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SAN GABRIEL II Grade

ELEMENTARY Level GRADE 4
LESSON SCHOOL
EXEMPLAR
Name of Teacher KRISTINE Learning
GRACE T. Area ENGLISH
AGUNDAY
Teaching Date  Week 3 Quarter First Quarter
Teaching Time TTH 7:30 – 8:00 No. of days 2 days

I. OBJECTIVES Identify significant details in a text

Demonstrate understanding of the text elements to comprehend
various text types and note significant details portrayed in the
selections or passages.
Appreciate the importance of noting details in a text
A. Content The learner demonstrates an understanding that reading in a wide range
Standard of texts provides pleasure and an avenue for self-expression and personal
development
B. Performance The learner uses literal information from texts to aptly infer and predict
Standard outcomes
C. Most Essential
Learning
Competencies Note significant details of various text types
(MELC)
(If applicable write the
indicated MELC)
D. Enabling
Competencies
(if available write the attached
enabling competencies)
II. CONTENT Noting Significant Details
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
a. Teacher’s Guide
Pages
b. Learner’s Guide pp. 19 - 21
Pages
c. Textbooks Pages Learner’s Module in English 4
d. Additional
Materials from
Learning
Resources
B. List of Learning (Depends on the Module once available)
Resources for
Development and
Engaging Activities
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Introduction What I need to know?
This lesson highlights the identification of significant details in a text.
This involves the process of noting essential information that texts
provide. This process allows you to notice the events, characters and
other information highlighted by authors or writers. You are expected to
demonstrate understanding of the text elements to comprehend various
text types; and note significant details portrayed in the selections or
passages.

Read and examine the selection below.

Achoo
by Cynthia Sherwood
We all sneeze sometimes. Sneezing is a reflex that your body does
automatically. That means you cannot make yourself sneeze or stop one
once it has started. When you sneeze, your body is trying to get rid of
bad things in your nose, such as bacteria. You have extra germs when
you have a cold, so you sneeze a lot more. You might also sneeze when
you smell pepper! Inside your nose, there are hundreds of tiny hairs.
These hairs filter the air you breathe. Sometimes dust and pollen find
their way through these hairs and bother your nasal passages. The nerves
in the lining of your nose tell your brain that something is invading your
body. Your brain, lungs, nose, mouth, and the muscles of your upper
body work together to blow away the invaders with a sneeze. When you
sneeze, germs from your nose get blown into the air. Using a tissue or
“sneezing into your sleeve” captures most of these germs. It is very
important to wash your hands after you sneeze into them, especially
during cold and flu season. Do you ever sneeze when you walk into
bright sunlight? About 25% of people experience this phenomenon.
Scientists believe that the brain gets confused when signals from the
optic nerve trigger the sneezing reflex in direct sunlight. This usually
runs in families. If someone nearby sneezes, remember to tell them
“Gesundheit!” That is a funny looking word which is pronounced “gezz
-oont-hite.” It is the German word that wishes someone good health after
sneezing.

Learning Task 1: Note details by answering the questions below. Write

your answers in your notebook.
1. Which parts of your body work together when you sneeze?
2. What does the German word gesundheit mean?
a. I wish you good health.
b. I wish you God's blessings.
c. I wish you a good day.
d. I wish you would stop sneezing.
3. Why do some people sneeze when they walk into bright sunlight?

B. Development What I know?

Learning Task 2: Have you seen an owl? Read the selection and find
out details about this wonderful creature. Then, choose the letters of the
correct answers. Write your answers in your notebook.

My name is Jerry. I am an owl. Have you heard an owl hoot before?

I have a big face and large eyes. I have strong legs and sharp claws
called talons. I have big wings and soft feathers. I sleep during the day
and hunt for food at night. I like to catch rats. I can see and hear things
that are very far away. I have very special feathers that allow me to fly
without making a sound. Did you know that a baby owl is called an
owlet? My home is in a nest in a tree. How about you, where do you
live?
1. Who is Jerry?
a. an owl b. a robin c. an eagle d. a sparrow
2. What are his claws called?
a. toes b. nails c. talons d. fingers
3. What does Jerry like to catch?
a. hams and sandwiches c. pizza b. fish and chips d. rats
4. What is a baby owl called?
a. a hen b. an owlet c. a calf d. a piglet
5. What does Jerry do during daytime?
a. He sleeps. c. He haunts for food.
b. He hoots loudly. d. He cleans his feather
6. Why are Jerry’s feather special?
a. They don’t make a sound. c. They are soft.
b. They are shiny. d. They are heavy.
What is in?
Learning Task 3: This is Jessa. She will share with you why she is
proud of her family. Are you also proud of your family? Read the lesson
below and answer the questions on the next page. Write your answers in
your notebook.
Hi, my name is Jessa. I am 10 years old and I
live in a small house in Santo Angel. I have a
wonderful family whom I love very much. There
are six members of my family. My grandparents,
my parents, I and my brother. My grandfather is
a very wise man who gives us great advice in
every situation. My grandmother is a talented
cook and kind woman. My father is a farmer who
has fed a lot of people in our barangay. My
mother is a vegetable seller. She is always there
for us, and I am grateful to her for this. My
brother, Tristan, is six years old and we get along very well. This is my
family and I am proud of them.
1. How old is Jessa?
2. How many members are there in her family?
3. Where does Jessa live?
4. What job does Jessa’s father have?
5. Is Jessa’s mother a teacher?
6. How many brothers has Jessa got?
7. Is Tristan older than Laura?
8. Who gives great advice in the family?
9. What kind of a girl do you think is Jessa?
10.Why do you think Jessa is proud of her family?
What is it?
Details are small pieces of information that support the main idea.
They tell something about people, events, things, time, objects,
circumstances, situations and manner. There are two types of details:
implicit and explicit.
1. Implicit details are used to describe or define a general state. These
 are the details that we can’t really see. These are details that are implied
but not easily expressed.
2. Explicit details are the specific details that we can see and are
measurable. These details are stated clearly.

Noting Details
Noting details is a reading comprehension skill that involves picking
out, from a piece of text information to achieve a given purpose. These
details are the ones that good readers notice and authors use to
emphasize the events, characters and other details in texts.
Basic Types of Texts
1. Informational or factual text informs, instructs, or persuades reader
by giving facts and information. Its purpose is to describe a place or
thing using facts. It retells events which may have already happened in
time order. It classifies, describes, and gives factual information about
people, animals, things, or phenomena. It also gives instructions on how
to make or do something.
2. Literary text entertains or elicits an emotional response by using
language to create mental images. Literary texts purpose are to describe
people’s characters, places, events and things in an imaginative way. It
retells events from novels, plays, films and personal experiences to
entertain others.
C. Engagement What’s more?
Learning Task 4: Read this selection and note the details by answering
the questions below. Write your answers in your notebook.
Uwang and Salagubang
“Uwang” (Rhinoceros Beetle in
English) is one of the few beetles called by
name in the Philippines. Other beetles are
referred to as “salagubang”, the generic
Tagalog word for beetle. Although we can
see various pictures of Rhinoceros Beetle
online, nothing can compare to seeing one
up close and personal.
From experience, I can tell you that if
one gets on your clothing, it’s really impossible to get it off easily. The
variety found in the Philippines is the Asiatic Rhinoceros Beetle. They
may seem formidable and vicious, but appearance can be deceiving.
They have sharp claws and those claws can only hurt you if you get
pinched by them. Other than that, they are practically harmless. They
also have horns and there is a difference in length depending on whether
it’s a male or female.
From what I understand, it’s the strongest insect in the world. I’m not
willing to test the assertion.
1. What are the names of the two types of beetles which are found in the
Philippines?
2. What variety of beetles do those two types come from?
3. How did the author describe the claws of “uwang” and “salagubang”?
4. Do you think you will be hurt once you see an “uwang” or
“salagubang”
5. What do you think is the purpose of the selection?
What I can do?
Learning Task 5: What do you usually imagine? Have you ever
experienced strange things in your classroom? Find out as you read the
story; then, answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in your
notebook.
Walking on the Moon
When I was in Grade 3, I got to take a trip to the moon. I remember
the day like it was yesterday. It was one of the strangest experiences I’d
ever had.
It all started when Miss Reyes, our Grade 3 Science teacher, was
showing a video about the different planets in the solar system. Halfway
through the video, I noticed a sparkling metal disc, about the size of a
peso coin, lying on the floor. I kept trying to pay attention to the video,
but found myself bending over to pick up the shiny disk that was next to
my desk.
As soon as I touched the metal disk, something strange happened. I
wasn’t in the classroom anymore. I was hovering in the air, way above
the school. I could see the whole or rather the rooftops of the whole city.
I was a little nervous, but also pretty excited. What was happening? How
could I be floating?
It was then when I remembered the metal disk I’d picked up from the
floor earlier. Did it I have something to do with the strange things that
were happening to me right now? I opened my palm and looked closely
at the disk. On the disk were these words:
“Floating through the air, like a helium filled balloon, your travels
will not stop, until you reach the moon”
The next thing I knew, I was soaring through space, dodging satellites
and asteroids. Oddly enough, I wasn’t cold and I was able to breathe just
fine. Before I knew it, I was standing on the moon. It was amazing! It
looked very different from the Earth. No trees, water, nor houses. There
wasn’t even any wind.
For each step I took I would bounce way up into the air. Every step
took left a huge footprint in the dust. I had to be careful and make sure.
I didn’t jump into a crater because I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get
out. Sometimes I couldn’t even see the bottom. I was bounding over to
something in the distance that looked very out of the place. When I got
there, I realized it was a flag. On the flag were the words: “To go to
Earth, close your eyes and think of what you’ve learned. You will find in
no time at all, you will be returned”. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go back
just yet, but I knew it might get dark soon and I didn’t want to be on the
moon by myself in the dark. I decided to close my eyes and think of the
weather and other characteristics of the moon I’d learned that day.
When I opened my eyes, I was sitting on my seat in my Science
classroom. Miss Reyes was turning on the lights because the video was
over. I sat there wondering about what just happened. I opened my hand
to look at the metal disk, but it was gone! Did I really take a trip to the
moon or was it just a dream?
1. Where is the setting of the story?
a. Saturn b. outer space c. a town d. a Science classroom
2. In the sentence, “I was hovering in the air, way above the school”
what does the word hovering mean?
a. floating b. dreaming c. walking d. jumping
3. Why are the words “Floating through the air, like a helium filled
balloon, your travels will not stop, until you reach the moon” written in
italics?
 a. The teacher thinks they are important.
b. They are words the student says.
c. They are words from the video.
d. The words on the disk are important.
4. In which sentence does the word bound have the same meaning as the
sentence “I was bounding over to something in the distance…”?
a. The sticks were bound in a bundle.
b. The rabbit will bound through the filled.
c. My book was bound at the printers.
d. There is a bound to be a change of plans.
5. Why does the main character NOT know if the trip really happened?
a. The main character was sitting in a desk when the video ended.
b. The metal disk was gone and the main character did not have any
proof.
c. The main character had difficulty remembering the order of
events.
d. The solar system video is still being shown.
6. Which event happened first in the story?
a. The main character is hovering above the town.
b. The main character reads the word on the disk
c. The main character picks up a sparkling metal disk.
d. The main character is sitting at a desk.
7. What would be another title for the story?
a. The Great Class Field Trip
b. The Living Moon
c. The Magic Metal Disk
d. The Solar System
D. Assimilation What I have learned?
Details are small pieces of information that support the main idea.
They can either be implicit and explicit. One of the important skills
needed in understanding details is known as noting details. Noting
details is a reading comprehension skill that involves picking out, from a
piece of text information to achieve a given purpose. Text information
may be taken from either informational/factual text and literary text.

What I Can Achieve? (Assessment)

Learning Task 6: Read and answer the questions below. Write your
answers in your notebook.

Why Does Ocean Have Waves?

The ocean is never still. Whether observing from the beach or a boat,
we expect to see waves on the horizon. Waves are created by energy
passing through water, causing it to move in a circular motion. However,
water does not actually travel in waves. Waves transmit energy, not
water, across the ocean and if not obstructed by anything, they have the
potential to travel across an entire ocean basin.
Waves are most commonly caused by wind. Wind-driven waves, or
surface waves, created by the friction between wind and surface water.
As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual
disturbance creates a wave crest. These types of waves are found
globally across the open ocean and along the coast.
More potentially hazardous waves can be caused by severe weather,
like a hurricane. The strong winds and pressure from this type of severe
 storm causes storm surge, a series of long waves that are created far
from shore in deep water and intensify as they move closer to land.
Other hazardous waves can be caused by underwater disturbances that
displace large amounts of water quickly such as earthquakes, landslides,
or volcanic eruptions. These very long waves are called tsunamis. Storm
surge and tsunamis are not the type of waves you imagine crashing down
on the shore. These waves roll upon the shore like a massive sea level
rise and can reach far distances inland.
The gravitational pull of the sun and moon on Earth also causes
waves. These waves are tides or, in other words, tidal waves. It is a
common misconception that a tidal wave is also a tsunami. The cause of
tsunamis are not related to tide information at all but can occur in any
tidal state.
1. What creates waves?
2. What could be an obstruction to waves?
3. Why do you think the wind is the most common cause of wave
creation?
4. What are some causes of hazardous waves?
5. What is another name for a very long wave ?

V. REFLECTION The learners will write their personal insights and reflection based on
what they have learned from the lesson using the following prompts.
I understand that ___________.
I realize that ________________.