SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH 5
FIRST QUARTER
Grade Level Standard
The learner listens critically to different text types; expresses ideas logically in oral and written forms; and
demonstrates interest in reading to meet various needs.
TIME
FRAME
TOPICS
Week 1
 Students’ General Orientation
Values
on
Focus:
Obedience and Respect
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
OL: Introduces oneself
A: Demonstrates understanding of
the school rules and regulations
ASSESSMENT
Formative:

Song

Recitation

Agree/Disagree Activity
Summative:
 Journal
Week 2
 Syllable Stress
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
Formative:
 Completion of a
Sequence Ladder
1
 Context Clues
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar
words based on given context clues
and other strategies
 Paragraph
Composition
Summative:
 Noting Details
Value on focus:
Patriotism
Week 3
EN5RC-IVf-5.5
RC: Responds appropriately to
messages of authentic texts
 Sequencing Events
EN5OL-Ih-1.8
OL: Recounts events effectively
 Fragment and Sentence
EN4G-IVb-1.8.5
G: Uses simple and compound
sentences to enumerate ideas
 Schwa Sound
EN5F-IIIe-1.7
F: Reads grade level text with
proper expression
 Quiz 1.1
Formative:
 Jazz Chant
 Story Map
 Context Clues
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar
words based on given context clues
 Graphic Organizer
2
 Elements of a Story
EN5OL-Ia-2.6.1
OL: Uses appropriate facial
expressions
 Verbalizing Emotional
Response
Summative:
 Quiz 1.2
EN5OL-Ib-2.6.2
OL: Uses appropriate body
movements/ gestures
 Story Grammar
Value on focus:
Responsibleness
 Independent and Subordinate
Clause
Week 4
 Phonetic Spellings
 Run-on Sentences
EN5RC-Ib-2.9.1
RC: Infers the theme of literary text
EN5G-IIIh-1.8.10
G: Uses a particular kind of sentence
for a specific purpose and audience
EN5WC-Ie-1.8.2
WC: Revises writing for clarity
-Correct spelling
EN6WC-IIe-1.8.2
WC: Revises writing for clarity
-Transition/signal words
Formative:
 Companion-able Reading
 Survey on how the pupils visit
the library
-Always
-Often
-Sometimes
3
-Never
 Expressing Ideas Freely and
Creatively
EN5OL II-b-1.26
OL: Gives precise information on a
given topic
Value on focus:
Appreciation
 Using Card Catalogs
 Different Reference Materials
Week 5
 First Mid-Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
Summative:
 Quiz 1.3
EN5SS-IVd-1.9
SS: Assesses credibility of sources
of information
EN5RC-IVf-5.5
RC: Responds appropriately to
messages of authentic texts
EN5OL-Ih-1.8
OL: Recounts events effectively
Summative:
 First Mid-quarterly assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
EN4G-IVb-1.8.5
G: Uses simple and compound
sentences to enumerate ideas
Week 6
 Synonyms and Antonyms
EN5V-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar
words based on given context clues
(synonyms, antonyms, word parts)
and other strategies
Formative:
 Modified Scramble Game
 Completing a Character Web
4
 Character Web
 Subject and
Predicate
EN5G-IIb-3.9
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Subject-verb agreement
 Paragraph Composition
EN5WC-IVd-2.2.8
WC: Composes a three paragraph
descriptive essay on self-selected
topic
Value on focus:
Uniqueness
Week 7
EN5RC-Id-2.23
RC: Summarizes narrative texts
based on elements
-Theme
-Setting
-Characters
-Plot
 Using the Dictionary
 Describing Characters in the
Story
ENSS-IId-1.4
SS: Gathers relevant information
from various sources
-Dictionaries
Summative:
 Quiz 1.4
 Paragraph-Writing
Formative:
 Spelling
 Character Web
EN5OL-Ij-1.8
OL: Recounts events effectively
5
Values on focus:
Self-confidence and
uniqueness
 Figurative Language
Week 8
Summative:
 Quiz 1.5
EN5RC-If-2.3
RC: Analyzes figures of speech
(simile, metaphor, personification)
in a given text
 Kinds of Sentences
EN6G-IIIf-1.8.11
G: Uses a particular kind of sentence
for a specific purpose and audience
 Getting the Meaning of
Words through Context
Clues
EN5V-IIc-20.1.1
V: Identifies the different meanings
of content specific words
(denotation and connotation)
 Dewey Decimal System and
the Library of Congress
Classification System
 Fiction and Non-Fiction
Value on focus:
Resourcefulness
Formative:
 Puzzle -Completion
 Inviting the school librarian to
the class and talk about the
systems used in classifying
books in the library
EN5SS-IVd-1.9
SS: Assesses credibility of sources
of information
Summative:
 Quiz 1.6
6
 Gender of Nouns
G: Identifies gender of nouns
G: Gives examples of each gender
Week 9
 Short and Long /i/
 Rhyming Words and Rhyme
Scheme
Value on focus:
Creativeness
 Common and Proper Nouns
 Abstract Nouns
 Collective Nouns
EN5F-IIh-1.3
F: Reads grade level text with
accuracy, appropriate rate, and
proper expression
Formative:
 Game on the correct sounds of
short and long /i/
 Group Reading
EN5RC-Ie-6
RC: Analyzes a 2-stanza poem in
terms of its elements (rhymes, sound
devices, imagery and figurative
language)
Summative:
 Quiz 1.7
 Performance Task
EN5G-IId-3.9
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Collective nouns and verb
agreement
7
Week 10
 First Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
EN5V-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar
words based on given context clues
(synonyms, antonyms, word parts)
and other strategies
Summative:
 First quarterly assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
EN5RC-If-2.3
RC: Analyzes figures of speech
(simile, metaphor, personification) in
a given text
EN5V-IIc-20.1.1
V: Identifies the different meanings
of content specific words
(denotation and connotation)
EN6G-IIIf-1.8.11
G: Uses a particular kind of sentence
for a specific purpose and audience
G: Identifies gender of nouns,
common and proper nouns, abstract
nouns, and collective nouns
8
SECOND QUARTER
Grade Level Standard
The learner listens critically to different text types; expresses ideas logically in oral and written forms;
and demonstrates interest in reading to meet various needs.
TIME
FRAME
TOPICS
Week 1



Stressed and Unstressed Syllables
Context Clues
Fable
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
based on given context clues and other
strategies
EN5LC-Ib-2.17.1
LC: Identifies the elements of literary texts
ASSESSMENT
Formative:
 Venn Diagram
(Compare and
Contrast)
Summative:
 Quiz 2.1
 Writing a Fable
Value on focus:
Simplicity

Plural Form of Nouns
EN6G-Ib-2.3.2
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures:
9
-Pluralization of Nouns
Week 2

Writing a Fable
EN5WC-Ib-1.1.6.1
WC: Plans a two to three paragraph
composition using an outline/other
graphic organizers

Vowel Sounds /a/ and /e/
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
Formative:
 Oral Reading of
Words

Compound Words
EN5V-Ib-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
(compound) based on given context clues
 Completing a
Puzzle
 Graphic Organizer

Schematic Diagram
EN5OL-IIb-1.26
OL: Gives precise information on a given
topic
Summative:
 Quiz 2.2

Identifying Key Ideas in a
Paragraph
Value on focus:
Gratefulness
EN5RC-IIb-2.21
RC: Identifies main idea, key sentences and
supporting details of a given paragraph
10
Week 3

Quantifiers
EN6G-Ia-2.3.1
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures
-Nouns

Prefixes and Suffixes
EN5V-Ic-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
(affixed) based on given clues and other
strategies
Formative:
 Puzzle-Completion
 Chamber Theatre

Giving Predictions
Value on focus:
Kindness

Week 4

Functions of Nouns
Context Clues and Structural
Analysis
EN5RC-IIb-2.21
RC: Identifies main idea, key sentences and
supporting details of a given story
Summative:
 Quiz 2.3
EN6G-Ia-2.3.1
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures
-Regular Nouns
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
based on given context clues and other
strategies
Formative:

Picture Analysis
11


Identifying Characters
Value on focus:
Love
 Possessive Forms of Nouns
Week 5
EN5OL-IIe-3.4.1
OL: Responds to ideas and opinions after
reflection
EN6G-Ia-2.3.1
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures:
-Regular Nouns
 Fact and Opinion
EN5LC-IIe-2.10
LC: Distinguishes fact from opinion
 Second Mid-Quarter Examination
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
based on given context clues and other
strategies
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
Graphic
Organizer
EN5OL-Ij-1.8
OL: Recounts events effectively
EN5RC-IIb-2.21
RC: Identifies main idea, key sentences and
supporting details of a given paragraph
Summative:

Quiz. 2.4
 Paragraph
Writing
Summative:
 Second Midquarterly
assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
EN5LC-IIe-2.10
LC: Distinguishes fact from opinion
12
G: Gives the plural forms of nouns
G: Identifies the functions of nouns
G: Writes the possessive forms of nouns
correctly
Week 6

Hard and Soft Sounds of Th

Synonyms and Antonyms

Rhyming Words
EN5F-IC-1.6
F: Reads aloud grade level appropriate text
with an accuracy rate of 95-100 percent
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
based on given context clues and other
strategies
Formative:

Oral Reading

Filling-out a
Hero
Nomination
Form
Summative:
 Stating One’s Opinion
 Verbs
Value on focus:
Appreciation
EN6OL-IIIb-1.2.8
OL: Makes a stand based on informed
opinion

Quiz 2.5
EN5G-Ia-3.3
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures:
-Aspects of verbs
13
Week 7



Producing the /ch/ sound
Words with Multiple Meanings
Noting Details
Value on focus:
Faithfulness

Different Kinds of Newspaper

Natural and Inverted Order of
Sentences
ENF-IIc-1.8.1
F: Reads with automaticity grade level
frequently occurring context
ENV-Id-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words
based on given context clues and other
strategies
EN6RC-IIb-5.5
RC: Responds appropriately to the
messages of different authentic texts
Formative:

Spelling

Seatwork

Recitation

Scanning a
Newspaper
Summative:

Quiz 2.6
EN5SS-IIIa-7.3.1
SS: Organizes information from primary
sources in preparation for writing, reporting
and similar academic tasks in collaboration
with others
EN5G-IIa-3.9
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures:
-Subject-Verb agreement
(inverted sentences)
14
Week 8

Producing the Sounds /b/ and /v/
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
Formative:
 Choral Reading

Noting Specific Details
Value on focus:
Blessedness
EN5RC-IVj-2.4
RC: Makes connections between
information and personal experiences
 Song Analysis
Summative:
 Quiz 2.7
Week 9

Simple Tenses of the Verbs

Producing the Ending Sounds of
/t/, /d/, and /id/



EN5G-IIIj-1.8.10
G: Uses a particular kind of sentence for a
specific purpose and audience (expressing
opinions/emotions)
EN5F-Ib-1.6
F:Reads aloud grade level appropriate text
with an accuracy rate of 95-100 percent
Synonyms
Formative:
 Building Word
Webs
 Skeleton Outline
Identifying Key Ideas and Details
in a Selection Read
Reading Biographies
Value on focus:
Love
EN5RC-IIIf-3.2.6
RC: Distinguishes text-types according to
features (structural and language)
-Cause and effect
-Series of events/ information
Summative:
 Quiz 2.8
 Performance Task
15

Week 10
The Past Tense of the Verb
 Second Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
EN5G-IId-3.9
G: Composes clear and coherent sentences
using appropriate grammatical structures:
-Aspects of verbs
RC: Notes details from the selection
V: Identifies synonyms and antonyms of
words
G: Distinguishes order of sentences
Summative:
 Second quarterly
assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
G: Gives the past tense of verbs
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THIRD QUARTER
Grade Level Standard
The learner listens critically to different text types; expresses ideas logically in oral and written forms;
and demonstrates interest in reading to meet various needs.
TIME
FRAME
TOPICS
Week 1

Homophones

Inflection of Words
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
EN5F-IIj-1.3
F: Reads grade level text with
accuracy, appropriate rate, and
proper expression
ASSESSMENT
Formative:
 Seatwork
 Listening to music
 Answering Comprehension Questions
while Listening to Music
EN5LC-Id-2.17.3
LC: Identifies the elements of
literary texts
 Cause and Effect Relationship
EN5RC-IIIe-3.2.6
RC: Distinguishes text types
according to features
-Cause and effect

Idea Web
Summative:
Values on focus:
Persistence and Determination
 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
 Quiz 3.1
EN5G-Ia-3.3
G: Composes clear and coherent
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sentences
using grammatical structures:
-Aspects of verbs
Week 2

Producing the /f/ and /p/ sounds

Context Clues

Words with Multiple Meanings
EN5F-IVh-1.6
F: Observes accuracy,
appropriate rate, proper
expression, and correct
pronunciation in dramatic
reading and presentations
EN5V-Ib-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of
unfamiliar words based on given
context clues
Formative:

Spelling

Seatwork

Game on Predicting
Outcomes
Summative:


Predicting Outcome

Getting the Main Idea
Quiz 3.2
EN5RC-Ib-2.9.1
RC: Infers the theme of literary
text
Value on focus:
Greatness

Active and Passive Voice of Verbs
EN5G-Ib-3.3
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
18
-Aspects of Verbs
Week 3

Syllable Stress

Synonyms

Using Sequence Signals in
Summarizing a Story
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of
unfamiliar words based on
context clues and other strategies
EN5OL-IIIe-3.7
OL: Uses appropriate strategies
to keep the discussion going
Formative:

Exercises
 Building a Story
Pyramid
Summative:
Value on focus:
Helpfulness
 The Progressive Tenses
Week 4
 Words with Digraphs
 Epic
Value on focus:
Bravery

Quiz 3.3
EN6G-Ic-3.2
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Tenses of Verbs
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN5RC-IC-2.2.3
RC: Summarizes narrative texts
based on elements:
-Theme
Formative:

Completing a word
puzzle on digraphs

Sequence Chain
Activity
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-Setting
-Characters
-Plot
Summative:
 Quiz 3.4
 Pronouns
Week 5
 Third Mid-Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
EN6G-If-4.4.1
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Pronouns
V: Identifies homophones
RC: Distinguishes cause and
effect
RC: Predicts logical outcome
Summative:
 Third Mid-quarterly
assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
G: Identifies transitive and
intransitive verbs
G: Writes sentences in active
and passive voice
G: Identifies the correct
progressive tense of
verbs
G: Identifies pronouns
20
Week 6
 Creating a Timeline
 Making Predictions
EN5RC-IVj-2.4
RC: Makes connections between
information viewed and personal
experiences
Week 7
Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns

Reading with Proper Phrasing and
Pausing

Sharing Author’s Feelings and
Attitude

Categorizing Words
Value on focus:
Industry
 Map Reading
Summative:
Value on focus:
Courage

Formative:
 Quiz 3.5
EN6G-If-4.4.1
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Pronoun
-Reference agreement (number,
case, gender)
EN6OL-Ib-1.17
OL: Relates an experience
appropriate to the occasion
EN6RC-Ih-2.24.3
RC: Evaluates narrative based
on how the author developed the
elements:
-Setting
-Character
Formative:

Choral Reading

Guessing Game
Summative:

Quiz 3.6
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Week 8

Idiomatic Expressions

Adjectives

Prothetic s

Words with Multiple Meanings

Cause and Effect

Writing a Sequel of a Story
EN6V-Ib-12.4.2.1
V: Infers meaning of idiomatic
expressions using context clues,
affixes, etc.
EN5G-IIg-5.2
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Adjectives
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects while reading
EN5OL-Ig-1.8
OL: Recounts events effectively
Formative:

Exercises

Venn Diagram

Constructing a circle
graph or pie graph
Value on focus:
Resourcefulness
Summative:


Interpreting a Graph
Writing an Advertisement
EN5WC-IIi-1.8.3
WC: Revises writing for clarityTransition/signal words

Quiz 3.7
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Week 9

Order of Adjectives

Words with the R-controlled Vowel
Sounds

Wh Questions
EN5G-IIf-5.2
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Order of adjectives
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN5OL-IIb-1.26
OL: Gives precise information
on a given topic
Formative:

Oral Reading

Short Skit
Summative:
Value on focus:
Responsibleness

Verbals
EN5OL-IIc-1.3.1
OL: Asks questions to check
understanding of information
presented

Quiz 3.8

Performance Task
EN5G-IId-3.9
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Aspects of verbs
23
Week 10

Third Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
RC: Identifies character’s
feelings
RC: Identifies idiomatic
expressions
Summative:
 Third quarterly assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
G: Identifies adjectives
G: Distinguishes the order of
adjectives
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FOURTH QUARTER
Grade Level Standard
The learner listens critically to different text types; expresses ideas logically in oral and written forms;
and demonstrates interest in reading to meet various needs.
TIME
FRAME
TOPICS
Week 1


Producing the Long /o/ Sound
Factual or Fantasy
Value on focus:
Unity
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN6LC-IIb-3.2
LC: Distinguishes various
informational/ factual text
ASSESSMENT
Formative:

Riddles

“Tell-a-Story”
Summative:


Adverbs and their Kinds
Quiz 4.1
EN6G-IIe-6.8
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Adverbs of manner
EN6G-IIf-6.5
G: Adverbs of place and time
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Week 2

Producing the Sound of /u/

Affixes
 Kinds of Outlines
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN5RC-IIh-2.15.1
RC: Makes an outline from a
selection read
Formative:

Drills on spelling

Paragraph Writing
Summative:


Writing a Paragraph Based on a
Prepared Outline
Value on focus:
Healthiness
Week 3
Quiz 4.2
EN5WC-Ic-2.2.4
WC: Writes two to three paragraph
composition based on prepared
outline

Conjunctions
EN5G-Ig-8.3/8.4
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures
-Conjunctions

Producing the Sound of /sh/
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
Formative:

Singing of one’s
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favorite song


Rhyming Words
Haiku
EN5OL-IIIe-3.7
OL: Uses appropriate strategies to
keep the discussion going
Week 4
Interjections

Producing the Sounds of /w/ and
/hw/

Homographs
Value on focus:
Harmony

Prepositions and Prepositional
Phrases
Quiz 4.3
EN5G-IIIj-1.8.10
G: Uses a particular kind of
sentence for a specific purpose and
audience
EN6F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN6V-IIb-12.3.3
V: Infers meaning of borrowed
words and content specific terms
using context clues and other
strategies
Formative:

Spelling

Character Card
Summative:


Haiku-writing
Summative:
Value on focus:
Appreciation


Quiz. 4.4
EN5G-IIIa-7.3.1
G: Composes clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Prepositions
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Week 5
 Fourth Mid-Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
V: Identifies homographs
RC: Distinguishes realism from
fantasy
G: Identifies adverb and its kinds
Summative:
 Fourth Mid-quarterly
assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
G: Identifies conjunctions and
interjections
G: Identifies prepositions and
prepositional phrases
Week 6



Producing the Sound of /zh/
Prefixes and Suffixes
Scanning and Skimming
 Paragraph Writing
 Three Parts of a
Paragraph
EN5F-Ia-2.9
F: Self-corrects when reading
EN5V-Ia-12 and 13
V: Infers the meaning of unfamiliar
words based on given context clues
(synonyms, antonyms, word parts)
and other strategies
Formative:

Oral Reading

Displaying sample
comics magazines
and scanning them in
groups
Summative:
EN5RC-IIb-2.21
RC: Identifies main idea, key
sentences, and supporting details of
a given paragraph

Writing a Paragraph
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Value on focus:
Happiness
Week 7

Oral Reading with Correct Phrasing
and Intonation
EN5F-IIIc-1.3
F: Reads grade level text with
accuracy
EN5F-IIIc-1.6
F: Reads with appropriate rate and
proper expression
Formative:

Oral Reading

Character Map
Summative:

Biography and Autobiography
EN6OL-IIe-5
OL: Shares brief impromptu
remarks about topics of interest

Oral Reporting
Value on focus:
Faithfulness
Week 8

Reported Speech

Producing the Sound of /o/

Proofreading a Paragraph with
Misspelled Words
EN5G-IIIj-1.8.10
G: Uses a particular kind of
sentence for a specific purpose and
audience
-Expressing opinions/emotions
EN5F-Ib-1.6
F: Reads aloud grade level
appropriate text with an accuracy
rate of 95-100 percent
Formative:

Exercises
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
Letter-Writing
Values on focus:
Kindness and Respect
Week 9


Week 10
Reading with speed and accuracy
EN7WC-III-h-2.2.15
WC/G: Composes a personal letter
to a friend, relative, and other
people
Summative:
EN5F-Ib-1.6
F: Reads aloud grade level
appropriate text with an accuracy
rate of 95-100 percent
Formative:


Letter-Writing
Oral Reading Test
Summative:
Declamation
 Fourth Quarter Examination
Values on focus: Honesty and
Diligence
OL: Delivers a declamation piece

V: Identifies prefixes and suffixes
RC: Notes details from a selection
WC: Writes a paragraph according
to the given topic
Performance Task
Summative:
 Fourth quarterly
assessment
-Objective type
-Subjective type
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