FIRST QUARTER
WEEK ENGLISH 4
1ST QUARTER
GRADE LEVEL The learner …
STANDARDS listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written forms; demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet
everyday needs; and reads independently and gets relevant information from various text types.
WEEK 1
MELC: Recognize the parts of a simple paragraph
LESSON: Parts of a Simple Paragraph
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 2
MELC: Use resources such as a dictionary, thesaurus, online sources to find the meaning of words
LESSON: Resources used in finding the meaning of words
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 3
MELC: 1. Note significant details of various text types
2. Identify the structure, purpose and language features of different text types, e.g. narrative, information report, procedure, argument
LESSON: 1. Noting details
2. Different Text types
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 4
MELC: Identify meanings of unfamiliar words through structural analysis (words and affixes: prefixes and suffixes)
LESSON: Structural Analysis (words and affixes: prefixes and suffixes)
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 149-151)
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WEEK 5
MELC: Identify different meanings of content specific words (denotation and connotation)
LESSON: Denotation and Connotation
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 297, p. 310-311)
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WEEK 6
MELC: Get the meaning of words through word association (analogy) and classification.
LESSON: Word association (analogy) and classification
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 323-324)
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SECOND QUARTER
WEEK ENGLISH 4
2ND QUARTER
GRADE LEVEL The learner …
STANDARDS listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written forms; demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet
everyday needs; and reads independently and gets relevant information from various text types.
WEEK 1
MELC: Use context clues to find meaning of unfamiliar words: definition, exemplification
LESSON: Context Clues (definition, exemplification)
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 76-77, p. 89)
(p. 102)
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WEEK 2
MELC: Use clear and coherent sentences employing appropriate grammatical structures: Kinds of Nouns – Mass Nouns and Count Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Collective nouns
LESSON: Kinds of Nouns – Mass Nouns and Count Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Collective nouns
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 52-54, p. 67-69, p. 82-86, p. 108-110)
SUPPLEMENTAL:
WEEK 3
MELC: Use personal pronouns in sentences
LESSON: Personal Pronouns
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 128-131)
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WEEK 4
MELC: Use adjectives (degrees of comparison, order) in sentences
LESSON: Order of Adjectives
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 278-280)
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WEEK 5-6
MELC: 1. Use simple present tense of verbs in sentences
2. Use correct time expressions to tell an action in the present
LESSON: Simple Present Tense of verb
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 147-159, p. 199-201)
SUPPLEMENTAL:
WEEK 7
MELC: Use the past form of regular and irregular verbs
LESSON: Past form of regular and irregular verbs
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 211-212, p. 222-225)
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THIRD QUARTER
WEEK ENGLISH 4
3RD QUARTER
GRADE LEVEL The learner …
STANDARDS listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written forms; demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet
everyday needs; and reads independently and gets relevant information from various text types.
WEEK 1
MELC: Use adverbs (adverbs of manner, place and time) in sentences
LESSON: Adverbs
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 290-293, p. 303-305)
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WEEK 2
MELC: Write directions using signal words
LESSON: Signal Words
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 71-72)
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WEEK 3
MELC: Distinguish between general and specific statements
LESSON: General and Specific Statements
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 4
MELC: Identify the main idea, key sentences, and supporting details from text listened to
LESSON: Identifying Main idea, Key Sentences and Supporting details
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 312-314)
SUPPLEMENTAL:
WEEK 5
MELC: Use appropriate graphic organizers in text read
LESSON: Graphic Organizers
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 6
MELC: Infer the speaker’s tone, mood and purpose
LESSON: Tone, Mood and Purpose of the Speaker
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 7
MELC: Analyze a story in terms of its elements
LESSON: Elements of a Story
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 137-140)
SUPPLEMENTAL:
FOURTH QUARTER
WEEK ENGLISH 4
4TH QUARTER
GRADE LEVEL The learner …
STANDARDS listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written forms; demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet
everyday needs; and reads independently and gets relevant information from various text types.
WEEK 1
MELC: Write a short story (fiction/nonfiction) with its complete elements
LESSON: How to write a short story (fiction/nonfiction)
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 161-162, p. 189)
SUPPLEMENTAL:
WEEK 2
MELC: Write a reaction about the story read
LESSON: How to write a reaction paper
REFERENCE: Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 202)
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WEEK 3
MELC: Distinguish fact from opinion in a narrative.
LESSON: Distinguishing fact from opinion
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 341-342, p. 353)
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WEEK 4
MELC: Identify features of Journalistic Writing
LESSON: Features of Journalistic Writing
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 5
MELC: Distinguish among types of Journalistic Writing (news report, opinion article, feature article, and sports news article)
LESSON: Types of Journalistic Writing
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
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WEEK 6
MELC: Write a news report using the given facts
LESSON: How to write a news report
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 334-335)
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WEEK 7
MELC: Write/compose an editorial
LESSON: Writing an Editorial
REFERENCE Essential English for Active Learners 4
(p. 267-268)
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