Ms Millette's lecture and activity slides

1. QUARTER I
ACTIVITY 1:
LETTER TO AN AMNESIAC
1. Write a letter to a parent or friend who is suffering from amnesia.
2.The purpose of the letter is to re-introduce yourself, because your
parent or friend has ZERO MEMORY of you.
3. Use descriptive words
4. Use anecdotes
5. Observe rules of letter-writing.
6. Observe proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
7. Write legibly.

2. ACTIVITY 2:
GROUPWORK:
ON LOCATION
1. Form groups of 5.
2. Brainstorm on an actual scene based on the following locations:
a. OUTER SPACE
b. CONCERT
c. NBA FINALS GAME
d. RESTAURANT
e. BUSINESS MEETING

3. ACTIVITY 2:
GROUPWORK:
ON LOCATION
3. Write a script. The script must use 15 vocabulary words from the
prefix-suffix vocabulary list. Underline the words used. Submit
the script before the role play.
4. Role play the assigned situation. The role play must not exceed 5
minutes.
5. Assign one group member to be “Vocab Expert”. He/She will
discuss the vocabulary words used in the role play after the
presentation. Use powerpoint to discuss.

4. QUIZ 1
TODAY
20 ITEMS
VOCABULARY WORDS FROM THE PREFIX-SUFFIX LIST

5. WHAT IS A
SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY?
These are words or terms that were once limited to a
certain field or profession, but, through wide and
constant usage even by people who are not members of
the field or profession, have become part of the
common “lexicon”.
Often, SVs’ meaning have evolved as people use them in
different contexts and situation.

6. WHAT IS A
LEXICON?
An individual’s
WORDSTOCK or VOCABULARY.
As a person grows in age, education, experience
and world view, so is his lexicon expected to
grow and expand.

7. HOW IS LEXICON EXPANDED?
 MORPHOLOGY- prefixes, suffixes and roots
NEOLOGISM-words or terms that are not yet in the
mainstream, but will be if usage widens over
time and population
LOAN WORDS-words borrowed from other cultures
METAPHORS & OTHER FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE-
using combinations of known words, new
meanings and perspectives are formed

8. EXAMPLES of LEXICAL
EXPANSION
Win-win situation
In fairness
major major
Y u no signup?
Pacman, Pacmom, Pacwife
Wait for it...wait for it!

9. WHAT IS JARGON?
These are words or terms that were once
limited to a certain field or
profession, but, through wide and constant
usage even by people who are not
members of the field or profession, have
become part of the common lexicon.
Often, SVs’ meaning have evolved as people
use them in different contexts and
situation.

10. WHAT IS AN
INFOGRAPHIC?
“a single-page vehicle for detailed
information, where graphics have been
used to enhance the interpretation or
retention of the information within it.”
-John Bottom, B2B Marketing

11. ACTIVITY 3:
FUTURE CAREER INFOGRAPHICS
1. Group yourselves into 6 common interests/common
future careers.
2. Build a lexicon for the chosen career by looking for 15
words/terms/phrases/expressions associated with it
(See Folio p. 55 for examples)
3. Bring art and craft materials and recyclables NEXT
MEETING and create an INFOGRAPHIC for your
group’s common interest/career.
4. All groups will exhibit the infographics in (or outside)
the classroom and be ready to explain their work.

12. ACTIVITY 4-RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF
A POP SONG by a SINGER-SONGWRITER
1. Pick a POP SONG by a SINGER-SONGWRITER with
lyrics you can discuss intelligently.
2. After the brief class discussion on CONTEXTUAL
ANALYSIS (see pp 56-57), CHOOSE to do one of the
following:

13. ACTIVITY 4-RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF
A POP SONG by a SINGER-SONGWRITER
SOME POPULAR SINGER-SONGWRITERS:
Jason Mraz Eric Clapton
Alanis Morissette Stevie Wonder
John Mayer Eddie Vedder
Adele (Adkins) Bob Dylan
Kurt Cobain Bono
John Lennon
Taylor Swift
Alicia Keys
Sting

14. ACTIVITY 4-RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF
A POP SONG by a SINGER-SONGWRITER
A. WRITE a contextual analysis essay of
the song you chose. Make sure you
submit the complete lyrics along with
your essay.
Essay length: 5 paragraphs
Submission: July 3

15. RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF
A POP SONG by a SINGER-SONGWRITER
B. Create a live VJ (VIDEO JOCK) segment where you
play the song and discuss your contextual
analysis of it.
Max. Time: 7 minutes including the song
Use pure audio—no videos. But you may flash a
word or ppt file of the lyrics onscreen.
Presentation: July 3

16. ACTIVITY 4-RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF
A POP SONG by a SINGER-SONGWRITER
Notes for both A & B:
You are required to discuss the SINGER-
SONGWRITER’S connection to the
song, as well as YOUR PERSONAL
CONNECTION TO THE SONG

17. CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
What comprises CONTEXT?
1. Genre-classifications, types, categories
2. Milieu-historical, political, cultural time frame
3. Locale-geography, spaces
4. The Songwriter
-personal-emotional, familial
-psychosocial
-language

18. CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
What comprises ANALYSIS?
1. Recognizing all factors of context
2. Looking at lyrics as reflections of
certain aspects of the context
3. Connecting musical components and
context
4. Putting the listener in context

19. CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
Bee Girl video 1993
Acoustic One-hit wonder
performance
NO RAIN
“Slackerism” R.I.P. Shannon Hoon
Alternative rock explosion
Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Smashing
Pumpkins, Soundgarden, The Lemonheads, Sonic
Youth, etc.

20. CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS: PERSONAL
1993 Between jobs
NO RAIN
Ailing father Contemplating
Career change
Music research