SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

First Semester, School Year 2019-2020

TOPIC GUIDE

Subject Title: Oral Communication in Context Class Schedule:

No. of Hours/Semester: 80
Grade level: 11 Room:
Pre-requisite/s: None

Subject Description:
This course develops the listening and speaking language competencies among the
Senior High School students. It serves as a platform for the learners to train their individual speech
capability in various contexts.
Furthermore, Oral Communication in Context focuses on performance-based assessment
as the subject requires the learners to organize and deliver different speech acts.

Week/Date Content/Topics
Orientation to the Course
Grading System
Attendance Policy
Subject requirements and references
Quarter I
Week 1 Unit 1: Nature and Elements of Communication
August 5-9 Communication
Discourse
Oral and Written Discourse
August 12 Eid’d Adha (Holiday)
Lesson 1: Fundamentals of Reading Academic Text
Elements of Communication
Week 2 Models of Communication
August 13-16 Functions of Communication
Features of Communication

August 21 Ninoy Aquino Day (Holiday)

Lesson 1: Fundamentals of Reading Academic Text
Barriers to Communication
Week 3 Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
August 19-23
August 26, 2019 National Heroes Day (Holiday)

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 Lesson 2: Intercultural Communication
Week 4 Definition and Nature of Intercultural
August 27-30 Communication
The Developmental Model of Cultural Sensitivity
Characteristics of Competent Intercultural
Communications
UNIT TEST (UNIT 1: STRATEGIES IN VARIOUS SPEECH
SITUATIONS)
Unit II: Strategies in Various Speech Situations
Week 5 Lesson 3: Types of Speech Context and Style
September 2-6 Lesson 4: Types of Speech Act
Lesson 5: Types of Communicative Strategy

Unit III: Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Week 6 Lesson 6: Principles of Speech Writing
September 9-13

Unit III: Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Week 7 Lesson 6: Principles of Speech Writing
September 16-20

Unit III: Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Week 8 Lesson 7: Principles of Speech Delivery
September 23-27
Week 9 UNIT TEST (UNIT II: STRATEGIES IN VARIOUS SPEECH
September 30 – October 4 SITUATIONS)
(UNIT III: FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC
SPEAKING)
Class Review
Week 10 FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATIONS
October 7-9
October 10-11 Feedback of Grades

Unit IV: Types of Speech

Week 11 Lesson 8: Organizing and Delivering a Manuscript
October 14-18 Speech
Lesson 8: Manuscript Speech Performance

Unit IV: Types of Speech

Week 12 Lesson 9: Organizing and Delivering a Memorized
October 21-25 Speech
Unit IV: Types of Speech
Lesson 9: Organizing and Delivering a Memorized
Week 13 Speech
October 28-30

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 Unit IV: Types of Speech
Lesson 10: Impromptu Speech
Week 13 Additional Holiday
October 31 – November 1 All Saints’ Day (Holiday)

Unit IV: Types of Speech

Lesson 10: Impromptu Speech Performance

Lesson 11: Organizing and Delivering

Week 14 Extemporaneous Speech
November 5-8

Week 15 FOUNDATION WEEK CELEBRATION

November 12-15
Lesson 11: Extemporaneous Speech
Week 16 & 17 Performance
November 18-22/ Lesson 12: Organizing and Delivering and
November 25-29 Entertainment Speech
Lesson 13: Organizing and Delivering an
Informative Speech
Lesson 14: Organizing and Delivering Persuasive
Speech

Week 18 Final Performance: Speech Choir

December 2-6
Week 19 SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATIONS
December 9-11

REFERENCES:
 Textbook

Sipacio, P. F., & Balgos, A. G. (2016). Oral Communication in Context For Senior High
School. Quezon, Philippines: C & E Publishing, Inc. .

CLASS POLICIES:
 Mobile phones are strictly prohibited as per DepEd Order no. 83 s. 2003.
 Academic writings, papers or assignments shall be submitted on time.
 No special quizzes or projects.

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GRADING SYSTEM: DepEd Order
Written Work (25%)
 Quizzes
 Unit Test
 Written reports/output
Performance Task (50%)
 Class/Group activity
 Speech Presentations
Quarterly Examination (25%)
PASSING MARK (75%)

Prepared by:
Emmanuel Joshua V. Fernandez, LPT

Date Prepared:
August 15, 2019

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