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 10

Fourth Quarter

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Distinguish technical terms used in research.
CODE: EN10V-IVa-30
DURATION: Week 1 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is research?
 What are the two methods in
research?
 What is quantitative research?
 What is qualitative research?
 What is a research topic?
 What does SMART stands
for?
 Why SMART is important in
research?
 What is the importance of
research in our lives?
 Why do we need to conduct
research?
 Is research important to you
as a student?
 Group Activity:
Brainstorm with your
groupmates in coming up
with your research topic.
Make sure to focus your
research topic only here in
our school, the San Francisco
National High School.
QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Distinguish technical terms used in research.
CODE: EN10V-IVa-30
DURATION: Week 2 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is a research question?
 How can we formulate our
research questions?
 What are the things to
remember in writing our
research questions?
 What is population?
 What is sample?
 What are the different
sampling techniques in a
qualitative method?
 What are the different
sampling techniques in a
quantitative method?
 Why do you think that
research question is important
to be included in your study?
 Can you formulate a research
question based on your
research topic?
 Group Activity:
Go to your respective groups
and formulate research
questions with regards to your
research topics.

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Distinguish technical terms used in research.
CODE: EN10V-IVa-30
DURATION: Week 3 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is qualitative research?
 What is quantitative research?
 What are the qualities of
quantitative research?
 What are the qualities of
qualitative research?
 Can you tell whether your
research study is qualitative
or quantitative?
 Can you now choose whether
what sampling technique you
will utilize in your study?
 Group Activity:
Meet with your group and
decide as to what type of
research you will be focusing
on your research. And choose
what type of sampling
technique you will be
utilizing.
QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Distinguish technical terms used in research.
CODE: EN10V-IVa-30
DURATION: Week 4 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What are the different parts of  What is hypothesis?  What is plagiarism?  What are the different ways
a research paper?  What are the two types of  How can we avoid in citing our sources in order
hypotheses? plagiarism? to avoid plagiarism?
QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Give technical and operational definitions.
CODE: EN10V-IIa-13.9
DURATION: Week 5 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 How do define a  What is the  Can you write a technical and  Construct sentences using the words below into
word? difference between operational definitions? Technical and Opeational Terms.
 What is technical operational  Board work Activity: 1. BANK
definition? definition and Provide a technical and (Technical)
 What is technical operational definition of the ________________________________
operational definition? And following words: (Operational)
definition? what could be 1. Computer ________________________________
their similarities? 2. Stock 2. ROCK
(Technical)
_______________________________
(Operational)
_______________________________
3. SHOP
(Technical)
________________________________
(Operational)
________________________________

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Give expanded definitions of words.
CODE: EN10V-IIIa-13.9
DURATION: Week 6 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is an expanded
definition?
 What are the ways on how to
expand a definition?
 Explain the following:  You write a one-paragraph  Using any reference
 Expanding by giving essay with 5-10 sentences to materials, give an expanded
an example define the word “family”. definition of the term
 Expanding by You use any of the given “POLLUTION”. Your
comparing and ways on how to expand a paragraph shall be limited to
contrasting definition into a paragraph. 100 words.
 Expanding by (20 points)
describing process

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Observe correct grammar in making definitions.
CODE: EN10G-IIa-29
DURATION: Week 7 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What is Definite and
Indefinite Articles?
 What is Forms of the Verb
“be”?
 What is an Adjective Clause?
 What are Participial Phrases?
 What are the Guidelines in
Writing Formal Definition?
 Construct a formal definition
for the following words. You
may use any of the patterns.
Apply everything you’ve
learned about observing
correct grammar in making
definitions.

1. teacher
2. heart
3. poetry
4. mountain
5. language

QUARTER: 4th
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his / her understanding of literature and other texts types
for a deeper appreciation of World Literature, including Philippine Literature.
MELC: Compose a research report on a relevant social issue.
CODE: EN10SS-IVe-2.3
DURATION: Week 8 (4 hours)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

 What are the basic parts of a  What is the importance of  How do you take down  Group Activity:
research paper? writing or composing a notes? Make now your research
 What is a research paper? research?  How to avoid plagiarism? paper together with your
groupmates.

Submitted by: Approved by:

DANICA E. GOPIO CHONA C. MARTIN

Teacher I School Head