MARYMOUNT ACADEMY
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SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016
COURSE OUTLINE
Quarter: First
Grade 7
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Virgil Josef J. Morales (Teacher)
SCOPE
Chapter 1: God’s word in the scriptures
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Chapter 2: God’s creation all around us
Chapter 3: Original sin and its consequences
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Content/ Skills
What is the bible?
1.11 God’s Living Word
1.12 God’s word in human words
History of the Bible
1.21 Formation of the bible
1.22 Composition of the bible
Meaning of the scripture
1.31 Reading with Faith
1.32 Praying with the bible
1.33 Studying the bible
1.34 Living the Scripture
Religious Faith on Creation
2.11 Biblical Version of the Creation
Narrative
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Seeing God in the First Creation Story
2.22 God created all things
2.23 All His creation is good and has a
purpose
2.24 Creation is born from God’s love
2.25 Created man in His image and
likeness
2.26 Man as stewards of creation
2.27 Rest after toil
2.3 Seeing God in the Second Creation Story
2.31 How God relates to His creation
2.311 Personal
2.312 Intimate
2.32 We are created to relate with one
another
2.33 We are created as a community of
Members
3.1 The beginning of sin
3.11 The Fall of Man
3.12 Temptation
3.13 Original Sin
3.131 Adam and Eve
3.132 Universal Effect
3.2 Consequence of Sin
3.21 Alienates us from
3.211 God
3.212 Ourselves and others
3.213 Nature
3.22 Hope for redemption
3.3 The spread of sin and God’s mercy
3.31 Cain and Abel
3.32 The Great Flood
3.33 The Tower of Babel
3.4 The mystery of suffering and evil among us
Scope
ENGLISH
Ms. Mabel Lyn Villalba (Teacher)
Content/Skills
Reading Comprehension and Philippine
Literature
1. Introduction to the Philippines
2. Philippine Oral Lore: Introduction
3. Appreciating Local Color, Figurative
Language, and Sensory Images in Riddles
and Proverbs
4. Noting Filipino Cultural Values to Affirm
or Modify One’s Value System
5. Noting the Characteristics of Folk
Narratives
6. The Cycle of the Sun and the Moon
7. Understanding and Appreciating the
Filipino Regional Epic
8. The Prowess of Aliguyon
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Understanding the Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
in each story
Analysis of Characters
The use of Similes, Metaphors, Personification,
Apostrophe, Metonymy, Synecdoche, Hyperbole,
Irony, Allusion, Antithesis, and Paradox in
Philippine stories
The use of powerful imagery in storytelling
Literary genres during pre-colonial period:
 Mythological age
 Heroic age
 Folk Tales from all ages
Features of proverbs, myths, and legends
Determine the tone, mood, techniques, and
purpose of the authors
Compare and Contrast the theme of the stories
Scanning
Skimming
Speed reading
Intensive reading
Use graphic organizers as visual aids in content
texts
Convert orally and in writing the information
presented in graphic organizers
Give meaning to certain symbols and signs
Follow directions using a map
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Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Apostrophe
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Hyperbole
Irony
Allusion
Antithesis
Paradox
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Top 10 Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement:
1. Subjects and verbs must agree in number
2. The words between the subject and verb do not
affect agreement
3. The verb is plural if two subjects are joined by
‘and’
4. The verb is singular if two subjects refer to the
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Grammar Awareness
1. Figures of Speech/Literary devices
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
same person or thing and are joined by ‘and’
5. The verb is singular if ‘each,’ ‘every’ or ‘no’
comes before the subject
6. The verb is singular for units of measurement
or time
7. The verb is plural for pronouns
8. The verb is singular for indefinite pronouns
The verb is singular for collective nouns
10. The verb is singular for titles of books and
movies
Vocabulary Development
1. Slang and Colloquial expressions
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2. Features of Colloquial and Slang
language
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3. Idiomatic expressions
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Listening and Viewing Comprehension,
Oral Language and Fluency
1. Listening/Viewing Speech Videos
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2. Listening/Viewing Tongue Twister
Videos
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Slang – informal language consisting of words
and expressions that are not considered
appropriate for formal occasions
Colloquial – Informal spoken language or
conversation
Use of filler sounds or words to pause and think
but has not yet finished speaking
Use of contractions by omitting or combining
some of the sounds of a longer phrase
Idiom – is a phrase where the words together
have a meaning that is different from the
dictionary definitions of the individual words
Filipino idioms – are Tagalog phrases that has
literal and colloquial meanings to them
Selecting the appropriate colloquial or idiomatic
expression as a substitute for another word
Explain the predominance of colloquial and
idiomatic expressions in oral communication
Making their own Entertaining Speech
Making their own Informative Speech
Making their own Inspirational Speech
Making their own Introduction Speech
Recognizing the rhythmic aspect of volume,
projection, pitch, intonation, juncture, and rate of
speech that serve as carriers of meaning.
Listen for important points signaled by volume,
projection, pitch, stress, intonation, juncture, and
rate of speech
Noting the changes in volume, projection, pitch,
stress, intonation, juncture, and rate of speech
that affect meaning
Give meaning to certain symbols and signs
Identifying the genre of the material viewed
Organize information of the material viewed
Determining the truthfulness and accuracy of the
material viewed
Watching easy, average, and difficult Tongue
Twisters
Tongue Twister Challenge
Making their own Tongue Twister
Repairing or enhancing spoken communication
Writing and Composition
1. Oral and Written Language
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Oral Language
 Provides the foundation for literacy
development
 Consists of phonology, grammar,
morphology, vocabulary, discourse, and
pragmatics
Written Language
 A representation of language by means
of a writing system.
 It is an invention that must be taught to
children
2. Common purpose in writing
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Purposes in Writing
 Writer – Expressive
 Reader - Conative
 Context - Informative
 Message - Poetic
 Contact - Phatic
 Code - Metalinguistic
3. Differentiate literary writing from
academic writing
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Literary Writing – means of artistic merit, and
creative genius.
Academic Writing – written in an impersonal and
dispassionate tone, intended to reinforce or
challenge concepts or arguments.
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4. Basic features and kinds of paragraphs
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5. Sequence steps in writing a simple
paragraph
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Four Main Characteristics of a Paragraph
 Topic sentence
 Indented
 Single topic
 Concluding sentence
Types of Paragraph
 Descriptive
 Narrative
 Expository
 Persuasive
To describe a series of events or a process
 Order – first, second, third etc.
 Time – recently, previously, afterwards,
when, after etc
Organizing Ideas
 Chronological order
 Spatial order
 Order of importance
Order and Purpose
Writing an Outline
Constructing Topic Outlines
Constructing Sentence Outlines
Structured Note taking
 Select a section of text and determine the
organizational pattern used
 Create a graphic organizer that follows
this pattern
 Read the chapter and take notes by
recording appropriate information in the
graphic organizer
MATHEMATICS
Ms. Rheanette Yambao
Scope
Content/Skills
I.
Whole Number Operations
(Reinforcement)
A. Multiplication and Division
1. Solving series of operations
a. Unpunctuated equations –
applying MDAS rule
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Decimal/Money (Reinforcement)
A. Decimals
1. Renaming decimals
a. Non-terminating decimals
Sets (Reinforcement)
III.
A. Definition of Terms
B. Set Notation
1. Roster method
2. Descriptive method
3. Set builder form (Introduction)
C. Subsets
1. Venn Diagrams (Introduction)
D. Operations on Sets
1. Union and Intersection
E. Graphing sets of numbers
SCIENCE
Ms. Joy Waquez
Scope
Content/Skills
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Doing Scientific Investigations
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Diversity of Materials in the Environment
Ways of acquiring knowledge and solving
problems
Solutions
Substance and Mixtures
Elements and Compounds
Acids and Bases
Metals and Nonmetals
FILIPINO
Ms. Syrel B.Rubia
SCOPE
PAGBASA
Mga Akdang Pampanitikan: Salamin ng Mindanao
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Ang Munting Ibon
 Ang Kuwentong-Bayan
Natalo Rin Si Pilandok
 Kaligirang Pangkasaysayan
ng Pabula
Indarapatra at Sulayman
 Epiko
Pagislam
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Content/ Skills
Paglalahad ng mga Hakbang sa
Pagkuha ng Datos para sa Proyektong
Panturismo
Pagsasagawa ng Pananaliksik tungkol
sa Pabula
Pagsulat ng Iskrip ng Informance
Pagsasagawa ng Pananaliksik at
Pagbubuod ng Maikling Kuwentong
Binasa
Pagbuo ng Patalastas ng Dulang
Panlansangan
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WIKA
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Elemento ng Maikling
Kuwento
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Pagbuo ng isang makatotohanang
proyektong panturismo
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Ang Mahiwagang Tandang
 Ang Dula at ang mga Dulang
Panlansangan
Ang Alamat ng Palendag
Kayarian ng Salita
Pangungusap
Kalikasan ng Pangngalan
Pangungusap na walang paksa
Pagsasaling-wika
-Pagpapantig
-Nakapagbibigay ng kasingkahulugan at
kasalungat ng salita ayon sa gamit sa
pangungusap
-Parirala o Sugnay na Pinagsusunud-sunod sa
Pangungusap
SOCIAL STUDIES
MR. MIGUEL ICASAS (TEACHER)
SCOPE
Content/ Skills
Geography And Human Resources Of Asia
I.
The Geographical Foundations And
Features Of Asia
 Old geography of Asia
 New geography of Asia
 Boundaries of Asia as a sociocultural region
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Natural Resources In Asia
 Natural resources and industries of West,
Central, South, Southeast and East Asia
 Ecology and ecological balance
 Environmental concerns in Asia
 Sustainable development
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The People In Asia
 Demography
 Asian ethnic groups
 Women in Asia
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Asian Religions And Philosophies
 Religions from India
 Religions that originated from West Asia
 Philosophies and religions from East Asia
Computer
Mr. Johan Argamino (Teacher)
SCOPE
Introduction to Computer
Computer Systems
Basic Computer Operations and Introduction to
Windows 7
File Management in Windows 7
Content/ Skills
 Introduction to ICT
 History of Computers
 Windows 7
 What is computer network?
 What is a Word Processor?
 Formatting Text
 Formatting Paragraph
 Working with Tabs and Lists
 Setting Columns and Drop Caps
 Breaks, Header, and Footer
 References – Footnotes, Endnotes and Table of
Networking and Internet Essentials
Contents
 Proofing a Document
 Advanced Feature – Pictures
 Understanding Tables
Getting Starter with MS Word
TEENPRENEUR
MR. MIGUEL ICASAS (TEACHER)
SCOPE
Content/ Skills
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How To Intrigue Everyone Without
Saying A Word: You Only Have 10
Seconds To Show You’re A
Somebody
 Why do we have to learn this?
 How to make your smile magically different
 How to strike everyone as intelligent and
insightful by using your eyes
 How to look like a big winner wherever you go
 How to come across as 100% credible to
everyone
 How to read people like you have ESP
 How to make sure that you don’t miss a single
beat
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How To Know What To Say After You
Say “Hi”
 How to start a great small talk
 How to sound like you’ve got a super personality
(no matter what you’re saying!)
 How to make people want to start a conversation
with you
 How to meet the people you want to meet
 How to break a tight crowd
 How to make “Where are you from?” sound
exciting
 How to come out a winner every time they ask,
“And what do you do?”
 How to resuscitate a dying conversation
 How to enthrall them with your choice of topicthem!
 How to never need to wonder. “What do I say
next?”
 How to come across as a positive person
 How to always have something interesting to say
III.
How To Talk Like A V.I.P.
 How to find out what they do (without even
asking!)
 How to sound even smarter than you are
 How not to sound anxious
 How to be a “You-Firstie” to gain respect and
affection
 How to make them feel you “Don’t smile at just
anybody”
 How to avoid sounding like a jerk
 How to use motivational speakers’ techniques to
enhance your conversation
 How to banter like the big shots
 How to avoid the world’s worst conversational
habit
 How to give them the bad news (and have them
like you all the more!)
 How to respond when you don’t want to answer
 How to talk like a celebrity
 How to make them want to thank you
ELECTIVE (BUSINESS MATH)
Mr. Sonny Damasco
SCOPE
Fundamentals of Arithmetic Operations
Fundamentals of Algebra in Business
Content/ Skills
 Place Value
 Rounding Off Numbers
 Fundamental Operations in Whole Numbers
 Fractions
 Least Common Denominator
 Greatest Common Factor
 Conversion of Fractions, Decimals, Percents
 Operations Involving Fractions
 Algebraic Symbols and Expressions
 Solving Verbal Problems
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Mr. Bill INfante (Teacher)
SCOPE
Grade 7:
Training Guidelines, FITT Principles Endurance,
Muscle- and Bone strengthening
1. Physical Fitness
2. Gymnastics
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Content/ Skills
undertakes physical activity and physical
fitness assessments
identifies training guidelines and FITT
principles
prepares an exercise program
describes the nature and background of the
sport
executes the skills involved in the sport