How many continents are there in the world?

Largest to Smallest

1. ASIA
2. AFRICA
3. NORTH AMERICA
4. SOUTH AMERICA
5. ANTARTICA
6. EUROPE
7. AUSTRALIA
ASIA
AFRICA
ENGLISH 8:

AFRO-ASIAN
LITERATURE
What do you know
about the people of
Asia and Africa?
 How important is
understanding your
identity as an
Asian?
LITERATURE
- Written or oral composition that tells stories, dramatic situations,
advocates ideas and expresses one’s emotions, experiences
and thoughts.
- Any artwork that uses language.
- It is a reflection of social, political, economic, cultural realities.
- It is a mirror of life.
- Examples: poems, stories, novels, dramas/plays, movies,
songs, essays etc.
 LESSON 1:
Searching for
Knowledge
Objectives:
1. Identify the characters of the story.
2. Determine the tone, mood, technique, and
purpose of the author by telling
different stories of each character.
3. Express appreciation on how God created us
human.
Do you know any story
how God created the
Filipinos?
 How The First Men
Came to Be: A Filipino
Tale of Creation
A long, long time ago, God created Earth and filled
it with plants and animals and all sorts of wonderful
things. He was very pleased with what he had
done. After awhile, though, He realized that Earth
was still a lonely place without somebody to enjoy it
and take care of it. He decided to make what he
called Man, a being more special than any he had
ever created, because it would be made in His
image.
He took some clay, molded it in His likeness, and
put it inside the oven to bake. He was very
anxious, pacing back and forth like an impatient
dad. Unable to contain his excitement any
longer, he took it out of the oven after only a
short period of time. When he looked at his
creation, he realized that he had taken it out of
the oven too early.
Its hair was very light, its skin was
doughy white and its lips were thin and
pale. It appeared half- baked. It was a
product of His impatience, but He loved
it nonetheless. He gave it the breath of
life to show how pleased He was with it.
He intended for this man to live on Earth
and have dominion over everything on
it.
God decided to try again. Again, he took some
clay, molded it in His likeness, and put it inside
the oven to bake. He was still very eager to see
what he had created, but this time, he restrained
himself. He decided to wait just a little bit longer.
Finally, he opened the oven door and took it out.
Too late, he realized that he had
left it in a little too long. Its hair
was curly and brittle, its skin was
dark, and its lips thickened from
the heat. It appeared almost burnt.
It was a product of His being
overcautious, but He loved it
nonetheless.
He gave it the breath of life to show how
pleased He was with it. He placed it next to
the first man, to be his brother and equal,
and for them to live on Earth and have
dominion over it.
God decided to try one more time. Again, he took
some clay, molded it in His likeness, and put it
inside the oven. This time, God wanted to do it
just right. He did not want to be too impatient nor
did he want to be overly cautious. He waited by
the oven, and he watched it carefully. As soon as
it had turned a beautiful color, God took it out. 
He looked at his creation. Its
hair was dark and straight, its
color a golden brown, and its
lips were neither too thin nor
too thick. It was a product of
the careful balance between
caution and impatience. He
loved it as much as the
others.
He gave it the breath of life as he had done with
the other two. He placed all three side-by-side,
brothers and equals, for them to live on Earth
and have dominion over everything on it.
God made many more men after that, and filled the
Earth with them, each one as beloved and as
special as the other.
And that is how our forefathers
explained how it came about that men
come in different shades, but, as they
made sure to point out, no matter what
color, all men were meant to be brothers
and equals, for they were all made in the
likeness of God.
Task 1: Fill in the Blanks!

Directions: You will supply the sentences with the correct words to complete it.
A long, long time ago, God created 1.______and
filled it with 2._______ and 3._______ and all sorts
of wonderful things. He was very pleased with what
he had done. After awhile, though, He realized that
Earth was still a lonely place without somebody to
enjoy it and take care of it. He decided to make
what he called 4._______, a being more special
than any he had ever created, because it would be
made in His 5._________.
He took some 6. _____, molded it in His
likeness, and put it inside the 7. ______ to bake.
He was very anxious, pacing back and forth like
an impatient dad. Unable to contain his
excitement any longer, he took it out of the oven
after only a short period of time. When he looked
at his creation, he realized that he had taken it
out of the oven too 8. _______.
Its 9. ______ was very light, its skin was
doughy white and its lips were thin and
10. _______. It appeared half- baked. It
was a product of His impatience, but He
loved it nonetheless. He gave it the breath
of 11. _______ to show how pleased He
was with it.
Too late, he realized that he had
left it in a little too long. Its hair
was 12. ______ and brittle, its skin
was 13. _______, and its lips
thickened from the heat. It
appeared almost 14.______. It
was a product of His being
overcautious, but He loved it
nonetheless.
He looked at his creation. Its hair was
15. ________ and 16.________, its color
Is 17. _________, and its 18. _____ were
neither too thin nor too thick. It was a
product of the careful balance between
caution and impatience. He loved it as
much as the others.
And that is how our forefathers
explained how it came about that men
come in different shades, but, as they
made sure to point out, no matter what
color, all men were meant to be brothers
and 19. _______, for they were all made
in the likeness of 20.______.
Answer Key
1. Earth 11. life
2. plants 12. curly
3. animals 13. dark
4. man 14. burnt
5. image 15. dark
6. clay 16. straight
7. oven 17. golden brown
8. early 18. lips
9. hair 19. equals
10.pale 20. God