Macroskills Competency Activities

Listening Listen for important points Identify the tone expressed by

signaled by volume, projection, the speaker.
pitch, stress, intonation, Answer some guide questions
juncture, and rate of speech

Speaking Use the correct sounds of Speech delivery

English Recite a poem
Deliver a selfcomposed
informative speech
Reading Scan for logical connectors to Highlight logical connectors
determine the text type. used
Relate content or theme to Open ended questions
previous experiences and
background knowledge
Writing Use appropriate grammatical Reaction paper
signals or expressions suitable Essay
to each pattern of idea Blog
development:  general to Constructive Answer
particular  claim and
counterclaim  problemsolution
 cause-effect  and others
Viewing Discern positive and negative Note taking while viewing
messages conveyed in a Guided Viewing
material viewed
Use context clues from the
material viewed to determine
the meaning of unfamiliar
words or expressions