SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH 4
SECOND QUARTER
GRADE LEVEL STANDARD
TIME
FRAME
Week 1
The learner listens critically to one- two paragraphs; uses appropriate expressions in varied
situations; reads text for pleasure and information critically in meaningful thought units; responds
properly to environmental prints like signs, posters, commands and requests; and writes legibly
simple sentences and messages in cursive form.
TOPICS
 The Plural Forms of
Nouns
Unit I
Lesson 8
The Man Who Would Not
Help
Work text pp. 92- 104
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
EN4G-Ic-2.3.1
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-Pluralization of nouns
Value/s on Focus:
Happiness
EN4F-Ie-4
F- Read with automaticity grade level
frequently occurring content area
words
EN4V-IIIc-20.2
V- Identify different meanings of
content specific words (Mathematics)
EN4RC-IIIf-4.5
RC- Identify various text types
according to structure
ASSESSMENT
Formative:
 Eliciting responses from the pupils on:
What is happiness for you?
 Describing the characters in the story
“Benito and Marcelo” using a character
web (see WT, page 96
 Studying a given graph and answering
questions about it.
 Oral reading of the poem, “Our Funny
Language,” on page 99 of the WT.
Summative:
 Making an acrostic on the word
HAPPINESS (with rubrics)
 Quiz on Forming the Plurals of Nouns
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Week 2
 Gender of Nouns
Unit 2
Lesson 1
Like the Narra
Work text pp. 107- 115
Comparison and Contrast
EN4RC-Ie-2.1.5
RC- Analyze a 3-4 line poem in
terms of its elements (rhymes, sound
devices)
EN4G-IIf-4.4.2
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures (gender)
Value/s on Focus:
Believing in Truth and Doing
Good
EN4OL-IIh-1.15.1
OL- Deliver familiar poems with ease
and confidence
EN6V-Ic-12.4.1
V- Infer meaning of idiomatic
expressions using
- Roots
EN4OL-Id-1.14.7
OL- Speak clearly with correct
pronunciation
EN4V-Ie-13.9
V- Use context clues (definition) to
find the meaning of unfamiliar words
EN4WC-Ie-2.2.2
WC- Write a 3- 4 line poem in terms
of its elements
Formative:
 Group discussion on the narra tree and
why it was chosen as our national tree
 Oral reading of the poem, “Like the
Narra,” with correct feeling and facial
expression
 Group work (Giving examples of
idiomatic expressions)
Summative:
 Drawing of a symbol that expresses
one’s good quality a writing a two line
verse describing this quality (with
rubrics)
 Graded seatwork
- Idiomatic Expressions
- Gender of Nouns
Week 3
 Possessive Form of
Nouns
EN4OL-Ic-1.14.7
Speak clearly with correct
pronunciation
Unit 2
Lesson 2
Flora’s Uncle Rufo
Work text pp. 116- 131
Value/s on Focus:
Realization that physical
disability is not a hindrance to
success, but laziness is
Formative:
 Discussion on people with disabilities
and how we treat them
 Talking about the story of Louis Braille
who succeeded in life
 Increasing one’s vocabulary through the
use of Kangaroo Words
 Sharing articles directly lifted from
newspapers (connecting this to: Writing
a Lead)
EN4V-Ii-13-10
V- Use context cues (exemplification)
Summative:
to find the meaning of unfamiliar
 Creation of one’s own advertisement
words
using any given propaganda device
(with rubrics)
EN4RC-Ib-2.12
 Short quiz on possessive forms of
RC- Analyze a narrative in terms of
nouns
its characters
EN4RC-Iii-3.10
RC- Analyze lead of a news report
EN4G-Ie-2.5
Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
- Noun phrases
EN4WC-Ia-2.2.1
Write 2-3 connected sentences
Week 4
 Pronouns
Unit 2
Lesson 3
Happy Birthday, Lita
Worktext pp. 132- 142
EN4G-IIf-4.4.1
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures
- Pronouns
Formative:
 Sharing of birthday celebrations
 Using one’s own pocket dictionary
focusing on symbols used for correct
pronunciation
 Drill on words with prefixes and suffixes
(WT p.134)
Value/s on Focus:
Generosity
EN4RC-IIIa-2.2
RC- Note significant details of a
given test
EN4OL-Ie-1.13.1
OL- Speak clearly with correct
pronunciation
EN4SS- IIc-1.4
SS- Use dictionaries and glossaries
Week 5
Second Mid- Quarter Exams
Topics:
 The Plural Forms of
Nouns
 Gender of Nouns
 Possessive forms of
Nouns
 Pronouns
 Vocabulary
Development
 Reading Graphs
 Syllabication
Summative:
 Creating one’s own riddle (with rubrics)
 Composition- Writing with the theme,
generosity (with rubrics)
 Short test on:
- Subject Pronouns
- Object pronouns
- Possessive pronouns
Performance task:
Summative:
 Forming the plural of nouns
 Identifying gender of nouns
 Writing the possessive form of
nouns
 Classifying pronouns into
subjective, objective, and
possessive
 Identifying meanings of words
through context clues
 Reading graphs
 Syllabicating words
 Paper- pencil test
Value/s on Focus:
Week 6
Responsibility,
Conscientiousness in
answering test questions
 Compound Personal
Pronouns
Unit II
Lesson 4
Smiley Went to the Bank
Worktext pp. 143- 156
EN4G-IIE-4.4.1
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structure:
- Pronoun (number, case, kind,
etc.)
EN 4LC- IIa.3.3.1
Formative:
 Role playing of a situation when one
went to the bank accompanied by an
adult
 Motivate oral reading technique
(Looking for the paragraph in the story
that contains the answer to a question)
 Doing a Jazz Chat observing the correct
LC- Identify the main idea supporting
details from a text heard
rhythm (See sample on page 155)
Value/s on Focus:
Realization on the importance
of saving money
EN4SS-IIIi-1.2.1
SS- Interpret graphs
EN4OL-Ic-1.14.5
OL- Speak clearly with appropriate
juncture
Summative:
 Jazz Chant composition (with rubrics)
 Quiz on Compound and Personal
Pronouns
EN5LC-IVj-3.13
LC- Summarize information from
various text types
Week 7
 Demonstrative
Pronouns
Unit II
Lesson 5
Fighters for Energy
Conservation
Worktext pp. 157- 170
EN5RC-IIIe-3.2.6
RC- Distinguish text types according
to features
- Cause and Effect
EN4OL-1C-1.14.7
OL- Speak clearly with correct
pronunciation
EN4SS-IVC-1.8
SS- Take down relevant information
Value/s on Focus:
Involvement in energy
conservation
EN4G-IIe-4.4.2
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
- Pronoun- reference
agreement
EN5OL-IIb-1.26
OL- Give precise information on a
given topic
Formative:
 Sharing of family expenses incurred in
general and emphasizing the value of
thrift
 Discussing the value of energy
conservation through the use of a
concept map (see WT, page 163)
 Doing exercises on noting cause-effect
relationships
 Discussion of signs and symbols
showing several ways of conserving
energy
Summative:
 Poster-Making on Energy Conservation
(with rubrics)
 Short quiz on Demonstrative Pronouns
Week 8
 Indefinite Pronouns
Unit II
Lesson 6
Lazy No More
Work text pp. 171- 182
Value/s on Focus:
Diligence and Responsibility
EN5LC-IIIa-2.10
LC- Distinguish fact from opinion
Formative:
 Contest on identifying synonyms and
antonyms to help widen one’s
vocabulary
EN5V-IIIa-20.4
 Identifying fact from opinion through
V- Infer the meaning of unfamiliar
given examples and exercises (WT,
words given context clues (synonyms
pages 177- 178)
and antonyms word parts)
 Evaluating and analyzing a news item
lifted from newspapers and evaluating
EN6F-Ia-2.9
this as fact or opinion
F- Self- correct when reading
EN6G-Ig-4.4.1
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
- Pronoun-reference agreement
Summative:
 Writing one’s own study schedule and
sharing this with the class (with rubrics)
 Short quiz on Indefinite Pronouns
En5OL-IIhi4
OL- Make a stand
Week 9
 Relative and
Interrogative Pronouns
Unit II
Lesson 7
On the Road
Worktext pp. 183- 195
Value/s on Focus:
Hope that life is worth living,
bearable or enjoyable through
hard work and perseverance
EN4OL-Ib-1.14.1
OL- Speak clearly using appropriate
rate and voice projection
EN4RC-Ii-2.9.1
RC- Infer the theme of a literary text
EN5RC-IVf-5.5
RC- Respond appropriately to
messages of different authentic texts
EN6G-If-4.4.2
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
- Pronoun
- Reference agreement
Formative:
 Dyad- Sharing
- Are you enjoying your life as a pupil?
Why or why not?
 Understanding characters and inferring
character feelings through an exercise
(WT, pages 189- 190)
 Reinforcing study skills by sharing and
understanding newspaper headlines
 Sharing various ways on how one
spends his/ her leisure time
Summative:
 Paragraph- Writing: How I Will Prepare
Myself for a Better Life in the Future
 Short quiz on Relative and Interrogative
Pronouns
Performance Task:
Week 10
Second Quarter Examination
Topics:
 Compound Personal
Pronouns
 Demonstrative
Pronouns
 Indefinite Pronouns
 Relative and
interrogative Pronouns
 Vocabulary
Development using
Synonyms and
Antonyms
 Fact or Opinion
 Cause and Effect
Relationships
 Noting Details on the
story read
Value/s on Focus:
Patience and Following
Directions
Summative:
 Paper pencil test
 Identifying/ classifying
compound personal pronouns
 Classifying pronouns
according to demonstrative,
indefinite, and relative
pronouns
 Building vocabulary through
spelling and identifying
synonyms and antonyms
 Classifying statements as to
Fact or Opinion
 Noting cause and effect
relationships
 Noting details on the selection
read