WEEK /
SESSION
Week 1
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS /
OBJECTIVES
Week 2
Week 3
TOPIC / CONTENT
ACTIVITY /
ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
INTRINSIC
VALUES
Introduction and overview
1. Diagnostic activities
A. Writing
B. Objective testing
2. Parts of Speech
A. Nouns
B. Pronouns
1. Parts of Speech (cont)
A. Nouns
B. Pronouns
C. Demonstratives
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Class
participation
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Discuss adjectives and
adverbs
Review the rules in
alphabetizing
1. Parts of Speech
A. Adjectives
B. Adverbs
2. Alphabetizing
3. Spelling
Discussion
Quiz
Review functions of
adjectives and adverbs
Introduce preposition and
prepositional phrases
PRELIMINARY EXAM
1. Parts of Speech
A. Adjectives (continued)
B. Adverbs (continued)
C. Prepositions
D. Prepositional phrases
Assess the basic language
skills of student
Review the different parts of
speech: NOUNS
Identify the different types
and classification of nouns
Review Pronouns and
Demonstratives
Review proper
Capitalization of nouns
Diligence
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Review Kinds of Interjections
and Conjunctions
Recall the proper way to use
1. Parts of Speech
A. Interjections
B. Conjunctions
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
Discussion
Dyads
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
Participation
Week 7 & 8
the dictionary
Review Verbs
Identify the types of tenses:
present and past
Week 9
Week 10
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
3. Use of dictionary (dictionary entries)
1. Parts of Speech
A. Verbs
1. Principal parts
2. Tenses
a. present (agreement)
b. past (agreement)
2. Use of Dictionary (to determine principal parts
of verbs)
Continue review on verbs and
its tenses
Know the rules on subject
verb agreement in the past
participle, voice, be verbs,
progressive tenses
Recall Contractions
Review rules on Double
Negatives
1. Subject-Verb agreement
A. past participle
B. voice
C. helping verbs
D. progressive tenses
Define phrases
Distinguish a phrase from a
sentence
Identify the types of phrases
1. Phrases
A. Distinguishing phrases from sentences
1. prepositional
2. gerund
3. infinitive
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
1. Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Contractions
3. Double-negatives
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
PRE FINAL EXAM
1. Clauses
Define clauses and
A. Main (independent)
distinguish them from phrases
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Week 15 &
16
Week 17
and sentences
Recall the types of
punctuation and their uses
Identify the types of
sentences
Know the common sentence
errors
Elaborate on the rules to
achieve consistency and
parallelism
Know the parts of a
paragraph
Develop a paragraph
Week 18
B. Subordinate (dependent)
C. Subordination of clauses
2. Punctuation
A. Colon
B. Semi-colon
C. Comma
1. Sentence
A. Writing sentences
B. Sentence fragments
C. Comma splice
D. Run-on sentences
E. Consistency and Parallelism in Writing
1. Paragraph writing
A. Topic sentence
B. Body
C. Conclusion
D. Brainstorming
Diligence
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
Discussion
Quiz
Chalkboard
Handouts
Class
participation
Diligence
FINAL EXAMS
Prepared by:
Approved by:
Ms. Cherry C. Bertulfo
Faculty
Prof. Freni Georgia V. Casas
Dean of College
ST. PETERS COLLEGE OF ORMOC
COLLEGE UNIT
COURSE OUTLINE
Faculty: Ms. Cherry C. Bertulfo
Dept: BSA
I. Course Code / Title:
English 0: Remedial English
II. Course Description:
This course is designed to increase student success
and retention in college level English courses
a review of rudimentary skills in
punctuation, capitalization, and
writing.
through
grammar, mechanics,
effective sentence
First Semester, SY 2012-2013
III. Course Credit / Time Allotment: 3 units / 54 hours / 18 weeks
IV. Course Requirement/s:
1. None
V. Prerequisite: None
VI. Grading System:
Midterm
Term Test
Prelim
Activities
Quizzes
Finals
30%
25%
20%
25%
Term Test
Pre-finals
Activities
Quizzes
30%
25%
20%
25%
____
100%
____
100%
VII. Reference :
1. Fawcett & Sandberg. GRASSROOTS: A WRITERS WORKBOOK 8 th Edition.
Houghton Mifflin.
2. Cornog, M. Merriam Websters Vocabulary Builder. USA: Merriam-Webster
Incorporated.
3. Dichoso, C. et al. ENGLISH PLUS: Enhancing Our Basic Grammar. Academic
Publishing Company.
VIII. General Objectives:
By the end of this course students will have:
1. Enhanced their basic skills in grammar, mechanics, punctuation and spelling
2. Refined their sentence construction skills and learned to avoid common sentence
errors
3. Demonstrated the ability to organize sentences and write effective paragraphs
