On-Air Learning English 4 - Recognizing Parts of a Paragraph

Title: On-Air Learning in English 4 – Quarter 1 – Module 1
Topic: Unity Within! (Recognizing the Parts of a Simple Paragraph

Format: School-On-The-Air
Length: 50 minutes
Scriptwriters: Rejoice C. Pascua/Maria Jonalyn D. Gangan
Objective: Recognize the parts of a simple paragraph
1 BIZ: INSERT SOA STATION ID/PROGRAM ID
2 BIZ: MUSIC UP AND THEN UNDER
3 RADIO TEACHER: A safe and productive day to you, our dear learners! Today is a
4 blessed day because this is the start of our marvelous learning in
5 Grade 4 English! I am Teacher _________________, your On-Air
6 buddy!
7 This new type of learning uses the radio to keep you safe during this
8 pandemic. And isn’t it a fascinating way? Because even if we do not
9 see each other, we are in this together.
10 So, sit back, relax, and enjoy learning through the sound waves of
11 our radios.
12 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER
13 RADIO TEACHER: Are you ready kids? (PAUSE) Have you taken your vitamins today?
14 (pause) Are you awake, alert, alive, enthusiastic? (PAUSE)
15 Before we start with our lesson, may I ask that we all stand up. Yes!
16 That’s it! Stand up straight and tall, like a narra tree. Stretch your
17 arms upwards, reach for the sky! Very good! Sway your arms from
18 side to side, as if a gentle breeze is pushing them like the branches of
19 a tree.
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PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH… 222
1 RADIO TEACHER: At the end of our journey today, you would be able to recognize the
2 different parts of a simple paragraph. You heard it right! As we learn
3 together, you will be knowing the parts of a simple paragraph
4 But before we move further, let us take a look at the modules you are
5 holding. Open them to page 1. That’s it! You can see ‘Kuya Pat’ who
6 is going to be our learning buddy. Kuya Pat has five (5) questions on
7 the module, and he is asking for your honesty. Don’t worry if you
8 answer incorrectly. By the end of our lesson, the questions of Kuya
9 Pat will just be a piece of cake.
10 (Give time for learners to answer – 60 seconds)
11 How was it? How many answers did you get correctly? Very good!
12 Now we can move on to the next part of our lesson.
14 RADIO TEACHER: Pages 3 and 4 of our module has four groups of sentences. Can you
15 join me in reading these aloud? After reading it, try to guess if the
16 group of sentences is a paragraph, put a check on it; or a non-
17 paragraph, put an X on it. Let’s start! (PAUSE) First set:
18 drumroll SFX
19 RADIO TECAHER: My school is one of the largest in our province. We have over 2000
20 students. To accommodate all of us, our school had to have 45
21 classrooms. For now, we only have 30 classrooms. Some classes
22 occupy makeshift classrooms. Our principal is working hard to have
23 more classrooms built so that students and teachers will be
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1 comfortable. (REPEAT)
2 So, what do you think is the answer? Is this a check or an X?
3 Correct! Paragraph Number 1 is a check!
4 (Clapping SFX)
5 Second set!
6 Drumroll SFX
7 RADIO TEACHER: Every bus needs a driver. Buses are not cheap. Different kinds of
8 buses ply our streets. They bring people to different destinations. A
9 lot of people come to our place to do business, shop and while away
10 their time. It is really warm today. (REPEAT)
11 Is this a paragraph? Or a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)
12 Very good! Why do you think that it’s a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)
13 That’s right! (CLAPPING SFX) The sentences do not connect with
14 with each other. (PAUSE) Third set of sentences.
15 Drumroll SFX
16 RADIO TEACHER: My family and I went to the wildlife park. It is one of the most
17 visited places in our city. It houses snakes, birds, giraffes, lion and
18 tiger, and even crocodiles. My favorite toy is a train which goes up
19 and down a hill. (REPEAT)
20 Can you tell if this is a paragraph or a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)
21 Excellent! What is your clue to say that this is a non-paragraph?
22 (PAUSE). True! The last sentence does not fit the first few sentences.
23 And the last set!
24 Drumroll SFX
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1 RADIO TEACHER: Our teacher has a baby, so we have a substitute teacher, Ms.
2 Roxas. She is nice and funny. We always enjoy when she comes to
3 our class. She makes us laugh with her jokes. She allows us to play
4 outside one in a while. She also teaches well. (REPEAT)
5 Is this a paragraph? Or a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)
6 Wow! You are really good at this!
7 Clapping SFX
8 The last set of sentences is a paragraph. Why do you think so?
9 (PAUSE) Spot on! All the sentences are related to each other.
10 What is the paragraph all about? (PAUSE) Correct! It’s about
11 a substitute teacher.
12 I think we are ready to move on the next activity.
14 RADIO TEACHER: Are we enjoying our lesson? (PAUSE) Turn your attention to page
15 4 of your modules. You can see four (4) pictures.
17 Have you ever played 4 Pics 1 Word? It’s a mobile game which
18 presents 4 pictures. All you have to do is to guess the word that
19 all four pictures represent.
20 Let’s see, did you answer correctly? (PAUSE) Excellent!
22 RADIO TEACHER: Do you love reading books? If yes, you are on the right track.
23 If not, it’s not too late to start. Books help us in every way
24 imaginable.
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2 RADIO TEACHER: One game which does not require a gadget is a crossword puzzle.
3 This brain exercise is both exciting and satisfying. Because when
4 you complete it, it’s an achievement. How will you do it? First,
5 look at the words in the box of page 5 – Word Master activity.
6 Will you read the words with me? (PAUSE) – PRESERVE,
7 ESSENTIAL, SCROLLS, ANCIENT, PAPYRUS,
8 MANUSCRIPTS, UNRAVELED, CODEX, DURABLE,
9 COMPACT, PARCHMENT, PRINTING, MAHAYANA
10 Now, there are clues below which are labeled ACROSS and
11 DOWN. Can you see them? (PAUSE). Very well, these will help
12 us with answering the crossword.
14 RADIO TEACHER: I’ll help you with the first one, and then you continue with the
15 others. Let’s begin, (PAUSE) Across 2 says “stiff, flat, thin
16 material for writing.” Let’s look for the box with the number 2.
17 Do you see it? (PAUSE) The clue says ‘across’, how many boxes
18 are there across Box 2? (PAUSE). That’s right! Nine (9). Let’s
19 look at the words in the box. Are there words with nine letters?
20 Yes! ESSENTIAL, UNRAVELED and PARCHMENT. Among
21 these three, which do you think means a stiff, flat, thin material
22 for writing? That’s right! PARCHMENT! Let’s write it down on 2
23 Across with one letter in each box. P-A-R-C-H-M-E-N-T.
24 That’s the simplest way to answer a crossword puzzle. Now, it’s
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1 your turn. Try to answer the crossword puzzle on your own.

BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN DOWN, (Try to give ample time for learner to answer the
2
puzzle)
3 RADIO TEACHER: If you are done answering the Crossword Puzzle, it would be
4 easy for you to understand what we are about to read. On page 6
5 is a paragraph about books. If you have answered the crossword
6 correctly, you would be able to understand it completely.
7 Will you read aloud with me? (PAUSE) Excellent!
8 Books are the oldest source of information that never gets old.
9 Even before, when the oldest radio has not yet been invented,
10 books were able to provide information to the people around the
11 world. Books had been an essential part of human lives since the
12 old times. They have been used for telling stories, preserving
13 history, and sharing information about our world. The first ever
14 recognized books were the ancient scrolls. These are rolled up
15 manuscripts made from Papyrus plant and ranges from fourteen
16 (14) to fifty-two (52) feet wide when unraveled. The second type of
17 book was the book to-go of the Romans. More similar to the style
18 of books today, the Romans created some of the first codices
19 (plural of codex) from as early as the 1st century. The codex was
20 more durable and compact than a scroll as it was made with
21 parchment paper and bound with wooden covers. Information is
22 important and books had been a necessity for everyone. The need
23 for books resulted to the discovery of printed books. The first
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1 recorded printed book in history is the Diamond Sutra of
2 Mahayana Buddhism. Books in schools are all product of
3 printing. These modern days, books are now in electronic form.
4 Electronic book or e-book for short is the most convenient type of
5 books as long as you have gadgets to read on. Books may change
6 over time, but it will never get tired nor old in giving us vast
7 information around the world.
8 Shall we read it again? Or we can now answer the questions?
9 Brilliant! Let us try to answer the five (5) questions found on page
10 seven (7). (PAUSE) Question number one: What is the source of
11 information mentioned in the paragraph? Do you know what it is?
12 (PAUSE) Superb! The source of information mentioned in the
13 paragraph is books. (CLAPPING SFX)
14 Number 2: What are the types of books? (LONGER PAUSE)
15 One is the ancient scrolls, (PAUSE) another is the codex or
16 codices for plural, (PAUSE) next are the printed books, (PAUSE)
17 and the latest are what we call electronic books, or e-books.
18 Fantastic! (CLAPPING SFX) How about question number 3?
19 How does each type of book differ from each other? (PAUSE)
20 That’s right! (CLAPPING SFX) Not only do they differ in
21 appearance, but they also differ in the way they are written and
22 where they are written.
23 Next question: Why do you think we need books? (PAUSE)
24 Marvelous! (CLAPPING SFX) Books give us all sorts of
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1 information and can also be a source of entertainment.
2 Last question: How do you imagine our
3 world without books? (PAUSE) Yes! (CLAPPING SFX) It
4 would not only be a boring world, but it would be an ignorant one.
5 Without books, we cannot properly store and transfer information.
6 Let us take a short break, then we will dig deeper on paragraphs.
8 INFOMERCIAL 1
9 RADIO TEACHER: Well, before we move on to the next part of the lesson, have you
10 answered all the five questions correctly in the previous lesson?
11 (PAUSE) Great! Let us now understand what a paragraph means
12 and its parts. (PAUSE)
13 A paragraph is a group of sentences which focuses on a single
14 idea. (REPEAT) Go back to the first sentence of the paragraph

we have read (PAUSE) Books are the oldest source of
15
information
16 that never gets old. Can you guess what the paragraph is about
17 just by reading the first sentence? (PAUSE) Brilliant! This first
18 sentence is what we call a topic sentence. Page 8 of your module
19 says that the topic sentence in a paragraph gives the reader insight
20 or idea into what it is all about. It is located at the beginning of a
21 paragraph. But sometimes, you can find it at the middle or end of
22 a paragraph. You have to read well the paragraph so that you can
23 be able to identify correctly the topic sentence.
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1 Aside from the topic sentence, there are other sentences in a
2 paragraph. These are called supporting sentences. (PAUSE) If a
3 paragraph has only one topic sentence, it has several supporting
4 sentences. What are supporting sentences? (PAUSE) Supporting
5 sentences make up the body of a paragraph. It expands the topic
6 sentence in detail to develop the idea presented on it. That is why
7 it is also called as supporting details. The number of sentences
8 vary but the typical paragraph should have two to five supporting
9 sentences. (PAUSE) Meaning, each supporting sentence has a
10 relationship or connection with the topic sentence. It would not
11 be considered a paragraph if the sentences do not connect with
12 each other.
13 The last part of a paragraph is called the concluding sentence.
14 Again, the last part of a paragraph is called the concluding
15 sentence. (PAUSE) The concluding sentence marks the end of the
16 paragraph and it summarizes or raises the key point of the
17 paragraph. This is the last sentence of a paragraph.
18 Importantly, in recognizing a simple paragraph, you have to
19 consider all of its parts – from the beginning up to the last
20 sentence. (PAUSE) To help you understand the parts better, the
21 boy found in page 9 recaps the topic sentence, supporting
22 sentences, and concluding sentence.
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1 RADIO TEACHER: Let’s see if you have learned something from our earlier
2 discussion. (PAUSE) On Page 10 is a paragraph. Read it on your
3 own. (60 seconds). Do you need to read it again? (60 seconds).
4 So, what do you think is the topic sentence of the paragraph?
5 (PAUSE) Yes! The topic sentence is My favorite subjects are
6 English, Mathematics, and Science. Very good! You are
7 getting the hang of it! (PAUSE). What do you think are the
8 sentences that support the topic sentence? (PAUSE) That’s
9 right! The topic sentences are sentence numbers 2, 3, and 4.
10 Very good! We are almost there. (PAUSE) How about the
11 concluding sentence? (PAUSE) Excellent! The last sentence is the
12 concluding sentence. (CLAPPING SFX).
13 We are half-way there. You are doing an excellent job so far.
14 Don’t fret, because isn’t it that learning is fun?
15 INFOMERCIAL 2
16 RADIO TEACHER: Well then! Before we move on to the next part of the lesson, why
17 don’t you stand up and stretch your arms and legs? That way,
18 blood circulation will move better from your heart to your brain.
19 That’s it. Stretch your arms upwards, reach for the sky. Then
20 bend backwards as if you’re dodging Matrix style. Bend forward
21 and try to touch your toes. Doesn’t that feel good?
22 BIZ: MSC UP AND UNDER
23 RADIO TEACHER: Now! Let’s learn a little deeper. (PAUSE)
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1 RADIO TEACHER: We now know the different parts of a simple paragraph. This
2 time, we would be focusing our attention on choosing the best
3 topic sentence. (PAUSE) On page 11 of your module is a
4 paragraph. Will you read it aloud for me? (60 SECONDS) Wow!
5 You are a good reader. (PAUSE) If I would ask you to choose the
6 best topic sentence for the paragraph you have read, what would
7 you choose? (PAUSE) A? B? or C? (30 SECONDS). That’s
8 correct! B, -- Active listening helps an individual understand well
9 the message of the teacher. You can now answer the three
10 paragraphs in pages 12 and 13. (PAUSE) Let’s begin! (PAUSE)
11 Cellphone bridges the gap of communication. This is the best gift
12 of technology to us. As long as you have access to the internet or
13 has load, no matter how far or near the person you wanted to talk
14 with, cellphone can do it for you. However, aside from its good
15 features especially in communication, there are still incidents
16 reporting the harmful effect of cellphone to our health. Over-
17 exposure to radiation is unhealthy. Cellphone is functional but
18 users must be aware and prevent its bad effects by decreasing the
19 number of hours spent in chatting and playing games on their
20 cellphones. (PAUSE) Can you tell me which of the three
21 sentences below is the best topic sentence? (PAUSE). Brilliant!
22 The correct answer is A! (CLAPPING SFX)
23 Next paragraph:
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1 RADIO TEACHER: Instead of playing with friends, Adrian does the household chores
2 immediately after recovering his energy from miles of walk in
3 going home. When done, he reviews all his lessons of the day. All
his assignments were prepared at night and everything is ready
4
for
5 tomorrow. He focused his review on their Mathematics lesson
6 about fractions. When teacher Maxima entered their classroom,
7 everyone was told to prepare a clean paper. Adrian got a perfect
8 score because he studied the lessons well. (PAUSE). What do you
9 think is the topic sentence, A, B, or C? (PAUSE) Superb!
10 (CLAPPING SFX)
11 The correct answer is B. (PAUSE) And the last paragraph:
12 The sender transmits the message while the receiver accepts the
13 message. The most important factor in communication is the good
14 delivery of the message to ensure better understanding which will
15 result in a satisfying answer. Moreover, the tool in communication
16 is as important as the message being sent because it is the
17 channel by which the message is delivered. (PAUSE) Last one,
18 Is it A, B, or C? (PAUSE) Brilliant! (CLAPPING SFX) The
19 answer is A!
20 How are you, so far? Are you still enjoying our lesson?
22 RADIO TEACHER: Let us try another activity. This time, instead of choosing the
23 topic sentence of the paragraph, let us focus our attention on its
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1 other parts. Are you ready for more? (PAUSE) Excellent!
2 RADIO TEACHER: Activity B focuses on the supporting details of a paragraph. If our
3 topic sentence is: “The Internet is the best gift that all students
4 would want to have,” (PAUSE) I want you to look at the three
5 sentences below what I have read in page 14. What do you think is
6 the sentence which is not relevant to the topic sentence? When I
7 say not relevant, what I mean is that the meaning of the sentence
8 may not be needed to complete the paragraph. (REPEAT)
9 And your answer is? (PAUSE) Wonderful! The sentence which is
10 not relevant is C.
11 Moving on, which sentence is not relevant to the topic sentence,
12 Philippines is home to beautiful beaches.? (PAUSE) Wow! You
13 really are good at this. Why do you think the answer is B?
14 (PAUSE) Very good! (CLAPPING SFX). Letter B is about
15 volcanoes while our paragraph talks about beaches. (PAUSE)
16 Try to answer numbers 2 and 3 on page 15 on your own.
17 MSC WHILE WAITING FOR LEARNERS TO ANSWER
18 120 SECONDS
19 RADIO TEACHER: Excellent! The answer for number 2 is C and for number 3 is also
20 C.
22 RADIO TEACHER: Next stop! This time, we are looking for the best concluding
23 sentence.
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1 RADIO TEACHER: Will you read the paragraph on page 16 for me, please? (PAUSE)
2 (60 SECONDS) Very good! (PAUSE) What do you think is the
3 best concluding sentence of the paragraph? (PAUSE) Correct!
4 It’s letter A! (CLAPPING SFX)
5 I want you to try paragraphs 1 to 3 on your own. Can you do that
6 for me? Fantastic! Let’s begin.
7 MSC GOOD FOR 180 SECONDS
8 RADIO TEACHER: Time’s up! Let’s see how far you’ve gone. The correct answer
9 for number 1 is A. Number 2 is B, and another A for number 3.
10 Did you get all answers correctly? (PAUSE) Amazing! But don’t
11 worry if you did not get everything right. Just go back to our
12 lesson and review the things we have discussed.
14 RADIO TEACHER: This time, it’s all on you. On clean sheets of paper, do the
15 activities for you to submit to your teacher at the end of the week.
16 First off is the “What I Have Learned” activity on page 18.
17 (PAUSE) Do you have a clean sheet of paper with you?
18 Marvelous! Copy the thought map on page 18 and try to answer
19 the questions inside the boxes. You can go back to the discussion
20 if there are ideas which need to go through again.
21 MSC 60 SECONDS
22 RADIO TEACHER: Don’t worry if you have not yet finished the activity. You still
23 have time to that on your own.
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1 RADIO TEACHER: Moving on! This activity will test your understanding on the
2 different parts of a simple paragraph. Are you game? (PAUSE)
3 Awesome! (PAUSE) Read the paragraph on page 19 and fill up
4 the table on another clean sheet of paper. Write down the topic
5 sentences, the supporting details, and the concluding sentence.
6 Let’s go!
7 MSC 120 SECONDS
8 RADIO TEACHER: Cool! We are now on the last part of our module. (CLAPPING
9 SFX). Pages 20 to 22 will test if you have understood our lesson
10 so far. If you have errors, don’t worry. We can go back to our
11 lesson so that you go through the things you have missed.
12 Just write your answers on a separate sheet of paper which you
13 will submit to your teacher at the end of the week.
15 RADIO TEACHER: Congratulations, dear learners! We have finished the first module
16 in English 4! (CLAPPING SFX)
17 I commend you for a job well done! May I just remind you to
18 stay at home, be safe, drink plenty of fluids and eat fruits and
19 vegetables for you to be healthy and fit.
20 Until next time, this is Teacher ___________ your On-Air buddy.
21 BIZ: MSC UP THEN FADE
22 STATION ID
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Title: On-Air Learning in English 4 – Quarter 1 – Module 1

Topic: Unity Within! (Recognizing the Parts of a Simple Paragraph

1 BIZ: INSERT SOA STATION ID/PROGRAM ID

2 BIZ: MUSIC UP AND THEN UNDER

4 blessed day because this is the start of our marvelous learning in

5 Grade 4 English! I am Teacher _________________, your On-Air

8 pandemic. And isn’t it a fascinating way? Because even if we do not

9 see each other, we are in this together.

12 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

14 (pause) Are you awake, alert, alive, enthusiastic? (PAUSE)

18 side to side, as if a gentle breeze is pushing them like the branches of

20 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

2 different parts of a simple paragraph. You heard it right! As we learn

3 together, you will be knowing the parts of a simple paragraph

8 answer incorrectly. By the end of our lesson, the questions of Kuya

9 Pat will just be a piece of cake.

10 (Give time for learners to answer – 60 seconds)

12 Now we can move on to the next part of our lesson.

13 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

16 group of sentences is a paragraph, put a check on it; or a non-

17 paragraph, put an X on it. Let’s start! (PAUSE) First set:

20 students. To accommodate all of us, our school had to have 45

21 classrooms. For now, we only have 30 classrooms. Some classes

22 occupy makeshift classrooms. Our principal is working hard to have

23 more classrooms built so that students and teachers will be

2 So, what do you think is the answer? Is this a check or an X?

3 Correct! Paragraph Number 1 is a check!

8 buses ply our streets. They bring people to different destinations. A

10 their time. It is really warm today. (REPEAT)

11 Is this a paragraph? Or a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)

12 Very good! Why do you think that it’s a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)

13 That’s right! (CLAPPING SFX) The sentences do not connect with

14 with each other. (PAUSE) Third set of sentences.

18 tiger, and even crocodiles. My favorite toy is a train which goes up

19 and down a hill. (REPEAT)

20 Can you tell if this is a paragraph or a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)

21 Excellent! What is your clue to say that this is a non-paragraph?

23 And the last set!

4 outside one in a while. She also teaches well. (REPEAT)

5 Is this a paragraph? Or a non-paragraph? (PAUSE)

6 Wow! You are really good at this!

8 The last set of sentences is a paragraph. Why do you think so?

10 What is the paragraph all about? (PAUSE) Correct! It’s about

12 I think we are ready to move on the next activity.

13 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

15 4 of your modules. You can see four (4) pictures.

18 presents 4 pictures. All you have to do is to guess the word that

19 all four pictures represent.

20 Let’s see, did you answer correctly? (PAUSE) Excellent!

21 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

1 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

3 This brain exercise is both exciting and satisfying. Because when

5 look at the words in the box of page 5 – Word Master activity.

6 Will you read the words with me? (PAUSE) – PRESERVE,

7 ESSENTIAL, SCROLLS, ANCIENT, PAPYRUS,

8 MANUSCRIPTS, UNRAVELED, CODEX, DURABLE,

9 COMPACT, PARCHMENT, PRINTING, MAHAYANA

12 us with answering the crossword.

13 BIZ: MSC UP AND THEN UNDER

15 others. Let’s begin, (PAUSE) Across 2 says “stiff, flat, thin

20 Yes! ESSENTIAL, UNRAVELED and PARCHMENT. Among

22 for writing? That’s right! PARCHMENT! Let’s write it down on 2