Gr.10 English module 1 lesson 1

MODULE 1

LESSON 1: DISCOVERING PERSONAL CHALLENGES

LET US PRAY…

Religious song

YOUR JOURNEYEchkart Tolle once said, When you

lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world. Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. I am that is deeper than your name and form.

ENDURING QUESTION

“How does discovering personal challenges create a deeper understanding of your innermost sense of self?”

YOUR INITIAL TASKS

Task 1: BLOCKS THAT BLOCK

Direction: Each block represents a saying or well-known phrase. Identify what is asked in each block.

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Late RO

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T t r o u b l e tR rO oU I’m uB bL lE t r o u b l e e

HistoryHistoryHistory forgotten

Processing Questions:

1. What is your overall impression about the phrases above?

2. How do they reflect realities in life?

Task 2: YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND

Remember the time when you were weak and low. Fill out the balloons with your experiences in life that have to do with your responses in Task 1.

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Task 3: WATCH AND LEARN

Watch the video carefully and answer the questions that will be given after.

INSPIRATION TO LIFE

Processing Questions:

1.Who is the main character in the story?

2. What is the story all about?3. What are the personal

challenges of the character highlighted in the video?

4. How would you compare yourself to the character in the video?

5. What insights have you gained from the video?

Task 4: I THINKAnswer the following questions using the chart below:

I THINK . . . . . Oral report writing is . . . . . It is used in . . . . . It can be organized by . . . . .

Greek MythologyDocumentary

How the world was created

YOUR TEXT

Task 5: GUIDE FOR READINGAnswer the questions given below.1. What are usually made of wax?2. What are the benefits of wax?3. Wax is susceptible to what?4. In what way can wax be harmful?

THE GUIDING PATH:

Read the succeeding text carefully. Let the chart below be your guide in reading the text.

ORAL TRADITIO

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A MYTH is an ancient story created to explain natural events. Gods, goddesses, and heroes are among the characters in myths. In addition to explaining events in nature, some myths also present a lesson on how to live, or serve as a warning to follow society’s rules.

THE TEXT

“Daedalus and Icarus” is a myth. It discusses adventures and mistakes of heroes or characters.

LOOK FOR

How does Icarus get himself into a difficult situation? As you read this myth, look for what Icarus did to escape from Crete.

Anticipation-Reaction GuideAccomplish the story ARG below:

Disagree

Agree

StatementWere you

right?

Daedalus is a famous architect and inventor

Daedalus created King Minos a maze so complex that nobody could escape from it.

To keep Daedalus from revealing the secrets of the maze, Minos imprisoned him and his son Icarus

Icarus flew too close to the sun

Icarus drowned in the sea

THE TEXT:

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS

TASK 8: FACTS AND DETAILS

1. Who hired Daedalus?2. What did Daedalus design to hold the

Minotaur?3. What did Daedalus invent to help

them escape from the Labyrinth?4. What did he warn Icarus not to do?5. What happened to Icarus?

TASK 9: WHAT’S GOING ON?

1. Why did Minos imprison Daedalus in the Labyrinth?

2. Why did Minos think that, if Daedalus can’t find his way out, “so much the better?”

3. Daedalus tells Icarus that the plan is dangerous. Why does he want them to take this risk?

4. Why did Daedalus leave his wings on the altar of Apollo? Why wouldn’t he want to fly some more?

TASK 10: DIGGING DEEPER

1. In a short paragraph, describe how Daedalus planned to escape from the island prison of Crete.

2. Do you think Daedalus’s plan to escape will or will not work? Explain your answer.

3. Which events in the myth could have happened in real life?

4. If you had access to building resources and materials, how would you design a flying machine to help you escape from the island prison of Crete?

TASK 11: FACT OR NOTTell whether the statement is a fact or not. Draw WINGS before each number if the statement is a fact and SUN if otherwise.

_______ Daedalus was an inventor._______ King Minos wanted to kill the Minotaur._______ It would be easy to find your way out

of the Labyrinth. _______ Icarus design his own wings._______ The wings were made of chicken feathers.

TASK 12: AGREE OR DISAGREEState whether you agree or disagree with the given statements and find evidence from the text to support your claim1. King Minos was cruel.Evidence: __________________________________________2. Daedalus was talented.Evidence: __________________________________________3. Icarus was foolish.Evidence: __________________________________________4. Daedalus and Icarus should have stayed in the

island after escaping from the Labyrinth.Evidence: __________________________________________5. Daedalus was responsible for his son’s death.Evidence: __________________________________________

TASK 13: IMAGINE IN MY MINDIllustrate the images in your mind as you encountered the following in the story.

GROUP I : THE LABYRINTHGROUP 2: ICARIAN SEAGROUP 3: MINOS’S SHELLGROUP 4: MINOTAURGROUP 5: ICARUS’S WINGS

TASK 14: TIMELINECreate a graphic organizer of what happened in each of the following places.

I. The Palace of Minos2. In prison3. Icarus in the sea4. Sicily

GRAMMARIAN FOR A DAY

INTENSIVE PRONOUNSThe pronouns myself, ourselves, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, oneself, themselves are called intensive pronouns when they are used to emphasize the substantive (noun or pronoun) to which they refer, in other words, they may be used as appositives.

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS1. I myself will do the work. (in apposition with the pronoun I)2. He met the bishop himself. (emphasizes the pronoun he to which it

refers)3. Leo managed the project himself.

(emphasizes the substantive Leo to which

it refers)

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

The pronouns myself, ourselves, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, oneself, themselves are called reflexive pronouns when they are used as objects of the verbs or prepositions or as a predicate nominative or complement.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS1. I hurt myself. (object of the verb hurt)2. They benefit themselves. (object of the verb benefit)3. Marco can think for himself. (object of the preposition for)4. I am not myself today. (predicate nominative/complement after the linking verb am)

Pick out the personal pronoun in each number

then tell whether the function is reflexive orIntensive.1. I myself will give you the signal.2. Alex, can’t you give yourself more time

for this project?3. They braced themselves for the decision

of the board of judges.4. They have only themselves to blame for

their defeat.5. The children hurt themselves by playing

on the flooded streets.

6. The feat itself was praiseworthy.7. Lenny admitted she made the

error herself.8. They braced themselves for the decision of the board of judges.9. After his defeat, Miguel has not

been himself.10. Pete hated himself for bungling

the job.

DISCOVERING PERSONAL

CHALLENGES

ITS SGD TIME!

DAEDALUSand

ICARUS

MEN UNDER THE LENS

A. MAKE A LIST OF ALL PERSONAL CHALLENGES ICARUS AND DAEDALUS NEEDED TO OVERCOME IN

THE TEXT.ICARUS’ PERSONAL CHALLENGES

DAEDALUS’S PERSONAL CHALLENGES

B. PICK OUT SIMILAR PERSONAL CHALLENGES YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED, AS THE TWO

CHARACTERS.My PERSONAL CHALLENGES

ICARUS

DAEDALUS

1. What do the similarities of your personal challenges in life and those of Daedalus and Icarus TELL? What new discoveries did you find?2. What do these discoveries reveal about myths and realities of life?

ANSWER ME!

DEALING WITH PERSONAL CHALLENGES

ABUSE OF POWERSELF-DESTRUCTIONFOOLISHNESSLACK OF CONTENTMENTAGGRESIVENESSHARD HEADEDNESS

ENVYIMPETUOUSNESSCOMPULSIVENESSPRIDEEGOCENTRICITYPROCRASTINATIONBOASTFULNESS

SLOGAN-MAKING

ADVISINGDRAWINGSINGING

READY TO MOVE TO THE NEXT

ACTIVITY

L I G M D B U L Y N J C

BULLYING DOCUMENTARY

(Philippine Setting)

KAPUSO MO JESSICA SOHO Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Bully learns his lesson!

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10627 or the ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013

Bullying- refers to any severe, or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof directed at another student. It shall include:

a. Social bullyingb. Gender-based bullying

Bully Bullied or victim

Physical Bullying- Any unwanted, hurtful and sudden physical contact between the bully and the victim, with the victim having no means to defend themselves.

Forms of Bullying

Psychological Bullying- Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being and any similar acts that create adverse impact on the psychological well-being of the victim.

Forms of Bullying

Sexual Bullying- The act that embarrass, annoy, irritate, threat and torment the mind of the child, which results in an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for the child.

Forms of Bullying

Emotional Bullying- An act that causes the victim undue emotional distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target.

Forms of Bullying

Cyber Bullying- any conduct resulting in harassment, intimidation or humiliation through electronic means or other technology such as, but not limited to texting, email, instant messaging, chatting, internet, social networking website or other platforms or format.

Forms of Bullying

A DAY IN A LIFE

GROUP 1: A NEWSCASTERGROUP 2: A SCHOOL JANITORGROUP 3: A PARENTGROUP 4: A TEACHER

What would you do to stop or at least minimize the case of bullying if you would be any of the following for a day?

MY PERSONAL MISSION

1.What do I value most in life?

2.What is my life’s purpose?

3.What legacy do I want to leave?

I can - Janella Salvador

YOUR FINAL TASK

• A short but persuasive text.

• A concise oral report on the causes / effects of cyber bullying