QUARTER NUMBER: 2ND QUARTER

SUBJECT MATTER: Purposeful Writing in the Disciplines and for Professions

TOPIC / LESSON NAME
CONTENT STANDARDS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
Purposeful Writing in the Disciplines and for Professions: Various forms of Office Correspondence.
Understands the requirements of composing academic writing and professional correspondence
Produces each type of academic writing and professional correspondence following the properties
of well-written texts and process approach to writing.
Identifies the unique features of/and requirements in composing professional correspondence:
A. Resume
B. Application for College Admission
C. Application for Employment
D. Various Forms of Office Correspondence.
(Letters, E-mails, Text Messages, Voice Mail, Notes, Memo, and Fax)
Constructs a sample for each type of professional correspondence:
A Resume
B. Application for College Admission
C. Application for Employment
D. Various Forms of Office Correspondence

At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:

SPECIFIC LEARNING 1. Identify the features in each kind of Office Correspondence.
OUTCOMES 2. Compare and contrast the various forms of Office Correspondence.
3. Construct their own sample of each form of Office Correspondence
SALIENT PREPARATORY Writing Skills, Organization Skills, Communication Skills and Technology Skills
SKILLS
TIME ALLOTMENT 120 minutes (2 days)
LESSON OUTLINE:
1. Introduction: A. Review on the previous discussion
B. statement of objectives
2. Motivation: Roll a short video about scenarios in an office showing different kinds of documents.
3. Instruction/Delivery: collaborative activities such as, sharing ideas, Think Pair Share, video presentation on the guidelines in
making each of the forms of office correspondence
4. Practice: employ a Jigsaw puzzle, Group discussion on distinguishing one form of office correspondence from the other: their
intended purpose, features and classifications
5. Enrichment: Critique each office correspondence through justifications.
6. Evaluation: construct a coherent and authentically ordered office correspondence
 LCD Projector, Laptop, Sample of Office Correspondence Materials, Videos downloaded from
MATERIALS
Youtube, Text Puzzle
Beltran, J. 2016., Academic Writing. An Instructional Guide to Writing Office Correspondence
RESOURCES (Second Edition.) Phoenix Publishing House, Malate
www. Youtube.com

PROCEDURE MEETING THE LEARNERS’ NEEDS

Introduction/Review: 1.The students are hesitant to
The teacher asks volunteers to give a recap about the previous lesson – Application participate, he/she can assign
Letter specific number to the students for
The teacher presents the objectives and explains the value of attaining each objective. him/her to easily select a learner
The teacher then asks the following essential questions using the number system
“EUNOCODE”.
Motivation: 15 Minutes
The teacher presents a video entitled “The Office Clerk" which is short video about
scenarios in an office showing different kinds of documents. The teacher posts the guide 2. The teacher can ask the student’s
questions for processing: insights about the objective, then
Process questions afterwards the teacher gives further
1. What is the video all about? explanation about the objective.
2. What have you noticed in the video presentation? 15 minutes
3. Describe each scenario and identify the kind of document being prepared.

Activity: Think Pair Share; The students think of their answers for the process questions
and share it to their classmates. Some pairs present their answers to the class.
Instruction/Delivery: 3.Gallery walk can also be a good
Video on the guidelines of writing each forms of Office Correspondence will be shown. technique for the teacher to provide
The teacher divides the class in groups with 4 members for the Jigsaw Puzzle the learners an engaging instruction
discussion. The puzzle contains a sample of an office correspondence for the especially when your time schedule
brainstorming activity in each group. falls at 1-2 in the afternoon.
What form of office correspondence do you have in your group? 30 minutes
What observable features are there?
Does it follow the guidelines presented in the video?
The teacher asks one representative from each group to present their output.
Lecture Method: The teacher discusses the day’s lesson : various forms of office
correspondence.
Practice:
The teacher asks the learners to work individually. The teacher then lets the learners 15 minutes
draw by lots as to what particular form of Office Correspondence they are to work into.
The students are asked to make a draft for their assigned forms of Office Correspondence.
Enrichment:
The students are grouped according to their assigned form for critiquing. They are to 15 minutes
evaluate each other’s work, pointing the strengths and weaknesses.
The teacher provides samples of authentic office correspondence which can be used
as their references in their discussion.
Evaluation:
Based on the gathered ideas/learnings from the video presentation and discussions the 30 minutes
group will make a finalized output on the following topics with Technology Integration: The outputs are graded using the
Letters, E-mails, Text Messages, Voice Mail, Notes, Memo, and Fax. The output will be rubric and it is graded.
assessed using a modified Analytic Rubric.