Self-Instructed Module in English 8: Third Quarter: Overcoming Challenges
Self-Instructed Module in English 8: Third Quarter: Overcoming Challenges
Self-Instructed Module in English 8: Third Quarter: Overcoming Challenges
Module in
English 8
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Introduction
A Learning Module in English for Grade 8 Students is
an interactive module designed to meet the needs of the
21st century learners. It is anchored on a holistic approach
in developing the basic learning competencies in English of
the K-12Basic Education Curriculum. The lessons per
quarter are presented in spiral progression to achieve
proficiency in the seven domains of learning divided into five
sub-strands: listening, speaking, reading, writing and
viewing. This module focuses on Afro-Asian literatures
which bring the students to the wonderful world of Africa
and Asia. The reading texts and activities are carefully
chosen to tailor fit the interests of the students and to instill
in them sense of diversity, sensitivity and multiculturalism.
With this module, the author hopes that the learner would
be a proficient language learner ready to compete not only in
the local but also in the global arena.
Welcome to Grade 8! With your learning experiences
in Grade7 last year, I am pretty sure that you completely
understand your identity as a Filipino. You also had
exciting and interesting activities that made you realize
how unique you are as a Filipino and as an individual.
However, you have to remember that as Filipinos, we are
just one of the many groups of people belonging to a
bigger global group we call as Afro-Asia. Through this
module, you would gain knowledge on Afro-Asian
families and learn their values, customs traditions and
practices.
Objectives:
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Analyze intention of words or expressions used in
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Propaganda Techniques
Propaganda is a modern Latin word, ablative singular
feminine of the gerundive form of propagare, meaning to
spread or to propagate, thus propaganda means for that
which is to be propagated. Originally this word derived from
a new administrative body of the Catholic Church
(congregation) created in 1622 as part of the Counter-
Reformation, called the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide
(Congregation for Propagating the Faith), or informally
simply Propaganda. Its activity was aimed at "propagating"
the Catholic faith in non-Catholic countries.
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From the 1790s, the term began being used also to refer
to propaganda in secular activities. The term began taking a
pejorative or negative connotation in the mid-19 th century,
when it was used in the political sphere.
Propaganda Examples:
Have a look at these examples right here:
Notice how Maybelline uses the phrase “America’s
Favorite”?
That’s a way of persuading people to use the product
because it is loved by all of America. Pretty smart, isn’t
it?
4. Testimonial Propaganda
Testimonial propaganda is popular advertising technique
that uses renowned or celebrity figures to endorse products
and services. Now in this case, when a famous person
vouches for something, viewers are likely to take account of
the credibility and popularity of that person.
This establishes trust and boosts the credibility of that
brand. Consequently, some brands may also use figures like
doctors and engineers (basically experts) to promote their
products and services.
Example of Testimonial Propaganda
Here’s an example:
https://advergize.com/advertising/examples-of
propaganda/
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Glittering generalities is a propaganda technique where
propagandists use emotional appeal or/and vague
statements to influence the audience.
Advertising agencies thus use of phrases like as
“inspiring you from within” or “to kick-start your day” to
create positive anecdotes. This makes the product look more
appealing, resulting in better sales.
For better effect, brands may use hyperboles, metaphors
or lyrical phrases to attract more attention.
Example of Glittering Generalities Propaganda
https://advergize.com/advertising/examples-of
propaganda/
7. Transfer Propaganda
This type of propaganda uses a technique to project
certain qualities (this can either be positive or negative) of a
person, ideology or object to other things and people.
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This kind of propaganda uses many different symbols to
achieve a favorable outcome.
Examples of Propaganda
For example, major soft-drink brands were accused of
having traces of pesticides a couple of years ago. While these
allegations were on the rise, the entire carbonated-drink
industry took a hit. During this same period, fruit juices and
other drinks were able to do great business. Source:
https://advergize.com/advertising/examples-of
propaganda/
8. Red Herring
A red herring is a fallacy argument that distracts from
the original topic. Some may refer to this type of argument
as a "smoke screen."
Red herrings are frequently used in:
• Mystery, thriller and dramatic novels
• Political speeches
• Children's conversations with their parents
• Business announcements
• Government information releases
• Controversial conversations
Common Red Herrings
• In business, arguing against giving raises - "Sure, we
haven't given raises in over five years to our employees. You
know, we work really hard to make a good product. We try to
ensure the best customer service, too."
• In government, arguing for raising taxes - "We need more
revenue to support the programs that we have. Children are
our future. Let's support children."
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• In politics, defending one's own policies regarding public
safety - "I have worked hard to help eliminate criminal
activity. What we need is economic growth that can only
come from the hands of leadership."
• In conversation, in arguing against gay marriage rights - "I
don't think that there should be marriage among
homosexuals. Anyway, taxes on married people are high. I
think that taxes on the married are just ridiculous."
• In a mystery novel - Vivid descriptions are given of a
masked intruder who enters the room where the murdered
person is ultimately found. These descriptions lead the
reader to assume that this masked intruder was the killer.
• In business, defending layoffs - "Unfortunately we have to
lay off 5% of the workforce. It's important for us to note that
the product we create is exceptionally flawless and we thank
our manufacturing department for that."
• In government, to avoid discussing a delicate topic - "I
understand you want to know what happened at the
embassy. What is really important is to talk about whether
the government has enough cash flow to stay open through
the month."
• In politics, to defend one's voting past - "While you may
have concerns about my votes about the environment, I can
assure you that I am an open minded individual. What we
should really discuss is my record on votes that expanded
educational opportunities for all children."
• In conversation - "I am pretty sure that evolution is not a
very good explanation for human life. Anyway, I am pretty
offended that anyone would suggest that I came from a
monkey."
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• In business, arguing in favor of an increase in health care
contributions from employees - "We are going to be forced to
increase the amount of your contribution to your health care
costs by 10%. Do note that we continue to provide lunches
at a standard cost in the cafeteria, and we know what a huge
benefit that is for most workers!"
• In government, defending one's inaction in regards to
increased crime - "The crime in this city, has, in fact
increased lately. However, let's consider that the weather has
changed as well. Things change over time. Sometimes they
are linked, sometimes they are not, but only time will tell."
• In conversation - "When you start saying things to me like I
need to eat healthier or get more exercise, that says to me
that you think I'm fat. I like me, and I like the way I look and
more people should have better self-esteem."
9. Loaded Words
Loaded words, also known as weasel words, are words
that are very descriptive and filled with emotion. These
words are used to capture the consumers’ attention and
influence their actions. They can be used in both a positive
and negative way and appear in all sorts of advertisements.
Using words with strong positive or negative
connotations, or associations. These words make you feel a
certain way.
Use “loaded” words like:
• New
• Improved
• Best
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Use of words that will make people feel strongly about
something that will make people feel strongly about
something or someone.
• Hate
• Love
Generalization:
1. Why is it important to know how to balance if a
propaganda is right to believe or not?
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2. Among all the propaganda techniques, what technique
you will be easily convinced? Why?
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An Example of Bias:
When I met with Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the
appearance of a hobo (a loaded, negatively charged word).
He was unshaved and wearing dirty clothes (one sided –
notice that the author doesn’t tell us why the Mayor was
dressed this way. Maybe there was a good reason). He spoke
to me about his horrible plan to fix our city’s roads (vague
language
– what specifically is horrible about it?). Anyone who knows
the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city (is this a
fact or opinion? The author offers no supporting evidence).
The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits friends of the
Mayor. He plans to pay his buddies in the construction
business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do
not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian
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decent, and we all know what reputation they have in this
part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and
other Italian Mafia members? (This is clearly a stereotype –
not all Italians are mobsters).
LISTEN TO RESPOND:
Active listening definition
Active listening requires the listener to fully concentrate,
understand, respond, and then remember what is being
said. You make a conscious effort to hear and understand
the complete message being spoken, rather than just
passively hear the message of the speaker.
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hear those sounds and, unless we have a reason to do
otherwise, we learn to ignore them.
Hearing is:
Accidental
Involuntary
Effortless
Listening, on the other hand, is purposeful and focused
rather than accidental. As a result, it requires motivation
and effort. Listening, at its best, is active, focused,
concentrated attention to understand the meanings
expressed by a speaker.
Listening is:
Focused
Voluntary
Intentional
Example:
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I believe that for the rest of the world, contemporary USA
is an almost symbolic concentration of all the best and the
worst of our civilization. On the other hand, there are its
profound commitment to enhancing civil liberty in
maintaining the strength of its democratic institutions, and
the fantastic development in science and technology which
have contributed so much to our well-being on the other,
there is the blind worship of perpetual economic growth and
consumption, regardless of their destructive impact on the
environment, on how subject they are to materialism and
consumerism, or how, they, through the omnipresence of
television and advertising, promote uniformity, and banality
instead of a respect for human uniqueness.
Example:
She implicitly said she likes white shoes by saying she
likes all colors but tan.
Activity 3: Do this!
My Stand:
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which commemorate it and enables people to enjoy whispers
of the ages of these melodic ancient poems.
Arabic poetry is based largely on harmonies of sound
and striking turns of phrasing. A poet's fame depended
upon a few brilliant couplets rather than on any sustained
melody or long continued flight of noble thought. One
distinguished philosophical poem of some length is the well-
known "Lament of the Vizier Abu Ismael." This we give in full
at the conclusion of this section; but mainly we must
illustrate the finest flowering of Arabic verse by selecting
specimens of characteristic brevity. Many of the Arab
caliphs inclined to the gaieties of life rather than to their
religious duties, and kept many poets around them. Indeed,
some of the caliphs themselves were poets: The Caliph Walid
composed music as well as verse; and was hailed by his
immediate companions as a great artist. His neglect of
religion, however, was so reckless as to rouse the
resentment of his people, and he lost his throne and life.
On Fatalism
By: Imam Shafay Mohammed bin Idris
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Poetry analysis is examining the independent elements
of a poem to understand the literary work in its entirety.
Analyzing poems line by line allows you to break poems
down in order to study their structure, form, language,
metrical pattern, and theme. The purpose of literary
analysis is to interpret the meaning of a poem and
appreciate it on a deeper level.
The first poem was written by Maisuna herself. Maisuna
was a daughter of the tribe of Calab; a tribe, according to
Abulfeda, remarkable both for the purity of dialect spoken in
it, and for the number of poets, it had produced. She was
married, whilst very young, to the Khaliph Mowiah. But this
exalted situation by no means suited the disposition of
Maisuna, and amidst all the pomp and splendor of
Damascus, she languished for the simple pleasures of her
native desert.
These feelings gave birth to the previous simple stanzas,
which she took the greatest delight in singing, whenever she
could find an opportunity to indulge her melancholy in
private. She was unfortunately overheard one day by
Mowiah, who was of course not a little offended with such a
discovery of his wife’s sentiments; and as a punishment for
her fault, he ordered to retire form court. Mausina
immediately obeyed, and taking her infant son Yezid with
her, returned to Yeman, nor did he revisit Damascus till
after the death of Mowiah, when Yezid ascended the throne.
The Song of Maisuna was all about a queen who wanted
to live simply. The queen said that it is better to sit on a
camel than on the throne of a king. She would prefer a tent
to a prestigious palace. She’d rather a colt than a mighty
steed. It is even more comforting to hear a dog’s bark than
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the pompous trumpets from a castle. Wealth cannot buy us
happiness, similar to Maisuna, who, despite receiving the
luxuries of life, still craved the tranquility of an orthodox
living. She favored the sheer beauty of the world rather than
the shimmering gold. Unlike others, she didn’t like being
looked up to and praised by the masses.
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come to its end. Death does not recognize any high position
or richness of any kind, each of us will die eventually.
Overall, the two selections taught us the difference
between a wealthy and simple life and how our choices
affect the kind of life we want to have.
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Module 5: Overcoming Challenges
Lesson 1: Cohesive Devices in Various Types of
Speech
RESOURCES:
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https://www.freeeducationaltools.com/2021/03/quarter-3-
slms-grade-8-all-subjects.html
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