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Self-Learning Kit
English
Quarter 2 - Week 3
English – Grade 7
Self-Learning Kit
Quarter 2 – Week 3
First Edition, 2020

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Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio

Development Team of the Self- Learning Kit

Writer: Noreen A. Rondina
Editor: Joseph N. Pleños- EPS- English
Reviewer: Joseph N. Plenos- EPS-English
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What I Need to Know
This Self-Learning Kit is prepared for you to learn the specified competencies based on the Most
Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) for English 7, Quarter 2, Week 3. It is designed in a simplified
structure to help you easily understand the lesson for the week. It contains the following parts:

Includes an activity that aims to check what you already

I Have Known
know about this lesson.

Consists of activities that will help you view the previous

I Can Connect
lesson and prepare you to the new one.

Details the presentation and discussion of the concepts that

I Can Learn
you need to learn in this new lesson.

Comprises of activities for independent practice to check

I Can Try
understanding of the new concepts learned.

Contains exercises to validate your knowledge and

I Can Assess
understanding of the concepts learned.

Covers activities and exercises that you can do further to

I Can Do More
enrich your learning.

Answer Key Contains the key to correction of all the exercises.

Indicates the sources in the development of this Self-

References
Learning Kit (SLK).

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Lesson Title Electronic Search Engine; Specific Resources
Learning Use a search engine to conduct a guided search
Competency on a given topic.

MELC Code
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to;
1. Identify the different types of search engines.
2. Appreciate the significance of the different search engines to daily life.
3. Create your own email account as a means of storing the gathered information on
the specific website or keeping of personal information.

I Have Known

Pre- test: TELL ME WHY! TELL ME HOW! Write your answers on your activity
notebook.

1. Why do we gather information?

2. How do we gather information? What do we commonly use?

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 I Can Connect

Looking Back!
Activity 1: Using the guide below, complete the sentences by using your previous knowledge
in research.
1. In my previous research works, I used
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. I found out that it is necessary to use a specific webpage or site in looking out for
information because
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

I Can Learn

Search Engines

A search engine is a web- based tool that enables users to locate information on the
World Wide Web. Popular examples of search engines are Google, Yahoo & MSN
Search.
It uses the keywords to search for documents that relate to these keywords and then
puts the result in order of relevance to the topic that was searched for.

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Exampes:
Google, Altavista, Yahoo, MSN, Netscape, Excite, Overture, AOL, Ask Jeeves,
Inktomi.

Types of Search Engines

 Crawler Based
 Directories
 Hybrid Search Engines
 Meta Search Engine

1. Crawler Based Search Engine

 This type of search engine uses a “spider” or a “crawler” to search the
Internet. The crawler digs through individual web pages, pulls out
keywords and then adds the pages to the search engine’s database.
Google and Yahoo are examples of crawler search engine.
 Are good when you have a specific search topic.
Google
 Was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
 Its homepage has a button labeled as “I’m feeling lucky”. When a user
types in a search and clicks on the button, the user is directly taken to the
first search result.
 It has various “special features” which includes weather, unit conversion,
currency conversion, time, calculator, maps, etc.
Yahoo
 Was founded by David Filo and Jerry Yang.
 Operates a portal that provides the latest news, entertainment and sports
information.
 The portal also gives users access to open Yahoo Services like Yahoo Mail,
Yahoo Maps, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Groups and Yahoo Messenger.
2. Directories
 Depend on human editors to create their listings or the database. Yahoo
Directory, Open Directory and Look Smart are a few examples.
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  Human- reviewed directories are good when you are interested in a
general topic of search.
Examples of Yahoo Directory
Business & Economy Recreation & Sports
Computer & Internet Reference
Education Regional
Entertainment Science
Government Social Science
Health Society & Culture
New Additions Subscribe via RSS
3. Hybrid Search Engine
 Is a search engine that uses both crawler base searches and directory
searches to obtain their results?
Example:
Yahoo. Com- Google. Com
4. Meta Search Engine
 This transmit user- supplied keywords simultaneously to several
individual search engines to actually carry out the search.
 Search results returned from all the search engines that can be
integrated, duplicates can be eliminated and additional features such as
clustering by subjects within the search results can be implemented by
meta- search engines.
Example:
Dogpile, Metacrawler

How to use the search engines?

+  A “+” before the word in a search will locate for documents which
definitely contain the word.

-  A “- “before a word will exclude that word from the search.

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 ““  Placing words between quotation marks will search for phrase between
the quotes.

or  Using “or” between such phrase will search each term separately.

Examples:
Black + Blue: The search results will contain documents which contain the word
black and the word blue.
Black – Blue: Those documents will be returned which contain the word black
but not the word blue.
“Black Blue”: Those documents will be returned which include the phrase black
blue (placed together).
Black or Blue: Those documents will be returned which contain the term black/
the term blue (they are searched separately).

The 5Ws of Website Evaluation

Who
 Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?
 Is the biography of the author included?
 How can I found out more about the author?
What
 What does the author say in the purpose of the site?
 What else might the author have in mind for the site?
 What makes the site easy to use?
 What information is included and does this information differ from the other
sites?
When
 When was the site created?
 When was the site last updated?
Where
 Where does the information come from?
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  Where can I look to find out more about the sponsor of the site
Why
 Why is this information useful for my purpose?
 Why should I use this information?
 Why is this page better than another?

Importance:
Search engines are important because with over 8 billion web pages available, it would be
impossible to search for the information that is specifically needed. This is why search engines are used to
filter the information that is on the Internet and transform it into results that each individual can easily access
and use within the matter of seconds.

I Can Try

 Comprehension Check
1. What is search engine?
2. What are the different types of search engine?
3. Why are these search engines very crucial for 21st century learners?
4. How are these search engines useful for everybody?

I Can Assess

Fill in the blanks: Read the following statements and fill in with the
appropriate answer.
1. __________________________ uses the keywords to search for documents
that relate to these keywords and then puts the result in order of relevance to
the topic that was searched for.
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2. Hybrid Search Engine uses both ________________ and ____________to
obtain their results.
3. _______________, __________________ and __________are a few examples
of Directories. These depend on human editors to create their listings or the
database.
4. A ________ before a word will exclude that word from the search.
5. Using _______ between such phrase will search each term separately.

I Can Do More

A. Explore & Think Out of the Box!

With the help of a friend or an expert to technologies, a 21st century learner can
create his/ her own email account as a means of storing the gathered information
on the specific website or keeping of personal information. Follow the example
given below.

Example: 27noreenrondina25@gmail.com or you can use Yahoo.com.

Note: To evaluate your work, be sure to have your account registered so you can
freely use it by sharing information with or sending messages to someone
anywhere in the world.
Provide a screenshot when making your account and when it’s done, send
it to the group chat intended for this subject and year level.

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I Can Assess 2. I Have Known; Pre- test
1. Search Engine
2. Crawler Based  Crawler Based 1. Answer may vary.
Searches; Directory 2. Answer may vary.
Searches  Directories
3. Yahoo Directory;
Open Directory;  Hybrid Search I can connect; Activity 1
Look Smart
Engines 1. Answer may vary.
4. “ – “
2. Answer may vary.
5. “ or “
I Can Do More  Meta Search
Engine I Can Try; Comprehension
1. Answer may vary.
Check
3. Answer may vary.
1. A search engine
4. Answer may vary.
is a web- based
tool that
enables users to
locate
information on
the World Wide
Web.
2. Directories
Answer Key
 References

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org
 https://www.pinterest.ph
 Bit330f08.wikidot.com


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Telephone No.: (032) 262-6211

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF DANAO CITY

WEEKLY LEARNING PLAN IN ENGLISH 7

QUARTER 2-WEEK 3
Learning Competency/ies Use a search engine to conduct a guided search on a
given topic.

Learning Tasks/Learning
Resources
A. Teacher’s Tasks:
1. Perform daily routine
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Attendance Check
2. Administer pre-test
 Let the leaners answer “I Have Known”, (SLK pp.1)
3. Conduct review
 Review previous research works and refer to “I Can Connect”, (SLK p.2)
4. Deliver the new lesson
 Discuss the new lesson by reading and understanding the context found in “I Can
Learn”, (SLK pp. 2-6)
5. Check learner’s understanding
 Let the leaners do the activity in “I Can Try”, (SLK pp. 6)
6. Validate learning
 Let the leaners answer “I Can Assess”, (SLK pp. 6-7)
7. Provide enrichment activity
 Let the leaners perform the activity in “I Can Do More”, (SLK p. 7)

B. Learner’s Tasks:
1. Answer “I Have Known”, (SLK pp. 1).
2. Read and review concepts in “I Can Connect”, (SLK p.2)
3. Read and understand the new lesson presented in “I Can Learn”, (SLK pp. 2-6)
4. Do the activity in “I Can Try”, (SLK pp. 6)?
5. Answer “I Can Assess”, (SLK pp. 6-7)
6. Perform the activity in “I Can Do More”, (SLK pp. 7). Then, submit this part to your group
chat intended for this subject and year level. Note: This will be checked by your teacher
and may be used for performance task purposes.
7. After performing all the assigned activities, check your own answers by using the ANSWER
KEY guide found on the last part of the module.

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NOREEN A. RONDINA
Writer
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