SIBALOM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Gonzales St., Sibalom, Antique

Date: ENGLISH 8 Quarter: 4

I. OBJECTIVES

A. Content Standards
B. Performance Standards
C. Learning
Competencies/Objectives
The learner demonstrates understanding of: South and West Asian literature as
an expression of philosophical and religious beliefs; information flow in various
text types; reality, fantasy, and opinion in listening and viewing materials; word
decoding strategies; and use of information sources, active/passive
constructions, direct/reported speech, perfect tenses, and logical connectors in
journalistic writing.
The learner transfers learning by composing a variety of journalistic texts, the
contents of which may be used in composing and delivering a memorized oral
speech featuring use of properly acknowledged information sources,
grammatical signals for opinion-making, persuasion, and emphasis, and
appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.
EN8OL-IVa-3.11:
Use the correct production of the sounds of English when delivering a manuscript
or memorized speech in an oration, in a declamation or in a dramatic
monologue.

At the end of the lesson students will be able to:

a. know and understand the definition and elements of speech choir.
D. Specific Objectives
b. recall the elements of speech choir.

II. CONTENT

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teacher's Guide pages
2. Learner's Materials pages pp.453
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials from
Learning Resource (LR) portal
CG, Module, Youtube, Power Point Presentation
B. Other Learning Resources

IV. PROCEDURES

Show a picture.
What do you observe in the picture?

A. Reviewing previous lesson or

presenting the new lesson

B. Establishing a purpose for Have you ever presented a speech choir?

the lesson
C. Presenting Discuss the Definition of Speech Choir
examples/instances of the new
lesson.

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(Elicit) Speech Choirs are performance groups that recite speeches in unison, often with
elements of choreography and costuming to help bring the speech to life.
It is also called choral speaking. It has a hallowed tradition. The first plays put on
by the Greeks featured choruses of speakers. Today, speech choir is a popular
teaching as well as a performing art. It operates like a musical choir minus the
music, instead of singing, speech choirs perform spoken-word pieces like poems.

Two Types of Speech Choir

1. Conventional Speech Choir or Traditional Speech Choir
-it does not require to use costumes, props, nor choreography.
-the choir just simply speaks or reads a literary piece.
2. Dynamic Speech Choir or Theatrical Speech Choir
- it is the reverse of the conventional speech choir

Elements of a Speech Choir

1. Members
A speech choir is typically the same size as a singing choir having
anywhere from 12-100 members or more.
2. Pieces
Speech Choir Selections are typically poems or poetic passage such as
from Greek dramas or Shakespeare's plays.
3. Choreography
Speech Choir Choreography of movement is not necessary component
for speech choir. Many successful competition choirs recite their pieces
while standing in place with their hands at their sides, attention
directed solely at the conductor.
4. Costuming
Speech Choir as with any other performance art, thought should be put
into how the speech choir will dress. Costumes can be as simple as
matching outfits or robes, such as a vocal choir would wear, or
elaborate theatrical garb.
5. Voice quality
Speech Choir The ability to combine successfully the light, medium,
and dark voices in the choir. The ability to communicate, through
voice, reactions to thoughts or emotions.
6. Number of Voices
Speech Choir The ability to add or subtract whole sections, banks,
smaller groups, or solo speakers to increase or diminish the power or
richness of the sound to better express the meaning.
7. Pitch Speech Choir
It refers to the variations of the voice on the musical scale is generally
referred to as infection.
8. Power
Speech Choir Ability to use volume, force or loudness as emphasis in
appropriate places to better express feeling and meaning.
9. Tempo
Speech Choir It refers to the rate of speed at which a reading
progresses. The ability to balance the rhythm of a piece and the tempo
of performance.
10. Staging
Speech Choir The ability to successfully organized and position the
choir on stage or risers for performance effect. The ability to stage
entrances and exits which enhance the mood of the poem and
performance.

Things to remember when doing a speech choir

1. Breathing
Noting where it makes sense to take breath, so you don't interrupt the
word flow but have enough breath to make it through the line.
2. Diction and Articulation
Diction is a learned skill
Articulate strongly in rehearsal and in your everyday life.
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D. Discussing new concepts
and practicing new skills #1
(Engage)
E. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills # 2
(Explore)
F. Developing mastery (leads to
Formative Assessment 3)
(Explain)
G. Finding practical
applications of concepts and
skills in daily living (Elaborate)
H. Making generalizations and
abstractions about the lesson
I. Evaluating learning (Evaluate)
3. Connection to your group
Onstage, the choir is your family. Listen to those around you. Connecting
with them will eliminate any stage fright.
4. Text
The text is your guide, it’s what the audience came to see and hear you
perform.
Now that you have learned the elements and some tips in doing a speech choir.
 What are the things that should be remembered when doing a speech
choir?
Let them read their piece.
The Anatomy of a Filipino
Show a video of speech choir.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzuV5oyGRc&feature=related
 In the video can you tell me what elements can you see?
 How was it performed?
 In what other performances can you also apply the elements of speech
choir?
 What elements do you think have been used?
1. What is the definition of Speech choir?
 Performance groups that recite speeches in unison, often with
elements of choreography and costuming to help bring the speech to
life.
2. What are the elements of speech choir?
 Members
 Piece
 Costume
 Voice quality
 Number of Voices
 Pitch Speech Choir
 Power
 Tempo
 Staging
3. What are tips/techniques to be remembered in doing speech choir?
 Breathing
 Diction and Articulation
 Connection to your group
 Text
Get a ¼ sheet of paper.
Identify elements of speech choir that is being described in the following
examples.
1. The group who won the completion only used plain white t-shirt and
black pants.
2. Light voices are often chosen from the first year females. Medium are
also females with deep voices. Dark are of course only males with very
deep voices.
3. We chose I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
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 4. The last group who performed placed the small members in front of the
line creatively.
5. Their speech choir is matched with proper gestures and actions n the
selected words. They may include walking and crawling.

J. Additional Activities for

application or remediation.
(Extend)

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. No of learners who earned
80% in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who required
additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons
work? No. of learners who
have caught up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well? Why
did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my principal
or supervisor can help me
solve?
G. What innovation or localized
materials did I used/discover
which I wish to share with
other teachers?

Prepared by:

Ana Daniela C. Villarosa

Student Teacher

Checked & Observed by:

Michelle Ann M. Tabalanza

Teacher