Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Kidapawan City Division

DAILY LESSON LOG IN ENGLISH

Grade VI
1ST Quarter
Week 6 Day 2

I. OBJECTIVES
The learner…
A. Content Standards • Demonstrates understanding of various linguistics
nodes to comprehend various texts
• Demonstrates understanding that English language is
stress timed to support comprehension
• Demonstrates understanding of non-verbal
communication to communicate with others
The learner…
B. Performance Standards • Uses diction (choice of words) to accurately analyze
author’s tone, mood, and point of view
• Reads with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension
• Applies knowledge of non-verbal skills to respectfully
give the speaker undivided attention and acknowledge
the message
C. Learning Analyze figures of speech (culture-based euphemism)
Competencies/Objectives (EN6RC-If- 6.12)
Write the LC code for Read with automaticity grade level frequently occurring
each content area words (EN6F-If-1.8.1)
Observe politeness at all times (EN6A-If-16)
Show tactfulness when communicating with others
(EN6A-If-17)
Show openness to criticism (EN6A-If-18)
II. CONTENT Euphemism
Frequently occurring content area words
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Materials
pages
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials
from Learning Resource
(LR) portal
B. Other Learning Activity Sheet In English 6 (Quarter 1: Week 6)
Resources Little Fox Kids. "Little Women 23: Helping the Helpless
|Level 7| By Little Fox." YouTube. December 29, 2016.
Accessed May 13, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQIBscQDWu0.
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous Answer “To the Learner”
lesson or presenting the
new lesson
B. Establishing a purpose for From last day’s activity, you encountered the following
the lesson
C. Presenting examples/
instances of the new
lesson
D. Discussing new
concepts and practicing
new skills #1
Task 1: Guess Who?
Let us remember the conversations you listened to last
time. This time read the following dialogues from the
classic film The Little Women. Match the dialogue to the
character who said the line. Write also that character’s
tone on the line before each number.
______1. “Amy, if you don’t stop that thumping I’m
going to thump your head against that table soon.”
______2. “Would one of you be able to visit the
Hummels tonight? I don’t feel well.”
______3. “Girls, can you keep your voices down?”
______4. “I felt better then. But I think I should rest
now.”
______5. “But you seemed well enough to go out with
Laurie this afternoon.”
A. Amy B. Beth C. Jo D. Meg
words. Read them aloud to your seatmate.
From the past weeks’ lessons you learned about
different figures of speech such as simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, and irony. However, there are other figures of
speech like euphemism.
Do you know what euphemism means?
In the sentence:
“Beth would faithfully carry out her tasks as well as the
ones her sisters had forgotten or postponed indefinitely.”
Which do you think is an example of euphemism?
Euphemism is one of the figures of speech. It makes
rude or harsh expressions sound soft and polite.
Euphemism has various functions. Some of these
functions include: to be polite or to soften an expression.
Read the following lines from The Little Women. Study
the underlined phrases. Choose the suitable meaning of
each euphemism in each item from the box.
be quiet left work routines problem
admire toughened get loud unstoppable
 happy weakened

1. Once they were relieved to know that Father was

recovering, a great burden was lifted from their heavy
hearts, and soon the girls slowly begun to return to their
old habits.
2. Jo caught a bad cold and was not allowed to return to
Aunt March’s until she was fully recovered.
3. Amy found that additional housework had
strengthened the muscles in her artist’s hand, giving her
another chance to try her skills at clay sculpting.
4. Without looking back, Amy abandoned her apron for
her artist’s smock and before long were thumping,
mashing, molding, and creating new pieces of art.
5. “Girls, can you keep your voices down?”
E. Discussing new Form a group with 6-8 members. Read the following
concepts and practicing lines from the subtitle of The Little Women video from
new skills #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQIBscQDWu0.
Analyze the meanings of the euphemisms.
1. “Would one of you be able to visit the Hummels
tonight? I don’t feel well.”
2. Jo’s face turned crimson as she replied with a
chuckle, “I felt better then. But I think I should rest now.”
3. Bad habits take root with fearful rapidity.
4. Flying off without a word of cheer to your poor old
aunt.
5. Did you wash those tea cups and put them away,
carefully?
6. Oh, very well then. Just a minute. Come back here.
Look at this. You haven't dusted properly. I want this
stair rail dusted and polished before you leave here.
7. I just said that if I ever told my mother the way he
treated me she'd take me out of his old school.
8. And she's had to suffer the degradation of me being
with a lot of ill-mannered girls who stick their noses into
refined people's business.
9. I know what I mean and you needn't be satirical about
it. It's proper to use good words and improve your
vocabulary.
10. And if turning up my hair makes me older, I'll wear it
down until I'm a hundred.
F. Developing mastery Task 5: Tell What Is Meant
(leads to Formative Match the euphemisms with their meanings
Assessment 3) 1. economically disadvantaged A. slum
2. temporary negative B. broke
3.cash flow C. poor
4.economically depressed D. death
neighborhood
5.collateral damage E. fat
G. Finding practical
applications of concepts
and skills in daily living
H. Making generalizations
and abstractions about
the lesson
I. Evaluating learning Give the meaning of the following euphemisms.

fatal, shut, slept, die, beggar

1. Amy, on the other hand, had never had scarlet fever,

which was both contagious and dangerous.
2. “Jo, keep Amy away. Keep her away.” Said Beth
before she closed her eyes and became silent.
3. When I see things like that poor old man it makes me
ashamed to think how little I do.
4. Yes, I know. His last son is lying ill miles away waiting
to say goodbye to him, forever perhaps, while I have my
four girls to comfort.
5. Hold your tongue. Disrespectful old bird!
J. Additional activities for
application or remediation
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who
earned 80% in the
evaluation
B. No. of learners who
require additional activities
for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons
work? No. of learners who
have caught up with the
lesson
D. No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well? Why
did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my
principal or supervisor can
help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials did I
use/discover which I wish to
share with other teachers?