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Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned
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website: www.mcs.edu.ph
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S.Y. 2014-2015
A Narrative Report

“With English we can become Heroes”

Everything starts with a plan. As early as August we started planning this whole thing. We started with the theme; we decided to focus on heroism since that was the year of the laity and so we come up with the theme: With English we can become Heroes. We also decided to retain all the previous activities from last year’s celebration and we added only one activity which is the poetry writing contest.

When November strike, we started with the bulletin board. We also had our department shirt and we decided to use the cute heroine as our mascot. We make it simple and of course related to the theme. The launching happened inside the classrooms with the English teachers patiently explaining all the activities and asking for participants. We also had the rule that no student will join two activities but of course with few exception.

The first activity that we had is the best English speaking class – it’s quite familiar with the students except with the grade 7 students. November 6 – that is the official start of the contest. Well, of course there is the big hush among the students and a tense atmosphere whenever somebody is speaking but nevertheless it’s still quite a success. The students learned to cooperate and use the English language as natural as possible. November 10 – we had our writing contests namely: essay writing and poetry writing. The students developed their outputs through answering this question: How can you English to promote heroism? We had one hour for this activity for it was held in two different venues. The essay writing was held on the Genyo Laboratory and the poetry writing was held on the computer laboratory. We also would like to acknowledge the never-ending support of Genyo for our writing contests. This event will not be possible without their support. And we also would like to acknowledge the Filipino department for helping us to select winners for poetry writing.

From November 10 – 14, we had our Book Fair sponsored by Scholastics. In connection to this we assigned books per year level for their book report that will serve as their project for the third quarter. These are the assigned books per level: Grade 7: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Grade 8: The Messenger, Grade 9: Great Expectations and Year IV: Tales from Trojan War. After the book fair, the Scholastics gave the school library books with estimated price of 10, 000 pesos. After the writing contest we had our speaking contests: poetry recital and extemporaneous speech. There are two poems assigned for the poetry recital: The Poem that has no Title by Jose Rizal (Grade 7 and 8) and O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. For the extemporaneous speech we had this question: Among the five macro skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and viewing) which is the best one to promote heroism? For these contests we actually started a bit late because of the unexpected meeting but nonetheless we still give five stars for this day.

Next stop is the Ltrlnx, yup I spelled it right. It is actually an event from Genyo and we do not just hold it to students but also for the Faculty. And it is one of the highly anticipated contests in the faculty. We started with the faculty and like the speaking contests we started really behind the schedule but thanks for the patience and support of the teachers we still finished the contest. The winners for the faculty challenge are: Mr. Ivan Manela – second placer, Ms. Jan Nicole Iglesias – first placer and the champion for this year is Ms. Jennifer Ancheta. For the students we started with the higher levels (grade 9 and Year IV) and the seniors dominated the activity and for the second round (grade 7 and 8), the sophomores dominated the contest.

The last activity that we had is G-L-S Bee or Grammar-Literature and Spelling Bee. Basically it’s a combination of different questions about grammar, literature and spelling. Well, we had 6 groups namely: Odysseus, Perseus, Achilles, Jason, Hector, Bellerophon and Hercules, all taken from Greek mythology. The contest went smoothly and it was held on Genyo laboratory.

All in all the English month for this year was a success. We learned a lot of things and quite frankly it’s not easy. But I can confidently say that the students actually personified the theme. It was really fulfilling though it’s really hard to come up with everything. But the most important thing is that we learned and this will actually help us to come up with a better English month celebration next year.

Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
-Benjamin Franklin

Criteria Used in different Activities

POETRY RECITAL Criteria | PHYSICAL PRESENCE – 15%physical presence, including appropriate body language, confidence, and eye contact | VOICE AND ARTICULATION – 25%volume, rhythm, and intonation, pronunciation and proper pacing | DRAMATIC APPROPRIATENESS – 20%The dramatization subtly underscores the meaning of the poem | EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING – 30%Meaning, messages, allusions, irony, tones of voice, and other nuances are captured by the performance. | ACCURACY – 10%There are no missed or incorrect words during the recitation. |

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH

Criteria | Voice – 20% Pitch, tempo, volume, enthusiasm | Platform Deportment: -20% Gestures, poise, eye contact, mannerisms, Appearance | Organization: -15%coherent with clear introduction and conclusion | Content – 25% Logical, clearly understood, suitable to topic, | Adherence to the topic: - 20% Was purpose achieved? (to decide, to impress, to inform, to persuade) |

ESSAY WRITING CONTEST

Criteria | Creativity/ Originality – 30% | Structure – 15% | Adherence to topic – 25 % | Grammar – 20% | Length – 10% |

POETRY WRITING CONTEST Criteria | Creativity/ Originality – 30% | Structure and form – 15% | Adherence to topic – 25 % | Grammar – 10% | Elements of Poetry - 20% |

BEST ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASS
Each class will be given 100 points and there will be deduction for any Filipino words uttered by any student in the class. The class who has the most point will be declared best English speaking class for their respective level.
Literary Pieces for Poetry Recital

For Grade 7 and 8
A Poem that has no Title
By Jose Rizal

To my Creator I sing
Who did soothe me in my great loss;
To the Merciful and Kind
Who in my troubles gave me repose.

Thou with that pow'r of thine
Said: Live! And with life myself I found;
And shelter gave me thou
And a soul impelled to the good
Like a compass whose point to the North is bound.

Thou did make me descend
From honorable home and respectable stock,
And a homeland thou gavest me
Without limit, fair and rich
Though fortune and prudence it does lack.

For Grade 9 and Year IV
O Captain! My Captain!
BY WALT WHITMAN

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

Winners for the Poetry Writing Contest

Clarence Noel Celestial Corpuz IV – Temperance

English, old and ancient,
Beyond a myriad of words
Possess meanings long forgotten,
But hold at heart, never forsaken.

Many uses, many users
Poets, playwrights and writers,
Behold their works now highly regarded,
As the foundation of English now spoken.

The source of spirit for most of us all,
We get the message they longed to send.
Now we, brought to light of their grandeur,
To become heroes that they could not transcend.

To inspire with our own works of English,
We give others the sense of change,
To which they hold great reverence,
To inspire others in the same way.

To be the same as the great writers of old,
Could be the goal of every writer’s spirit,
To leave behind as sense of emotion,
In hopes of the change it carries.

Word for word, sentence by sentence,
Each meaning holds great prominence,
To every heart and every soul to understand,
The words we impart, as our inheritance.

See that your words become another’s strength,
Hero or not, all of us can make a change,
Become it their quote, their muse or their life,
English has helped us to see that brilliant light.

Chua, Dessa 9-Wisdom

“Birds should be free”

I learned and fly high!
But as I look down I see them cry.
In their eyes I see gray,
They seem to stay the same day by day

They were bound with a piece of knowledge,
Standing behind the bars of colossal cage.
Their mouth can’t speak,
But their face seems to seek.

My Heart feels tight.
For they are a prisoner in my sight.
They want to step out from their cover,
Just to explore and discover.

For them I will hoot and fight,
Because For me it is not right.
I can help them fly for I have the light.
I light that will shine in their everyday night.

I willlight them up and let them be free.
What can this English language do? Let’s see
It will help us open and enter the door,
Where we can gain intellect become more.

Through English Language,
We can let other birds come up on stage,
To shine and explore the world without fears,
And become successful with their hardships and tears.

I can show to everyone.
That we can save anyone!
A bird behind the boundaries of their peak,
Can become one who can proudly speak.

Reyes Samantha Nicole A. 7-Hope

Often we hear folks of different strokes
Say English is so hard to bear and learn
Making pronunciation of words great jokes Benefits in speaking English may earn
To master the art in grammar and words
And may see the beauty in poetry
But others want English not be spoken
Blind about the truth and reality
Hero’s within you then make an action
Untie the bondage in our lifes, Be brave ! Don’t be shy to try the pronunciation
Don’t be afraid to be hero to save

Help to build or rebuild the man’s nation
It’s in all might , grandeur , and foundation

Yoshiko C. Mabeza 8-Diligence

The world is full of heroes old and young
True heroes male and female yet unsung
The heroes I feel priviledge to meet
Through English we can speak to the whole world
Making them go out of their comfort zone
To fight using language and not with sword
Because through this poverty will lessen
Making the eyes of citizens open
Instead of us, for others we should stand
Because with that we’ll know and understand
What were capable and how we can be
A hero that anyone wants to be
With some helping hands, we can all be one
And like a duckling we’ll turn into swan

Distribution of Points

The English department ensures that no students will join two contest for our month, hence the individual activities such as E-ssay Dashing Off Contest, Poetry Slam Contest, Extemporaneous Speech, Poetry Recital, Ltrlinx Challenge and G-L-S Bee will all be recorded under Understanding for grades 7,8, 9 and Recitation for year IV with the perfect score of 20. The distribution of points will be based on the list given below.

Winner (Champion) – 20
1st place – 17
2nd place – 14
Non – participants – 10

For the case of the best English speaking class, it will be recorded under Product for grades 7, 8 and 9 and Recitation for year IV with the perfect score of 20. The distribution of points will be based on the list given below.

For grades 7 and 8 For grade 9 and year IV

Winner (Champion) – 20 Winner (Champion) - 20
1st place – 17 1st place - 15
2nd place – 14 2nd place - 11
3rd place – 11

List of Winners

Essay writing contest

Grade 7 – Hope – Katrina Rollo
Grade 8 – Humility – Francine Baldeuza
Grade 9 – Understanding - Arianee Camarin
Year IV – Temperance - Mary Jovelle Santiago

Poetry Slam Contest
Grade 7 – Hope – Samantha Reyes
Grade 8 – Diligence – Yoshiko Mabeza
Grade 9 – Wisdom – Dessa Chua
Year IV – Temperance – Clarence Corpuz
Next is the speech contests

Poetry Recital Contest
Grade 7 – Love – Jose Luis Estrella
Grade 8 – Chastity – Anya Santos
Grade 9 – Wisdom – Eunice Barnes
Year IV – Temperance – Jose Palabyab

Extemporaneous Speech
Grade 7 – Charity – Porsche Gutierrez
Grade 8 – Meekness – Veronica Callorina
Grade 9 – Wisdom – Patricia Pilante
Year IV – Temperance – Dondre David

G-L-S Bee
2nd place - Team Achilles
1. Chicco Esguerra
2. Mary Nicole Navarro
3. Francis Solomon
4. Daphne Giga
5. Raphaelle Siguenza
6. Angelo Coronado

1st place – Team Hector
1. Franchesca Reyes
2. Alaine delos Angeles
3. Janine Acob
4. Daphne Santos
5. Ruth Laureano
6. Claire Duka

Champion – Odysseus
1. Angelica Atanacio
2. Kamir Mendoza
3. Mhariecon Balanta
4. Matthew Sto. Domingo
5. Karen Detoyato
6. Mary Jovelle Santiago

Ltrlnx

Grade 7 and 8
2nd place 8-Diligence Tupas, Michael Kobe
1st place 8-Meekness Villacarlos, Reeana
Champion
8-Humility Viola, Stephen Stix

Grade 9 and Year IV
2nd place IV-Justice Marten Magnait
1st place IV- Prudence Shaun Mabeza
Champion
IV-Temperance Aldrin Sanggalang

Best English Speaking Class

Grade 7 – Hope
Grade 8 – Meekness
Grade 9 – Understanding
Year IV – Prudence