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Grade 4 English.

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250lessons

100DepEd competencies

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Textbook 1Stories, Speakers, and Sequential Plot

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Story Grammar and Important Elements

Chapter 2

First, Second, and Third-Person Point of View

Chapter 3

Sequential Plot and Six-Event Storytelling

Chapter 4

Main Idea, Summary, and Conclusions

Textbook 2Literary Meaning, Sound, and Imagination

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Setting, Theme, and Genre

Chapter 2

Predicting Outcomes of Events

Chapter 3

Sound Devices in Literary Texts

Chapter 4

Simile, Metaphor, Fantasy, and Reality

Textbook 3Word Parts, Word Meaning, and Sentence Basics

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Context Clues and Word Relationships

Chapter 2

Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Compound Words

Chapter 3

Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronouns, and Action Verbs

Chapter 4

Simple Tenses, Voice, Adjectives, and Complex Sentences

Textbook 4Narrative Writing, Visuals, and Basic Multimedia

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Planning and Drafting Narrative Texts

Chapter 2

Informal Tone and Non-Verbal Storytelling

Chapter 3

Lines, Symbols, and Visual Purpose

Chapter 4

Multimedia Text and Real or Make-Believe Images

Textbook 5Reading Informational Texts and Expository Structures

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Outlining Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details

Chapter 2

Enumeration-Description Texts

Chapter 3

Chronology and Procedural Time Order

Chapter 4

Purpose, Summary, Conclusions, and Facts

Textbook 6Vocabulary, Grammar, and Friendly Communication

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Examples, Word Parts, and Reference Tools

Chapter 2

Possessive Pronouns, Verbs, and Progressive Tenses

Chapter 3

Adverbs and Complements for Clear Details

Chapter 4

Friendly Letters for Culture-Specific Contexts

Textbook 7Writing Culture-Specific Expository Texts

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Structure and Relevant Information

Chapter 2

Chronology, Procedural Texts, and Recount

Chapter 3

Tone, Sentences, and Active/Passive Voice

Chapter 4

Presentation, Non-Verbal Cues, and Visual Support

Textbook 8Visual Elements and Meaning-Making

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Shapes, Colors, and Space

Chapter 2

Layout, Directionality, Tone, and Mood

Chapter 3

Symbolism, Purpose, and Truth in Images

Chapter 4

Creating Culturally Appropriate Visual Texts

Textbook 9Multimedia Messages and Communication

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Graphics, Audio, and Video

Chapter 2

Author’s Purpose in Multimedia

Chapter 3

How Multimedia Elements Contribute to Meaning

Chapter 4

Creating a Simple Multimedia Text

Textbook 10Culture-Specific Recount and Communication Portfolio

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Planning the Culture-Specific Communication Portfolio

Chapter 2

Writing Recounts and Other Text Types

Chapter 3

Adding Visual, Multimedia, and Non-Verbal Support

Chapter 4

Revising, Presenting, and Reflecting

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Every DepEd competency, covered.

The 100 competencies set for Grade 4 English, and every one has lessons behind it.

Story Comprehension

9 competencies

Noting important elements or story grammar.
Relating story to one’s experiences.
Sequence events: at least 6 events.
Identify type of plot: sequential.
Summarize story events.
Draw conclusions.
Infer setting, theme, and genre.
Make predictions: outcomes of events.
Differentiate fantasy from reality.

Author's Point of View

3 competencies

Identify author’s/speaker’s point of view: first person.
Identify author’s/speaker’s point of view: second person.
Identify author’s/speaker’s point of view: third person omniscient.

Sound Devices and Figurative Language

6 competencies

Analyze sound devices: onomatopoeia.
Analyze sound devices: alliteration.
Analyze sound devices: assonance.
Analyze sound devices: consonance.
Analyze figures of speech: simile.
Analyze figures of speech: metaphor.

Vocabulary and Word Parts

11 competencies

Use context clues: synonyms.
Use context clues: antonyms.
Use context clues: definition.
Use structural analysis: root words.
Use prefixes un-, in-, il-, ir-, im-, mis-, dis-.
Use suffixes -able, -en, -ful, -ion, -less, -er, -or, -ly, -ible, -ness.
Use compound words.
Use context clues: exemplification.
Use listed prefixes and suffixes.
Use noun-forming suffixes.
Use general references: glossary and thesaurus.

Nouns, Pronouns, and Agreement

4 competencies

Use subject-verb agreement with regular nouns.
Use subject-verb agreement with mass and count nouns.
Use subject pronouns: personal.
Use subject pronouns: possessive.

Verbs, Tenses, and Voice

8 competencies

Use kinds of verbs: action.
Use simple present, past, and future tenses.
Use active and passive voices.
Use helping verbs.
Use linking and sense verbs.
Use transitive verbs.
Use progressive present, past, and future tenses.
Use complements: noun, pronoun, adjective.

Adjectives and Adverbs

3 competencies

Use descriptive/qualitative or attributive adjectives.
Use adverbs: manner, time, place, frequency, intensity.
Use degrees of regular and irregular adverbs.

Sentence Building

3 competencies

Compose complex sentences.
Compose compound-complex sentences.
Use grammar and sentence skills for clarity and coherence.

Informational Texts

9 competencies

Identify the main idea.
Note important information through outlining: topic, main idea, supporting details.
Use inductive organization: pyramid.
Identify text type: enumeration-description.
Identify text type: time order: chronology.
Identify text type: time order: procedural.
Identify author’s purpose: entertain; inform, explain, describe.
Make a summary.
Distinguish fact from opinion.

Writing Text Types

11 competencies

Express ideas appropriately using text type: narrative.
Use introduction, body, and conclusion.
Use friendly letters such as excuse, invitation, gratitude, and similar letters.
Give relevant information on a given topic.
Use text type: time order: chronology.
Use text type: time order: procedural.
Use text type: recount.
Use text type: narrative.
Use text types: narrative, enumeration-description, chronology, procedural text, and recount.
Use friendly letters.
Give relevant information.

Tone, Audience, and Respectful Language

5 competencies

Use informal tone and mood appropriately.
Use age-appropriate and gender-sensitive language.
Use informal and formal tone and mood appropriately.
Use age-appropriate, gender-sensitive, and culture-sensitive language.
Express ideas appropriately for purpose, context, and target audience.

Speaking and Nonverbal Cues

6 competencies

Use facial expressions.
Use gestures.
Use eye contact.
Use haptics.
Use non-verbal cues: facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, haptics, posture, proxemics and blocking.
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning.

Visual Texts

15 competencies

Identify visual elements using lines.
Interpret lines, shapes, and colors used to convey meaning.
Interpret symbolism.
Identify the purpose of the visual text.
Identify real or make-believe, fact or non-fact images.
Interpret tone and mood through visual elements.
Analyze how visual elements contribute to meaning.
Evaluate cultural appropriateness of visual elements.
Identify visual elements: shapes.
Identify visual elements: colors.
Identify visual elements: space.
Identify visual elements: layout.
Identify visual elements: directionality.
Interpret tone and mood through colors, space, layout, and directionality.
Create a visual text drawn from visual elements learned.

Multimedia Texts

7 competencies

Identify multimedia elements: text, including headlines, subtitles, and slogans.
Identify multimedia elements: graphics.
Identify multimedia elements: audio.
Identify multimedia elements: video.
Identify the author’s purpose in multimedia texts.
Analyze how multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of a text.
Create a multimedia text drawn from multimedia elements learned.

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The whole year, lesson by lesson.

Textbook 1Stories, Speakers, and Sequential Plot

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Story Grammar and Important Elements

Chapter 2

First, Second, and Third-Person Point of View

Chapter 3

Sequential Plot and Six-Event Storytelling

Chapter 4

Main Idea, Summary, and Conclusions

Textbook 2Literary Meaning, Sound, and Imagination

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Setting, Theme, and Genre

Chapter 2

Predicting Outcomes of Events

Chapter 3

Sound Devices in Literary Texts

Chapter 4

Simile, Metaphor, Fantasy, and Reality

Textbook 3Word Parts, Word Meaning, and Sentence Basics

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Context Clues and Word Relationships

Chapter 2

Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Compound Words

Chapter 3

Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronouns, and Action Verbs

Chapter 4

Simple Tenses, Voice, Adjectives, and Complex Sentences

Textbook 4Narrative Writing, Visuals, and Basic Multimedia

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Planning and Drafting Narrative Texts

Chapter 2

Informal Tone and Non-Verbal Storytelling

Chapter 3

Lines, Symbols, and Visual Purpose

Chapter 4

Multimedia Text and Real or Make-Believe Images

Textbook 5Reading Informational Texts and Expository Structures

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Outlining Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details

Chapter 2

Enumeration-Description Texts

Chapter 3

Chronology and Procedural Time Order

Chapter 4

Purpose, Summary, Conclusions, and Facts

Textbook 6Vocabulary, Grammar, and Friendly Communication

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Examples, Word Parts, and Reference Tools

Chapter 2

Possessive Pronouns, Verbs, and Progressive Tenses

Chapter 3

Adverbs and Complements for Clear Details

Chapter 4

Friendly Letters for Culture-Specific Contexts

Textbook 7Writing Culture-Specific Expository Texts

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Structure and Relevant Information

Chapter 2

Chronology, Procedural Texts, and Recount

Chapter 3

Tone, Sentences, and Active/Passive Voice

Chapter 4

Presentation, Non-Verbal Cues, and Visual Support

Textbook 8Visual Elements and Meaning-Making

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Shapes, Colors, and Space

Chapter 2

Layout, Directionality, Tone, and Mood

Chapter 3

Symbolism, Purpose, and Truth in Images

Chapter 4

Creating Culturally Appropriate Visual Texts

Textbook 9Multimedia Messages and Communication

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Graphics, Audio, and Video

Chapter 2

Author’s Purpose in Multimedia

Chapter 3

How Multimedia Elements Contribute to Meaning

Chapter 4

Creating a Simple Multimedia Text

Textbook 10Culture-Specific Recount and Communication Portfolio

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Planning the Culture-Specific Communication Portfolio

Chapter 2

Writing Recounts and Other Text Types

Chapter 3

Adding Visual, Multimedia, and Non-Verbal Support

Chapter 4

Revising, Presenting, and Reflecting

Every DepEd competency, covered.

The 100 competencies set for Grade 4 English, and every one has lessons behind it.

Story Comprehension

9 competencies

Noting important elements or story grammar.
Relating story to one’s experiences.
Sequence events: at least 6 events.
Identify type of plot: sequential.
Summarize story events.
Draw conclusions.
Infer setting, theme, and genre.
Make predictions: outcomes of events.
Differentiate fantasy from reality.

Author's Point of View

3 competencies

Identify author’s/speaker’s point of view: first person.
Identify author’s/speaker’s point of view: second person.
Identify author’s/speaker’s point of view: third person omniscient.

Sound Devices and Figurative Language

6 competencies

Analyze sound devices: onomatopoeia.
Analyze sound devices: alliteration.
Analyze sound devices: assonance.
Analyze sound devices: consonance.
Analyze figures of speech: simile.
Analyze figures of speech: metaphor.

Vocabulary and Word Parts

11 competencies

Use context clues: synonyms.
Use context clues: antonyms.
Use context clues: definition.
Use structural analysis: root words.
Use prefixes un-, in-, il-, ir-, im-, mis-, dis-.
Use suffixes -able, -en, -ful, -ion, -less, -er, -or, -ly, -ible, -ness.
Use compound words.
Use context clues: exemplification.
Use listed prefixes and suffixes.
Use noun-forming suffixes.
Use general references: glossary and thesaurus.

Nouns, Pronouns, and Agreement

4 competencies

Use subject-verb agreement with regular nouns.
Use subject-verb agreement with mass and count nouns.
Use subject pronouns: personal.
Use subject pronouns: possessive.

Verbs, Tenses, and Voice

8 competencies

Use kinds of verbs: action.
Use simple present, past, and future tenses.
Use active and passive voices.
Use helping verbs.
Use linking and sense verbs.
Use transitive verbs.
Use progressive present, past, and future tenses.
Use complements: noun, pronoun, adjective.

Adjectives and Adverbs

3 competencies

Use descriptive/qualitative or attributive adjectives.
Use adverbs: manner, time, place, frequency, intensity.
Use degrees of regular and irregular adverbs.

Sentence Building

3 competencies

Compose complex sentences.
Compose compound-complex sentences.
Use grammar and sentence skills for clarity and coherence.

Informational Texts

9 competencies

Identify the main idea.
Note important information through outlining: topic, main idea, supporting details.
Use inductive organization: pyramid.
Identify text type: enumeration-description.
Identify text type: time order: chronology.
Identify text type: time order: procedural.
Identify author’s purpose: entertain; inform, explain, describe.
Make a summary.
Distinguish fact from opinion.

Writing Text Types

11 competencies

Express ideas appropriately using text type: narrative.
Use introduction, body, and conclusion.
Use friendly letters such as excuse, invitation, gratitude, and similar letters.
Give relevant information on a given topic.
Use text type: time order: chronology.
Use text type: time order: procedural.
Use text type: recount.
Use text type: narrative.
Use text types: narrative, enumeration-description, chronology, procedural text, and recount.
Use friendly letters.
Give relevant information.

Tone, Audience, and Respectful Language

5 competencies

Use informal tone and mood appropriately.
Use age-appropriate and gender-sensitive language.
Use informal and formal tone and mood appropriately.
Use age-appropriate, gender-sensitive, and culture-sensitive language.
Express ideas appropriately for purpose, context, and target audience.

Speaking and Nonverbal Cues

6 competencies

Use facial expressions.
Use gestures.
Use eye contact.
Use haptics.
Use non-verbal cues: facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, haptics, posture, proxemics and blocking.
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning.

Visual Texts

15 competencies

Identify visual elements using lines.
Interpret lines, shapes, and colors used to convey meaning.
Interpret symbolism.
Identify the purpose of the visual text.
Identify real or make-believe, fact or non-fact images.
Interpret tone and mood through visual elements.
Analyze how visual elements contribute to meaning.
Evaluate cultural appropriateness of visual elements.
Identify visual elements: shapes.
Identify visual elements: colors.
Identify visual elements: space.
Identify visual elements: layout.
Identify visual elements: directionality.
Interpret tone and mood through colors, space, layout, and directionality.
Create a visual text drawn from visual elements learned.

Multimedia Texts

7 competencies

Identify multimedia elements: text, including headlines, subtitles, and slogans.
Identify multimedia elements: graphics.
Identify multimedia elements: audio.
Identify multimedia elements: video.
Identify the author’s purpose in multimedia texts.
Analyze how multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of a text.
Create a multimedia text drawn from multimedia elements learned.