asian Literature (p 121). Vibal.

Galvez, N (2013), Malicsi, M.A (2013), Ribo, L (2013)..Indian Literature: Making Marks. Rojas, L.

(2013) (Ed.). Language in Literature: Afro-Asian Literature (p 122). Vibal.

Galvez, N (2013), Malicsi, M.A (2013), Ribo, L (2013)..Skimming for Key Ideas. Rojas, L. (2013) (Ed.).

Language in Literature: Afro-Asian Literature (p 122). Vibal.