Title: Radyo Eskwela na Tayo sa SD South Cotabato

English Topic: Connotation and Denotation

Format: School-on-the-Air
Length: 30 minutes

Script Writer: Miegel Bantaculo

Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
1. provide different positive characteristics of a person in dealing with a
conflict presented; and
2. distinguish the use of denotation and connotation.

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2 VO You’re listening to the hottest educational radio station in town! This is

Radyo Eskwela na Tayo sa South Cotabato!

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4 HOST: Good Morning Grade 10 students! You are now tuned in to

another episode of Radyo Eskwela na Tayo sa SD South Cotabato!

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6 This is your host, Teacher Cecille.

7 I hope you are fired up to learn another weeklong English lessons.

8 Just a reminder: Wash your hands before and after handling your
module, Activity sheets, pens and other materials. Let us all stay safe
and sound while this pandemic is around.

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10 HOST: Before we start, prepare dictionaries and bring out your worksheets.
If you already have done that then you are ready to listen to your
teacher, Teacher Gaysha.

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12 TEACHER 1: Thank you Teacher Cecille! Good morning everyone. This time, let’s
stretch our minds and be ready for our activity. Before we start let us first
unlock some important words.

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13 If we have a sentence: To get water from the deep well, you need to have a
pail attached to a strong rope.

14 What does well in this sentence mean? Open your dictionaries and be the
first one to write the correct answer on a sheet of paper.

15 What is the correct answer? (PAUSE). A well is a pit or a hole sunk into
the
earth to reach a supply of water. Did you get the correct answer? Great!

16 Now, listen to this:

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18 There were two students, Joaquin and Christina. They were both trapped
in an abandoned well. This well was empty and the two need to go out of
the well. The characters need to have at least three strengths to overcome
their problem of being trapped.

19 Do you know what strength means? Look for its meaning in the
dictionary. (PAUSE) Yes. It refers to the quality of being strong.

20 If you are one of the characters in the situation, what strengths should
you
possess for you to get out from the well? (PAUSE)

21 You can be strong, resilient, persistent, and brave.

22 These are great attitudes that Joaquin and Christina need to have to
overcome their problems.

23 From the given situation, do you observe how the word well and strength
are being defined? (PAUSE)

24 You may recall that well in our sentence is a pit or a hole into the earth
to reach a supply of water, and strength is a quality of being strong.

25 However, these two words might be interpreted in some other way such
that the word well may represent as a challenge for the two characters.

26 The word strength on the other hand may refer to the positive attitude
that
they should possess to get out of the well.

27 Now you know that certain words may have different definitions and
uses.

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29 HOST: That was teacher Gaysha, our English teacher.

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31 HOST: Now, we are all geared up for our lesson proper.

To further explain to us our lesson for today let us hear from teacher
Miegel.
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33 TEACHER 2: Thank you Teacher Cecille. Hello everyone.

34 You have learned a while ago that there are two ways to define a word.
That is the reason at times, we say something that might have different
interpretation.

35 Let us now open our module on Activity 1.2 (PAUSE). Do you see the
word inspiration?

36 You can see on the next column the two definitions of the word.

37 In column A it says something that brings on creative activity while on

column B it is motivation.

38 We call this definition as denotative meaning of the word as how

dictionary defines the word. Denotation is the literal precise definition
one can find in the dictionary.

39 Now let me ask you, what comes in your mind when you hear the word
inspiration?
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41 What is your inspiration in pursuing a course or getting good grades?

42 Yes, you may answer you want to pay back for all the sacrifices of your
parents.

43 Do you have any bad experience/s that you made as your inspiration to
do better in life?

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45 Indeed! Some of you might have been bullied for being poor and wearing
tattered clothes or uniform in going to school. This unfortunate
experience may have pushed you to persevere in life.

46 Let’s talk about your feelings. How do you feel when you hear the word
inspiration?

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48 Am I right if I say that you feel motivated whenever you see your crush?
And that you make your crush as an inspiration to go to school and do

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 better?

49 These are what we call connotations.

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51 Connotation is the positive and negative association of the word and the
emotional shades of the meaning of a word

52 I hope it is now clear with you, that when you say denotation it is direct,
literal, and precise meaning of a word from a dictionary. They have the
same
first letter D= denotation and dictionary.

53 On the other hand, connotation is the range of positive and negative

thoughts you have on a word and the emotion you feel about a word.

54 Both principal methods of describing the meaning of words are essential in

our everyday dealings with other people, in understanding text being read
and even in listening to varied means of information.

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56 Do you want to listen to the story, Orpheus? Once you listen to the
story tomorrow you may we be able to use these two- denotation and
connotation to fully understand and enjoy reading the whole story.

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58 HOST: I hope that you enjoyed our short session and I’m confident that by now
you already understand our lesson about denotation and connotation.
Thank you very much Teacher Miegel.

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60 HOST: This time Teacher Mhucky will test what you learned.

61 TEACHER 3: Thank you Maam Cecille. Hi there our dear learners! I know that getting
trapped like Joaquin and Cristina and having to deal with the problems
of being students and teenagers are tough. But it’s okay. You are
doing well!

62 For our final assessment, I will give you one minute to give the meaning
of the words strengths and weaknesses.

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64 Write your definitions on your worksheet. (PAUSE) Have you done it?
Awesome! Now, turn your worksheets on pa ge 7. Kindly answer activity
1.5 , which will let you categorize the words found inside the box whether
they belong to strengths or weaknesses.

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66 You have 20 seconds to answer the activity and your time starts now.

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68 Time’s up! Are you ready to check your answer? ……… Great!

69 First, let’s check the definition of the word strength . Strength in the
dictionary means the quality of being strong - in capacity for exertion
or endurance.

70 Weakness on the other hand means the quality of being weak or

lacking
Strength

71 Did you get the same definitions? (2 SEC.) Perfect!

72 Okey , let’s proceed to checking activity 1.5.

73 The strengths represent the positive attitudes, behavior or qualities that

a person should exhibit. These could be as follows: pillar, power,
building, ability, muscle.
74 The following are weaknesses which means that these words
usually
portray negative meanings, whether it be a denotation or a connotation.

75 These are: withering, limitation, debris, flaws and crack. (3 sec)

76 Have you categorized the words correctly?(PAUSE) Excellent! Your

performance is astonishing! Bye for now!

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78 HOST: Okey, that was Teacher Mhucky. Thank you very much.

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80 HOST: This time, let us listen to Teachers Charles!

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82 TEACHER 4: Thank you Maam Cecille! Hello there dear learners.

83 As an additional activity, please read in advance the story Orpheus on

pages 9-10 of your modules.

84 Take note of words you have difficulty understanding and spelling

85 Use your dictionary for denotative meaning of words. If you have

gadgets, you may use mobile dictionary if you want to speed things up
in looking for definitions, pronunciation and correct spelling.

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86 Did you get a perfect score from our last activity? I know you have gone
through a lot today.

87 So rest, relax and by tomorrow we could relive the lessons we have

learned today.
88 Before I bid my goodbye, please don’t forget to wash your hands after
handling your module, your worksheet, pen and dictionary.

89 On behalf of Teacher Cecille, Teacher Gaysha, Teacher Miegel, and

Teacher Mhucky.

90 This is Teacher Charles, saying that “Trials in life are not meant to make
us fail, but to see how far we can fly.” Till next episode. God bless us all!

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