Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII-Eastern Visayas
Division of Leyte
SAN FRANCISCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ISABEL, LEYTE

SIMPLIFIED MELC-BASED BUDGET OF LESSONS IN ENGLISH 8

Fourth Quarter

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to each pattern of idea development: general to particular, claim and counterclaim,
problem-solution, cause-effect, and others.
CODE:
DURATION: Week 1 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What do we mean by
grammatical signals or
expressions?
 What are the different
patterns of idea development?
 What is general?  Why do we need to use signal  Write at least five (5) sentences
 What is particular? words in our sentences or that follow a general to particular
 What is a general to particular paragraphs? pattern. Make sure to use
pattern of idea development?  Why is it important for as to grammatical signals or
 How can we achieve a incorporate grammatical signals expressions in your sentences.
sentence or paragraph that has in our sentences or paragraphs?
a general to particular
pattern?

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to each pattern of idea development: general to particular, claim and counterclaim,
problem-solution, cause-effect, and others.
CODE:
DURATION: Week 2 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is claim?
 What is counterclaim?
 What is a claim and
counterclaim statement?
 How can we achieve a
statement which is a claim
and counterclaim?
 Debate: “Wearing School
Uniform or not?”
 Why is it important for as to
incorporate grammatical signals
in our claim and counterclaim
statements?
 Write an essay entitled “The
Advantages and Disadvantages
of using mobile phones”. Make
sure to utilize the claim and
counterclaim statements in your
essay.

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to each pattern of idea development: general to particular, claim and counterclaim,
problem-solution, cause-effect, and others.
CODE:
DURATION: Week 3 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is the definition of  How can we achieve a
problems? problem-solution pattern of
 What is the definition of idea?
solution?  Have you encountered
 What is a problem-solution problems in your studies or in
pattern? your life, and then have you
find solutions to solve it?
 Why is it important for as to
incorporate grammatical signals
in our problem-solution sentences
or paragraphs?
 Group Activity:
Match Column A to Column
B to complete a problem-
solution sentence.
 Write a paragraph which is
entitled “The Disadvantages
of using gadgets”. Make sure
to use grammatical signals in
your paragraph.

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to each pattern of idea development: general to particular, claim and counterclaim,
problem-solution, cause-effect, and others.
CODE:
DURATION: Week 4 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is the definition of
cause?
 What is the definition of
effects?
 What is a cause-and-effect
statement?
 How can we achieve a cause-
and-effect sentences?
 Can you give example
sentences of cause-and-
effect?
 Board work Activity:  What is the importance of
Write a cause-and-effect using grammatical signals or
sentence on the board. expressions in your cause-
and-effect sentences?

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Expand the content of an outline using notes from primary and secondary sources.
CODE: EN8WC-IIIc-1.1.6
DURATION: Week 5 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is an outline?
 What are the different types
of outline?
 What is a topic outline?
 What is a sentence outline?
 Can you write an essay
without first writing an
outline?
 Why do we need to write an  Choose a topic below and
outline first before proceeding to make a sentence and topic
the actual writing of our essay? outline of your chosen topic:
Family
Friends
Education
Mobile Phones

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Synthesize essential information found in various sources.
CODE:
DURATION: Week 6 (4 hours)
 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is a source?
 What are the two types of
sources?
 Where can we get mostly our
sources from?
 What is a primary source?  What are the four steps in  Make a slogan expressing the
 What is a secondary source? synthesizing information? importance of synthesis in
 What is synthesizing?  Why is it important to base our writing.
essays with reliable sources?

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Compose effective paragraphs.
CODE: EN8WC-IIa-2.8
DURATION: Week 7 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
  What is a paragraph?  What are the principles in  How can we achieve a coherent  Think of the most visited
 What are the parts of a writing a paragraph? paragraph? place in your province. Write
paragraph?  How can we compose an  Can you write a coherent a paragraph about it consisting
 What is a topic sentence? effective paragraph? paragraph? of 5-7 sentences.
 What are supporting
sentences?
 What is a concluding
sentence?

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Develop paragraphs that illustrate each text type (narrative in literature, expository, explanatory, factual and personal recount, persuasive).
CODE:
DURATION: Week 8 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
  What are the different text  What is an explanation text?  What is a recount?  Choose the text type that you
types?  What is an expository text?  What is the difference between like best. Then state your
 What is a narrative text?  What is a procedural text? personal and factual recount? reasons why you like it using
 What is a persuasive text? an explanation text type.

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other
texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
MELC: Deliver a self-composed speech using all the needed speech conventions.
CODE:
DURATION: Week 9 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
  What is a speech?
 What is a speech writing
process?
 What are the guidelines in
speech writing?
 What are the different types
of speech according to
delivery?
 What is an impromptu speech?
 What is an extemporaneous
speech?
 Explain the speaking from a
Manuscript.
 Explain what is speaking from
Memory.
 What are the tips for an
effective delivery?
 Write a 3-paragraph speech
based on your field of interest.
Follow the principles of
speech. Then, deliver your 3-
paragraph self-composed
speech in front of your
classmates.

Submitted by: Approved by:

DANICA E. GOPIO CHONA C. MARTIN

Teacher I School Head