SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH 4
FOURTH 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
 Adverbs
Unit III
Lesson 8
Robinson Crusoe
Work text pp. 291- 304
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
EN4F-Ia-1.6
F- Read aloud grade level texts with
accuracy rate of 95- 100 per cent
Get the meaning of words in
Vocabulary Development using
context clues
Predict outcomes from the story read
Value/s on Focus:
Courage
Understand a parable related to the
story
ASSESSMENT
Formative:
 Recall pupils’ experience when they got
lost. Ask them questions like:
What did they do they realized they
were lost. Connect it with the story they
are about to read.
 Discuss the need for coping skills when
faced with temptations and other
challenges in life.
 Group reading
 Discussion
 Recitation
 Answer Worktext exercises
Identify and classify adverbs
Use adverbs in meaningful
sentences
Week 2
 Using Adverbs in
Making Comparisons
Unit IV
Lesson 1
How Fire came About
EN4F-Ia-1.6
F- Read aloud grade level texts with
accuracy rate of 95- 100 per cent
EN4LC- 1B-2.2.2
LC- Identify the elements of a myth
Summative:
 Paragraph Writing on the topic: How
one can have a good Friend
 Short quiz on Adverbs and its kinds
Formative:
 Dramatization of the story, “How Fire
Came About”
 Identifying character traits through
pantomime
 Filling- in a given chart in comparison of
adverbs
Work text pp. 305- 313
Value/s on Focus:
EN4G-IIf-6.5
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammar structures
- Adverbs
Love and Sacrifice
EN4WC-IIe-2.8.2
WC- Write a paragraph showing
- Time Order
Week 3
 Using Tag Questions
Unit IV
Lesson 2
Nature and I
Work text pp. 314- 324
EN4OL-Id-1.14.7
OL- Speak clearly with correct
pronunciation
EN4V-IIIa-13.11
V- Identify shades of meaning in
words
 Going to the library and borrowing
books on mythology
Summative:
 Paragraph- Writing: Advantages and
Disadvantages of Fire to Humanity (with
rubrics)
 Short quiz on Using Adverbs in Making
Comparison
Formative:
 Individual and group reading of the
essay, Nature and I
 Recalling details of an essay using
pictures
 Making a creative announcement using
one’s imagination
 Writing cinquians by groups
Value/s on Focus:
Appreciation of Nature and its
Marvelous Wonders
EN5SS-III-a.3
SS- Organize information from
primary sources in preparation for
writing
EN4G- IIh-1.8.2
G-Use a particular kind of sentence
for a specific purpose
- Responding to questions
Week 4
 Prepositions and
Conjunctions
Unit IV
Lesson 3
The Wise King and the Little
Bee
Worktext pp. 325- 339
EN5G-Ie-8.3/8.4
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using the appropriate
grammatical structures:
- Conjunctions
EN5G-IIIA-7.3.1
G- Compose clear and coherent
sentences using the appropriate
Summative:
 Creative Writing on the topic “ Nature
and I”
 Short quiz on the Correct Use of Tag
Questions
Formative:
 Silent reading of the story “The Wise
King and I”
 Critiquing familiar advertisement seen
on print and non- print
 Describing one’s favorite commercial on
T.V,
 Role- playing of a situation where one
can use the /e/ and /i/ sounds
Value/s on Focus:
Wisdom
grammatical structures:
- Prepositions
EN4SS-IVg-1.8
SS- Take down relevant information
EN4OL-Ic-1.14.7
OL- Speak clearly with correct
pronunciation
Summative:
 Group Work (creating one’s own
advertisement and creating a jingle for
it)
 Composition writing (with rubrics)
 Quiz on Conjunctions and Prepositions
Performance Task:
EN4V-Id-13.2
V- Use context clues to find the
meaning of unfamiliar words
EN5VC-IVd-1.7.1
VC- Analyze how visual and
multimedia elements contribute to
the meaning of a text
Week 5
Fourth Mid- Quarter Exams
Topics:
 Adverbs
 Using Adverbs in
Making Comparisons
 Using Tag Questions
 Prepositions and
Conjunctions
 Predicting Outcomes
 Identifying Character
Traits
 Writing a cinquians
 Making an
Announcement
Value/s on Focus:
Conscientiousness in work
and Industry
 To identify/ classify adverbs
according to kind
 Use adverbs correctly in
sentences
 Make comparisons using
adverbs
 Use/ write tag questions
correctly
 Predict outcomes
 Identify character traits used
in the selection
 Write cinquians correctly
 Make/ write an announcement
Summative:
 Paper- pencil test
Week 6
 Interjections
Unit IV
Lesson 4
Toribio M. Teaodoro (18871965)
Worktext pp. 340- 352
Value/s on Focus:
Industry and Success
EN5 V-IV-f-20.1
V- Identify different meanings of
content specific words
EN5G-IIIf-1.8.8
G- Use a particular kind of sentence
for a specific purpose and audience
- Giving information
Formative:
 Sharing of biographies the children are
familiar with
 Scanning s story for important details
 Sharing one’s biographies with the
class
 Free Communication Exercise and drill
exercise to master the use of
interjections
(Example: You won in Spelling Bee.
You will be interviewed by the Head of
the Program Committee)
EN5WC-IIb-2.2.5
WC- Write paragraphs showing
- Cause and Effect
Summative:
 Composition- Writing
My Biography (with rubrics)
EN5OL-Ig-1.8
OL- Recount events effectively
 Short quiz on the Use of Interjections
Week 7
 Punctuation and
Capitalization
Unit IV
Lesson 5
The Great but Tragic Escape
Worktext pp. 353- 367
Value/s on Focus:
Obedience
EN4V-Ie-13.9
V- Use context clues to find the
meaning of unfamiliar words
EN4SS-IIa-1.4
SS- Locate information from
reference materials
EN5G-IIIe-1.8.4
G- use a particular kind of sentence
for a specific purpose and audience
- Following and giving
directions
EN4WC-Ib-1.8.1
WC- Revise writing for clarity:
- Capitalization
- Punctuation marks
Formative:
 Silent reading of the story, ”The Great
but Tragic Escape”
 Finding information in reference books
in the library (Trip to the Library)
 An exercise on Following Directions
(See A Treasure Hunt, page 359, WT)
 Sharing experiences
 Was there an instance in your life when
you disobeyed your mother or father?
What happened?
Summative:
 Composition Writing (The Importance of
Following Directions) (with rubrics)
 Short quiz on Punctuation and
Capitalization
Week 8
 Writing a Letter
Unit IV
Lesson 6
The Donkey
Work text pp. 368- 379
Value/s on Focus:
Courage and Strength
EN6OL-IV-i-3.6
OL- Summarize information
conveyed through discussion
EN6V-IVj-12.4.2.3
V- Infer meaning of context specific
terms using other strategies
EN5SS-IIIF-4
SS- Organize information from
secondary sources in preparation for
writing, reporting and similar
academic tasks in collaboration with
others
EN6OL-IVi-3.6
OL- Summarize information
conveyed through discussion
Formative:
 Individual/ group reading of the poem, “
My Creed,” on page 369, WT
 Sharing of challenges experienced this
school year
 Reviewing the parts of a letter learned
in the previous level/s
Summative:
 Writing one’s personal mantra
 Letter Writing: Writing a Friendly Letter
(with rubrics)
Performance Task:
EN5A-IVF-16
A- Observe politeness at all
times
EN5A-IV-F17
A- Show tactfulness when
communicating with others
Week 9
 Subject- Verb
Agreement
Review Lessons only
Value/s on Focus:
Determination and Hard work
Review the two parts of a sentence
and the different tenses of the verbs
Complete sentences in seat works
given to show correct subject- verb
agreement
Construct sentences showing proper
usage of the tenses of the verbs
Formative:
 Group Review – the correct usage of
the tenses of the verbs
 Group Work –construct Sentences
using the different tenses of the verbs
Summative:
 Short Quiz on Subject- Verb Agreement
Week 10
Third Quarter Examination
Topics:
 Interjections
 Punctuation and
Capitalization
 Writing a Letter
 Following Directions
 Sequencing Events
 Noting Details
Value/s on Focus:
 Identify and write correct
interjections in sentences
 Use punctuation marks and
capitalization correctly
 Write a friendly letter
 Follow directions well
 Arrange events in correct
sequential order
 Note important details in the
story read
Summative:
 Paper pencil test